Kate Mitchell
Fri/12-Sat/13, ODC Theater

ON THE SURFACE , fashion and dance don't seem to have much in common. Fashion requires money – and dancers usually don't have much to spare. Yet both realms deal with body display and the creation of images, and, to various degrees, they're also involved with revealing and hiding the self. In the Bay Area – maybe because it's such a hotbed for young fashion mavericks – choreographers are apparently developing an interest in examining the tension between these allied yet so different endeavors; Alma Esperanza Cunningham and Monique Jenkins are two who come to mind. With Threads, New York transplant Kate Mitchell puts her own perspective on the issue. Dancer-choreographer Mitchell, who is also a professional designer, pulls together both of her loves, dressing her five dancers in "wearable art" (created in tandem with Elizabeth Miller) and framing them against a set of translucent textiles of her own making. The work features sound design by Richard Friedman and lighting by Walter Holden; performers, in addition to Mitchell, are Ann Berman, Damara Ganley, Marlena Oden, Kristi Rudolph, and Julie Sheetz. 8 p.m., 3153 17th St., S.F. $18-$20. (415) 863-9834, www.ticketweb.com. (Rita Felciano)