The Artist Diaries: ‘Among Giants’ in Loreto Bay (Video)
I wasn't happy with the initial results of this painting "Among Giants" - it was too drab, nothing popped.
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Explore San Francisco and Bay Area culture through theater reviews, film, contemporary art, and creative events. Featuring original artwork by Loni Stark, film reviews by Jeanne Powell, and insights by ATCA member Clinton Stark.
Ethereally Aesthetic: Entering the World of ‘Amaluna’ by Cirque du Soleil (Review)
As Cirque brings something new into the world, we emerge from Amaluna restored by the breathtaking excellence of this performance.
Bay Area Stage: A Bright New Boise, Amaluna (Video), Underneath the Lintel, Little Women, The Snow Queen
This week's roundup features shows by Cirque du Soleil, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, A.C.T., Magic Theatre, Aurora Theater and San Jose Rep.
Stark Insider TV: Cirque du Soleil Behind-the-Scenes at ‘Amaluna’ (VIDEO)
Peacocks served as color inspiration for Amaluna. Imagine a peacock's tail being used as a paint brush. Rich swashes of greenish blues. Violets. Golds.
Stark Insider TV: Snoopy hits the stage (VIDEO)
All told, 17,897 'Peanuts' strips were published making it "arguably the longest story ever told my one human being". The challenge? Bringing the iconic Peanuts…
Deliciously Demented: Peter and the Starcatcher
Molly's no asexual Victorian girl with a proper long nightgown, stitching Peter’s shadow back in place. Smart and assertive, one imagines Hilary Clinton as a…
Stark Insider TV: Singer-Songwriter Michelle Schmitt (VIDEO)
Michelle Schmitt has been making music since she was 12 years-old. After motherhood, she supercharged her creative energy. The result: 9 albums and a blossoming…
Sting and Paul Simon to appear On Stage Together in San Jose
Sting has received 16 Grammy Awards for his work, receiving his first Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1981.
42nd Street Moon does Rodgers and Hart
In many ways, this is the best of Rodgers and Hart, impeccably scripted and consciously paced for maximum effect.
Review: ‘Pianist of Willesden Lane’ a classical analog to ‘Book Thief’
In the face of untold atrocities, our only respite is that of the unbreakable: family, dreams, conviction. And... music.