“Bach Dances” was a package neatly tied together by several factors. First, by the predictability and vibrancy of J.S. Bach,…
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Christopher Wheeldon’s co-production with Dutch National Ballet of “Cinderella” is dance theater, conceived of in that genre’s finest tradition, but…
Dancers often collaborate with musicians as composers, accompanists and performers. We have seen many dances accompanied by pianists onstage, and…
“Everything is new and used..” The above is a phrase Gordon uses to describe his fifty year adventure to remember,…
Helgi Tomasson created “Trio” in 2011. It proceeds from a sixth sense of what Tchaikovsky’s piece “Souvenir” proposed about the…
Choreographer Kate Weare’s “Giant” kicked off program one of a two-week run at YBCA called “Dance Downtown.” Her smart staging…
An argument favoring bilingual education: When a child whose first language is not yet well-established is placed in a classroom…
The Ailey Company has visited UC Berkeley every year for over 20 years. This 2017 series has three programs with…
There is a room in Jonathon Young’s mind created from trauma. It has an electrical box, a harsh fluorescent overhead…
Stagers Bart Cook and Maria Calegari return as Balanchine Trust emissaries to transmit the particularities signaling George Balanchine’s momentous break…
Sparks flew at Friday evening’s San Francisco Ballet performance of Liam Scarlett’s “Frankentstein.” Unfortunately, they produced more light than heat….
Last Work (2015) Batsheva Dance Company By Ohad Naharin Yerba Buena Center for the Arts February 15-17 Produced by S.F….