Review: Season finale for Ballet San Jose
Costumes and scenery by Antoni Clavé balance grittiness against style as only the French can.
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Chanticleer in San Jose: Ancient texts, 20th Century tunes
In swapping out the usual story of dazzling the elders at the temple in favor of a non-canonical text about the child Christ, Chanticleer adds…
San Francisco Opera Guild announces ‘Revelry on the Rhine’ gala
All proceeds support the award-winning education and community outreach programs of San Francisco Opera Guild that reach more than 50,000 young people in 200 schools…
Lyric Theatre’s ‘Carousel’: Fine production of flawed masterpiece
Special recognition must go to Lisa Marie Woods, who seizes the opportunity to showcase her dramatic skill and expressive balletic moves during an exquisitely choreographed…
Sad news for Bay Area theater, actress Summer Serafin dies
Actress Summer Serafin died March 18th after a 10-day struggle to survive after a tragic 35-foot fall from a fire escape. She was 31.
New Century’s back in town
Being largely unfamiliar with these lieder, I appreciated Moore’s performance of two different settings for the same poem (An den Mond) because it pointed the…
Behind the Scenes: ‘Quidam’ by Cirque du Soleil at HP Pavilion (Video)
Full disclosure: I admit, I have a soft spot for Cirque. I. Am. Canadian. And I love to hear the French Canadian accent.
San Jose: Backstage at Cirque du Soleil ‘Quidam’ (outtakes)
The talented crew has transformed the very arena where the San Jose Sharks beat the Calgary Flames 6-3 last night into a magical world that…
Review: Ragnar Bohlin conducts ‘Bach’s B minor Mass’ at San Francisco Symphony
Each passage totally exhausts the possibility of what can be done with this material, leaving the audience amazed and stunned at what can be done…
Cuckoo’s Nest at Broadway West: Timeless story about the indomitability of the human spirit
The creative design elements of the shocking opening scene augur well for what is yet to come.