Photo by RJ Muna
ABOUT SHARP & FINE
Sharp & Fine is a San Francisco-based contemporary dance company co-founded in 2011 by sisters Megan and Shannon Kurashige to facilitate choreographic work that grows out of a shared history of experience in both classical ballet and contemporary dance and a desire for deep collaboration with artists from different disciplines.
We create narrative performance work that brings together physically exuberant choreography, emotionally nuanced text, live music, and multi-disciplinary collaboration. Our work is informed by the technical rigor of classical ballet, the human intensity of contemporary forms, and the conviction that telling a story built on personal truths is a powerful and communal act of communication and empathy.
S&F has premiered eight evening-length works at Z Space and ODC Theater and shorter works at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, Theater of Yugen, and Counterpulse, and has been commissioned by the US/Japan Cultural Trade Network, Soundwave, and the Merde Project. S&F was a resident company at the SF Conservatory of Dance from 2012-2018 and an artist-in-residence at Berkeley Ballet Theater and the Dresher Ensemble Studio in 2019-2020. The company's work has been presented by the RAWdance CONCEPT series, SFCD Summer Dance Series, and LEVYdance Salon. S&F has received support from CA$H, Zellerbach Family Foundation, ODC Theater, Rainin Opportunity Fund, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Lighting Artists in Dance Award.
ABOUT MEGAN & SHANNON KURASHIGE
Megan & Shannon Kurashige (co-directors & choreographers, dancers) co-founded S&F in 2011. Collectively, they have worked with Liss Fain Dance, Mark Foehringer Dance Project, Alex Ketley, Christian Burns, Amy Seiwert, Ballet Pacifica, and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. They studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, North Carolina School of the Arts, Academy of Ballet, and UC Irvine. Megan is also a writer. Shannon is also a graphic designer.
Sharp & Fine is a San Francisco-based contemporary dance company co-founded in 2011 by sisters Megan and Shannon Kurashige to facilitate choreographic work that grows out of a shared history of experience in both classical ballet and contemporary dance and a desire for deep collaboration with artists from different disciplines.
We create narrative performance work that brings together physically exuberant choreography, emotionally nuanced text, live music, and multi-disciplinary collaboration. Our work is informed by the technical rigor of classical ballet, the human intensity of contemporary forms, and the conviction that telling a story built on personal truths is a powerful and communal act of communication and empathy.
S&F has premiered eight evening-length works at Z Space and ODC Theater and shorter works at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, Theater of Yugen, and Counterpulse, and has been commissioned by the US/Japan Cultural Trade Network, Soundwave, and the Merde Project. S&F was a resident company at the SF Conservatory of Dance from 2012-2018 and an artist-in-residence at Berkeley Ballet Theater and the Dresher Ensemble Studio in 2019-2020. The company's work has been presented by the RAWdance CONCEPT series, SFCD Summer Dance Series, and LEVYdance Salon. S&F has received support from CA$H, Zellerbach Family Foundation, ODC Theater, Rainin Opportunity Fund, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Lighting Artists in Dance Award.
ABOUT MEGAN & SHANNON KURASHIGE
Megan & Shannon Kurashige (co-directors & choreographers, dancers) co-founded S&F in 2011. Collectively, they have worked with Liss Fain Dance, Mark Foehringer Dance Project, Alex Ketley, Christian Burns, Amy Seiwert, Ballet Pacifica, and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. They studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, North Carolina School of the Arts, Academy of Ballet, and UC Irvine. Megan is also a writer. Shannon is also a graphic designer.
