Event Title:

Organization:

  Performing Arts

  San Francisco

Start Date:

  2/21/2026

End Date:

  3/1/2026

Start Time:

  7:30 PM

End Time:

  9:30 PM

Event Info: 

  February 21 - March 1: Saturdays and Sundays at 7:30 p.m.

"The Black Choreographers Festival Reveals a Vibrant Tapestry of Dance." San Francisco Classical Voice

The 21st edition of the Black Choreographers Festival (BCF) opens with two two back-to-back weekends February 21 - March 1. A total of 18 choreographers will take part, and more than half will premiere new works between 5 and 15 minutes in length. For the remainder, the festival will present a mix of Bay Area premieres and excerpts of longer works in development. The participating artists run the gamut in their histories, dance lineages and life experiences.

Audiences can look forward to performances by established artists including Gregory Dawson, Raissa Simpson and Dazaun Soleyn, as well as emerging artists including Gabriele Christian, Clarissa Dyas, William Brewton Fowler, Jr., Marianna Hester, Ja'Moon Jones, dominique lesleyann, Aja Randall & Patricia West and Natalya Janay Shoaf.

Six artists are new to the festival this year. They include Olutola Afolayan, Styles Alexander, Alaja Badalich, Isha Tobis Clarke, Ja'Moon Jones and William L. Miller. From Congolese and West African styles to jazz, dance theater, postmodern and contemporary ballet, BCF aims each year to present a cross-section of the diversity within Black dance across the country.

As always, the program will feature phenomenal local dancers, live music some of it newly commissioned and eclectic works exploring themes of identity, healing, wellness, and the metaphysical.

For the latest information and to reserve tickets, visit bcfhereandnow.com.

http://bcfhereandnow.com

Location:

  Dance Mission Theater

Room:

Address:

  3316 24th Street

Phone:

City:

  San Francisco

State/Province:

  CA