Queer dance favorite Sean Dorsey Dance returns to the San Francisco stage April 24–26, 2026, offering audiences a powerful evening of dance created as a balm for this moment in America.
The trailblazing company will treat audiences to a “sneak peek” of their new show-in-development, We Choose Each Other, performing the world premiere of several new pieces.
“Our 22nd home season is really responding to this horrifying moment in America,” Dorsey told the San Francisco Bay Times. “We know this: again and again, when our communities are under attack, when we are being harmed, we choose each other.We choose to protect each other; we choose to hold each other more tightly. That is what these dances are about—coming together out of deep care and love.”
And why does Dorsey refer to these performances as a “balm”? This one-weekend-only engagement arrives at a critical time—as trans and LGBTQI2S+ communities are “reeling from national and state attacks on our rights, bodies, access to healthcare, freedom of travel, and freedom of expression,” explains Dorsey.
Along with the new work, the company will also restage a piece from the company’s 20-year award-winning repertoire, performing the opening sections of 2015’s award-winning show The Missing Generation, which Dorsey created after recording oral history interviews with longtime survivors from the early AIDS epidemic.
In sum, this is a program brimming with Sean Dorsey Dance’s signature fusion of full-throttle dance, luscious queer partnering, intimate storytelling, and theater.
“This Home Season is a powerful opportunity for our communities to gather together, celebrate ourselves, and remember that artists are a foundational part of social change and revolution.” says Dorsey.
Sean Dorsey Dance’s 22nd Annual Home Season is performed by Sean Dorsey, Brandon Graham, Héctor Jaime, David Le, and Nol Simonse.
Dorsey has long blazed a trail as a transgender and queer artist, community leader, and activist. Highly physical, accessible, rooted in story, and danced with precision, guts, and deep humanity, Dorsey’s work has boldly created new space for trans and queer voices, bodies, and stories in contemporary dance. Dorsey previously won an Emmy for his work and this year was awarded the GLBT Historical Society’s History Maker Award.
Dorsey is also the founder and Artistic Director of Fresh Meat Productions, home of the beloved Fresh Meat Festival of trans and queer performance. (Save the date: this June 19–21 is the 25th Anniversary Fresh Meat Festival, which Dorsey promises to be “a massive celebration not to be missed!”)
About the April 24–26 Home Season, Dorsey adds, “Performing this evening of dances is not just about offering audiences beauty and artistry—it’s also about love, community, and resistance.”
Advance tickets are recommended for this one-weekend-only event.
Access Information
ASL interpretation will be provided at the Sunday, April 26, 4 pm performance. Dance Mission Theater is mobility-device accessible and has all-gender restrooms. Full access information is available on the company website at: https://bit.ly/4twZlaC
Sean Dorsey Dance’s 22nd Annual Home Season
April 24–26 @ Dance Mission Theater (3316 24th Street, SF)
– Friday, April 24 @ 8 pm
– Saturday, April 25 @ 8 pm
– Sunday, April 26 @ 4 pm (with ASL interpretation)
For Tickets and More Info
https://seandorseydance.com/
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Published on April 9, 2026
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