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The Classical, the Post-Modern and All That Jazz at Smuin Ballet
Smuin Ballet is wrapping up their San Francisco season this coming weekend and taking their Spring program on the road. If you miss them at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, catch them in Mountain View, Walnut Creek or more »
Alice and Cinderella: All Wheeldon Last Week
Last week was Chris Wheeldon Week in San Francisco, with Ballet in Cinema’s broadcast of the Royal Ballet in Alice in Wonderland in Bay Area theatres, and the premiere of Cinderella at San Francisco Ballet. It was Standing Room Only more »
Oakland Ballet Reimagines Diaghilev
What we thought of Oakland Ballet’s daring updates of Les Biches, Le Spectre de la Rose (Bloom), and Pulcinella: read about it in our review in the Huffington Post.
Diablo Ballet Does Balanchine & Modern Urban Nightmares
Do Bay Area audiences realize how spoiled they are? We’ve got the opulent San Francisco Ballet, stylish Ballet San Jose, provocative ODC/Dance, mesmerizing Alonzo King, and so many more. One of the tiniest of the local repertory companies is Diablo more »
Alonzo King LINES Ballet: A 30 Year Legacy
No shortage of near-naked beauty on display in Alonzo King LINES Ballet’s 30th anniversary season, but the high points were Edgar Meyer’s witty score for King’s latest work, entitled Meyer and played live by his trio, and Kara Wilkes’ heart-stopping performance more »
Come Behind The Scenes with The Milissa Payne Project
Join us tomorrow, Monday 29th April, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the StageDor Studio in Sausalito for a rare look at the creative dance-making process with rising star choreographer Milissa Payne Bradley and members of The Milissa Payne Project, more »
Ballet San Jose Bows to Modern Masters
A Merce Cunningham jewel anchors Ballet San Jose’s smart, thought-provoking final program of the season, along with some of the most vibrant live music you will hear on any Bay Area stage. Check out our review in the Huffington Post.
Falling in Love with the Bolshoi, All Over Again
Like a Fabergé egg: rarely seen outside Russia, the Bolshoi’s full-length ‘Esmeralda’, based on Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris, was rebroadcast in brilliant HD in cinemas worldwide last night.
What Makes a Versatile Dancer? ABT Livestream on Sunday
Catch American Ballet Theatre for free in your pyjamas this weekend: they’re fielding the home team on GUGGENHEIM WORKS & PROCESS, beaming its way onto your computer screens this Sunday 7:30 pm EST: Click here for Works and Process events schedule. DRINK more »
Glamour, Wit and Bombast at San Francisco Ballet
Tweets from intermission at the War Memorial Opera House, Tuesday, 16th Apr 2013