Disability Cultural Center

Event Organizer: Smuin Contemporary Ballet

Date: October 5, 2025

Start Time: 12:45

Doors Open: 12:30

End Time: 4:00

Event Location: Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA | 700 Howard Street | San Francisco

Ticket Price: $25. – $90

Event Description:
Haptic Access Tour and Audio Description for Smuin’s fall program, Extremely Close

A trio of Smuin premieres by three award-winning choreographers featuring the music of Caroline Shaw, Phillip Glass, a Tom Waits cover, and more.

Arrive by 12:30 pm on Sunday, October 5, for a 15 minute live pre-show tour that allows patrons to experience—through touch and their own movement— the space, performers, costumes, and objects in addition to key movement elements in the performance. Patrons should gather in the lobby of the Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA at 12:30 pm. The haptic access tour will begin at 12:45 pm.

Performance starts at 2pm.
Smuin’s Season 32 kicks off with a trio of Smuin premieres. Making its first appearance outside of New York City Ballet is Partita, choreographed by three-time Tony Award-winner and NYCB Resident Choreographer Justin Peck. Set to Caroline Shaw’s haunting, Pulitzer Prize-winning score for eight voices, Partita is an exploration of movement and an expression of hope. Artistic Director Amy Seiwert’s A Long Night, set to a medley of songs by Patsy Cline, Pink Martini, and Tom Waits, brings to life the mischievous Puck and hapless lovers of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Extremely Close, Alejandro Cerrudo’s contemporary classic, is a work of exceptional beauty and theatricality—including a feather-strewn stage—that will be a superb showcase for Smuin’s Artists. Don’t miss this spectacular program.

All shows have wheelchair accessible seating available. Audio Described show will be offered on Oct 5.

Event and Access Questions

Please contact the Smuin Box Office at 415-912-1899

We currently have a total of 20 headsets available. We recommend that you ask people to reserve them. To date we have not had more AD users than we could accommodate. If you believe that you will have more AD users than this (i.e. you are working with a school group or organization) please let us know ASAP. We can purchase more receivers and headsets, but it takes up to a week for us to receive shipment.

Please note, this is not a San Francisco Disability Cultural Center event. We cannot answer any questions or provide additional information.