2026 winter dance salon

February 28, 7pm
ODC Theater, San Francisco

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Featuring works-in-progress by:

FACT/SF
Helen Wicks
Matty Mx!/Matt Barry
Lily Gee & Mackenzie Nye
Ishami Dance Company
Melissa Lewis Wong, Maya Agrawal
Sophie Minouche Allen & Maggie Costales
Victor Talledos w/Camille Henrot

The Salon is an informal, low-tech, low-stakes opportunity for Bay Area choreographers at all career stages to share what they're working on. Returning after its wonderful debut in 2025, the Salon functions both as a platform for choreographers to try out ideas as well as a gathering to strengthen bonds between working artists in the Bay. The evening features a series of 4-6 minutes works by local artists at various stages of development. Following the performances, we invite you to stick around, enjoy some pizza and drinks on us, and mingle with the artists! The Winter Dance Salon happens in conjunction with the Winter Dance Lab.

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Curation for the 2027 Salon will begin this Fall as part of our 2027 Fieldwork Curation process. Information about last year’s application process can be found here.

We prioritize curating choreographers who:

  • Identify as BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+

  • Are based in the Bay Area

  • Have a clear and timely reason for participating in the Salon

Alfonso Cervera in RP.
Photo by Robbie Sweeny

purpose

Chinchin Hsu and Brianna Elyse Torres in Autobrecciation. Photo by Robbie Sweeny.

A main goal of the Winter Dance Salon is to provide an opportunity for Bay Area choreographers to share work, see work, and meet new colleagues. We hope that the Salon will function both as a platform for choreographers to try out ideas as well as a gathering to strengthen bonds between working artists in the Bay. We feel it’s important that the Salon serve as a possible entry point for early career artists and those who do not yet have a relationship with FACT/SF, as well as a space where past Fieldwork artists and more established choreographers can continue their creative practices.

what we offer

Mia J. Chong & Emily Hansel in Bad Birdwatching.
Photo by Robbie Sweeny.

  • Compensation for approximately 18 hours of creating, sharing, and offering feedback (all at $30/hour)

  • 10 hours of studio time (at ODC in San Francisco) to create

  • 20 minutes to block and tech (on February 7)

  • One dress rehearsal (on February 7)

  • One performance (on February 8)

  • An invitation to attend the Winter Dance Lab (January 31 - February 9)

application process

Curation into the 2026 Winter Dance Salon will be considered as part of the 2026 Fieldwork Application process. We have streamlined the application process for all of our Fieldwork programs, so artists may now apply for any or all of the 2026 opportunities to get involved. All Fieldwork applicants who complete the process will receive a $30 honorarium to recognize the time and labor involved in preparing their application. For more information, please see the Fieldwork page.

Applications for Fieldwork 2026 will open in the Fall of 2025. Please check back soon for more information.

In addition to completing the application process, applicants must:

Molly Rose Williams’s We Are All Friends.
Photo by Chani Bockwinkel

  • Be a Bay Area-based artist.

  • Identify as a maker of contemporary dance

  • Engage in two-way and open communication between our respective teams to facilitate and deepen our relationships as fellow artists

  • Adhere to a policy which prohibits and prevents discrimination against people on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, physical disability, veteran's status, national origin, ancestry, or socio-economic status

Within 30 days of the Salon’s conclusion, artists will also:

  • Complete an anonymous feedback survey

  • Receive a $15 honorarium from FACT/SF for completing the feedback process

QUESTIONS & Accessibility

Artists are encouraged to ask questions, or request assistance and accommodations, by emailing the FACT/SF Operations Assistant, River, at rbermudezsanders@factsf.org, or calling FACT/SF at 415-349-0878.

We want to hear from you and endeavor to make that as easy as possible.

Banner Image: Poppy Miller & Liessa Son in Taylor Donofrio’s BETTY. Photo by Robbie Sweeny.