SCHEDULE 2026

Dates: Feb 20, 21, 22

Location: UC Berkeley

Theme: Resonant Bodies

February 18th - Pre Hack Mixer

6-8pm at Gray Area

2665 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Meet and Greet + free admission to Gray Area’s new exhibition

Friday, Feb 20th Workshops

There are two concurrent workshops offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited, so please sign up on Slack to reserve your spot in your preferred workshop.

Let us know if you did not receive an invitation to join DanceHack Slack channel.

12pm Check in - everyone pick up badge, sign release form and get free gift at CNMAT.

If you are taking the first workshop at BCNM, there will be a volunteer to walk you to CNMAT at 12:45am.

CNMAT is located at 1750 Arch Street, Berkeley

Workshops at BCNM

Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM)

Bechtel Engineering Center

Grimes Engineering Center Room: B102 (BCNM Commons)

1-2:15pm - Isadora Beginners and intermediate with Ian Winters and Sheldon Smith

*** Note that Isadora I (beginners) will be happening at the same time in the same studio.

2:45-4:00pm - Tools for Making and Creating at the DanceHack with Iu-Hui Chua

4:30-5:45pm - Choreoichnology with Merli V. Guerra

Workshops at CNMAT

1-2:15pm Good Vibrations - Vibe Coding for Creative Performances with Andrew Blanton

2:45-4:00pm - Harmonious Cacophony with Avital Meshi and Lisa Wymore

4:30-5:45pm - Calibration - Contact Improvisation with Daiane Lopes da Silva and Weidong Yang

6pm - Reception

Saturday: February 21st - Hacking

9-10am breakfast at jacobs Institute for Design

10-6pm - Hacking at Jacobs Institute for Design

1-2pm Lunch at Jacobs Intitute for Design

Jacobs Institute for Design is located at 2530 Ridge Rd, Berkeley, CA 94709

Sunday: February 22nd - Hacking + Showing

9-10am breakfast at jacobs Institute for Design

1-2pm Lunch at Jacobs Intitute for Design

10-6pm - Hacking at Jacobs Institute for Design

4pm- 5:30pm - Informal Performances

Dancehack 2026

Informal showing

A showing/demonstration of dance and technology experiments created over the DanceHack weekend. Participants are invited to share a brief idea that they have been working on. Experiments might include working with robotics, interactivity, AI, Isadora, motion capture, dance improvisation scores, theater, choreography, and more.

Where when and does it cost anything?

The showing is free! Just show up and hang out.

We will begin at 4pm on Sunday, Feb 22nd and finish at 5:30pm.

The showing will happen at Jacob Institute for Design.