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.…
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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…
SF Ballet – Next 90 Festival – Program C
San Francisco Ballet: Next 90 Festival Program C Wednesday, January 25, 2023 San Francisco Opera House 7:30 PM Technique vs. Drama: Which is the dominant force? The Next 90 Festival at this season’s opening events brings never seen choreographers as…
SF Ballet: Nutcracker – December 2022
NUTCRACKER: San Francisco Ballet Choreography by Helgi Tomasson, December 8, 2022 It’s Holiday season and although Helgi Tomasson is no longer Artistic Director of the SF Ballet (he has been succeeded by Tamara Rojo), his production of “Nutcracker” is on…
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Shotgun Players: Ashby Stage. Berkeley, CA From November 12, 2022-January, 2023 Amazing Event! Have you tried reading “War and Peace” and can’t remember when? Did you read the first 100 pages and…
Kiandanda Dance Theater
Friday, July 1, 2002, ODC Theater San Francisco Presented by SFIAF, San Francisco International Arts Festival “Religion Kitendi-Dress Code” Kiandanda Dance Theater was founded in 2008 in the Republic of Congo. Now based in San Francisco, KDT’s “dance aesthetic is…
San Francisco Ballet Program 6
SF Ballet Program 6 April 6, 2022 7:30 PM San Francisco Opera House Tributes to Tomasson Program 6, the next to last for the 2022 season and the final for director Helgi Tomasson, was primarily dedicated to him, presenting a…
San Francisco Ballet Program 5
Program 5: “The Fifth Season” “Harmony” “Magrittomania” Saturday, April 2, 2022 San Francisco Opera House A DELIGHTFUL EVENT! Program 5 of this season, celebrating the departure of director Helgi Tomasson, brought delightful levels of performance and choreography to the Opera…
Ailey Dance
Ailey Dance UC Cal Performances March 30-April 2, 2022 50 Years of Ailey: Now Battle Program A: Robert Battle 10th Anniversary Program Since 1968 Cal Performances has proudly presented the Ailey Dance Company. Now under the direction of Robert Battle,…