Kara Nelson

ODC/Dance

ODC is a groundbreaking contemporary arts institution, delivering its mission through a world class dance company, an innovative presenting theater and digital platform, a dance school for movers of all ages and abilities, and ODC/Heath with initiatives including a fee-free diagnostic and educational Healthy Dancers' Clinic, and a fitness program for all levels and abilities. Guided by Founding Artistic Director Brenda Way, ODC is nationally recognized for its entrepreneurial spirit and artistic innovation. Unique for its fully integrated vision, ODC strives to inspire audiences, cultivate artists, engage community, and foster diversity and inclusion through dance performance, training and mentorship. ODC operates a two-building campus consisting of a Dance Commons and the ODC Theater in San Francisco's Mission District (when in-person activities are allowed), and a robust digital program for classes, performances and engaging dialogue. ODC's programs and activities have contributed to community development, arts education, and access to creative art-making for 50 years.