2026 WAWDF Weekend #1 - Film Screenings
An afternoon of of dance screenings and a talkback with the directors and artists!
Good to know
Highlights
- 2 hours
- all ages
- In person
- Doors at 3:30 PM
Refund Policy
Location
Dance Mission Theater
3316 24th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
How do you want to get there?
Agenda
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"Bare Soles Bare Soul"
DELINA PATRICE BROOKS is a writer, director and producer from San Francisco and Oakland alike. Nominated for three ISADORA DUNCAN AWARDS, Delina won for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in “An Open Love Letter to Black Fathers” which she wrote, produced, directed, scored, choreographed, and starred in. Delina is a 2023 DISNEY WRITERS PROGRAM FINALIST and a 2023 RESIDENT ARTIST at THE KENNEDY CENTER. She has choreographed/danced for CHANCE THE RAPPER on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE!, KANYE WEST at COACHELLA among others, and was Movement Director for "Casa de Spirits", a play written and directed by veteran actor ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH. A company member of Campo Santo, Brooks has raised over six-figures in small grants for her own work and has been commissioned/presented by YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK, LA WOMEN’S THEATRE FESTIVAL, THE BLACK CHOREOGRAPHERS FESTIVAL, AFROSOLO FESTIVAL, COUNTERPULSE THEATER and many more.
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"Ancestor Song, Because You're a Woman, and Teele Dharo"
Ishika Seth has been a dance artist for twenty years. She is the Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Ishami Dance Company. She has self-produced shows, choreographed festivals, tours, and theatrical productions. She received her BA in Dance from San Jose State University and was the Assistant Artistic Director of Mona Khan Company for over ten years. She has been a dance educator teaching Indian Contemporary and Jazz to the Bay Area community for over fourteen years. She grew up in India learning Indian Contemporary, Mayubhaj Chhau, Jazz and Yoga. Ishami is a contemporary dance company based in the San Francisco Bay Area that blends South Asian and global dance forms. Our mission is to center queerness, women’s voices, and experiences of the South Asian diaspora. We blend tradition with modern storytelling and spark conversations through art. We have toured our productions to New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
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World Arts West Archival Footage
Cora Barnes (she/her) has over 15 years of engagement with the Bay Area dance community as an artist and advocate. She has supported local festivals and dance companies, including CubaCaribe Festival, San Francisco Salsa Rueda Festival and Black Choreographers Festival, with logistics, fundraising, production and hospitality. Cora has performed widely with Cuban dance companies and was the founder and co-artistic director of Timbea, an award winning, all-women, salsa rueda dance group. She is a proud alumnus of San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, having performed with both the Arenas Dance Company and Las Que Son Son. As an arts administrator for World Arts West, Cora is part of a committed team serving the culturally-rooted dance community through advocacy, capacity building programming, and archiving and documentation.