San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Film (October 9-16)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Join us this October – either in person, or online – for the return of the biggest celebration of the Bay Area’s unparalleled cultural dance community! The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Film is an original, full-length production that takes you to unique settings around the Bay Area to experience inspiring dance, spoken word, and music from Cuba, Guinea, Hawaii, India, Iran and Turkey, Mexico, and the US, presented by extraordinary local artists.

The film premieres on Thursday, October 7, 2021, in a special interactive online event that will be followed by in-person screenings in Oakland and San Francisco on October 9 and 16; the film will be available on demand online for a limited time in October. There will be additional online events leading up to the film premiere, including a panel discussion and a movement workshop. The full schedule is at worldartswest.org

Tickets: $12-$25
On sale now at worldartswest.org or by phone at City Box Office: 415.392.4400

San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Film Artists:
Darius Simpson – Spoken Word
Denmis Bain Savigne + Angel Yoel Mulen-Robert – Rumba from Cuba
Eddie Madril – Native American Hoop Dance
Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco – Son Jarocho from Mexico
Hālau o Keikialiʻi – Hula Kahiko from Hawaii
Lahydi Dance Collective – Djun Djun & Dance from Guinea
Miriam Peretz – Dance inspired by Sufi poetry & devotional whirling from Iran & Turkey
Molodi – US Stepping & Body Percussion
Mythili Kumar of Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose – Bharatanatyam from South India

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.