SInger & SonSan Francisco,
Two elements in the gala’s ceremonial intro nearly upstaged the nativist spit and polish of “Men’s Regiment from Stars and Stripes.” First was Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson’s paradoxical pitch to set aside our points of view in the service ...
David E. MorenoSan Francisco,
“Astrology is not about astrology. It is about what is already happening. Astrology isn’t about us, but the way we are sewn into the weave of all we belong to. Right now, you are not dead, but you will ...
SInger & SonWalnut Creek,
Ballet has its stable of warhorses (Giselle, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty), but in every company’s manger, there’s just one cash cow. For Smuin, it’s the Christmas Ballet. Unless this comfort animal can calve new and relevant life, it ...
Toba SingerBerkeley,
Whether it’s the Teutonic Giselle peasant girl or the Indian sub-continent’s Nikia temple dancer, the plight of the village virgin has held audiences in its thrall for nearly three centuries. That’s impressive when one takes into account the number ...
Lewis WhittingtonPhiladelphia,
Stars of American Ballet touched down in Philadelphia October 18-19, a co-presentation of the Annenberg Center/NextMove. The ‘Stars’ tour conceived by New York City Ballet dancer Daniel Ulbricht and with fellow ballet dancers from the company and special guests. ...
David E. MorenoBerkeley,
The shock of the unexpected. This is what viewers have come to expect from Sankai Juku - formidable tensions and dynamics juxtaposed to minimal and primordial movement. Untamed and uncontrollable contrasts, like a peacock roaming freely across the stage ...
Lewis WhittingtonPhiladelphia,
The kick-off of Philadanco’s 50th anniversary season on Oct. 5 in the Merriam Theater was truly a dance night to remember, starting with the unrestrained love of four generations of dance artists and ‘Danco’ fans that erupted when Joan ...
Toba SingerSan Francisco,
Jess Curtis is an award-winning dancemaker and performer who has created and performed multidisciplinary works in the U.S and Europe. In 2000, he founded, Jess Curtis/Gravity. He holds an MFA in Choreography and a Ph.D. in Performance Studies from the ...
Toba SingerSan Francisco,
Too many seasons have slipped by without my having caught up with Smuin Contemporary Ballet. It was heartening to see how seasoned the small but surefooted company, treasured in the San Francisco Bay Area for its showmanship, has become ...
David E. MorenoBerkeley,
Mark Morris’ understated barefoot “Mozart Dances” (2006) launched the 2019-20 season for Cal Performances this weekend with three separate piano concertos that are superbly woven together. The first movement, choreographed for eight women titled “Eleven,” was danced to Mozart’s ...
