Smuin Contemporary Ballet | San Francisco’s Contemporary Ballet

The Christmas Ballet

Never Standing Still

Curated collaboratively by Artistic Director Amy Seiwert and Artistic Director Emerita Celia Fushille, our 24/25 Season honors the past with a masterpiece from our founder, Michael Smuin, while embracing the future. We continue to innovate with Company and world premieres from Jennifer Archibald, Trey McIntyre, Matthew Neenan, and Amy Seiwert. Remarkable storytellers, these choreographic visionaries inspire by continually pushing the boundaries of what contemporary ballet can be.

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Smuin's The Christmas Ballet

November 23 - December 24

LGBTQ+ Night!

December 20 7:30 pm

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Choreography Showcase

February 14-23

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Dance Series 2

April 25 - June 8

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The San Francisco Dance Film Festival’s Online E

The San Francisco Dance Film Festival’s Online Encore is now streaming on Marquee TV until November 3! It is comprised of select 2024 Festival programs, including six feature films and four shorts programs, one of which is Organized Hope choreographed by our Artistic Director Amy Seiwert. #sfdancefilmfest

To enjoy the Encore Online Festival, purchase a Streaming Pass for $20. Streaming Passes give ONE person access to Marquee TV for three months, including access to streaming our Encore Online Festival until November 3 on Marquee TV.

Don’t miss out on these incredible films! More details can be found @sfdancefilmfest or at sfdancefilmfest.org

🍿 After months of screenings all over the world

🍿 After months of screenings all over the world, and a sold out screening at @framelinefest, Lady Like is finally coming home to San Francisco with 2 homecoming screenings!

Come hang out with Smuin alumn @ladycamden and director @lukewillis at @thechancenter here in San Francisco! There will be a Q&A with @reggieaqui (3:30pm) and @tonybravosf (7pm) plus a fabulous champagne toast, red carpet VIP party between the two screenings!

🗓️ Sunday Oct 27, 3:30pm and 7pm.

Afterwards, head over to @beauxinthecastro where Lady Camden and the other queens from the film are taking over the Sunday Big Top party!

For tickets and more information visit the link in our bio!

Since joining Smuin Contemporary Ballet in 2008, T

Since joining Smuin Contemporary Ballet in 2008, Terez Dean Orr has shared her presence on stage and in the studio in such an impactful way. It’s nearly impossible to fit 17 years of performance highlights into one video! Congratulations on an incredible career Terez, we can’t wait to see your next chapter unfold!

🎥 Company Artist Terez Dean Orr featured in selected works choreographed by Jiří Kylián, Amy Seiwert, Trey McIntyre, Val Caniparoli, Michael Smuin, James Kudelka, and Jennifer Archibald over the years. #smuinballet

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🌹Our final performance of Dance Series 1 was fi

🌹Our final performance of Dance Series 1 was filled with so much love and admiration for Terez Dean Orr, who took her final bow after a remarkable 17 years with Smuin Contemporary Ballet. We are in awe of Terez and everything that she has brought to this organization and to the stage, year after year.

Since joining Smuin in 2008, Terez has shared her presence with the Bay Area in many ways. She has been involved in numerous World premieres, and has brought personal flair to every role she has been given. She has created and directed dance films, and with her quick thinking and creativity she helped to support Smuin through a global pandemic. She not only is an incredibly creative artist, but she also finds any and every way to support the art of her friends. We will miss seeing Terez on the Smuin stage, but we can’t wait to see her next chapter unfold!

📷 Smuin Contemporary Ballet Company Artist Terez Dean Orr taking her final bows on the Smuin stage, surrounded by her friends and family. #smuinballet
Photos 1 & 4 by @maxtphoto
Photo 2 by @maggiecareyyy

It’s a 2-show day at the Cowell Theater! Join us

It’s a 2-show day at the Cowell Theater! Join us this weekend for our final performances of Dance Series 1, featuring choreography by Jennifer Archibald, Matthew Neenan and Amy Seiwert. Don’t miss your chance to see these artists in action, ticket link in bio! #smuinballet

Company Artists Cassidy Isaacson and Ricardo Dyer in The Last Glass, choreographed by Matthew Neenan.
📸 Photos by Chris Hardy

Dance Series 1 continues tonight at the Cowell The

Dance Series 1 continues tonight at the Cowell Theater! Join us for our final weekend of performances, October 17-20, as we share works by Jennifer Archibald, Matthew Neenan, and Amy Seiwert. Tickets available today, link in bio!

