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Epiphany Dance Theater

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Erasing Time is a photographic record of a live performance celebrating 50 years of Sara Shelton Mann’s collaborative performances. Spanning five hours and featuring over 40 artists, including members of the catalytic ensemble Contraband, the work was presented at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Dec 4-5, 2015. Featuring an extensive archive of both live performance and video projection, the event unfolded as a durational ritual.

With written memories from Jules Beckman, Lauren Elder, Kim Epifano, and Norman Rutherford, editing support from Elaine Katzenberger, with massive thanks to and energetic contributions from all the members of Contraband and our many many collaborators past and future. The Erasing Time book was supported by San Francisco Grants for the Arts/SPUN.

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Muddbutt Mystery Theatre Troupe: 3 Decades of Artful Collaboration

Please help us celebrate 33 years of collaborative theater adventures by supporting Mudd Butt Mystery Theatre Troupe with the purchase of the 30th Anniversary Commemorative Book.

Past Articles

The Shaping of a Piece
Stance on Dance, January 2019

Dancemakers Explore Change
SF/Arts Monthly, June 2017

When the World is Your Studio
Dance Teacher Magazine, August 2016

Bay Area Choreographer FInding Inspiration in Alameda’s Waterways
Alameda Sun, May 2016

Kim Epifano Dances to Her 15th Season of Genre-Crossing Performances
The Potrero View, June 2011

Kim Epifano Dance at ODC
7x7SF, June 2011

Looping Back to San Francisco, Kim Epifano’s Web of Art Making
Dancers’ Group, June 2011

Lotta’s Opera on the Streets of San Francisco
The Epoch Times, May 2006

Audience Reflections: Last Blue Couch in the Sky

“Last Blue Couch in the Sky was stunning, real, and so necessary. Kim Epifano has a gift at drawing forth the unique expression and courageous narratives from each of her collaborators. I wept several times thinking about how this rapidly changing city and was taken back to pulse of SF in the ’90s. THANK YOU! AMAZING WORK KIM, YOU’RE A BEAST!”
—Nicole Klaymoon

“It was my first time experiencing a live performance in various locations and each time the characters were sharing a short story. It’s like reading a book and suddenly being transported to a different setting and each setting is an interplay of different stories coming alive in different lights, colors, forms and textures. There was never a dull moment throughout the three-hour show. It was very engaging all the way. Congratulations to the cast and crew and esp Kim! More power to you and your team.”
— Yolanda Dizon

“The Last Blue Couch was both epic and intimate in its reflections on a fascinating neighborhood. The combination of storytelling and dance in the places where it all happened felt like I was part of something unique and was totally engrossing. There were so many striking and potent visuals that will stay in my mind for a long time. The performance has enriched my experience of being a new part of the SOMA community.”
— Daniel Harvey

Past Audio

Feature on The Do List
KQED Public Radio, June 2011

Audience Reflections:

“Every year you manage to get better and better! So beautiful, so entertaining, so important! Than you for one of the high lights of our year!”

“Really interesting performances. I especially appreciated how related they all were to the spaces in which they were performed. I also liked how relevant they felt with current problems in the city.”

“It was my first time. Each performance was unique culturally and very in tune with location. The end performance by EPSDT broke my heart open with pride and joy for my city, my home, San Francisco. The tour all led up to this final piece. My heart was open and warmed up to be able to break open. Thank you thank you thank you.”

“I saw Trolley Dances last year for the first time. This year was even better. Really appreciated the attention to race, class, indigenous and cultural paradigms. Overall, the diversity this year was great.”

“I felt as if San Francisco was telling her story.”