San Francisco Ballet: NUTCRACKER Helgi Tomasson, Artistic Director December 10, 2021 San Francisco Opera House A Joyous Christmas Present Helgi Tomasson has been artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet for thirty-seven years. The coming 2022 season celebrates his retirement…
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InkBoat
“Ink Boat” “These Are the Ones We Fell Among” Nov. 7, 2021 4 pm ODC Theater. San Francisco Existential Event “Existentialism: concerned with existence, especially human existence as viewed in the theories of existentialism.” Program notes tell us: “These Are…
Ballet Hispanico 11/6/2021
Cal Performances, “Ballet Hispanico” Saturday, November 6, 2021 8 PM Zellerbach Auditorium Berkeley, CA Style and Performances “Ballet Hispanico” made its first performance at Zellerbach Auditorium on Saturday eve, November 6, 2021. Although the company is fifty years old (so…
ARTS MEDALLION: Helgi Tomasson, Honoree
2021 San Francisco ARTS MEDALLION: Helgi Tomasson, Honoree Bravo! Helgi! Bravo! Jim and Cecilia Herbert, Honorary Co-Chairs! Bravo! Pattie Lawton and Ken Fulk, Event Co-Chairs and the Honorary Committee and Event Committee. Bravo! to the Museum of Performance & Design…
Pilobolus
Pilobolus Cal Performances. October 22, 2021 Zellerbach Auditorium “Big Five-Off” (West Coast Premiere) Jeffry Geffen, Director of Cal Performances, welcomed the large audience on the evening of Pilobulus’ second show at Zellerbach Auditorium. The ‘house’ had been closed, he remarked,…
The Healer
Review:”The Healer” Co-presented by RAWdance and ODC Theater Choreography: Katrina Wong with the performers Performance. Michaela Cruze, Juliann Witt, Katerina Wong, Stacy Yuen Cinematography: Jenny Chu: Editing: Loren R. Robertson: Original Score: Daniel Berkman: Scenic Design:Chad Owens: Lighting: Del Medoff…
The Joffrey Ballet
The Joffrey Ballet Friday, March 6, 2020 Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Choreographic Variety The center work of the Joffrey Ballet evening was “Beyond the Shore”, a co-commision by Cal Performance for the choreographer Nicolas Blanc, who had appeared with the…
“The Day”
Review “The Day” SF Performances Wendy Whelan and Maya Beiser. Choreography: Lucinda Childs: Words and Music: David Lang Friday, February 28, 2020 Alas, “The Day” When talented artists share a program there are risks and rewards. In “The Day”, former…
Paul Taylor at YBCA
Paul Taylor Dance Company SF Performances Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Wednesday February 19, 2020 Lively Memories The Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to the California Theater at YBCA for for performances from February 19 to February 23, 2020.…
SF Ballet – Program 3
SF Ballet Program 3 February 15, 2020 War Memorial Opera House,SF Talent…Terpsichore Trauma The SF Ballet displays no end of technical ability. It is gratifying to see both young and ‘older’ dancers in such fine shape, amazing audiences night after…