Oberlin Dance Company

ODC, formerly the Oberlin Dance Collective, is a contemporary dance and arts organization founded in 1971 by current artistic director Brenda Way. ODC relocated to San Francisco in 1976 and in 1979 became the first modern dance company in America to build its own facility, from which it still operates. ODC comprises ODC/Dance, its contemporary dance company, ODC Theater, and ODC School, which provides classes and training for youth, teen, and adult dancers.

ODC/Dance’s programs involve 6,000 artists and students and reach 50,000 audience members annually. The company is noted for its fusion of classical and modern techniques and for its collaborations, including with writers Leslie Scalapino and Rinde Eckert; actors Bill Irwin, Geoff Hoyle and Robin Williams; and visual artists Wayne Thiebaud, John Woodall, and Eleanor Coppola.

ODC/Dance Company has three resident choreographers, Brenda Way, KT Nelson, and Kimi Okada. The company’s repertory of over 120 works includes commissions for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the San Francisco and Oakland Ballets, the Los Angeles and Sante Fe Operas, the Walker Art Center and the Festival des Etoiles, among others. Awards include five Isadora Duncan Dance Awards, a Guggenheim Fellowship for Way, and a Tony Award nomination for Okada. ODC was named "Best Dance Company" in the San Francisco Bay Guardian for 2005 and 2006 and the San Francisco Business Arts Council’s choice for "Exceptional Non-Profit Arts Organization—2004".

Composed of eleven dancers, ODC/Dance performs its repertory for more than 50,000 people annually. ODC/Dance presents two home seasons at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, which feature new and repertory work, and the family production of The Velveteen Rabbit during the winter holiday season. ODC/Dance's touring roster has included the Kennedy Center, the Spoleto Festival, Jacob's Pillow, and the Joyce Theater, as well as venues in Europe, Australia, Southeast Asia, and regions across the former Soviet Union.

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