A wide world of dance
Several widely varying dance performances are in the offing in the Bay Area this weekend. Here's a look.
Robert Moses Kin: The contemporary dance company headed by renowned San Francisco choreographer Robert Moses, known for its provocative multimedia works focusing on issues of race, gender and identity, is back with a new work, “The Soft Solace of a Slightly Descended Lost Life (Suck It).” The immersive performance melds dance, music, spoken word, lighting effects and suspended sculptural installations in a work that addresses “the fractured heritage, risk, and theft of solace and safety from everyday life,” as organizers put it. Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30p.m. Sunday; Presidio Theatre, San Francisco; $15-$45; www.robertmoseskin.org.
Fast Forward fest: The Silicon Valley-based New Ballet company presents an evening of brand-new works by choreographers Amy Seiwert, Duncan Cooper, Marika Brussel, Mariana Sobral and Dalia Rawson. Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday; Hammer Theatre Center, San Jose; $10-$250; newballet.com, hammertheatre.com.
David Herrera Performance Company: The troupe's new work, “Tip of My Tongue,” explores how non-English American communities rely on native language to preserve their culture. Performances were rescheduled from January. Details: 8p.m. today through Saturday; Z Space, San Francisco; $30-$75; www.zspace.org.
Leela Dance Collective: The company presents cofounder Seibi Lee in “The Voice Within,” which adapts Chinese and Japanese folk tales in a performance of Kathak Indian classical dance. Details: 7:30p.m. today; Taube Atrium Theater, San Francisco; $25-$50; leela.dance or www.eventbrite.com (search for Leela Dance).