Paris Opera Ballet “Red Carpet” (North America Premiere) Friday October 3, 2025, 8 PM Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley AMAZING GRACE If one reads the announcement of “Paris Opera Ballet”, the assumption might be … ’the performance is French (no!); the…
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Smuin Contemporary Ballet – October 5
Smuin Contemporary Ballet Sunday, October 5,2025 2 pm Yerba Buena Center, San Francisco Sunday Delight Amy Seiwert, the Artistic Director of the Smuin Ballet, has succeeded Michael Smuin and now, to delighted San Francisco audiences, brings new choreographic works. For…
The Motion
“The Motion” By playwright Christopher Chen Shotgun Players September 20, 2025 8 PM Creation/Confusion/Celebration First scene: The four actors, two on each side, led by a moderator, confront the question, “Do we kill animals unjustly? And/or do we use them…
The Tempest: Marin Shakespeare Festival
“The Tempest” Marin Shakespeare Company Saturday, August 16, 2025. 7 PM “The necessity of theater.” The quote above, “The necessity of theater” is from the “Director’s Notes” in the program for an earlier production at the Marin Shakespeare Company. (Signed…
“Pyramus and Thisbe”
“Pyramus and Thisbe” in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Marin Shakespeare Company Saturday, June 14, 2025. 7:30 PM “Pyramus and Thisbe“: a play within the play is performed at the end of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” as ‘preferred’ entertainment for the…
Marin Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Marin Shakespeare Company Saturday, June 14, 2025 7:30 PM Adapted, Choreographed and Directed by Bridgette Loriaux A BRILLIANT, DELIGHTFUL PRODUCTION This production of “Dream” which opened in the company’s amphitheater Marin County setting (just outside San…
Mark Morris “Pepperland”
Mark Morris Dance Group “Pepperland” (2017) Cal Performances UC Berkeley Friday, May 9. Sunday May 11, 2025 Musical Theater ala Morris The Mark Morris Dance Group presented a weekend of three performances at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley this past weekend.…
Oakland Ballet: Angel Island Project
Dancing Moons Festival 2025 Oakland Ballet May 4, 2025 Paramount Theater Oakland “Angel Island” The Oakland Ballet returned to the Paramount Theater this past weekend (May 4, 2025) with an unusual, fascinating and brilliantly performed event: “Angel Island”. The ballet…
SF Ballet – Van Manen: Dutch Grandmaster
San Francisco Ballet Wednesday, April 9, 2025 7:30 pm “Van Manen: Dutch Grandmaster A Superb Evening of Dance Hans Van Manen, choreographer for the Netherlands Dans Theater, has enlivened the San Francisco Ballet repertory in several previous years. His work…
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater April 8, 2025
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Tuesday, April 8, 2025 7:30 PM Zellerbach Auditorium UC Berkeley Program A Welcome back! For many years (more than 30 I believe) the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been appearing in Berkeley. In a…