Micaya Presents, The 27th Annual San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest
A prestigious event that features a highly curated selection of performances from extraordinary dance companies from around the globe.
THIS YEAR’S PERFORMERS!
Threading Theatre, Netherlands
“Brothers”
An exploration of the theme of brotherhood, this piece presents a journey through entanglement, competition, and struggle while also highlighting intimacy, connection, and collaboration.
MUNA, North Carolina
“Symphonic Harmony”
As a company, MUNA stands for authenticity, truth, elegance, power, culture, and artistry. Jiāoxiǎng Héxié (Symphonic Harmony) is MUNA’s piece about a being named Héxié (Harmony) that brings the beauty of balance to the world through the creation of harmony. Harmony has two entities dwelling within them, named Rèqíng (Passion) and Jìlü (Discipline), that are able to materialize, and together these two entities help Héxié to create.
Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company, Oakland Ca
“We Represent the Bay Area”
A gritty and heartfelt love letter to the Bay Area, blending original spoken word, dance, and music to honor the region’s legacy of resilience, creativity, and cultural innovation. Set to a pre-recorded version of an original poem, They Say, But We Know, the piece explores identity and pride through movement, while spotlighting the music of mainstream and underground Bay Area artists.
Cie Konzi, Brussels Belgium
“Blind”
Born respectively in Belgium and Liberia, the two dancer-choreographers of Blind have been able to rediscover themselves in the Krump culture. Lives impacted by political conflicts in their countries of origin have opened their eyes to the cyclical nature of history and the importance of political discourse in our contemporary society. Blind thus places five krumpers from Belgium, Spain, France, and Senegal in a situation where they are confronted with the same story in different parts of the world. The dancers worked blindfolded to develop their other senses, including touch- the key element of the piece.
SoulForce Dance Company, San Francisco, Ca
“Whitney Wonderland”
A playful, heartfelt piece that takes a look at the universal desire to be accepted and the sometimes misguided, over-the-top ways we try to fit in. This work blends humor, vulnerability, and bold choreography to explore how chasing approval can lead us down surreal and absurd paths. With a wink and a groove, Whitney Wonderland reminds us that being true to ourselves is the real key to belonging.
CREATE4, Netherlands
“The Hereditary”
An exploration of toxic masculinity, which is passed on from generation to generation. The older they get, the more they are troubled by the absence of their fathers. The Hereditary is a physical conversation in which they share their memories and learn from their differences and similarities.
Str8Jacket, San Mateo, Ca
“Abject/Accept”
Through their piece, Str8jacket approaches Otherness at the marginal line between it and our Self. Otherness, or the idea of the Other, refers to an entity that is perceived as separate from oneself. But as much as we reject this outside object, we depend on it to create our ideas of Self, as to say “I do not like that, I am not that,” and thus, “I am this.” Our abjection of the Other stems from the line it crosses between disgust and desire, rejection and reliance.
Son Of Iran, Norway
“Nafas”
Nafas (the Persian word for breath) is a solo dance work that embodies the resilience, defiance, and enduring spirit of Iranian women. Rooted in the chant "Zan, Zendegi, Azadi" (Woman, Life, Freedom), the performance explores breath not only as a symbol of life, but as a quiet act of resistance; the breath that remains when the voice is silenced, the breath that rises when the body is bound.
