Dec 21-22, 2009    •   THE EIGHT: Reindeer Monologues by Jeff Goode   •   Directed by Kirk Johnson

A dark, dark Christmas comedy. Scandal erupts at the North Pole when one of Santa's eight tiny reindeer accuses him of sexual harassment. Asmass media descends upon the event, the other members of the sleigh team demand to share their perspectives, and a horrific tale of corruption and perversion emerges, which seems to implicate everyone from the littlest elf to the tainted Saint himself.With each deer's confession, the truth behind the shocking allegations becomes clearer and clearer. ...and murkier and murkier.

Dec 18-19   •   Veils and Apparitions

Enter a poetic landscape, where boundaries bend between the folds of the human psyche. An evening of new works by a collective of artists who share an interest in collaboration and the intersection between dance, live music, and visual design. Featuring five works by Amy Lewis/Bill Wolter, Sonsheree Giles/Caroline Penwarden, Agnes Szelag, Janet Das/Raja Das and Christine Cali (at left). Guest artists include Alex Ketley, Damon Waitkus, and Nadia Oka.

Dec 10-11   •   AIRspace presents

Kirk Read (at left), Philip Huang, Trash, Sadie Lune and Awilda Rodriguez Lora

With backgrounds ranging from modern dance, contact improvisation, and theatre to site specific installation, meditation and voice, Kyra Rice and Kerstin Stuart (at left) are both inspired in their moving bodies by nature, from the vastly humbling, merciless and forgiving ocean to the twisting tinsel strength of manzanita. To grass and the wind.

Oct 28-29   •   raw & uncut

with Katie Anderson, Christine Cali, Claire Willey, Automatic Art, Lily Dwyer & Scott Marlowe

Oct 30-31   •   Dr. Kristov’s House of Fun and Horror

Dr. Kristov’s a unique combination of influences come together to create a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience. The showmanship: sleight-of-hand and audience-grabbing of the American Sideshow complete with an opening bally promising amazing acts of cringe and gasp worthy human feats and a refusal to let the audience passively fill their seats; right alongside the grotesque and audience-implicating aspects of the Parisian Grand-Guignol. When these influences are mixed and then kneaded with the creative minds behind Dr. Kristov’s House of Fun and Horror a tongue-in-cheek, horrible and audience confronting show is born bearing with it a “yuck” factor of 10.

Oct 23-24   •   RAW presents Feeling Good

A short night of modern dance fun with PJ Johnson, Pearl Marill, and Jorge De Hoyos (at left).

Watch us sweat, get on with your night (you'll be out before 9).

Oct 16-17   •   RAW & philip huang present NyQuil & Xtube

An evening of provocative spoken-word and experimental theatre.

with guests kirk read / baruch

Oct 9-10   •   Ishika Seth & Dancers presents It Will Explode..an interactive reinterpretation

Choreography by Ishika Seth. Guest choreographers Brian Brooks & Kelly Bowker; composer Angela Don. Visual art by Deborah Mills Thackrey & Pete Hokama. Installation Art by David Rose. And rap artist Emcee Hash.

The show is an amalgamation of evocative movement, live music, visuals, rap & improvisation. This dynamic group explores several themes ranging from nostalgia & displacement to strength through vulnerability, courage & support. Come experience 2 floors origami birds, vivid projections, tea-tasting & more.

Aug 21-29   •   group A presents FIELDS4

group A premieres FIELDS4, a new dance piece in four parts investigating concepts of I. Pathways, II. Focus, III. Combustion, and IV. Blur.

FIELDS4 is presented in collaboration with local artists, featuring music by electro-acoustic composer Thom Blum and projected photographs by officerfishdumplings.    •   www.groupAdance.com

FIELDS4 features choreography by Alyssa Lee with performances by Rachael Dichter, Melissa Kennedy, Alyssa Lee, Alexis Mian, and Andrea Schmidt.

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July 19    •   An evening of cabaret, partying and BBQ celebrating Joe’s birthday. The performance will feature cabaret superstar Veronica Klaus.

July 23-24    •   Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s The Grown Woman Show

July 26 27    •   An evening of new choreography by Daina Block, Kerri Myers, Brianna Taylor and Julie Wolfrum.

July 30-31   •   Wickie Stamps’ Fugue State

Aug 1-2   •   An evening of new dance by Push Dance Company, Laura Arrington and Ara Glenn-Johnson

Aug 6, 13 & 20   •   New one-woman performances by Alicia Dattner (The Punchline), Barbara Michaels (The Doormen) and Katie Rubin (Indecision Collision)

Aug 8    •   An evening of new dance by the students and teachers from Shoebox Dance Studio

Aug 9-10   •   Nitya Venkateswaran and Deepa Subramaniam will present an evening of South Indian Classical Dance.

