SFTD ANNOUNCEMENT

Epiphany Dance Theater is proud to announce...

Dancing with Muni

Extravaganza Performance Dance Party

Epiphany Dance Theater announces the premiere screening of a film about the San Francisco Trolley Dances (SFTD) on October 19th 2024 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

The evening will include several short live performances, a dance party, decades worth of free costumes, as well as honor Epiphany Dance Theater Founder and Artistic Director Kim Epifano, whose tenure at the helm of San Francisco Trolley Dances comes to an end this year.

October 19, 2024

6:30-10pm

YBCA

701 Mission St, San Francisco

FREE to ALL!

RSVP HERE

SF TROLLEY THROUGH THE YEARS 2004-2005

2004:

F Line Civic Center, Downtown, Embarcadero

The first year of SFTD was a revelation in possibility! So many people showed up, even in the rain. We realized how important a project it was for the Bay Area.

2005:

F Line Civic Center to Castro

It was the first year we included aerial dance. Kim's favorite part was having her site be on the historic Train #789, which is famed for Maya Angelou being one of the first female conductors in SF.

Photographer: Andy Mogg & Kim Epifano

2004 ARTISTS:

• Kim Epifano’s Epiphany Dance Theater

• Joanna Haigood’s Zaccho Dance Theatre

• Jean Isaacs’ San Diego Dance Theater

• Jesselito Bie’s Steamroller Dance Company

2005 ARTISTS:

• Amelia Rudolph’s Project Bandaloop

• Krissy Keefer’s Dance Brigade

• Robert Moses’ Robert Moses’ Kin

• Kim Epifano’s Epiphany Dance Theater

SF TROLLEY THROUGH THE YEARS 2006-2007

2006:

Embarcadero to Cal Train Station in Mission Bay

It was the first site we had a permit by the water for along the Embarcadero. Epiphany had a whole band performing right in front of the Cal Train station. Huge crowds got on and off the trains and stayed to watch.

2007:

Financial District, Embarcadero

It was a fun year with Run for Your Life!…it’s a dance company! People of all ages loved seeing their human puppet performing in front of the Castro Library. It was the first year we had tap dancing down in the Civic Center Muni Station. This was also the 2nd year we had an aerial dance company.

Photos by Andy Mogg, Cary Friedman, Janet Van Ham, Sam Wooten, Wilfred Jones

2006 ARTISTS:

• Kunst-Stoff

• Janice Garrett and Charles Moulton

• Facing East Dance and Music

• Epiphany Dance Theater

2007 ARTISTS:

• Jo Kreiter’s Flyaway Productions

• Paco Gomes and Dancers

• Rosie and the Radiators

• Run For Your Life!…it’s a dance company!

• Epiphany Dance Theater

COMMUNITY EVENTS

2024 World Arts West Dance Festival Weekend #2

Dance Mission Theater

3316 24th Street, San Francisco

TIX HERE

Weekend #2 continues with more Artist Dialogue Series + Dance Workshops at Dance Mission Theater. Engage with Cultural artists on blending tradition with modernity and join beginner-level dance workshops. The Artist Dialogue Series centers on themes such as dance as a form of resistance, female empowerment, the evolution of traditional dance in contemporary settings, and exploring queer identity within traditional dance. All dialogues will be moderated, recorded and include an audience Q+A at the end.

Two panels featuring cultural dance artists + Two dance workshops (AfroPop and Belly Dance) with a closing community cypher led by Jennifer Anolin (of Mix’d Ingrdnts)

Free registration is mandatory, space is limited!

EDT Thanks all of our 2024 funders, individual supporters & community partners!

Banner Photo by Kim Epifano