Company Artist Gabrielle Collins on stage during ByCHANCE choreographed by Jennifer Archibald.
📷 Photo by Maggie Carey
🪡 Costume Design by Susan Roemer
💡 Lighting Design by Michael Oesch

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Backstage at Smuin 🎥 There is something so spec

Backstage at Smuin 🎥 There is something so special about a view from the wings, and we are loving this behind the scenes footage captured by our friends at @jettison_creative — featuring the artists of Smuin Contemporary Ballet in Renaissance, choreographed by Amy Seiwert.

Dance Series 1 continues this weekend at the Cowell Theater at @fortmasoncenter in San Francisco! Join us October 17-20 for our final performances of this program, get your tickets today! Link in bio!

Backstage at Smuin 🎥 There is something so spec

Backstage at Smuin 🎥 There is something so special about a view from the wings, and we are loving this behind the scenes footage captured by our friends at @jettison_creative — featuring the artists of Smuin Contemporary Ballet in The Last Glass, choreographed by Matthew Neenan.

Dance Series 1 opens tonight at the Cowell Theater at @fortmasoncenter in San Francisco! We will be here for the next two weekends, get your tickets today! Link in bio!

Join us for Dance Series 1, as we incorporate Amer

Join us for Dance Series 1, as we incorporate American Sign Language and Audio Description into our performances at the Cowell Theater at Fort Mason.

📌 Friday, October 18 @ 7:30pm — there will be a signer in American Sign Language for the entire performance. #ASL #ASLperformance

📌Sunday, October 20 @ 2:00pm — This performance will include Audio Description, as well as a pre-show Haptic Access Tour. #AudioDescription

For more information about these specific performances, visit the link in our bio!

Company Artists Terez Dean Orr for The Last Glass, choreographed by Matthew Neenan. Photo by Chris Hardy. #smuinballet

🌟Onstage Now: ByCHANCE choreographed by Jennife

🌟Onstage Now: ByCHANCE choreographed by Jennifer Archibald. Come and experience Dance Series 1 with Smuin Contemporary Ballet at the Cowell Theater at Fort Mason in San Francisco. Performances continue October 11-12 & 17-20! Tickets on sale now, link in bio.

Smuin Contemporary Ballet artists in ByCHANCE, a world premiere choreographed by Jennifer Archibald. Costumes by Susan Roemer. Lighting Design by Mike Oesch. Video by Rapt Productions. #smuinballet

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🌟Onstage Now: The Last Glass choreographed by M

🌟Onstage Now: The Last Glass choreographed by Matthew Neenan. Come and experience Dance Series 1 with Smuin Contemporary Ballet at the Cowell Theater at Fort Mason in San Francisco. Performances continue October 11-12 & 17-20! Tickets on sale now, link in bio.

Smuin Contemporary Ballet artists in The Last Glass, choreographed by Matthew Neenan. Featuring music by Beirut. Video by Rapt Productions. #smuinballet

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🌟Onstage Now: Renaissance choreographed by our

🌟Onstage Now: Renaissance choreographed by our Artistic Director Amy Seiwert. Come and experience Dance Series 1 with Smuin Contemporary Ballet at the Cowell Theater at Fort Mason in San Francisco. Performances continue October 11-12 & 17-20! Tickets on sale now, link in bio.

Smuin Contemporary Ballet artists in Renaissance, choreographed by Amy Seiwert. Costumes by Kaori Higashiyama. Featuring music by Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble. Video by Rapt Productions. #smuinballet

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Join us this afternoon at the @leshercenter in Wal

Join us this afternoon at the @leshercenter in Walnut Creek for another performance of Dance Series 1. Featuring works by Jennifer Archibald, Matthew Neenan and Amy Seiwert, this is an exciting program with premieres and celebrated works!

Company Artists in ByCHANCE, a world premiere by Jennifer Archibald, choreographed for Smuin Contemporary Ballet.
🪡 Costuming by Susan Roemer.
💡 Lighting Design by Mike Oesch.
📷 Photo by Chris Hardy.

