Smuin’s season finale will be headlined by the World Premiere of Tupelo Tornado from international superstar Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. This extraordinary new ballet inspired by the life and music of Elvis is her first creation for Smuin. Also on the bill is Smuin Associate Artistic Director Amy Seiwert’s Broken Open, set to a lush score from renowned cellist and composer Julia Kent.Kent, who creates music using looped cello, found sounds, and electronics, will perform live at opening weekend performances of “Dance Series 2” in San Francisco. Closing the bill is Smuin dancer Brennan Wall’s vivid and complex Untwine for four couples, set to Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” reinterpreted by Max Richter; and Michael Smuin’s dreamy Starshadows, an evocative adagio for three couples exploring the mystery and beauty of intimate relationships.

Melissa Lewis Wong, a queer, Chinese American, dance and drag artist, is proud to announce the world premiere of 花和霧 flowers and fog, a portrait of the artist and their mother, Joy ChenYu Lewis, bridging cultures, identities and art disciplines. Several years in the making, flowers and fog explores the relationship between a parent and child, and its inevitable ruptures and reconnections. Wong and her mother, both artists, forge a bond that is at once particular and archetypal, each following their distinct artistic lineages through film, contemporary dance, drag and classical Chinese song to find a meeting place in the middle. Optional pre-performance picnic experience at 1pm in nearby Portsmouth Square. Limited to 12 people, the picnic will include sweet and savory dim sum, tea and other snacks. For reduced priced tickets, email flowersandfog.sf@gmail.com

We’re closing out the seventh annual Oaklash Festival with a new performance from Hollow Eve (Dragula Season 3) and the House of Rude who will be celebrating the three year anniversary of their late drag mother Phatima Rude’s passing with an immersive Drag installation at the Omni Commons. Supported by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation NEW Program ASL Interpreted!

Smuin’s season finale will be headlined by the World Premiere of Tupelo Tornado from international superstar Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. This extraordinary new ballet inspired by the life and music of Elvis is her first creation for Smuin. Also on the bill is Smuin Associate Artistic Director Amy Seiwert’s Broken Open, set to a lush score from renowned cellist and composer Julia Kent.Kent, who creates music using looped cello, found sounds, and electronics, will perform live at opening weekend performances of “Dance Series 2” in San Francisco. Closing the bill is Smuin dancer Brennan Wall’s vivid and complex Untwine for four couples, set to Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” reinterpreted by Max Richter; and Michael Smuin’s dreamy Starshadows, an evocative adagio for three couples exploring the mystery and beauty of intimate relationships.

This brand new ballet features choreography by Brooke Wertwijn, Elise Holmes, Erin Eley, Kathryn Petak, Elizabeth Sweeney, and Nicole Khoo. Follow the story of the mermaid who gave up everything for love, as she embarks on a journey from the depths of the sea to the world above. Watch in awe as the dancers bring life to the stunning underwater kingdom, with it’s shimmering creatures and mystical beauty. Let yourself be transported to a world where of romance and sacrifice, where the power of love knows no bounds and dreams can come true.

Roseann Baker and Erik Wagner, along with Anthony Thornton providing live soundscape, examine the complexities of relationship and self. Through movement, gesture, sound, and improvisation, they embody the interplay between higher and lower frequencies.