Let’s go behind the scenes to meet our phenomenal Box Office Manager, Heather Cunningham!

The Mexican company Punto de Inflexión directed by Stephanie García brings us a program where the feminine and deep human emotions are exposed.

downcast (2021) is a work where three beings dwell in undefined spaces at the edge of light and darkness as a metaphor for the duality that inhabits human experience.

Incandescent is a solo work created and performed by Stephanie García where embodied contradiction guides the complex imbalance life shows us from time to time.

Abrirse el Cuerpo (2022) is inspired by María Lugones’ “plurality of selves” that coexist in an individual and a continuous reflection on the ongoing creative investigation of gender violence against women and identities not aligned with the colonial project.

Join us for 3×3

January 26th – 28th, 2024

Let’s dive deep with Azuki Umeda, our featured choreographer, as she discusses her upcoming piece, ‘how i became kinder, and kinder,’ showcased in our DANCE AT THE ODYSSEY Festival.

Born in Tokyo, Japan, and raised in San Jose, CA, Azuki Umeda is a first-generation Japanese queer artist. She holds a BFA in Dance and a BA in Integrated Educational Studies from Chapman University, where she earned recognition with the Nancy Dickson-Lewis award for Outstanding Choreography.

Azuki’s has collaborated with renowned artists such as Twenty-One Pilots and FINNEAS. Her work has been showcased at prestigious dance festivals, including the Capezio ACE Awards and World of Dance. She is the founder of AU.THENTICITY, a dance company dedicated to fostering a collaborative environment for artistic exploration. Recently, Azuki was named one of the Ann & Weston Hicks Choreographic Fellows at the Jacob’s Pillow 2023 Program.

Witness Azuki Umeda’s distinctive choreographic voice at the DANCE AT THE ODYSSEY Festival!
“how i became kinder, and kinder”
February 9th – 11th, 2024

For the 7th year, this unstoppable dance festival’s mixed programs offer a wide range of dance over six weeks hosting six companies, twenty choreographers, forty-nine performers, a “dance wrecking” and four world premieres. Reminding us that the language of dance is universal.

Celebrated choreographers and companies include Rebecca Pappas, Lily Chumas, Punto de Inflexión, Goblin Party, Azuki Umeda and Galiana&Nikolchev’s Useless Room: https://odysseytheatre.com/whats-on/dance-january/

BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA – Post Show Discussion

We are joined by…

Playwright, Anna Ouyang Moench

Director, Peter Richards

Our Cast, Arye Gross and Jacqueline Misaye

And the Natural History Museum’s Ornithologist, Dr. Allison Shultz.

Get a sneak preview of the solo act BEFOK with the show’s lead… Lola Luvv! At the Odyssey through November 5th!

Arye Gross Watching BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA & More

Peter Richards, our director for “Birds of North America,” talks with us about the themes in our upcoming production.

Ron Sossi (Artistic Director; and Writer/Director of “Elephant Shavings”) tells us about the inspiration behind “Elephant Shavings.”

Our box office manager, Heather, is taking us backstage at the Odyssey!