Deborah Slater Dance Theater

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. Repertory includes the 2007 Izzie Award-winning HOTEL OF MEMORIES, 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. Merwin, celebrated 20 years of DSDT. 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. DSDT also runs and manages Studio 210, an intimate studio and theater space in the Mission District. 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. In addition to offering space rentals, Studio 210 also hosts a twice-yearly residency program that provides space, mentorship, and resources for two performing artists or ensembles to develop new work.