Emily Wilson

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Emily Wilson lives in San Francisco. She has written for different outlets, including Smithsonian.com, The Daily Beast, Hyperallergic, Women’s Media Center, The Observer, Alta Journal, The San Francisco Chronicle, California Magazine, UC Santa Cruz Magazine, and SF Weekly. For many years, she taught adults getting their high school diplomas at City College of San Francisco. She hosts the short biweekly podcast Art Is Awesome.

Onstage

Kronos Festival celebrates Bayview women, Malian griot, Howard Zinn

May 28, 2019

The four members of storied SF Kronos Quartet are in their studio in the Inner Sunset, struggling to perfect the piece they’re playing. Should...

Onstage

Cal Shakes begins new season fostering fresh voices in theater

May 20, 2019

The people working at California Shakespeare Theater go all in when it comes to equity and inclusion. That means along with its program to expand...

Onstage

‘The Good Book’ presents a shifting take on Bible study

May 14, 2019

Nearly every day the writers made changes to the script of The Good Book, says Lance Gardner, a cast member of the play. Lisa Peterson co-wrote...

Onstage

‘We Have Iré’ celebrates the Afro-Cuban immigrant experience—and challenge

May 4, 2019

ONSTAGE Paul Flores grew up in Chula Vista, California, near the Mexican border. His single mom worked a lot, and his grandmother was a central...

Dance

Dancing to a different Russian in ‘Shostakovich Trilogy’

May 2, 2019

ONSTAGE Dmitri Shostakovich’s music isn’t typical for a ballet. That’s because of shifts in the tone and tempo, says Sasha De Sola, a principle dancer...

Surprising looks and gorgeous silks in ‘Kimono Refashioned’

April 25, 2019

ART LOOKS There are many reasons kimonos can fascinate—the fabric, the embroidery, botanical motifs like bamboo or plum blossoms, or the loose construction and simple...

Dance

Dimensions Dance comes ‘Armed with Joy’ and ‘Sanctuary’

April 4, 2019

DANCE Choreographer Erik Lee has always seen dance as a form of worship. Now he thinks that idea has growing acceptance, and he’s glad to be...

Monet’s late bloomers hold surprises at de Young

March 27, 2019

ART LOOKS Melissa Buron, director of the art division at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco says it’s fitting that the show Monet: The...

Onstage

Tracking the human condition through a Nigerian family epic

March 15, 2019

ONSTAGE While writing the nine plays of the Ufot Family Cycle, which follows several generations of a family of Nigerians in America, Mfoniso Udofia...

Onstage

In ‘La Ronde,’ a merry-go-round of trysts—with a twist

March 13, 2019

ONSTAGE La Ronde, a turn of the century play by Arthur Schnitzler, has 10 scenes for 10 actors. In the Cutting Ball Theater’s upcoming production...

Emily Wilson

Kronos Festival celebrates Bayview women, Malian griot, Howard Zinn

Cal Shakes begins new season fostering fresh voices in theater

‘The Good Book’ presents a shifting take on Bible study

‘We Have Iré’ celebrates the Afro-Cuban immigrant experience—and challenge

Dancing to a different Russian in ‘Shostakovich Trilogy’

Surprising looks and gorgeous silks in ‘Kimono Refashioned’

Dimensions Dance comes ‘Armed with Joy’ and ‘Sanctuary’

Monet’s late bloomers hold surprises at de Young

Tracking the human condition through a Nigerian family epic

In ‘La Ronde,’ a merry-go-round of trysts—with a twist

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