David E. MorenoDanceSan Francisco,
“Alpha Mouse” begins with a funeral formation of sorts with 13 dancers dressed in variations of black attire--men in black sport coats and ties, white shirts, women in black skirts and dresses—uniforms of the sexes. The procession walks in a ...
Emily S. MendelTheaterSan Francisco,
ACT’s new production of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is a long evening, with moments of poetry and power interlaced with periods of static and sluggishness. John Douglas Thompson is often mesmerizing as the Danish Prince Hamlet, and he is supported ...
A dark comedy about a narcissistic college dropout.
Jenna MundoFeaturesSan Francisco,
https://vimeo.com/littlehandproductions/suicidetrailer
Filmmaker and actress Molly Ratermann is not afraid to take on the tough topics. This Bay Area native has been winning film festivals around the globe with her dark comedy short film, “Suicide.” Most recently, she screened it ...
Created by Bobbi Jene Smith in collaboration with Keir GoGwilt
David E. MorenoDanceSan Francisco,
The effort of lifting
The effort of missing
The effort of surrender
The effort of not knowing
The effort of listening
The effort of pleasure
The effort of taking care
As part of the 37th season of ...
Toba SingerDanceSan Francisco,
Is classical ballet dead? A good way to test this patient’s viability is to stage Helgi Tomasson’s “Haffner Symphony” in an outdoor setting, where living things abound in the lush splendor of orange poppy-fringed trees and meadows. See how it ...
Michael McDonaghMusicSan Francisco,
President Trump proudly extolled the virtues of western civilization in a speech he gave in Warsaw, Poland, in 2017, but colonization, which is one of its biggest and sometimes most virulent by-products continues to drive it, as ...
Emily S. MendelArt & ArchitectureSan Francisco,
In the first scholarly museum exhibit to use hats and the millinery trade as a metaphor for the progression of art and women during the height of the Impressionist era, (from start of the Third French Republic until the outbreak ...
West Coast Premiere
37th Annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
David E. MorenoDanceSan Francisco,
Who is Bobbi Jene?
Most dance documentaries are produced on the heels of a landmark in a dancer’s career. Usually that milestone comes somewhere between the middle or end of a long career--the completion of a major body of ...
Renata PoltFilmSan Francisco,
When I wrote an article on Jewish film festivals for Hadassah magazine 14 years ago, the San Francisco Jewish film festival was the oldest and the largest anywhere.
Of course it's still the oldest; and--guess what?--it's still the largest.
...
David E. MorenoDanceSan Francisco,
A choreographer’s anniversary is always a tricky subject. It would be easier for everyone, including the choreographer, if the Mayor would just present him or her with a key to the city. The pressure to create something knew ...
