Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Cal Performances UCB January 27, 2024. 8 PM Wonderful! Oh wonderful to behold! What a pleasure it is to welcome the “Trocs” back to UC Zellerbach Hall. They (the company) have often appeared at…
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SF Ballet – “Mere Mortals”
SF Ballet – “Mere Mortals” Friday, January 26, 2024 SF Opera House Brave New Ballet Tamara Rojo, the new director of San Francisco Ballet, in her new 2023 program booklet remarks, “Greetings” says commenting on “Mere Mortals” …”I truly hope…
Nutcracker 2023
San Francisco Ballet “Nutcracker” December 13, 2023 7 pm War Memorial Opera House San Francisco, CA Happy Holiday! It was delightful to see all the children – dressed up in festive wear- enjoying the opera house and the 2023 production…
Urban Bush Women
Urban Bush Women Cal Performances Dec. 1, 2023 8 pm Zellerbach Playhouse “Hair & Other Stories” Performance as Protest/Participation The Urban Bush Women are an outstanding group who can lecture, sing, act and dance. They are collaborators, with Mame Diaarra…
NYC Ballet – Balanchine – Oct 12,13, 2023
New York City Ballet Lincoln Center, Koch Auditorium October 12, 13, 2023 7:30 PM Celebration! History, Nostalgia, Performance Memories The three works on this Thursday program date from early times in the development of the NYC Ballet. For the 75th…
Oakland Ballet March 17, 2023
“Dancing Moons Festival” Oakland Ballet Oakland Asian Cultural Center March 17, 2023 7:30 pm Many Events of Diverse Design The Oakland Ballet, under the direction of Graham Lustig, has reached into the Oakland community in many ways, staging dances from…
SF Ballet – Colorforms
San Francisco Ballet: “The Colors of Dance” Opera House: San Francisco Tuesday, March 14, 2023 The ongoing season of the San Francisco Ballet under the direction of Tamara Rojo continues to delight audiences with dearly reconstructed works and new ballets.…
SF Ballet – Next 90 Festival – Program A
San Francisco Ballet 90th Anniversary Season Program A January 20, 2023 Strange and Wonderful Opening night for SF Ballet’s season brought new works to the Opera House stage. As promised, there were new choreographers and intriguing dimensions to Program One.…
Water in the Kettle
“Water in the Kettle” February 3, 2023 Rhythmic Cultural Works, Alameda, CA Evie Ladin, Artistic Director of “Water in the Kettle”, tells us in a program note that the production was 5 years in the making. The MoToR group started…
SF Ballet – Next 90 Festival – Program B
San Francisco Ballet Program B Sunday, January 29, 2023 2 pm Opera House, San Francisco “New Ballets:” some dimensions not yet presented! Program B, for which, alas, this reviewer had to miss opening night, was repeated on Sunday, January 29…