ODC Dance Stories

Understanding dance through the stories we tell
July 28, 2026
Tether Dance Project. Photo by Michelle Castillo.

Kristen Cosby

Amazing dance-works occurred at Joe Goode Annex over the weekend of July 10–12, where the dance company Tether — led by Teo Lin-Bianco, Tatianna Steiner, and Ella Wright — staged a 75-minute...

June 02, 2026
“Water Moves.” Photo by Brooke Anderson.

Sarah Brooks

Water Moves, directed by Amelia Rudolph, brought the wonder of vertical dance into the intimate performance space of the Joe Goode Annex, where the remarkable spectacle of dance and flight were...

May 28, 2026
Giulia Sales Nascimento da Silva Photo by Robbie Sweeny.

Kristen Cosby

On Friday night at ODC, an audible gasp went up from the audience as a truckload of bananas dropped suddenly from the ceiling to the stage. The four dancers on stage (Madison Lindgren,...

May 08, 2026
João Sampaio and Tessa Barbour in “Jane Doe.” Photo by Maximillian Tortoriello.

Garth Grimball

Smuin Contemporary Ballet cap off an exciting 2025–2026 season this month. The Future Forward program opened in San Francisco, moved to Walnut Creek last...

May 07, 2026
Mariana Valencia. Photo by Maria Baranova.

Garth Grimball

Mariana Valencia faced the audience. She told a story of a time percolating on ideas with a friend in a dance studio in 2014. They invented Jacklean. Valencia walked from stage left to right spelling...

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