Deborah Slater Dance Theater

#Studio210 Winter Residents started last week! We can't wait to see what these artists develop!

Thank You and Goodbye 2020! - https://mailchi.mp/fa7fd8d24e/thank-you-and-goodbye-4747194 . . .... Pictured: Rachel Garcia, photo by Robbie Sweeny Image description: A person stand in a pool of light, reaching up to the corner, in front of a grey table.

A poem to reflect upon today. As we continue through this holiday season, we are reminding ourselves to be kind, extend empathy, and be grateful for all that we have. #poem #poetry #PoetryBreak #tupac #kindness #gratitude Image Description: Black words on a tan background read: ... "The Power of a Smile by Tupac Shakur The power of a gun can kill and the power of fire can burn the power of wind can chill and the power of a mind can learn the power of anger can rage inside until it tears u apart but the power of a smile especially yours can heal a frozen heart" See more

#ThrowbackThursday to times we could dance in contact with one another! How we long to be able to hug and hold and swing and smush with other dancing bodies. Until then, we fondly remember this piece "Men Think They Are Grass", based on poetry by W.S. Merwin. Photo by Keira Heu-Jwyn Chang Keira Heu-Jwyn Chang Pictured: Kerry Mehling and Kelly Kemp Kerry Mehling Performance: Men Think They Are Grass, based on poetry by W.S. Merwin, for the 20th Anniversary Season, performed ...at The Z Space / Theater Artaud #tbt #tbthursday #dance #SFDance #create #keepdancing Image Description Two people dance, with one person swinging the other person upside down, their arms outstretched towards the floor.

There's still time to donate for #GivingTuesday! Thank you so much to all those that have donated so far!

Calling all performing artists! Develop your work this winter with time, space, mentorship, and performance in the Studio 210 Winter 2021 Residency. Deadline: October 16th. More information: deborahslater.org/residency . Pictured: Tammy Johnson, Studio 210 2016 Resident Photo by: Robbie Sweeny

We're on our way! Will you help us reach 100 donors TODAY? We are so grateful for donations of any size; large, small, we appreciate them all! Two ways to add y...our support: donate through Facebook down below or join our campaign here https://donate.kindest.com/416149-another-way-of-looking. Thank you to everyone that has donated to our #GivingTuesday campaign so far! #GivingTuesday2020 #Fundraiser #donate #SFDance #Video #Create Image Description A white heart icon moves up a staircase towards a blue video camera, representing the growing number of donors. Purple words read, "We're on our way" and "Help us reach 100 donors for Giving Tuesday."

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Rebel American poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti was one such poet, and wrote the following poem in 2007 after Gibran. It is also called "Pity The Nation", and it is specifically about the USA, although again, it could apply to any country. Pity the nation whose people are sheep, and whose shepherds mislead them.... Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, whose sages are silenced, and whose bigots haunt the airwaves. Pity the nation that raises not its voice, except to praise conquerors and acclaim the bully as hero, and aims to rule the world with force and by torture. Pity the nation that knows no other language but its own and no other culture but its own. Pity the nation whose breath is money and sleeps the sleep of the too well fed. Pity the nation oh, pity the people who allow their rights to erode, and their freedoms to be washed away. My country, tears of thee, sweet land of liberty.

In 1934, Lebanese-American poet Khalil Gibran wrote the following poem, called "Pity The Nation": Pity the nation that is full of beliefs and empty of religion. Pity the nation that acclaims the bully as hero, and that deems the glittering conqueror bountiful.... Pity a nation that despises a passion in its dream, yet submits in its awakening. Pity the nation that raises not its voice save when it walks in a funeral, boasts not except among its ruins, and will rebel not save when its neck is laid between the sword and the block. Pity the nation whose statesman is a fox, whose philosopher is a juggler, and whose art is the art of patching and mimicking. Pity the nation that welcomes its new ruler with trumpeting, and farewells him with hooting, only to welcome another with trumpeting again. Pity the nation whose sages are dumb with years, and whose strong men are yet in the cradle. Pity the nation divided into fragments, each fragment deeming itself a nation.

On Saturday October 24th, Studio 210 Summer 2020 Resident Bhumi B. Patel/pateldanceworks will present "the long shadow," a project of "divisions the empire has sown" at the SFIAF Outdoor Program. Patel and collaborators look at the questions of resistance and resilience, dominance and dissonance, and the shadows of colonization that we are all part of today. This work was created in part with support from the Studio 210 Summer 2020 Residency program. More details and ticket...s at the link. https://www.sfiaf.org/pateldanceworks2020

Come join us - free space, mentoring and performance!!

Want to develop your work as a performing artist? Interested in mentorship and exploring virtual performance? The Studio 210 Winter 2021 Virtual Residency is now accepting applications! Learn more at: deborahslater.org/residency Application deadline: October 16th, 2020 Residency dates: January 4th - March 6th, 2021... Pictured: Marina Fukushima (Studio 210 2015 Resident) with Hiroki & Michiko Fukushima Photo by Robbie Swenny The Studio 210 Residency is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov. #Studio210 #DanceResidency #SanFranciscoDance #WinterResidency #ArtistResidency

Reminder: Winter 2021 Virtual Residency applications are now OPEN! The Residency is open to performing artists in all disciplines. Deadline to apply is October 16th!

Applications are now open for the the Studio 210 Virtual Winter 2021 Residency!

We are excited to share that registration is now open for Build from Here: The Future of Ensemble Theater, happening online September 12-13th! foolsFURY Theater Company has an exciting lineup of workshops, speakers, panels and presentations featuring Kristina Wong, Alison De La Cruz, Claudia Alick, Brunch & Budget, Lacresha Berry, Zac Jaffee and much more. Each session offers tools, resources, and participatory dialogues centering racial justice, labor and finance reform, and... design and technology. Throughout the event, they’ll be featuring work from innovative theater makers who are breaking the boundaries of our theatrical expectations. Connect, learn, laugh, relate, and be in community with us. Experience a new and better way of making theater. Register today: bit.ly/registerforbuild

Studio 210 Summer Residency Performance begins tonight at 6pm! Pay-what-you-can: bit.ly/DSDT2020

This Friday and Saturday, 6pm! Pay-what-you-can to see new works by Evan Johnson/The Cosmic Elders Theatre Ensembles and Bhumi B. Patel/pateldanceworks in Studio 210 Summer Residency Performance. RSVP: bit.ly/DSDT2020... . . . . Studio 210 See more

This weekend, you are invited to experience how remote technology can forge creative ground within our climate of national crisis. Pay-what-you-can to witness Deborah Slater Dance Theater's Studio 210 Summer Residency Performance featuring new works by Bhumi B Patel/pateldanceworks and Evan Johnson/The Cosmic Elders Theatre Ensemble. Fri & Sat, Jul 31-Aug 1, 6-8pm PST... RSVP: bit.ly/DSDT2020