Jordan RiefeFeaturesCA,
Winding up a yearlong celebration of Benjamin Britten’s centennial, L.A. Opera presents the composer’s most ambitious opera, "Billy Budd," featuring definitive staging by Francesca Zambello from her 1995 Covent Garden production. It stars Liam Bonner in the lead role, and is conducted by the company’s own James Conlon, with ...
Jordan RiefeFeaturesCA,
The "Frasier" alum was nominated in 2013 for his performance as Vanya in the play and returns to direct the show's L.A. run at the Mark Taper Forum through March 9.
In an era where actors seem to be ...
Michael Wade SimpsonFeatures
The Pianist as Blogger (and Vice-Versa)
Jeremy Denk, pianoJ.S. Bach's The Goldberg Variations (upcoming recording)Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467The Oberlin OrchestraCarnegie Hall, New YorkJan. 19, 2013(Other engagements by Denk on his website)
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Michael Wade SimpsonFeatures
Young Choreographer Brings People 'Back to Life'
"Square One"Choreography by Norbert De La Cruz IIIAspen Santa Fe BalletThe Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa FeApril 17, 2012
The Juilliard School has become a kind of farm-team for Aspen Santa ...
Renata PoltFeatures
Books, new and used, are among the thousands of items at the White Elephant SalePhoto courtesy of the Oakland Museum
Shopping Safari: The Oakland Museum’s White Elephant Sale
Sale of donated items to benefit the Oakland MuseumSponsored by the ...
Beverly BerningFeatures
Excerpts From a Conversation:Wim Wenders Talks About Pina Bausch
by Beverly Berning
The upcoming release of Wim Wenders' brilliantly realized 3-D tone poem on Pina Bausch, quite simply and lovingly entitled "Pina," occasioned a recent visit to San ...
Joanna G. HarrisFeatures
Perspectives on Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch:A Master Class and 'Pina,' a film by Wim Wenders
Class with company member Julie ShanahanShawl-Anderson Dance Center"Pina," a film by Wim Wenders Berkeley, Nov. 30, 2011
This was not theatre, nor pantomime, ...
Beverly BerningFeatures
Miranda July as Sophie in "The Future"
Seeing Miranda July: The Woman Behind The Future
by Beverly Berning
In person, Miranda July looks very much like the characters she plays in the two movies she has written, directed and ...
Michael Wade SimpsonFeaturesSanta Fe,
Juan Siddi performing: "For me, flamenco is universal."Photo courtesy of Juan Siddi Flamenco Theatre Company
Flamenco: Body and Music as One
Juan Siddi Flamenco Theatre CompanyMaría Benítez Theatre at The Lodge at Santa FeTuesday–Saturday, 8 p.m., through Aug. 14, ...
Michael Wade SimpsonFeaturesSanta Fe,
The Desert Chorale rehearses at the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe.Photo courtesy of the Desert Chorale
A Chorale Blooms in the Desert
Santa Fe Desert ChoraleJoshua Habermann, directorSummer season in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, July 7–Aug. 12, 2011
The ...
