Rogue Gestures in San Francisco
Schedule
Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am
UTC-07:00Location
Dance Mission Theater | San Francisco, CA
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We’re coming to San Francisco! 💃🏽 Join us March 13!Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies is a contemporary dance theatre and live music production that celebrates the labor and lived experiences of immigrant women in the US. The work weaves bharatanatyam, dance theatre, and raaga-based music to show that we are stronger together, transforming our joy, labor, and grief into collective power.
Initially inspired by oral histories of community aunties who arrived to work as nurses after the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, Rogue Gestures celebrates the breadwinning, culture-bearing, determined generosity of our femme elders, insisting that the only way forward is together. These are lessons needed now more than ever!
Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies
By Nava Dance Theatre
📅 Friday, March 13 @ 8 pm
📍 Dance Mission Theater
3316 24th Street (@ Mission)
San Francisco
Tickets $24-40 sliding scale | Limited seats!
NOTAFLOF
https://dancemissiontheater.org/2025/12/18/march-13-rogue-gestures-foreign-bodies/
ASL Interpretation Provided
Dancers: Nadhi Thekkek, Shruti Abhishek, Janani Muthaiya, Aishwarya Subramanian, Abhirami Murugappan, Priya Govindarajan, Soundarya Daliparthy, Anjali Shankar
Musicians: Roopa Mahadevan, Preethi Ramaprasad, Aarti Shankar, Aditya Iswara, Conal Sathi, Matt Small
Co-Music Directors: Roopa Mahadevan and Kalaisan Kalaichelvan
Choreography: Nadhi Thekkek
[bharatanatyam, oral histories, live music, Kerala, malayalee, nurses, arrival stories, migration, diaspora, raaga, bass, piano, percussion, San Francisco, family portrait, Live Photo, women’s stories, herstory]
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Where is it happening?
Dance Mission Theater, 99 Osage Aly, San Francisco, CA 94110, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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