ODC/Dance presents: Unplugged
Unplugged is a recurring platform offering a rare and candid look into the creative process of ODC's choreographers. Delve into the specifics, question the process, and learn something new during these exclusive evenings with ODC's creative force.
Join Guest Choreographer Sidra Bell for an exclusive early behind-the-scenes look into her upcoming world premiere during Dance Downtown (April 10 - 13, 2025).
Event Schedule:
6:00PM - Complimentary Pre-Show Reception
7:00PM - Performance
About Sidra Bell
Bell has been a frequent guest in the Bay Area since 2011. She has been a guest artist and adjunct professor at Alonzo KING Lines Ballet Program (Training Program, Dance Center, and B.F.A.) where she created many works for stage and conducted embodied master classes and community workshops. She was the inaugural choreographer for the NEA-funded AMP Project with LEVYdance where she created twin works for the SF-based company and her own company. The two ensembles performed at LEVYdance’s home season at ODC with support from a Rainin Technical Residency at ODC. The bi-coastal ensembles also toured to Dance Place D.C. and Chutzpah! Festival Vancouver, B.C. Bell was the choreographer for the feature film TEST directed by Bay Area film director Chris Mason Johnson. The film premiered at Frameline Festival in the Castro in 2013 and went on to receive nominations and awards at LGBTQ festivals worldwide. The film was workshopped and filmed at Joe Goode Studios and The Cowell Theater. She has created new work for Robert Moses’ KIN which premiered at ODC Theater. She was a movement consultant for the music theater work “BABA” for Slovenian director Karmina Sîlec and the Bay-Area Kitka Music Ensemble which was created in residencies at Berkeley Repertory Theater and Mills College. It premiered at Z Space in 2022.
Bell has toured with her company in self and co-produced seasons at ODC and Dance Mission Theater with Greg Dawson’s Dawson Dance SF. She has taught master classes at ODC, Axis Dance Company, and at many youth schools in the Bay Area. She has given solo guest talks at SafeHouse Arts with Kinech Arts and at Shack 15 with Djerassi Resident Artist Program. She was a Djerassi Artist in Residence in 2022.
SIDRA BELL | Artistic Director
www.sidrabelldanceny.org
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Photography by David Flores Productions
Accessibility at ODC
ODC is ADA Accessible. Additional wheelchair seating is provided for select shows. Getting to second floor studios in the ODC Dance Commons and ODC Theater involves riding an elevator or climbing one flight of stairs. The majority of the ODC Annex is carpeted. ODC Theater and ODC Annex restrooms are All-Gender, and in the ODC Dance Commons, All-Gender restrooms are located on the second floor. For all ODC/Dance and ODC Theater presented performances, ASL is provided for shows with performed text for at least one performance during the show run.