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Two fierce women ‘perform diaspora’ at CounterPulse
The tragedy at Oakland’s Ghost Ship two weeks ago was a stark reminder that the most vibrant cities for art around the country are pushing its artists into the shadows, and sometimes sending them to their deaths. The tech boom, gentrification, bureaucratic paralysis and foolhardy anti-development policies have sent real …
16 DECEMBER 2016
Most memorable moments: Critics Choice 2016
Sure to provoke some heated arguments is the roll call of the most glorious (and most disappointing) moments in dance over the past 12 months, published in Dance Europe’s October issue. Here are a handful of names that made it into Carla’s Critics Choice selections:…
14 DECEMBER 2016
Glimpses of Bay Area dance: summer and fall 2016
Carla reported on Smuin Ballet, SFDanceworks, SKETCH6, the West Wave Dance Festival, and Mark Morris’ Layla and Majnun for Dance Europe, on Post:Ballet and more for KQED Arts:…
13 DECEMBER 2016
The Snow Maiden Shimmers at the Sebastiani in Sonoma
Leigh Donlan reports from Sonoma:
The Sonoma Conservatory of Dance gave a captivating performance of The Snow Maiden at the Sebastiani Theatre last Sunday. …