Curbside Theater

• Who are you people? SB Dance is a company of professional artists, mainly dancers, who like pushing boundaries and inventing new things. Over the years, we’ve made concerts of  all dance, pure theater, musicals, operettas, and immersive works. Curbside is what we call “dance theater”; that is, a little of both.
• How artsy is this? It’s approachable, entertaining, and made for curious, open-minded people without any special knowledge or familiarity with contemporary art.
• Is this okay for kids? Tarotville is loved by kids and adults, and every maturity levels gets something different out of it. Solidly multi-generational.
• Is it hard to see the stage? Nope. The Curbside stage sits 4 ft above the ground to provide good sight lines in level locations. Standing, our heads are over 9 ft high!
• Do you provide accessibility options? Curbside Theater suits audiences with varying disabilities. Please contact us if you have questions about accessibility at a specific location.
• Why are outdoor shows so late? We start at dusk so our stage lights are visible. In late August and beginning of September, that’s about 8:30pm. By October, it’s about an hour earlier.
• Will you do a pro bono show? We waive our fee for organizations that help under-served communities. Please reach out if you are interested.
• How about social media? @sbdanceco on Instagram and tag #curbsidetheater.
• Who hosts this? Arts councils, municipalities, colleges, neighborhoods, businesses, and individuals. They pay a fee that’s often underwritten by public grants and admission is usually free. Lots of people donate to help make the show available to those who couldn’t otherwise afford it. These are some of the peeps who’ve taken Curbside to their communities: The Blocks SLC, Holladay Arts Council, Boulder Arts Council, Millcreek City Community Life, Bountiful Davis Arts Center, SLC Open Streets, Nature Center at Pia Okwai, Tea Zaanti, Pinnacle Performance, The Other Side Academy, University of Utah Honors College, Dumke Arts Plaza, Encircle St. George, Kayenta Center for the Arts, Mountain Arts and Music, The Shop Park City, Live Daybreak, Alta Community Enrichment, and neighborhood groups throughout the Wasatch Front

When the 2020 shutdown occurred, Stephen (SB Dance’s founder/director) strapped a stage on an utility trailer and convinced dancer Annie Kent and musical duo Raffi and Ischa to drive around doing 10 minute mini-shows to anyone who made a free reservation. All outside under conditions of safe social distancing, the show grew into more solos, and, for performers in the same bubble, some duets. Back then, we’d clean the stage surface between each piece.

Fast-forward and the Curbside program has become a complex new format of concert art. We’ve create two shows so far– Tarotville (2023-4) and All Those Kinds of Love (2021-22)– and are adding a new one in 2025. To our knowledge, Curbside Theater is the only dance-based traveling show of its kind.

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