Dance, Choreography, Theatre, Performance, Education, Writing, Directing Merwin, celebrated 20 years of DSDT. Studio 210 provides a home for Bare Bones Butoh.
Founded in 1989, Deborah Slater Dance Theater (DSDT), under the umbrella of Art of the Matter, is dedicated to the creation of live performance exploring social issues, and creating paths through life’s experiences. Using dance, education and outreach to the community, DSDT has created over 20 evening length works reaching over 30,000 people. Rep includes the 2007 Izzie Award-winning HOTEL OF MEMO
RIES, featured on KQED TV’s SPARK, & Izzie nominees A HOLE IN THE WORLD, about the death of a parent, and THE SLEEPWATCHERS, inspired by sleep specialist Dr. William Dement. THE DESIRE LINE, chosen for Joyce SoHo’s 2009 Winter Season, performed to sold-out houses in NY, and 2010’s MEN THINK THEY ARE BETTER THAN GRASS, based on poems by Deep Ecologist/Poet Laureate W.S. NIGHT FALLS, a play with movement about aging, created in collaboration with playwright Julie Hebert and funded by the Gerbode Fdn, premiered in Oct 11 at ODC Theater and was voted one of the TOP TEN Performances in 2011 by the SF Bay Guardian. DSDT provides assemblies and residencies in schools throughout the Bay Area. DSDT features workshops, performances, residencies & artists in the schools. Run by DSDT, STUDIO 210 has served as a subsidized, inexpensive space for up and coming choreographers, actors, directors, fashion designers and photographers, serving hundreds of artists as a rehearsal, class and performing space for over 30 years. It is the home of DSDT and has operated continuously since 1980. 2012 featured The Annual February Festival featuring DSDT company members and invited emerging choreographers. 2012 marked the first 210 Residency Program, featuring selected artists Nol Simonse and Rosemary Hannon. The Residency offered a more sustained program for young choreographers focusing on free studio time, feedback from professionals, and a produced Residency showcase.
08/11/2026
⚡ DSDT is performing an excerpt of SHOUT IN THE DARK: A Guide to Hope & Good Grief at the Marin Dance Festival next month! ⚡ Don't miss it! Get your tickets at deborahslater.org/shout
Marin Dance Festival
Saturday, Sept 12 at 3pm
Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA
Pictured: Anna Greenberg Gold & Emma Andre by Dianne Jones
08/07/2026
"...In the end, I walked away feeling struck by the full-hearted commitment that each of the performers brought to their movement, as well as the love poured into the process by all the artists.." -Molly Rose-Williams
Thank you for supporting the restaging of SHOUT IN THE DARK: A Guide to Hope & Good Grief at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center-SADC with 4 SOLD OUT performances last month! Congratulations to our cast & crew!
DSDT's artists on why you should see SHOUT IN THE DARK: A Guide to Hope & Good Grief in 5 words. July 18 & 19 at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center-SADC.
Tickets: deborahslater.org/shout
07/01/2026
Do not give up in advance.
Do not give in in advance.
Do not obey in advance.
06/22/2026
Deborah Slater Dance Theater is thrilled to announce the restaging of SHOUT IN THE DARK: A Guide to Hope & Good Grief, Friday July 18th - Saturday July 19, 2026 at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center (SADC) in Berkeley, CA, with performances at 5pm and 8pm each day.
SHOUT IN THE DARK: A Guide to Hope & Good Grief
Saturday, July 18 5pm & 8pm
Sunday, July 19 5pm & 8pm