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2026 World Arts West Dance Festival (SF)

Saturday, July 18, 2026 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*$15 Online General Admission $20 at the door
Dance Mission Theater | 3316 24th St., San Francisco, CA 94110
San Francisco

Event Details

An afternoon of of dance screenings and a talkback with the directors and artists!

Weekend One begins with films that explore how creating films about dance + telling our own stories add to the cultural record, explore dance in a new medium, and innovate a legacy of liberation. We will be joined by Delina Patrice Brooks of Delina Dream Productions who created a four part African dance documentary, Bare Soles Bare Soul, in partnership with Clenched Fist Productions and OLU8 Films.

We will also view three short films by contemporary Indian dance company, Ishami Dance Company: Ancestor Song, Because You’re a Woman, and Teele Dharo. Ishami Dance Co-founder Ishika Seth, will join our question and answer session for the films as well.

Finally, World Arts West will share a short compilation of archival global dance and music festival footage that was recently digitized as part of their Multicultural Archiving Project (MAP).

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: $15*
*$15 Online General Admission $20 at the door
Categories: *Top Pick*, Community, Downtown San Francisco, Fairs & Festivals, In Person, Movies
Address: 3316 24th St., San Francisco, CA 94110

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