Toba SingerDanceSan Francisco,
In the works of Christopher Bruce, there is never the slightest whiff of the counterfeit. Pieces he creates tend to circumnavigate a family of themes whose touchpoints include abuse of power, loss, or simple-seeming but significant transformations—comic or tragic--within a ...
Emily S. MendelArt & ArchitectureSan Francisco,
From only 45 remarkable paintings in this astounding exhibition of the important Norwegian Modernist artist Edvard Munch (1863 –1944), one can appreciate his robust 60 years as a working artist. Throughout his career, which spanned from ...
Emily S. MendelTheaterSan Francisco,
A cross between a musical profile and a rock and roll show, Randy Johnson’s “A Night with Janis Joplin” is undoubtedly entertaining. The best aspect of the evening is Kacee Clanton, who does a fabulous Janis. She has the deep ...
Joanna G. HarrisDanceSan Francisco,
ODC has sponsored the “Walking Distance Dance Festival” June 2-10 to “offer us the opportunity to experience the juxtaposition of different choreographic voices.” (Quote from program notes by Marie Tollon, ODC Writer-In-Residence.) The pieces are short (usually one-hour works) that ...
Toba SingerDanceSan Francisco,
Opera Paralèlle’s “Les Enfants Terribles” is a Jean Cocteau novel-inspired multimedia cocktail of nearly equal parts opera, filmed images, ballet, spoken word, and live piano accompaniment. Plot lines derivative of the 1972 Franco Zeffirelli film, “Sister Sun, Brother Moon,” and ...
Joanna G. HarrisDanceSan Francisco,
Eve Mutso defines her work “Unknown” is the following words:
“It is said that creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.
I sometimes see life itself as a performance full of uncertainties. The roles we play ...
Films from Poland, the UK, Italy, the USSR, Japan, Sweden, and the USA.
Renata PoltFeaturesSan Francisco,
Father's Day, wedding day, graduation--all important June occasions. And, of course, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, June 1st to 4th. This year, as in the 21 preceding years, the festival will feature a ...
Joanna G. HarrisDanceSan Francisco,
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Liss Fain and her dancers, Sonia Dale, Katherine Hawthone, Megan Kurashige, Shannon Kurashige and Sarah Dionne Woods-Ladue have created an evening of story telling and dance within a unique setting at Z Space. The stories are ...
David E. MorenoDanceSan Francisco,
You will have to make a choice. There should be no dilly-dallying, told the audience Kyle Abraham at the beginning of his premiere, “Dearest Home.” You should either watch his new work with the headsets and ...
Prize-winning dancer and San Francisco's only Gaga instructor.
David E. MorenoDanceSan Francisco,
James Graham is a dancer/performer/choreographer/teacher and a consistently rising star in the Bay Area’s dance community. He received an Izzie (Isadora Duncan Award) for Outstanding Achievement in Performance as an Individual for an "Entire Season" (2013-2014) This was the same ...
