State of Play

State of Play

State of Play invites you to join the creative process, presenting premieres and works in progress by dance artists from the Bay Area and across the US who push the limits of experimentation, risk, and curiosity. Bringing audiences and artists closer together, State of Play centers the art of art-making and its constant: play.

Purchase a festival pass and save! By purchasing a Day or Festival Pass, you're not only gaining access to a world of unforgettable, cutting-edge performance art, you are also becoming a vital supporter of the Bay Area's creative ecosystem. Your heroic enthusiasm for live dance not only ensures the sustainability of our programming, it fuels creative lives through the exemplary belief in the power of art-making. Festival Passes on sale Friday, November 29, 2024.

Day Passes
Redeem 1 ticket to every activity for one day of State of Play. 

Festival Passes
Redeem 1 ticket to each artist's show during State of Play.
 

State of Play Festival: Experimentation. Risk. Curiosity. 


RISK-TAKERS // Evening Length Performances
Lisa Fagan, Wanjiru Kamuyu, brooke smiley

CURIOUS CREATORS // Short Form Performances
Leila Awadallah, Sara Shelton Mann, gizeh muñiz vengel, Beatrice Thomas

EXPERIMENTERS // Works In Progress
Kim Fargas, Kimie Parker, Natalya Shoaf

ODC THEATER STATE OF PLAY WORKSHOP WITH STATE OF PLAY FESTIVAL ARTISTS

July 28 - 30, 2025

Dance your way through State of Play!

The State of Play Workshop is a three-day dance and movement-based workshop featuring a selection of artists from ODC Theater’s State of Play festival. Festival goers attending the workshop will have the opportunity to learn from a selection of regional and national choreographers and curators in technical, somatic, and performance-based sessions. Each morning will begin with technique and somatic sessions, followed by varying afternoon content, with each instructor guiding students through a distinct process of play. The State of Play workshop is geared towards professional dancers, though all movers are welcomed and encouraged to join at their own pace. Registration opens in January 2025. 

Accessibility at ODC

ODC is ADA Accessible. Additional wheelchair seating is provided for select shows. Getting to second floor studios in the ODC Dance Commons and ODC Theater involves riding an elevator or climbing one flight of stairs. The majority of the ODC Annex is carpeted. ODC Theater and ODC Annex restrooms are All-Gender, and in the ODC Dance Commons, All-Gender restrooms are located on the second floor. For all ODC/Dance and ODC Theater presented performances, ASL is provided for shows with performed text for at least one performance during the show run.

Land Acknowledgement

ODC is on the ancestral lands of the Ramaytush People in Yelamu. We pay respects to elders past and present, who are still here and part of our community. We recognize that regenerative land management is not new, but is a continuation of practices from Native cultures and from our own ancestors. It is our responsibility to steward the land with care, as our elders did before us.

Arts Access Tickets

ODC offers a limited number of free and/or lower-cost Art Access tickets to every ODC presented performance. These additionally subsidized tickets, available on a first-come, first-serve basis, are reserved for those for whom price is a barrier.

About the Theater

ODC Theater exists to empower and develop innovative artists. It participates in the creation of new works through commissioning, presenting, mentorship and space access; it develops informed, engaged and committed audiences; and advocates for the performing arts as an essential component to the economic and cultural development of our community. This 170-seat venue is the site of over 150 performances a year involving nearly 1,000 local, regional, national and international artists.

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