Four dancers in matching cerulean blue costumes in an interlinked counterbalance on the wet sand of a beach. A crowd behind them watches.

7 Shows Worth Catching Before Summer Comes to a Close

Eclectic festivals and outdoor offerings, a Broadway transfer and a rare London tour—and, of course, more than a handful of brand-new works pulling from an intriguing array of source material. Here’s what we’re looking forward to as summer winds to an end.

A small group of Black dancers, all shirtless and wearing calf-length skirts that fade from white to deep red, cluster together. They face inward, carefully cradling necks or backs with arms and hands, a moment of care in the midst of motion. The backdrop gives the impression of trees in silhouette.

8 Performances We’ve Got Our Eyes on This Month

Queer histories and futures, science fiction and fantasy, techniques and storytelling devices rooted in Black and African culture, and more—our performance picks this month run the gamut. Here’s what we’re looking forward to most.

NorCal Takeover

San Francisco is crawling with unexpected dance events over the next month. Here are seven on our radar. The Right to be Believed Jo Kreiter’s gravity-defying, site-specific dance work taking place on UC Hastings College of the Law’s Outdoor Wall probes the credibility of women in society through Flyaway Productions’ signature cocktail of social justice […]