Program Calendar
Join us for classes, workshops, and performances all year!
Upcoming Classes & Workshops
House Dance Class — All Levels
Rooted in deep reverence for Black social dance traditions, this performance-focused house dance workshop centers freestyle, storytelling, and the cipher as sites of communal power and creative truth. With minimal choreography, dancers are guided through footwork drills, groove development, improvisation, and world-building to expand performance quality and embodied liberation.
Mondays 6:45-8:30pm
📍 Dance Mission Theater
$20 Drop In
Tuesdays: Play • Pulse • Release – Intermediate Training Series
A weekly class series designed as both conditioning and moving meditation, supporting longevity, creativity, and expressive range.
Play — curiosity, improvisation, and embodied world-building
Pulse — groove, musicality, and house-informed choreography
Release — somatic efficiency, flow, and bone-initiated movement
Set to an eclectic, soulful playlist, this class supports pre-professional and seasoned dancers seeking a generative training environment rooted in embodiment, storytelling, and community.
Tuesdays, Feb 3 – May 26
11:00–12:30 PM
📍 Finnish Hall | 1970 Chestnut St, Berkeley
$20 Drop-In
The Movement Lab
More info soon!
🗓 Thursdays
📍 Home Bass 2355 Broadway, Suite 407 Oakland, CA
Text a host or DM embodimentproject on instagram to get the door code for access!
Upcoming Shows
Dragon’s Night- Dusk of the Swollen Sun
An immersive evening of dance, live music, ritual, and collective remembrance in West Oakland.
Saturday, June 20, 2026
BANDALOOP Studios
1601 18th St, Oakland, CA
Tiny Fest and Embodiment Project present Dragon’s Night, a one-night immersive performance experience exploring the role of artists during times of social upheaval. Blending street dance theater, live music, poetry, ritual, and community celebration, the evening invites audiences into a powerful journey of remembrance, healing, and creation.
At the heart of the night is Dusk of the Swollen Sun, a new 60-minute multidisciplinary work choreographed and directed by Nicole Klaymoon. Inspired by Saul Williams’ reflection that “artists are the death doulas of a dying empire,” the piece asks what responsibility artists carry in moments of cultural collapse — and imagines creation itself as an act of resistance.
Rooted in African diasporic storytelling traditions and dragon mythology across cultures, the work reimagines the dragon as a symbol of ancestral memory, courage, and interconnected lineage.
The evening features live music, spoken word, immersive visuals, and performances by Embodiment Project and Wishbone dancers, with guest musicians Kevin CK Lo, Byron Wong, Fidel Pomajambo (Fidelius), Rachel Sanders, and more.
Following the performance, stay for a community dance party and concert featuring Oakland emcee Do D.A.T and soulful house DJ BlkSoap.
Schedule
7:00 PM — Arrival + cocktails/mocktails + live ambient set
7:30 PM — Performances begin
9:00 PM–Midnight — Dance party + live music
Play, Pulse, & Release Classes
An interactive session for makers and thinkers to collaborate, connect, and spark new ideas.