Aug 14-15    •   Sharon Mashihi & Jamie Venci present The Light Under the Blanket and new experimental dance-theatre by Observational Science

Aug 21-22   •   new choreography by Jorge Rodolfo de Hoyos and Tunuviel Luv, Pearl Marril and Denia Dance.

Aug 23 24    •   VaBang! Dance Company featuring choreography by Jessie Feller and Julia Sabangan and GUT DANCE with choreography by Giavanna Enriquez

Aug 27-28    •   Thandiwe Thomas DeShazor presents Children of Last Days, an evening of spoken-word, hip hop and video.

July 11-Aug 28   •   A new video installation by Daniel Konhauser on performance nights 7-8pm & 10-11pm

Aug 14-15   •   Corpus Cabaret

Hoot and Holler, Gasp and Smile, Come on down to the Corpus Cabaret. Two nights only, this show features exotic and enthralling local performances including acrobatics, contortion, song, dance, comedy, magic, music by members of The Dreamtime Circus, Slinky Jinkx acrobatic ensemble, Tara Quinn, Calypso (at left) and more. Experience the wonders of the physical body, journey on the range of the emotional spectrum, awe at the limitless possibilities of creativity, and have a hootin' good time. Benefits from the show support the Dreamtime Circus tour to Peru to bring free circus shows and instruction to children without access.

Aug 13   •   Sherilyn Connelly and Queer Reading Salon

Sherilyn Connelly is a San Francisco-based writer. The Last Dog and Pony Show is a story of love, loss, regret, redemption and kitty ears. It's an excerpt from her first memoir Bottomfeeder. The Queer Reading Salon will include Liz Latty, Clare Marie Myers, Horehound Stillpoint (at left) and Rose Tully.

Aug 12   •   AIRspace presents One Bad Year by Meliza Banales   •   One-Woman Show Series

In 2008, a marriage ended, a nephew was murdered, and a job was lost-- and that was only the first eight weeks of the year for Meliza Baales. You'd think it would be a banner time to just throw in the towel, but how can you do that when there's so much meditating and hoola-hooping to do? "One Bad Year" is the story after the story. Using multi-media, dance, bubbles, balloons, science, Xicano-Buddhism, fashion, and astrology the show follows the three selves of Banales -- her inner child, Lil' Missy, her inner-chola, Mari, and Meliza herself-- through their year-long journey of forgiveness, re-invention, and really, really good hair. What we see are not the makings for a stellar tragedy, but rather the ingredients for healing and making it to the other side, relatively unscathed.

Aug 7-8   •   One-Woman Show Series with Aries (at left), Calypso, and Cynthia Brinkman

Queer Girl Theater Project celebrates three separate journeys of self-exploration and love.

Part of the Queer Girl Peformance Series

Aug 1   •   Sage presents My Mother's Hand and Other Things That Burn

Co-presented by the Queer Girl Theater Project and featuring AJ Shanti

Jamie Cotton is a freelance writer and performance artist who has recently moved from the Bay Area to Los Angeles. She is interested in writing from the inside out and developing a uniquely female voice. She has appeared in two full-length movies , several shorts, numerous Japanese television shows, as well as, in many print publications both locally and abroad. In 2001 she toured with Caryn Horwitzs Production of the lesbian comedy Girl Meets Girl in which she played the character of Annie. Currently Jamie is creating and performing with the Queer Girl Theatre Project.

Jul 31   •   An Evening of Queer Acoustic Music with Camp Out, Jackie Buerger and Mary Roach

Co-presented by Queer Girl Theater Project.

•   Camp Out is an indie-rock band who makes up for their short roster by multi-tasking with instruments, pedals, loop stations, drum machines, and synths. With a full-length debut album set to be released in August of 2009 and a west coast tour to follow, Camp Out works to win you over with their heartfelt and sing-along-able songs.

•   Jackie Buerger is a garden variety musician, organic, free of pesticides, and deliciously covered with dirt.
•   Mary Roach is a folk singer who hails from Southern California. She spends her daylight hours at a less-than-stellar cubicle job (which pays the bills) and moonlights as an acoustic folk musician, performing at local dive bars and coffee shops.

Jul 29-30   •   Lindsay Shaprio, Heidi Landgraf (at left) & Liz Boubion

new dance co-produced by Queer Girl Theater Project

Jul 24-25   •   Here Now Dance Collective presents  Burst

"Burst" weaves seven narratives into one story; about being present, shifting into conscious alignment, and echoing love across the space that surrounds us.

