winter dance salon

Following its debut in 2025, FACT/SF will present the second year of its Winter Dance Salon at ODC Theater on February 28th, 2026 at 7PM. The Salon is an informal, low-tech, low-stakes opportunity for Bay Area choreographers to share works-in-progress. The Winter Dance Salon happens in conjunction with the Winter Dance Lab.

Applications for the 2026 Summer Dance Festival are included in our Fieldwork Application process, open from September 26 through October 17, 2025 (or until 50 applications are reached).

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

• PURPOSE

• WHAT WE OFFER

• APPLICATION PROCESS

• QUESTIONS & ACCESSIBILITY

purpose

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

• 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 27)

• One dress rehearsal (on February 27)

• One performance (on February 28)

• An invitation to attend the Winter Dance Lab (February 26 - March 1)

application process

Curation into the 2026 Winter Dance Salon will be considered as part of the 2026 Fieldwork Application process. We have streamlined the Fieldwork 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.

In addition to completing the application process, applicants must:

• 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 415-349-0771.

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

Banner Image: Emma Andre, Henry Winslow, Liam Fleming, Risa Ofelia Diaz, Sophia Grimani, and Will Loewen in Zoey Fyfe’s Love Stories Part 2. Photo by Robbie Sweeny.