Lectures on Tap - "When Ballet is Rebellious: Rule-breakers & Revolutions"

Welcome to Lectures on Tap

Join us for an engaging evening where professors, experts, and storytellers bring their thought-provoking lectures to your favorite bar in the Union Square, San Francisco!

Hosted by the Lectures on Tap team.

🗓️ Date: November 6th, 2025

🕡 Time: 6:30 PM

📍 Location: Union Square, San Francisco (exact address given in confirmation email)

📚 Lecture: “When Ballet is Rebellious: Rule-breakers & Revolutions”

🎤 Speaker: Annelise Eastes, Director of Artease Dance Collective

While ballet is often associated with elegance and discipline, its history is rich with rebellion and scandal. In this illuminating lecture, Annelise Eastes will uncover the dancers who defied tradition, the fervent fan culture surrounding performances, and the artistic revolutions that transformed the ballet stage.

Join us as we explore how these rebels not only reshaped the ballet art form but also influenced broader cultural conversations and societal norms.

Annelise Eastes is the Artistic and Executive Director of Artease Dance Collective, with a focus on both San Francisco and Sacramento. She holds a BFA in Ballet Performance from Butler University and has toured globally as a performer and choreographer. Her innovative work blends classical ballet with cabaret and nightlife elements, reinterpreting ballet within the vibrant cultural contexts that made it a phenomenon.

Don’t miss this opportunity to discover the untold stories behind ballet’s most audacious figures!

Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌

Agenda

6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.

6:55 PM – Host introduction

7:00 PM – Lecture begins

7:45 PM – Audience Q&A

8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

8:30 PM – Wrap up.