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Theatre & Dance

SF Ballet Gala to Highlight New Works

December 25, 2019
Drew Altizer Photography

San Francisco Ballet and Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson will launch the 2020 Repertory Season with “Spellbound,” the company’s Opening Night Gala, on Thursday, January … Read more

Categories Theatre & Dance Tags San Francisco Ballet

Rime of the Ancient Mariner Staged at Z Space

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019
Charle Shaw Robinson Hilary Goidell

Heaven forbid that any ferry rider ever have an “immersive experience” on the water,  quite a few devoted theatre patrons think it’s just grand. That … Read more

Categories Theatre & Dance Tags Z Space

San Francisco Playhouse Closes Season with “Cabaret”

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019
Cate Hayman as Sally Bowles Photo by Ken Levin

San Francisco Playhouse announced casting for Cabaret, the Tony Award-winning musical that will close the company’s 2018/19 Season. Susi Damilano will direct, with music direction by Dave Dobrusky and … Read more

Categories Theatre & Dance Tags San Francisco Playhouse

Björk is Back at SF Ballet

May 10, 2019March 31, 2019

Arthur Pita’s Björk Ballet celebrates the theatricality of Björk and her music, setting songs spanning her discography, from 1993’s Debut to Utopia from 2017. Pita’s choreography for twenty-two total dancers mixes … Read more

Categories Music, Theatre & Dance

Sasha De Sola to Soar as Aurora in SF Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty

May 10, 2019February 11, 2019
Sasha De Sola and Carlo Di Lanno in Tomasson's The Sleeping Beauty. (© Erik Tomasson)

Sasha De Sola, the a principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet, will again be in the limelight as she takes the stage as Aurora … Read more

Categories Interviews, Theatre & Dance

San Francisco Playhouse Stages “King of the Yees”

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019
The infamous gangster Shrimp Boy (Jomar Tagatac*) appears in ‘King of the Yees’ at San Francisco Playhouse. 
Production photos by Jessica Palopoli.

How often have we taken the ferry to or around Angel Island and considered what a dire destination it was for emigrants from China? This … Read more

Categories Theatre & Dance

Passionate Theme for San Francisco Ballet Gala

May 10, 2019January 13, 2019
San Francisco Ballet 2018 opening night gala. (© Nikki Ritcher Photography)

San Francisco Ballet and Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson will launch the 2019 Repertory Season with This is Passion: SF Ballet’s Opening Night Gala, on Wednesday, … Read more

Categories Events, Theatre & Dance

Washed Up on the Potomac Was a Hit for Custom Made

August 27, 2018August 27, 2018
Kate (Jessica Bates) performs at a local bar after work. Photo by Jessica Palopoli.

Bay Area ferry riders may dread the idea of being “washed up,” both literally and figuratively. Too many Bloody Mary’s and it can be “man … Read more

Categories Theatre & Dance

August Cultural Currents: Saturday Fights at the Fairmont Sunday in the Park with George

May 10, 2019July 22, 2018

While many Bay Area sports fans were glued to television sets broadcasting the World Cup in Moscow last month, another live world class event was … Read more

Categories Fashion & Sports, Music, Theatre & Dance, Visual Arts Tags Fairmont

Feeling “Buggy?” Get Out to See “An Entomologist’s Love Story”

May 12, 2018
Lindsay (Jessica Lynn Carroll) waits in the entomology department in the Museum of Natural History.

The world premiere of “An Entomologist’s Love Story” is now being staged at the legendary San Francisco Playhouse. Written by Melissa Ross, this effort is … Read more

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