Emily S. MendelArt & ArchitectureSan Francisco,
Tomás Saraceno (b. 1973) burst onto the art and architecture scene about 10 years ago with his innovative, beautiful and ingenious sculptural installations that are inspired by clouds and other natural configurations, including most notably spider ...
David E. MorenoDanceSan Francisco,
“Resilience gives the illusion of coping…”
“The Resilience Project” was created from a series of interviews with combat veterans and their families. Excerpts from those interviews--a short story, a single phrase, or a word broken down into sounds--are ...
David E. MorenoDanceSan Francisco,
“Yeah! Come on, come on, come on, come on
Now touch me, babe, Can't you see that I am not afraid?”
The Doors
A gauntlet was thrown by politically correct, and radically charged sparkplug, Keith ...
Joanna G. HarrisDanceSan Francisco,
“Touchy Subjects”
…”Keith Hennessy told Scott Wells that he didn't like the gay joke in Wells dance. Scott said, okay. Let’s make a show.”
The show they made includes themselves and seven of the best ‘new/now' dancers in the ...
Michael McDonaghMusicSan Francisco,
It's never good to live in the past, but sometimes we have to, even though as our latest catch phrase would have it " it is what it is. " These are some of the thoughts which came to ...
Joanna G. HarrisDanceMountain View,
Menlowe Ballet, Michael Lowe, Artistic Director (formerly of the Oakland Ballet), celebrated five years of its founding with a lively repertory of works this past weekend. Lowe choreographed one worked, restaged another (a tribute to Marc Wilde and Bronislava ...
Joanna G. HarrisDanceSan Francisco,
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Contemporary Dance: Past and Present
Christy Funsch and her remarkable group of dancers, musicians, actors, and lighting designers have produced a brilliant work in “Le Grand
Spectacle…” She has brought together an ensemble that responds to ...
Joanna G. HarrisEtcSan Francisco,
Remy Charlip was a great person, an innovative writer of children’s books, an early member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (for which he designed costumes and sets), a founding member of the Paper Bag ...
Emily S. MendelArt & ArchitectureSan Francisco,
I’ve appreciated and admired Frank Stella’s abstract art for many years, but the de Young Museum’s exciting retrospective enriched my understanding of Stella as an artist and a man. A smaller continuation of an exhibition ...
David E. MorenoTheaterSan Francisco,
“Rainbow Logic Arm in Arm with Remy Charlip” is Seth Eisen’s two-year labor of love and homage to his beloved mentor and friend. Remy Charlip was an unstoppable multitalented gay artist, dancer, performer, illustrator, costumer, and more. He ...
