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20 OCTOBER 2015

28 Chinese face off against The Trojans

28 Chinese summered at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, and it was hard to imagine a more riveting setting for this contemporary art exhibit, culled from the permanent collection of Miami collectors Mera and Don Rubell.…

19 OCTOBER 2015

Tharp, Sharp and Dull

Leigh Donlan reported from Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall:

On her 50th anniversary tour, Twyla Tharp brought a troupe of accomplished dancers, including some veterans from her previous projects, to Cal Performances at Zellerbach Hall this past weekend. The company performed two premieres, the impressive Preludes and Fugues, the less impressive …

6 OCTOBER 2015

Mariinsky Dancers Redeem Patchy Cinderella

Leigh Donlan reported from Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley:

The Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra brought Alexei Ratmansky’s curious 2002 version of Cinderella to CalPerformances at Zellerbach Hall last weekend.

30 JUNE 2015

It’s a Helluva Town

Ballet to the People leads a vagabond life these days, living out of a suitcase, at the mercy of incompetent airlines and humourless customs officials. Few cities do a worse job of welcoming visitors than New York: from landing at JFK to the ride in to Manhattan, the experience is …