David Herrera Performance Company’s core programs are multi-fold consisting of 1) performances, 2) community engagement offerings such as LatinXtensions and Latinx Hispanic Dancers United, 3) community collaborations/partnerships, and 4) the development of new programs.

Performances:
DHPCo. serves a multicultural audience through yearly performances, including a home season, tours, commissioned performances, and festival participations. Our most recently completed full season (2019, pre-Covid) featured nine regional performances that reached 1400 guests. Included a two-week sold-out home season, a commission by Yerba Buena Gardens, a showcase at Grace Cathedral, participation in PUSHfest at ODC Theater (awarded “Audience Choice”), and returning to the Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.

Community Impact:
Community programming consists of current LatinXtensions mentorship and Latinx Hispanic Dancers United (LHDU).

LatinXtensions is our 12-month mentorship program for emerging dance makers. LatinXtensions offers culturally-sensitive capacity building in the areas of non-profit management, grant writing, equity practice, outreach, budgeting, artistic creation, and community building. Established POC dance artists serve as guest speakers and mentors throughout the cycle.

Latinx Hispanic Dancers United is a network in which dance artists, scholars, and administrators come together to build regional and national community and support systems. The network provides a pipeline through which resources and ideas are exchanged among members, creating discourse and collaboration, building community, and developing political power. LHDU has grown to engage over 200 artist through Bay Area LHDU and the LHDU National branches.

Collaborations:
DHPCo. joins forces with artistic and community organizations to create educational programming that showcases diversity in the dance field and community.