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Oakland Ballet Company in the media

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Dancers spread around the stage performing various poses connected by a long braid.

Oakland Ballet’s Angel Island Project Shines a Light on the Immigrant Experience

Pointe Magazine

Dancers spread around the stage performing various poses connected by a long braid.

Detained Chinese immigrants carved their anguish into a wall a century ago. Those words inspired a ballet

The Guardian

Dancers Jazmine & Lawrence hold hands appearing to perform a turn in front of a bell on Angel Island.

If These Walls Could Talk

The Los Angeles Post

Dancers in a line facing the right leaned over one another.

Oakland Ballet’s ‘Angel Island Project’ will take you on a literal journey

San Francisco Chronicle

Dancers spread around the stage performing various poses connected by a long braid.

Oakland Ballet’s ‘Angel Island Project’ details experiences of detained Asian immigrants

Local News Matters – Bay Area

Dancers performing a lift on Angel Island

Oakland Ballet draws from the poetry of Angel Island detainees in new show

KALW Public Media

2 dancers looking to the right attached by a long braid on Angel Island

Oakland Ballet Angel Island previews new performance “Angel Island”

The World Journal (Chinese)

Two dancers on side jumping while dancer in the middle holds their hands

This week in Oakland: ‘Lustig LIVE!’

The Oaklandside

Dancer on left facing right in statue-esque pose, dancer on right leaning to left with large fan.

Oakland Ballet Company Shines Brightly in Dancing Moons Festival

ODC

Lawrence Chen with left hand in air looking to the left

Oakland Ballet dreams big in ‘Dancing Moons Festival’ excerpts

SF Chronicle

OBC dancers performing for students on a school stage.

Photos: Oakland Ballet brings a Day of the Dead celebration to San Leandro school

East Bay Times

Smiling female dancer in a bright, flowing orange dress and skull makeup swishing her skirt.

Luna Mexicana in San Jose

Metro Silicon Valley

Smiling female dancer in a bright, flowing orange dress and skull makeup swishing her skirt.

Going Out Oct. 26 – Nov. 3, 2023

The Bay Area Reporter – Serving the San Francisco Bay Area LGBTQ community since 1971

Dancer in folklorico dress reaching her hand to the left

This week in Oakland: Luna Mexicana at the Paramount…

The Oaklandside

OBC dancers performing for students on a school stage.

Dancers bring Day of the Dead to Life

East Bay Times

Graham Lustig Headshot

Why the Oakland Ballet blends traditional dance with a new beat

KALW Public Media – 91.7 FM Bay Area

Misty Copeland looking to the left and up at a mural

The Town blooms in Misty Copeland and Leyla Fayyaz’s dance film ‘Flower’

48hills – Independent San Francisco News + Culture

Babatunji Johnson and Misty Copeland in a duet

Living and thriving in motion – From krumping to ballet to big screen, Babatunji Johnson finds home in dance

San Francisco Chronicle – Datebook

Misty Copeland standing amongst other dancers.

Ballerina draws on her own life in acting debut

San Francisco Chronicle

Misty Copeland standing amongst other dancers.

Ballerina Misty Copeland to Premiere ‘Flower’ in Oakland

KQED – The Do List

Misty Copeland looking to the left and up at a mural

Q&A w/ Misty Copeland and Babatunji Johnson

Culture Vulture

Misty Copeland walking in front of mural that says "remember your roots"

Silent film by renowned ballerina highlights Oakland housing crisis

The Oaklandside

Graham Lustig Headshot

Sights & Sounds: Graham Lustig

Kalw Public Media – 91.7 FM Bay Area