Dance

YBCA hosts The Exceptionally Elderly Overweight Black Man Phoenix on June 14.

The troupe’s mélange of percussive dance with cutting-edge electronics and live music brings down the house at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

Student work is presented alongside pieces by some of ballet’s greatest choreographers.

The premiere of Inferno is just part of the evening-length ballet envisioned by the prolific composer.

The award-winning Orihara explores the intersection of American and Japanese modern-dance traditions as expressed by women choreographers.

The choreographer’s humanity and storytelling ability combine with superb performances.

Esa-Pekka Salonen and Peter Sellars explore the lost world of Persèphone.

Look for big hits including Cinderella and Romeo & Juliet.

The Mariinsky Ballet, Renée Fleming, and a reimagined Scott Joplin opera are only a few of the standout attractions.

The groundbreaking director and librettist talks about his reimagined Perséphone, his fascination with Stravinsky, and the role of the artist today.