ChoreoFest

Posted on November 12, 2019 in by

Choreography

various

Additional Information

7-9 companies perform 15-20 min. works each

Premiere

Yerba Buena Gardens, 2017

Duration

varies

Project Categories

Curation

Part of the annual Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, ChoreoFest highlights the spectacular strength, diversity, and vibrancy of the Bay Area contemporary dance scene through a two-day mini festival of site specific work. From 2017-2022 RAWdance’s Co-Artistic Directors curated the event, which features works by Bay Area choreographers crafted specifically for the Gardens’ scenic lawns and architecture. Performances are free and open to the public.

About Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival presents classical, world, and jazz music, contemporary and traditional Festival presents classical, world, and jazz music, contemporary and traditional dance, theater, children’s and family programs, and cultural events reflecting the rich cultures and creativity of the region. Artistic excellence, inclusion, diversity and innovation are at the heart of our mission. As the only curated arts park fully dedicated to the long-term presentation of free arts and cultural programs, Yerba Buena Gardens has a unique place in the cultural landscape of San Francisco.

Read more about YBG ChoreoFest and find upcoming performance dates at ybgfestival.org.

Gallery

6 dancers in blue and red shoes dancing outside on large concrete stairs, 2 of the dancers are being lifted in duets.

3 dancers in black with black veils over their eyes stand on one leg with one arm and leg extended while outdoors in front of a brick building.

Layered photo of different stages of a dancer in a black top and white skirt backbending with front leg lifted, outdoors with plants in the foreground.

Dancer dips a toe over the ledge of a concrete block outdoors with one arm extended.

3 dancers lift a dancer with arms reaching upward, everyone in all blue and red shoes outdoors surrounded by trees and a glass building.

Busy scene of many dancers outdoors dressed in black with the photo focused on a dancer reaching with extended arms.

2 dancers in mix match brightly colored outfits in an urban environment, one dancer sits on a bench and the other leans away with foot hooked around the other dancer’s leg.

Dancer in a bright red outfit is lifted over another dancer’s shoulder outside, facing parallel to the ground.

Past Performers

ChoreoFest 2022, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
FACT/SF, Fullstop Dance, Hien Huynh, Nava Dance Theatre, PUSH Dance Company, RAWdance, SAMMAY

ChoreoFest 2021, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Kiandanda Dance Theater/Byb Chanel Bibene, SAMMAY, RAWdance, Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, Shinichi Iova-Koga, FACT/SF, Fog Beast, CALI & CO Dance/Christine Cali, Natasha Adorlee’s Concept o4

ChoreoFest 2019, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Chris Black Dance, David Herrera Performance Company, Fog Beast, Lenora Lee Dance, Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, Natasha Adorlee’s Concept o4, punkkico, RAWdance, and Liv Schaffer

ChoreoFest 2018, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Alma Esperanza Cunningham, Bianca Cabrera/Blind Tiger Society, Chris Black Dance, detour dance, Kambara+Dancers, The MoveMessenger(s), Post:Ballet, RAWdance, and Simpson/Stulberg Collaborations

ChoreoFest 2017, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
dawsondancesf, Embodiment Project, Kambara+Dancers, Maurya Kerr/tinypistol, The MoveMessenger(s), Nina Haft and Company in collaboration with Jiten Daiko, Post:Ballet, RAWdance, and Simpson/Stulberg Collaborations

Photo Credits

Hillary Goidell, Amal Bisharat, and Tony Yuen