Panel: World Arts West Legacy Artist Dialogue

Saturday, 8/22/2026
2:00 - 4:00
Suitable for:
  • Adults
Koret Auditorium
Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room A
Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room B
Main Library

100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

415-557-4400

In honor of its 50th anniversary, World Arts West celebrates and documents the legacies of foundational Bay Area dance legends:

These esteemed elders will join us for an afternoon of discussion and memories moderated by World Arts West CEO, Dr. Anne Huang and Artistic Director of Los Lupenos de San José, Samuel Cortez. 

About World Arts West

Founded in 1978, World Arts West is a nationally-recognized leader in advocating for cultural arts communities. Serving the largest multicultural dance network in the United States, we are a wraparound cultural artist service provider based in San Francisco, serving as a hub for comprehensive capacity-building artist services. World Arts West pioneered the first city-sponsored multicultural dance festival in the USA. Now in our 48th year, we continue this legacy of presenting a vital platform for cultural artists to build recognition, visibility and intersectional solidarity.  
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Spotlight

This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

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This program will be conducted in English unless otherwise noted.

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