ODC/Dance

The ODC Theater at 3153 17th Street on the corner of Shotwell Street in the Mission District of San Francisco. The ODC Dance Commons is around the corner at 351 Shotwell Street.

ODC, formerly the Oberlin Dance Collective, is a contemporary dance and arts organization founded in 1971, in Oberlin, Ohio, by current artistic director Brenda Way.[1][2] ODC relocated to San Francisco in 1976 and in 1979 became the first modern dance company in America to build its own facility, from which it still operates.[3] ODC comprises ODC/Dance, its contemporary dance company, ODC Theater, and ODC School, which provides classes and training for youth, teen, and adult dancers.

ODC/Dance's programs involve 16,000 artists and students and reach 50,000 audience members annually. The company is noted for its fusion of classical and modern techniques and for its collaborations, including with writers Leslie Scalapino and Rinde Eckert; actors Bill Irwin, Geoff Hoyle and Robin Williams; and visual artists Wayne Thiebaud, John Woodall, and Eleanor Coppola.

  1. ^ "History | ODC | The most active center for contemporary dance on the West Coast". www.odcdance.org. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  2. ^ "Oberlin Dance Collective - ODC - Remote Work From Home & Flexible Jobs | FlexJobs". www.flexjobs.com. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
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