Louise Lamson . Photo: Kevin Berne/Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Metamorphoses

Theater Berkeley,
With vivid and fond remembrances of Berkeley Rep’s extraordinary 1999 production of acclaimed writer and director Mary Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses” (produced at UC’s Zellerbach Playhouse), I wondered whether a re-do could ever live up to  ...
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Monet: The Late Years

Art & Architecture San Francisco,
“Monet: The Late Years,” an exquisite and enlightening exhibition, presents the evolution of the fabulous French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840-1926) from 1913 to his death. After a lapse in painting brought on by the deaths  ...
Photo: David Allen.

Creditors

Theater Berkeley,
“Creditors,” written by the much-admired and influential Swedish playwright August Strindberg (1849 –1912) known for his forward-thinking and naturalistic dramas, has been produced much less frequently over the years than some of his more  ...
Kimono Refashioned, 2019, © Asian Art Museum

Kimono Refashioned

Art & Architecture San Francisco,
An exquisite experience awaits all who see the San Francisco Asian Art Museum’s new exhibit, “Kimono Refashioned,” which examines the influence of the kimono on global fashion from the Victorian era to the 21st  ...
Photo: Kevin Berne.

Seascape

Theater San Francisco,
Edward Albee’s (1928-2016) trenchant view of life, combined with his inventive, creative mind, resulted in plays that are disruptive, adult, intellectual experiences. And his 1975 play “Seascape,” which was awarded  ...
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Q & A w/ Masako Miki

Art & Architecture Berkeley,
Much-admired Berkeley-based artist and designer Masako Miki is the 273rd artist in the MATRIX Program for Contemporary Art at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. (BAMPFA). MATRIX is an ongoing series dedicated to presenting cutting-edge art and  ...
Photo: Alessandra Mello/Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Paradise Square

Theater
An innovative, ambitious, and multilayered world premiere musical, “Paradise Square,” about the companionable life of Irish immigrants and free blacks in the Five Points slum  ...