Organizations Filed Purposes:
ODC Theater exists to empower and develop innovative artists through commissioning, presenting, mentorship, and space access; it develops informed, engaged and committed audiences; and advocates for the performing arts as an essential component to the economic and cultural development of our community. Dedicated to the lifecycle of the artistic process, ODC Theater aims to inspire audiences, cultivate artists, engage community, and foster diversity and inclusion through dance.
Founded in 1976, ODC Theater exists to empower and develop innovative artists by participating in the creation of new works through presenting, mentorship and access.
ODC THEATER, LED BY THEATER DIRECTOR JULIE POTTER, DELIVERS ITS MISSION BYCOMMISSIONING, PRESENTING, MENTORSHIP AND PROVIDING SPACE ACCESS. ODC THEATER HAS EARNED A NATIONAL REPUTATION AS AN INCUBATOR FOR EMERGING AND MID-CAREER ARTISTS.NUMEROUS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE NOW RECOGNIZED AS LUMINARIES IN THE FIELD RECEIVED THEIR DEBUT PRESENTATIONS FROM ODC THEATER. THIS ROSTER INCLUDES: EIKO & KOMA, BILL T. JONES, SARAH MICHELSON, JOHN HEGINBOTHAM, ANDREA MILLER (GALLIM DANCE), EMILY JOHNSON AND BODYTRAFFIC.ODC THEATERS ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM FOSTERS THE ARTISTIC GROWTH AND ORGANIZATIONAL / INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY OF BAY AREA ARTISTS OVER A THREE-YEAR RESIDENCY. IN 2019, ODC THEATER WELCOMED A NEW COHORT OF RESIDENT ARTISTS TO BEGIN THEIR THREE-YEAR TERM: LARRY ARRINGTON, ANTOINE HUNTER, DAIANE LOPES DA SILVA/WEIDONG YANG, AND LAUREN SIMPSON. THE COHORT REFLECTS ODC THEATERS COMMITMENT TO AESTHETIC AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY. THE COHORTS THREE-YEAR RESIDENCY WILL PROVIDE ARTISTIC COMMISSIONS, ACCESS TO ART-MAKING AND PERFORMANCE SPACE, PARTICIPATION IN A CHOREOGRAPHIC RESPONSE TEAM, CAPACITY BUILDING/ADMINISTRATIVE MENTORSHIP, THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST AN ADMINISTRATIVE FELLOW, COMPENSATED PARTICIPATION IN AN ANNUAL RETREAT, TECHNICAL RESIDENCIES AND PREVIEW PERFORMANCES. THESE OPPORTUNITIES CONSTITUTE SUPPORT AT EVERY LEVEL OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS, AND ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE LONG-TERM CAPACITY, RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY. IN ADDITION TO THE COHORT OF INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT ARTISTS, IN 2019 ODC THEATER HOSTED AND NURTURED RESIDENT COMPANIES. ODC THEATER LEVERAGES GRANT AND OTHER CONTRIBUTED SUPPORT TO AWARD BAY AREA ARTISTS WITH ARTISTIC AND MERIT-BASED IN-KIND GIFTS OF ACCESS TO SPACE AND LABOR SUBSIDIES TO SELF-PRESENT AT ODC THEATER. IN 2019, ODC THEATER ALSO WELCOMED ITS NEW WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE: SIMA BELMAR. THE WIR PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO SPECIFIC WORK; A FRAMEWORK FOR CONTEMPORARY DANCE AND ITS CONNECTION TO BROADER SOCIAL/CULTURAL MILIEU; INTRODUCES A CRITICAL DANCE VOCABULARY TO THE PUBLIC; AND FURTHERS THE EQUITY GOALS AT THE HEART OF THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION.ODC THEATER IS THE SITE OF MORE THAN 160 PERFORMANCES EACH YEAR, INVOLVING NEARLY 1000 LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. THREE OUT OF FOUR OF EACH OF ODC THEATERS RENTAL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE UP TO 50% SUBSIDY ON PERFORMANCE SPACE, AND STUDIO RENTAL IS DISCOUNTED FOR ALL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Brenda Way | ARTISTIC DIR. | 40 | $0 |
| Suzie Ivelich | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sally X Yu | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Pamela Wright | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Samantha Test Cauthen | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Tcheng Ware | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Tay | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy Streb | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jackie Schneider | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Kimi Okada | SCHOOL DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 |
| Kt Nelson | CO-ARTISTIC DIR | 30 | $0 |
| Carma M Zisman | EXECUTIVE DIR. | 40 | $0 |
| Carolyn Goor Hutchinson | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Hansen | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Cecilia Fok | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Lynn Feintech | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Justin Erlich | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Henry Erlich | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Sean Dowdall | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Alyce Dissette | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Boyer | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Fred Bateman | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Schroeder | Past President | 1 | $0 |
| David Slater | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Bart Deamer | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Margaret Jones | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Becky Saeger | President | 1 | $0 |
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