Rocked By Women

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Packages include the dance-theater show along with workshops and dance masterclass.

Originally performed in 2011 as a dance work-in-progress in the National Queer Arts Festival, Rocked By Women was re-conceived with theater director, Becca Wolff for a 2014 premiere in San Francisco at Dance Mission Theater. Due to high demand, SBDP had a 2015 re-staging in Oakland at Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts. SBDP toured this dance theater repertory piece at National Women’s Music Festival in Madison, WI; on Olivia Cruises in 2017; and at The San Francisco International Arts Festival in 2017.

Music soothes us, shakes us, astounds us and breaks our hearts. In this evening length work, Sarah Bush Dance Project rocks through the life of a woman rocked by women. From baby steps to coming out, and first crush to lost love, music by women from the past four decades binds the story of many to one and one to many – transforming everyday memories to the history we all share. With its eclectic score of unforgettable voices, this kinetic, hybrid work pays tribute to the women who rock us.

Here’s what the press had to say about Rocked By Women:

“a weighty yet explosive expression of the power of an indomitable spirit and embracing courage…Rocked is a warm, skillfully created, and generous show that just might become a Mother’s Day tradition.”
– SF Bay Guardian

“The genius of this piece lies in its depiction of a journey that will be familiar to some, foreign to others, but that draws us all in with the seductiveness of the music, the vivacity of the dancers, and the austere and nimble staging…[a] monumental work, which would reverberate just as powerfully in an opera house as it did in the intimate Dance Mission Theater.”
– Huffington Post

Collaborators:
Conceived and Choreographed by Sarah Bush
Developed and Directed by Becca Wolff
Original Score and Sound Design by Julie Wolf
Video Design by Aarin Burch
Lighting Design by Karen “KC” Cohen
Guest Musician: Shelley Doty

“Rocked By Women…what could be better than that! Spend an evening with these Dancers, these women, embodying a body of work, a body of songs that served as a group lift for so many people. Thanks to all of you for paying attention and paying tribute to this music, for revealing it all through the bold power of Dance.”
– Cris Williamson, Singer/Songwriter

“We will probably be completely forgotten if there’s not young women like Sarah who are determined to remember.”
– Holly Near, Singer/Songwriter, Activist

“A huge thank you and great gratitude for sustaining such an emotional legacy through dance and movement. I give my resounding yes to your wonderful project.”
– Ferron, Singer/Songwriter

“Those of us who were an integral part of Women’s Music owe Sarah Bush a deep thank you for her dance project, Rocked By Women. Classy, conscious, heartfelt, and hot. I’m sure it is the only tribute of its kind in the world. Thank you, Sarah.”
– Irene Young, Photographer

“You must go to this:
1. because it is beautiful and vital and dope
2. because the woman who choreographed it is genius
3. because we need to support the arts
4. because dance is life.”
– Vicki Randle, Musician

Photo credits: Molly DeCoudreaux and Marianna Janatova