If Cities Could Dance 2019 - Live in Oakland

Every City Has Its Rhythm, Every Dancer Their Street.
Meet dancers and choreographers from across the country who dare to imagine what it would look like if their cities could dance. Join KQED for a night of film, conversation, music and performance with artists from our series If Cities Could Dance:

ROOTS the Movement -- Richmond
G-Nerd -- Memphis
Moonyeka -- Seattle
Yung Phil -- Oakland
Zeus of YouthUpRising-- Oakland

Shireen Rahimi, vogue dancer, choreographer, community leader, and If Cities Could Dance alum 2018, will he hosting the night. Music by DJ Nastia.

Doors at 6:45pm | Show at 7:30pm

Food and beverages will be available for purchase at Impact Hub Oakland. This venue has limited seating- please arrive early if you need to secure a seat.

This is a community gathering - no one turned away for lack of funds. Please contact us to get more information.

About the video series:

Dance Magazine calls If Cities Could Dance “a stunner” and a “turbo shot of serious inspiration.” In season two, we raise the bar, meeting Minneapolis-based Native American hoop dancers who put a new spin on a art form thousands of years old, and women poppers in Seattle who carve out a safe space for girls in a male-dominated street style scene. Chicago footwork dancers transfer turbulent emotions into lightning-speed steps, and the modern dancers of Miami’s all-female dance troupe slow things down with sensual, sex-positive moves.

Step into the shoes of these dancers and celebrate artists who dare to imagine what it would look like if their city could dance. Don’t miss eight new episodes every Tuesday starting March 26th, featuring performers in Minneapolis, Chicago, Richmond (CA), Memphis, Seattle, Fresno, Oakland and Miami.