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Dance Series 1 continues this weekend in Walnut Cr

Dance Series 1 continues this weekend in Walnut Creek. Join us September 27 & 28 at the @leshercenter as we share this diverse and exciting program with our East Bay audiences! Tickets on sale now, link in bio.

📷 1.) Company Artists Gabrielle Collins and Jacopo Calvo in The Last Glass, choreographed by Matthew Neenan. Photo by Chris Hardy.

📷 2.) Company Artists Cassidy Isaacson and Ricardo Dyer in The Last Glass, choreographed by Matthew Neenan. Photo by Chris Hardy.

“First mounted in 2019, Seiwert’s “Renaissan

“First mounted in 2019, Seiwert’s “Renaissance” once again radiated an organic, sacral quality. Inspired by the Women’s Wall protest in India and set to a cappella Eastern European folk songs by the ensemble Kitka, the piece renewed its transcendent aspiration. Gathering in gently pulsing circles or linked together in a solid wall, the full company of 14 became a quiet force, purposefully committed.” - Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle

Dance Series 1 continues at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, September 27 & 28! We can’t wait to share this program with our East Bay audience, with works by Amy Seiwert, Matthew Neenan and a World Premiere by Jennifer Archibald. Tickets available today, link in bio!

Smuin Contemporary Ballet Company Artists in Renaissance, choreographed by Amy Seiwert.
📸 Photos by Chris Hardy
🪡 Costumes by Kaori Higashiyama
#NationalDanceDay

Introducing our 2024/25 Season Company Artists! 🌟 Last weekend we kicked off our season with Dance Series 1 in Mountain View. Come and celebrate these artists as we continue our performances in Walnut Creek (September 27-28) and San Francisco (October 11-12 & 17-20)! We can’t wait to continue to share this vibrant and athletic program with our Bay Area audiences!

Season ticket subscriptions and single tickets are on sale today — link in BIO! #smuinballet

📸 Company headshots by Chris Hardy.

“Smuin Contemporary Ballet opened its 31st seaso

“Smuin Contemporary Ballet opened its 31st season in a fresh affirmation of the troupe’s artistic range and vitality.” - San Francisco Chronicle, Steven Winn

Dance Series 1 wraps up this weekend in Mountain View, with performances to follow in Walnut Creek and San Francisco. Tickets available today, link in bio!

📷 1.) Artists of Smuin Contemporary Ballet in ByCHANCE, a world premiere choreographed by Jennifer Archibald. Light Design by Mike Oesch. Costume Design by Susan Roemer.
📷 2.) Company Artists Julia Gundzik and Dominic Barrett in The Last Glass choreographed by Matthew Neenan.
📷 3.) Company Artist Tess Lane in Renaissance choreographed by Amy Seiwert. Costume Design by Kaori Higashiyama.
Photos by Chris Hardy

Dancing Out Loud with Tess Lane Go behind the sce

Dancing Out Loud with Tess Lane

Go behind the scenes and into the thought process of Company Artist Tess Lane as she describes one of her favorite moments on stage during Amy Seiwert’s Renaissance.

Check out Renaissance during Dance Series 1, opening this weekend in Mountain View! Ticket links in bio!

Company Artist Tess Lane on stage during Renaissance, choreographed by Amy Seiwert.
🎶 Music by @kitkavocalensemble
🪡 Costumes by @bykk.9120
🎥 Video by @raptproductions
💡 Lighting by Alexander V. Nichols

🗞️ Did you see us in the @sfchronicle // @sfc

🗞️ Did you see us in the @sfchronicle // @sfchronicle_datebook yesterday? Special thanks to Rachel Howard for this wonderful article on the creation and rehearsal process of ByCHANCE, a new work by Jennifer Archibald, premiering this weekend! Dance Series 1 opens September 13 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, tickets available today — link in bio!

Read the article, link in bio!
📷 Company Artists Brennan Wall and Dominic Barrett in rehearsal for ByCHANCE, choreographed by Jennifer Archibald. Photo by David DeSilva.

💙 We are absolutely blown away by these incredi

💙 We are absolutely blown away by these incredible costumes created by Susan Roemer (@scurveapparel)! See them onstage this week during Jennifer Archibald’s world premiere, ByCHANCE. Dance Series 1 opens September 13th at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts!

Mountain View — September 13-15
Walnut Creek — September 27 & 28
San Francisco— October 11-12 & 17-20
*Tickets on sale for all performances — link in bio!

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