Dance, Dance...Otherwise We Are Lost

Thursday, April 24th | 4:00 - 5:40pm
CORE 301
Free, No Registration Necessary

A gathering to celebrate inclusive dance at CSU East Bay.

Please join the Wandering Ensemble, Professor Eric Kupers, and a diverse sampling of dance groups from the CSUEB community for an introduction to many of the ways that students, alumni, and community members are using dance as a vehicle for connection, expression, healing, and empowerment.

The Wandering Ensemble came together in 2020 to embark on a radically experimental creation process, set to take place over 40 years. We wanted to explore new ways of thinking about creativity, collaboration, time, performance, and community engagement in this era of rapid change.

At this gathering we will share some of what we've discovered so far (5 years into the 40-year process) as well as welcome dance groups and individual artists working in many different ways to share their approach and some of their work.

More information, please email Eric Kupers at: eric.kupers@csueastbay.edu or visit https://www.dandeliondancetheater.org/wandering-in-the-wilderness/

Preview Performance of Lost & Found

Tuesday, April 29th | 8:00-9:30 pm
CORE Mountain Lion Room Patio
Free, No Registration Necessary
6:30-7:45 pm: Community Participation Workshop

Lost & Found is the culmination of Year 5 of the Wandering in the Wilderness project.

Dandelion Dancetheater and the CSU East Bay Inclusive Interdisciplinary Ensemble joined forces in 2020 to form the Wandering Ensemble and embark on a 40-year creation journey to experiment with evolving our approaches to performance (and life itself). You are invited to join us for this community-driven, inclusive, ever-evolving, participatory dance/music/theater/ritual experience.

Community participation workshop from 6:30 - 7:45pm for anyone that would like to learn some of the songs and movement structures that make up the performance.

Lost & Found World Premiere Performances
will be presented by the 2025 SF International Arts Festival

  • April 30th at El Rio Bar, SF, 8:00 pm
  • May 8th at Monkey Brains, SF, 8:00 pm

Sliding Scale Tickets: $0-20
Guest Artists: Sabah Ensemble and CSUEB’s Dance Ensemble
--Community Chorus Participation Workshops each night 6:30-7:45pm--
Tickets & more info: www.dandeliondancetheater.org & www.sfiaf.org