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Sat Jun 10, 2006 - Sun Jun 25, 2006

28th Annual

San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival

Intersections: Time, Place, Spirit

Tel. (415) 474-3914
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Palace of Fine Arts

3301 Lyon Street
San Francisco, CA 94123 map
cross street: Lyon @ Francisco
district: Marina/Cow Hollow

Sat Jun 10, 2006 (6-8pm, reception and 8-10pm, festival performances) - Opening Night Gala

Sun Jun 11, 2006 (2pm) - Includes performances from: Kariktan Dance Company, Korean Youth Cultural Center, and Minoan Dancers

Sat Jun 17, 2006 (2pm, 8pm) - Includes performances from: Lowiczanie Polish Folk Ensemble, Ballet Lisanga Congolese Performing Arts Company, and Halau o Keikiali'i

Sun Jun 18, 2006 (2pm) - Includes performances from: Westwind (Turkey), San Francisco Celtic Dance Ensemble and Rasa (Orissan)

Sat Jun 24, 2006 (2pm & 8pm) - Includes performances from: Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, Chinese American International School Dance Troupe, and Housin' Authority (hip hop)

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Description

See the world on one stage at the internationally renowned San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, now entering its 28th season. Unique in the United States, the Festival has been a major force in making the Bay Area the epicenter of ethnic dance in the country. This year, thirty one Bay Area companies representing dance traditions from more than 20 cultures around the globe will perform over three weekends, featuring a different roster each weekend. For sheer beauty, energy and breadth, nothing surpasses this annual dance celebration.

This year¹s theme is Intersections: Time, Place, and Spirit.
The first weekend offers Intersections of the past, present, and future, exploring the interlocking rhythms of history. Dances will highlight aspects of how cultures and dance traditions are passed on, and stay vital through generations, intertwined with the changing times.

The second weekend explores the importance of Place and the role of dance in maintaining and expressing culture and identity. Dances focus on what makes a place sacred, what is the sense of home and homeland, and how dance transcends borders and geographic and political boundaries.

The third weekend honors the Spirits of the dance, land, and people by exploring dance that lives at intersections of the human and spirit worlds. Performances highlight the endurance and adaptability of the human spirit, enlivening cultural traditions, across time and space, amid life in the modern world.

Come to one show or see all three, but don¹t miss the opportunity to enjoy some of the most extraordinary ethnic dance ensembles in Northern California.

Performers by weekend are:

WEEKEND ONE (June 10 & 11):
Ensambles Ballet Folklorico de San Francisco, Izumi Sato, Kariktan Dance Company, LiberTango Dancers, Hahbi'Ru, Korean Youth Cultural Center, Chinese Performing Artists of America, Ballet Afsaneh, Minoan Dancers, De Rompe y Raja

WEEKEND TWO (June 17 & 18):
Lowiczanie Polish Folk Ensemble, Lina Yang, Likha Pilipino Folk Ensemble, Westwind, Pasión Flamenca, Ballet Lisanga Congolese Performing Arts Company, San Francisco Celtic Dance Ensemble, Instituto Mazatlán Bellas Artes de Sacramento, Obakoso Drum & Dance Ensemble, Rasa, Halau o Keikiali'i

WEEKEND THREE (June 24 & 25):
Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, Charya Burt Cambodian Dance Company, Barangay, Chinese American International School Dance Troupe, Arenas Dance Company, Zooz Dance Company, Housin' Authority, El Tunante, Parna Basu, Ballet Folklorico Alma de Mexico of South San Francisco

Ticket Costs:
$22-$36
For matinees only: Kids 16 and under are half price
Weekend passes and group discounts are available