Jul 22-23   •   Queer Girl  Film Series & Discussion

filmmakers Melanie Salazar Case, Nanci Gaglio, Jennifer Jigour and Johanna Buchignani

Need a little inspiration to get those creative juices flowing? We have just the thing for you! Come check out some of the bay area's exciting new queer film makers as they present new works and discuss the process of formulating ideas for film, creating characters, fashioning story-lines, casting, obtaining funds and more. Featuring Melanie Salazar Cases Orifice Visit, Nanci Gaglios Pussies from Outta Space, Jennifer Jigours Secret Agent Moscow: the Dream and Johanna Buchignanis A Complicated Queerness: Living Femme in a Dyke Community.

July 19

An evening of cabaret, partying and BBQ

celebrating Joe Landini ’s birthday.

The performance will feature cabaret superstar Veronica Klaus.

Jul 15-16   •   Team Lexington presents  Forever and a Day

Glitz! Glamour! Guns? It isForever and a Day, the unbelievable exploits of Special Agent Double Deuce---a man of action, song and dance. His mission: save the world from the evil Doctor Thunderpussy. His allies: The Queen of England, Hollywood's favorite starlet, and the sexiest President in American history. Fists will fly, tangos will tantalize, and Agent Double Deuce will sacrifice everything he holds dear to destroy the darkest demons within his soul.

Jul 8-9   •   raw & uncut choreography showcase

lily dwyer & scott marlowe / nicole zvarik / mayuko ayabe & kelly del rosario / lisa tilch

Jul 1-2   •   AIR presents Aura Fischbeck and Friends

featuring new work by Aura Fischbeck, Sara Pfiefle (Long Beach, CA), and S.F. based choreographers Gretchen Garnett, Leigh Riley/ The Riley Project, Sam Stone, and Brianna Taylor.

Jun 14-15   •   One Bad Year with Meliza Banales

n 2008, a marriage ended, a nephew was murdered, and a job was lost-- and that was only the first eight weeks of the year for Meliza Baales. You'd think it would be a banner time to just throw in the towel, but how can you do that when there's so much meditating and hoola-hooping to do? "One Bad Year" is the story after the story. Using multi-media, dance, bubbles, balloons, science, Xicano-Buddhism, fashion, and astrology the show follows the three selves of Banales -- her inner child, Lil' Missy, her inner-chola, Mari, and Meliza herself-- through their year-long journey of forgiveness, re-invention, and really, really good hair. What we see are not the makings for a stellar tragedy, but rather the ingredients for healing and making it to the other side, relatively unscathed. Written and performed as part of the AIRspace Residency Program for the '08-'09 season.

June 5-28

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Jun 3-10   •   Garage All-Stars Part I & II

June 3 - featuring choreography by Laura Arrington (at left) and new performance by Philip Huang. June 10 featuring clown performance by Calypso, solo performance by Sherilyn Connelly and new queer theatre by the Queer Girl Theater Project.

May 29-30   •   raw & uncut  performance showcase

Featuring new performance and music by G. Randall Wright, solo performance by Susan Kanga and new choreography by Here Now Dance Collective (at left), Jennifer Meek, and U Dance Collective (Saturday only)

May 17   •   The Absence of Sequential Thought   •   Produced by Non Fiction.

Smart Conceptual Art" that will "make [you] want to gouge your eyes out"

3 new works featuring performances by Adam Venker, Andrew Wass, Kelly Dalyrmple-Wass, Rosemary Hannon & Shelley Senter, sound/video by Jerry Smith.

May 14-15   •   Christina Miglino presents  DIRT

This dance/theatre montage created and performed by Christina Miglino explores perceptions of faith through the intangible and what we hold as real, searches for what inspires us to continue on, and grapples with our need to control. A young woman has confined herself to a closet where mysterious characters appear and strange things begin to happen. An experimental work saturated with raw intimacy, provocative imagery, and a subtle awkwardness that ignites a curiosity within.

May 9-10   •   Shah and Blah Productions present
Anatomy of a Cloud   •   A dance-theatre performance illuminating the corridors of a mind in the midst of Alzheimer's Disease.

If our sense of self is comprised of a life's succession of memories, who are we and how do we locate ourselves as these constellations shift and disappear? This evening length work explores the poignancy and intricacy of these questions through a unique fusion of contemporary dance, physical theatre, text, video, and original music composition. Co-Directed by Sarah Day and Daniel Bear Davis. Original music from composer Ilan Heer and musician Jesse Autumn.

May 7-8   •   raw & uncut  performance showcase

featuring new theatre by Victoria Wolfe, choreography by Heidi Landgraf, solo performance by Jamie Cotton and a short film by Tina D'Elia

May 4-5 & 11-12   •   RAW (resident artists workshop) presents The Unspeakable Act

23 Elephants presents a hilariously twisted fairytale you won’t be telling your children anytime soon.

Inspired by an ancient Japanese fairytale, The Unspeakable Act follows an empress on her journey of sexual discovery with an unlikely lover: a hermit-monk turned demonic sex stud. Through the use of improvisation, dance and 80’s music 23 Elephants has created a show rife with physical comedy and throbbing with innuendo.

