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Ashley Gonzalez
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SFIAF March 2022 Newsletter

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The Last Supper Party Opening Reception & Performance Series

Interview with Felirene Bongolan

Creator of The Last Supper Party
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June-July Summer Series
CHELLE Tickets On-Sale Now

Early Bird Prices Until April 30
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Artist Site Visit at SF State
Two Dozen Artistic Directors Take  the Tour

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March-April Community Calendar

Selected local events for the coming month

Make Your Reservations for
THE LAST SUPPER PARTY!

Opening Reception and Performance Saturday April 2

Find out more
Channeling the 80s, the Deadly Rise of Reaganomics and The Last Supper Party.

An Interview with Fe Bongolan

I recently spoke to Felirene Bongolan about The Last Supper Party, her life as an artist and her work with Rhodessa Jones.

Newly restored and installed on Sutter Street, The Last Supper Party will be officially unveiled at a reception and performance event on April 2.

READ / WATCH THE FULL STORY HERE

Early Bird Tickets On-Sale for CHELLE Summer Series Shows
Jun 11-Jul 2. Premieres of new work featuring CHELLE and Friends (pictured) with Daughters of the Delta, David Brandstatter from Germany and Kiandanda Dance Theater with Religion Kitendi.

MORE DETAILS HERE

The Move to SF State

With SFIAF preparing to move the annual Festival program to partner with SFSU in June 2023, more than two dozen Bay Area based artistic directors took a tour last month to get a closer look at the venues.

READ THE FULL STORY HERE

Up Next! March 16 - April 15, 2022

Ashley's selections of Bay Area performance highlights for the coming weeks.

The Marsh Theatre. March 16 - April 15
Dan Hoyle, Talk to Your People

Hoyle's new solo show chronicles America’s first year of the pandemic. Dan turned his ethnographic lens on liberal white folks to see how they are negotiating reckonings around race, power, and masculinity.

CounterPulse. March 17 - 26
Weaving Spirits Festival of Two Spirit Performance

Powerful local and national Native American artists whose performance offerings range from traditional song, to modern dance, rap, and drag.

La Pena Cultural Center. March 18
Baila! Community Dance Party

An all-night party of salsa, bachata, y más! The night will include a dance class with In Lak'ech Dance Academy, live concert with Somos el Son, and a dance party with DJ Jose Ruiz and DJ Ron.

War Memorial Veterans Bldg. March 20
San Francisco Music Day

The free in-person day-long music marathon that celebrates the past, present, and future of Bay Area music. SF Music Day will run continuously for seven shours with artists performing on four stages throughout the day .

ACT Strand Theater. March 24 - May 1
Fefu and Her Friends

Hailed as game-changing, provocative, and genius, Fefu and Her Friends is one of the most influential—and invisible—plays of the 20th century. Audiences independently tour Fefu’s home, revealing stories and histories.

Studio 210. April 8 - 9
In the Presence of Absence

Deborah Slater Dance Theater presents a work-in-progress showing of their latest project, connecting company performances with interviews collected in collaboration with Tammy Johnson and written pieces by Youth Speaks.

Berkeley Apr. 10, SF Conservatory Apr. 11
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

For an evening of clarinet virtuosity, LCCE brings together Left Coast's Jerome Simas, Jeff Anderle, a founding member of ensembles Sqwonk and Splinter Reeds, and Carey Bell, principal clarinetist of the San Francisco Symphony. David Garner's new clarinet work, Suite for Bass Clarinet and Piano, receives its world premiere.

If you are a performing artist or an arts organization with performances taking place in the next two months, email ashley@sfiaf.org, to be considered for future calendar listings.

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1222 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: 415-399-9554

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