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…
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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…
SF Ballet – Frankenstein
San Francisco Ballet “Frankenstein” March 20, 2025. 7:30 PM Opera House, SF The Legend: Dance/Drama The “Frankenstein” story goes back to 1818 when Mary Shelly wrote the novel which, in later story and film history, became a well-known film. Boris…
SF Ballet: Raymonda
Raymonda San Francisco Ballet Saturday, March 1, 2025, 8 PM So Much…Raymonda! San Francisco Ballet, under the leadership of director Tamara Rojo, has brought a revised production of Raymonda to an appreciative audience. Rojo is also credited with direction and…
SF Ballet – Cool Britannia
“Cool Britannia” San Francisco Ballet Wed. Feb. 20, 2025 7:30pm War Memorial Opera House San Francisco, CA Marvelous Innovative Events Although all three of the ballets presented as “Cool Britannia” are new to San Francisco audiences, they are apparently not…
Twyla Tharp Dance
Friday, February 7, 2025 8 pm Zellerbach Auditorium UC Berkeley Excellent performance: Repetitive Rhythms The Twyla Tharp Dance Company performed two works at Zellerbach Auditorium to a welcoming ‘new year’ audience of devoted Cal supporters. First on the program was…
SF Ballet Manon
San Francisco Ballet Weds. January 29, 2025 7:30 PM War Memorial Opera House SF Magnificent, memorable…but “too much” The San Francisco Ballet, opened its 2025 season with British choreographer Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s “Manon.” First produced in 1974 at the Royal…
SF Ballet Nutcracker 2024
San Francisco Ballet NUTCRACKER Saturday, December 7, 2024/7 PM An old favorite/a new delight! I first saw Nutcracker at the old NY Metropolitan Opera House. Like so many children attending this annual ballet ‘celebration’, I hardly saw nor could remember…
Step Afrika!
Step Afrika! Saturday, November 2, 2024 8 PM UC Berkeley Zellerbach Hall Step Africa! “The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence” The performance of “Step Africa!” was preceded by a dynamic, important discussion held at the upstairs lobby of Zellerbach Hall.…
ODC Summer Dance Festival
ODC Summer Dance Festival Sunday, August 18, 2024 Matinee Two Dance Events: Different Perspectives In my long history of attending dance events, I have pleasant memories of receiving a paper program, learning something about the event and waiting, well-informed, for…