Friday, May 10, 2013
May 31st, 2013 - 7pm
DANCING ACROSS CULTURES™
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre / 3301 Lyon St, San Francisco, CA
Dubbed by SF Weekly as "San Francisco's BEST DANCE COMPANY," Presidio Dance Theatre's Artistic Director Sherene Melanie creates a unique and vibrant experience, taking audiences around the world and back with an evening of classical and folk dances from all corners of the globe. The production will feature an exciting cast of Presidio Dance Theatre's multi-generational International Artists and outstanding Youth Artists.
Tickets are now available using this form!
Monday, November 19, 2012
BEYOND THE LAND OF SWEETS: A Holiday Family Favorite
BEYOND THE LAND OF SWEETS
Celebrating Holidays Across CulturesTM
December 9th. 2012 - 5 PM
Herbst Theatre / 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA
Everyone knows that the "Land of Sweets" is a magical realm where Clara and The Nutcracker celebrate the holidays through dance! But what about the rest of the world? This Holiday season, join Clara as she travels around the globe to see how different cultures celebrate the holidays through dance and follow her on her dance-filled journey...Beyond the Land of Sweets!
Tickets are now available through City Box Office for $50 / $35 for adult / child
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Presidio Dance Theatre receives the Ambassador's Award for Cultural Diplomacy
After arriving in Budapest, Hungary for Presidio Dance Theatre's 3rd International Tour, PDT has been presented with the Ambassador's Award for Cultural Diplomacy for Excellence in Dance. It is part of PDT's mission to bring the traditions and cultures around the world with them and share them through the medium of dance.
In furtherance of this mission, PDT has been invited to headline on stage at the Sziget Children's Festival in Budapest on Saturday June 23rd, 2012. Leading up to this performance, PDT'S Youth company has been welcomed to the private residence of the US Ambassador to Hungary to perform at a reception hosted by Her Excellency Ambassador Tsakopoulos Kounalakis.
This award is an honor and we are incredibly proud and humbled to receive it. We are excited for the opportunity to share the gift of dance with the members of the diplomatic mission to Hungary. We are also very honored for the opportunity to perform at the Sziget festival for an international audience from across Europe and around the world.
Monday, June 4, 2012
It's SUMMER!!!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
2012 DANCING ACROSS CULTURES™ at the Opera House
In the audience were, SFUSD Superintendent Carlos A. Garcia; San Francisco's Director of Cultural Affairs, Tom De Caigny; SF Ethnic Dance Festival Artistic Director, Carlos Carvajal; Tyra Fennell of the SF Arts Commission; Bay Kids Founding Director Dave Spencer; representatives of SF Opera and SF Symphony; and many other SF artists, members of San Francisco's art community and patrons of the arts.
PDT Artists did an outstanding job on the opera house stage and for 45-minutes held their audiences of thousands of children completely mesmerized. The "Cossack tricks" drew applause, the Eskimo best friends caused riotous laughter, and hushed "oohs" and "ahhs" could be heard throughout the theatre.
2012 DANCING ACROSS CULTURES™ at the Opera House was one of PDT's most successful renditions of this program to date.
Not only was the performance an impressive return to the Opera House, but additionally, Presidio Dance Theatre's Artistic Director Sherene Melania was recognized by the SFUSD and Board of Education for incredible hard work and achievements in the arts.
"The SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT wishes to acknowledge Sherene Melania, Artistic Director of Presidio Dance Theatre and one of the creators of the award-winning DANCE OUT! Afterschool Outreach Program. She has achieved national recognition for her many years of outstanding work with uder-served students teaching cultural traditions and presenting transformative arts experiences for young audiences. Ms. Melania's artistic excellence, advocacy and dedication to providing accessibility to quality arts programming are very much appreciated throughout the SFUSD."
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
April 2012 Student of the Month
Congratulations to our first Student of the Month: Rose Gasser
Rose is a very enthusiastic and dedicated member of the Beginning Company. She is being honored for her great attitude in class and work ethic.
ROSE GASSER
Age: 9
Born: San Francisio
Goes to: Mt. Tamalpais School
Why do you like to dance?
It’s just really fun!
What is your favorite dance? Why?
Tap and Chinese because I’ve been learning Chinese for a long time and it’s fun to dance!
What excites you about the upcoming performance?
Being part of the show!
Is this your first performance?
No, my second [with PDT].
What do you like best about performing?
It’s fun to be in the costumes.
If you could choose 1 thing to do forever, what would it be?
Well, I like 3 things – I like to dance, read/write and hang out with my friends!
What is your favorite subject in school?
Language arts because there’s a lot of reading and writing, so I like it.