Founded in 1971 by Artistic Director Brenda Way, ODC/Dance was one of the first American companies to incorporate a post-modern sensibility (an appreciation for pedestrian movement) into a virtuosic contemporary dance technique and to commit major resources to interdisciplinary collaboration and musical commissions for the repertory.
ODC/Dance Company's ten outstanding dancers perform its imaginative repertory for more than 50,000 people annually. In addition to two annual home seasons in San Francisco (Dance Downtown and the beloved holiday production, The Velveteen Rabbit), past highlights include numerous appearances at the Joyce Theater in New York, sold out performances at the Kennedy Center, standing room only engagements in Europe and Russia, and two USIA tours to Asia. Since 1971, ODC/Dance has performed for more than a million people in 32 states and 11 countries, with support from the NEA, the U.S. State Department, and many state and city arts agencies.
The company has been widely recognized for its rigorous technique and for its numerous groundbreaking collaborations with, among others, composers Marcelo Zarvos, Bobby McFerrin, Zoë Keating, Zap Mama, Pamela Z, Jay Cloidt, and Paul Dresher; writer/singer Rinde Eckert; actors Bill Irwin, Geoff Hoyle, and Robin Williams; visual artists Andy Goldsworthy, Wayne Thiebaud, Jim Campbell, and Eleanor Coppola; and welder/bike designer Max Chen.
Book the Company
ODC/Dance performs nationally and internationally. If you're a presenter interested in booking ODC/Dance or would like more information about our current touring repertory, we would love to hear from you.
Cathy Pruzan
Booking Agent
Domestic Touring
(415) 789-5051
cathy@odc.dance
Joseph Copley
Associate Director of Artistic Planning
Company Management & International Touring
(415) 549-8515
joseph@odc.dance
Repertory
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Investigating Grace 1999
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Dead Reckoning 2015
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Collision Collapse and a Coda 2023
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May's Letters 2022
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Triangulating Euclid 2013
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Impulse 2014
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What we carry What we keep 2017
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Path of Miracles 2018
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The Velveteen Rabbit 1986
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ODC/Dance Films 2020
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The Velveteen Rabbit On-Demand 2020
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Drinks & a Dance 2020
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ODC Outreach 2020