May 1-2   •   Performers Under Stress presents  CUSP, performance on the verge

CUSP is a new performing arts workshop featuring performances by Alex Curtis, Shanique Scott, Pamela Davis, Melenie Flynn and an excerpt of Failure To Communicate by Val Faschman

Failure to Communicate is based on a true experience, examines the U.S. education and social service systems through the eyes of a new teacher working in the inner city with disabled, emotionally disturbed and behavior disordered teens/young adults. The larger-than-life characters and situations require heightened physicality and stylistic range from kitchen-sink to Brechtian, contemporary absurdity, and chilling surrealism. Gray sees herself reflected in her students and asks, what is broken here? Who are the real leaders?

Apr 16-17   •   RAW (resident artist workshop) presents

Jen Gwirtz (at left) and Kyle Griffiths Band & Pump Dance

Resident artists at The Garage present new works in contemporary dance, performance and theatre.

Jen Gwirtz presents Passage/Apis with music by Dave Rodgers and Brian Eno. Jennifer's work is informed by conceptual art and technology. She mixes the personal and the metaphorical with physical, vocal and verbal vocabularies to find the intersections between physical and mental systems. For example, a printed record of brain waves is encoded manually into music or movement, then sung or danced.

move(men)t returns for the second year at The Garage and continues to present some of the best male contemporary choreographers in the Bay Area.

This years program features both veteran and emerging artists in a showcase of athletic and testosterone driven choreography.

Featuring Mark Foehringer (at left), Folawole, Sebastian Grubb, Kyle Griffiths Band, Jason Torres Hancock, Kegan Marling, FACT/SF and the San Francisco Moving Men. Curated by Shannon Preto.

San Francisco Moving Men make their debut in a new work titled "Coda" by choreographer Joe Landini. SFMM first season will be at The Garage June 5-28 at The Garage, as part of the National Queer Arts Festival.

The Pride and Prejudice Project is an unconventional look at a family ripping through the money, marriage and class ties that bind. Fusing original text, movement, and music to create a world where past and present become one.

Artist website: kolabs.org

Mar 21   •   AIRspace Queer Performance Showcase

LIZ BOUBION (at Left)   •   NICO DACUMOS   •   SHERILYN CONNELLY   •   CALYPSO   •   QUEER GIRL THEATRE PROJECT   •   SADIE LUNE

Mar 11-12   •   RAW (resident artist workshop) presents   The Courage Group

(Excerpts from) "Dirty Girl": A metaphor for the journey people take to grow into their sexuality and legitimize their awakenings. The process of developing awareness of the sexual body often begins with a sense of shame, but as our true feelings and self-awareness contribute to the process, this development becomes not “dirty” but heightened and beautiful. One dancer’s sexual evolution becomes central to the piece and she emerges cleansed and whole. The intent is that the viewer will come away from “Dirty Girl” with their own reflections on discarding shame and finding self-acceptance and that the simultaneously intimate and cathartic nature of the piece will tap into a universal, and timeless, search for personal authenticity and awareness.

Mar 4-5   •   RAW (resident artist workshop)

Featuring Susan Kanga, Ishika Seth (at left) and Karishma

Feb 25-26   •   raw & uncut   •   dance

Shaunna Vella, Lenora Lee, Automatic Art, Tara Fagan & Sebastian Grubb (at left), Katie Anderson, Michelle Fletcher and Minna Harri

Feb 7-8   •  RAW (resident artists' workshop) presents   •   Push Dance Company & Group A

RAW (resident artists' workshop) presents two of the Bay Area's most innovative, emerging dance companies premiering new choreography developed in The Garage's residency program.

Push Dance Company (at left) presents “Mixed Messages,” a showing of excerpts of an energetic display of emotional unity and disconnected following individuals of mixed race by Push Dance Co.

group A was established by alyssa lee in 2003 as a new media dance company committed to placing dance in close contact with other art forms.

Feb 5-6   •   RAW (resident artists' workshop) presents   Moving toward Meaning 

an evening of new choreography by Felice Ana Denia and her emerging San Francisco contemporary dance company, Denia Dance. The works spring from a variety of inspirations and center around the desire to connect with ourselves and one another in a quickly changing world.

The works to be performed have been developed during Denia Dance's residency at The Garage. Guest Artist Kirsten Boyne will appear with Christina Chellette and Felice Ana Denia in a live music and dance collaboration with Japanese flute player Robert Rodriguez and percussionist Mumuka.

Jan 9-10   •   RAW (resident artists' workshop) presents   Fou Fou Ha!

San Francisco's premier vaudville performance troupe celebrates the culmination of their two year residency at The Garage with two nights of performance, featuring innovative choreography, fantastical dancing and colorful costumes