On this edition of Your Call, we’re discussing the return of the arts to San Francisco.
This year’s San Francisco International Arts Festival runs through October 24. Events will be outdoors at Fort Mason as well as online. We'll learn more about two of this year’s featured performances, including Mix’d Ingrdnts, an all women hip-hop dance company, and CHELLE and Friends, a New Orleans style band.
Later in the show, we'll discuss SOULSKIN DANCE's latest performance, CLOSER. It will premiere on November 5th and 6th at Dance Mission Theater in San Francisco, as well as via livestream.
Guests:
Andrew Wood, executive director of the San Francisco International Arts Festival
Michelle Jacques, artistic director and founder of the CHELLE! And Friends New Orleans Band and CHELLE’S JUKE JOINT Acappella Ensemble
Samara Atkins, co-founder of Mix’d Ingrdnts, a multi-ethnic, multi-genre dance collective composed of female-identifying artists who work together with the intent to contribute social change
Adrianna Thompson, artistic director of SOULSKIN Dance
Barbara Koch, dancer with SOULSKIN Dance
Robert Valdez, dancer with SOULSKIN Dance
Web Resources:
San Francisco International Arts Festival Calendar: October 20-24
SOULSKIN presents: CLOSER at the Dance Mission Theater: November 5 & 6
