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January 2024 by Stephany Buswell
Cool place to experience art, dance and music.
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January 2024 by Kris
They always seem to have something going. They have a bunch of dance sessions going on. They have been closed for the holidays.
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January 2024 by Sudeepto Chakraborty
I am reporting here about a rather disturbing incident that took place a few years ago wherein Daniel Mollner who was the "facilitator" of the Monday night ecstatic dance jam was rather upset one night that only a handful of people remained for the closing circle after the dance. As a remedy he suggested that people should be barred from leaving the dance space until the closing circle had been completed. For a while I had been noticing his increasingly authoritarian vibe, and at this suggestion I felt extremely unsafe as I believed my civil liberties were being infringed. So I passionately objected to this suggestion and in response Daniel abrasively cut me off. An unsavory argument ensued wherein I caught glimpses of certain unhealthy aspects of Daniel's personality. Consequently, I decided to stop going to all events hosted by Daniel. This man is a talented DJ, but I believe he is totally unfit to be a conscious dance facilitator.
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September 2023 by C Castle
Wow! Attended the Tribute to Women’s Pop featuring Vivianne Castillo on Sat Aug 26 2023 and it was a fantastic show! The burlesque dancers were so entertaining and beautiful! And Vivianne was just stunning with her original songs and beautiful voice! I could listen to her all night. ? She’s also a natural comedian! Perfect package. ❤️ The seats were folding chairs instead of the usual theatre seats. The tickets cost $50/person and +18 years only. Concessions were available to purchase. All gender restrooms. That was a first for me! Overall, great venue and excellent performance by all the dancers and Vivianne!
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August 2023 by ed greene
Great local venue.
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April 2023 by Gsmurf831
Great place. Great staff. Awesome events and classes. Great plays. Laura and her crew are just awesome. Check it out
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February 2023 by Laura B.
This community Artspace is dedicated to supporting emerging artists and Diverse communities! The programming is forward thinking, inspiring, and includes all kinds of stuff--burlesque performances, black history month, Chinese New Year's, salsa dances--and is accessible--there is sliding scale or donation options for much of what goes on.I work here so I'm pretty stoked.
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February 2023 by GENERAL PHLINT
Great place for creativity and enjoyment
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July 2022 by Yanov M.
The 418 new lobby at the 155 River St South. I think that they have the lobby and two spaces (big and small halls), but I might be wrong
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June 2022 by Chey T
Love this venue! Such a lovely space, friendly staff, great location, interesting programming -- amazing! Even though it's a long drive from SF, I'll be back for sure!
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April 2020 by Lake FX
Great movement community space
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April 2020 by Margo Chisholm
A safe place to move and be moved. A deep sanctuary for me and so many others. Check out our online classes during this time when we need each other so.
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March 2020 by Sean Atsatt
An amazing place to move and be mov ed
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December 2019 by Hawk Hawk
Recommended for laughter, love, sweat and community.
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May 2019 by Lera L.
The floor is sprung, soft wood and well maintained! Really great dance floor! Thanks to Rita Rivera who chose it for the Dance Gallery (prior to the 418 Project rename). The 418 started with more emphasis on experimental performance and technical dance. International master teachers of Dance improvisation, Modern, Post Modern, West African and Brazilian dance taught there. Friday night dance jam and a contact improv jam were a thing as well. Some genres have held up or morphed. A contact improvisation jam, Brazilian dance class, Dance Improvisation Lab and Dance Church have all been going for more than a decade. New classes are popping up to seed the biggest current niche: free-form dance with predominantly male DJ/facilitators. (No alcohol, shoes or talking and some of these dance sessions offer a light structure.) Dance Church on Sunday mornings caters to old time Santa Cruz. It's the most affordable jam and is a fundraiser for the 418, the DJ of the day and the dance church collective. India Joze restaurant in the front has a highly creative chef who's culinary offerings have been a Santa Cruz treasure for many decades. A rare thing in Santa Cruz also occurs here. There's a weekend volunteer program in which people use the kitchen to make free food for public consumption, served Saturdays and Sundays downtown by Food Not Bombs. (Quite special in a town that's become so money oriented.) Which reminds me, you can rent the dance floor by the hour and hopefully create something. More performance art please! It seems there's always been something of value housed in this building and it may offer the best dance floor in the Bay Area.
