2018 Fresh Festival: Happy Hour & Live Music | SF

FRESH Exchanges are community oriented and organized social and interactive events created to cultivate, invigorate and cross-pollinate experimental dance, music and performance artists and audiences.

These include live music events, roundtable talks, artist input and audience feedback sessions, writing and reading circles, improvisation jams and more.

• Curated + moderated by NAKA Dance Theater
• Creative, performative, interactive events that invite witness and access to community outreach and activism.
• RIPE [raw + intimate performance experiments]
• RIPE [raw + intimate performance experiments] showcases new work by young artists along with audience feedback, presenting 2 artists each evening with moderated discussion. FRESH 2020 features all female RIPE artists with authentic perspectives and audacious ideas.

FRESH Exchanges are $5-15 suggested donation [no one turned away for lack of funds]

Locations:

• ODC Dance Commons [351 Shotwell St, SF]
• Brava Theater Center [2781 24th St, SF]
• F8 Nightclub [1192 Folsom, SF]

FRESH Exchanges are free with a $5-15 suggested donation, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Wednesday, January 8

Deep Community Engagement

• Regina Y. Evans + Nicia De’ Lovely + JahniahOmi Bahari
• 7 pm-9 pm | Brava Theater Center/Cabaret

Wednesday, January 8

Sunny Days Happy Hour

• Albert Mathias plays after DJ Marloca and DJ Grand Hosted by Demitria
• Hosted by Demitria
• 6 pm-9 pm | F8 Nightclub [1192 Folsom, SF]

Thursday, January 9

RIPE [raw + intimate performance experiments]

• Malia Byrne + Melissa Lewis
• Kickbal Ky Frances + Emma Lanier
• 7 pm-9 pm | Brava Theater Center/ Studio

Wednesday, January 15

Deep Community Engagement

• Skywatchers and Tongo Eisen-Martin
• Open Mic – Displacement in San Francisco
• 7 pm-9 pm | Brava Theater Center/ Cabaret

Thursday, January 16

RIPE [raw + intimate performance experiments]

• Middle Space Dance Leah Fournier + Amelia Heintzelman
• Melissa Padilla
• 7 pm-9 pm | Brava Theater Center/ Studio

Sunday, January 19

Fresh Special Event

• Contact Improvisation/Power/Gender
• An evening for women and non-binary dancers.
• Talk/Dance/Cake
• Free event. Bring a dessert if possible
• 7:30 pm-10 pm | ODC Dance Commons/ Studio B

Wednesday, January 22

Deep Community Engagement

• MUA (Mujeres Unidas y Activas) and NAKA Dance Theater
• Talent + Truth
• 7 pm-9 pm | Brava Theater Center/ Cabaret

Thursday, January 23

RIPE [raw + intimate performance experiments]

• Audrey Johnson
• Nicole Maimon + Kass Friend + Zoe Huey
• 7 pm-9 pm | Brava Theater Center/Studio