SF LIVE Picks
Explore the live events and venues we’re excited about.
Staff Picks
This Month’s Live Arts
A short list worth your time. This month’s picks cut across genre and neighborhood, from low-lit rooms to open dance floors. Selected by SF LIVE contributors, each one offers a different entry point into what is happening right now.
Curator Spotlight
Mia J. Chong on ODC Theater
For artistic director Mia J. Chong, ODC Theater represents a crucial part of San Francisco’s dance ecosystem: a place where experimentation and rigor coexist. Long known for supporting contemporary performance, the Mission venue continues to provide space for artists developing movement work that feels both deeply personal and publicly engaged.
Venue Spotlight
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Strand Theater
The Strand Theater has become one of Market Street’s key homes for contemporary theater in San Francisco. Operated by A.C.T., the venue regularly presents new plays, experimental staging, and emerging artists alongside larger productions tied to the company’s broader season.
Venue Spotlight
Presidio Theater
Presidio Theatre has moved through multiple eras of San Francisco life, from a military movie house to a restored home for live performance. Reopened in 2019 after decades of vacancy, the theater now hosts music, dance, film, and theater in a historic space accessible to artists and audiences.