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Dance Brigade celebrates Women’s History Month with the premiere of MATCH GIRL, a fractured fairy tale about class struggle exploring the drug and homeless crisis in San Francisco as it relates to poverty, addiction, skyrocketing housing costs, and the lack of political will to make exacting change.
Set in a contemporary urban setting, director Krissy Keefer uses dance, theater, and original writings to explore the “doom loop” of our beloved San Francisco with a deep, heartening, and even humorous reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale, The Little Match Girl.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
Dance Brigade has reached a remarkable milestone – five decades of pursuing artistic excellence, creative innovation and social justice. This winter, the company presents the centerpiece of this historic season, the premiere of “Match Girrl,” directed by Krissy Keefer. Utilizing choreography and additional theatrical devices in the hopes of prompting conversation and dialog, this new interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Match Girl” tackles issues of substance abuse, housing insecurity and socioeconomic instability in San Francisco.
Heather Desaulniers
Contributing Writer
Dance Brigade