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Dance

Drama Masks: Of tyrannical kings and dancing kilts

SF Ballet's 'La Sylphyde' goads us to run to the woods; NCTC's 'how to make an American son' picks at the myth of meritocracy
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Alvin Ailey’s annual Berkeley run brought further ‘Revelations’

Revered African American dance company set sail for 'Jazz Island,' tackled a table-top 'Embrace,' and renewed a stone classic.
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With New Works Festival, Lenora Lee Dance opens doors to radical voices

Seven diverse dance-makers premiere pieces exploring nuanced empowerment, quiet observation, immersive healing, more
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At 20, CubaCaribe looks back—and ahead—at vibrant diasporic culture

The essential fest boasts a bonanza of Caribbean and related dance, as well as community gatherings, a photo exhibit, more.
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Live Shots

Live Shots: Hoops, wands, fans flew fabulously at ‘The Flow Show’

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek -
At Dance Mission Theater, movement acts ranged from dramatic to sexy. Yes, there were rollerskates.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: A dance of secrets—and the music of chance

Charles Lewis III -
SF Ballet's beautiful 'Don Quixote' comes with questions, '||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||' sounds great. Plus: A pre-Giuliani 'Macbeth'?
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Dance

Born to the circus, Gypsy Snider brings acrobatic flair to ODC’s ‘Dance Downtown’

Aimée Ts'ao -
At the meeting of two performance traditions, 'I came here to make bodies move in space'.
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Dance

Century-old Martha Graham Dance Company proves the future of the art is in good hands

Lou Fancher -
Elegant, forceful reimaginings of legendary choreography hit their mark.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: A visceral crawl through our wild moment in ‘weird inkling’

Charles Lewis III -
With poignant hullaballoo, Keith Hennessy and Circo Zero literally tore it up at the figure it out dance festival.
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MOMIX dives down the rabbit hole in fantastical ‘Alice’

Aimée Ts'ao -
'Lewis Carroll's nonsense made perfect sense to me,' says legendary dance company's choreographer Moses Pendleton.
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Dance

A communal nexus where young dancers could connect—and possibilities ignite

Lucia Verzola -
With 'Ignite' and 'Flux and Form,' artists are creating supportive spaces and showcases in the face of devastating cuts.
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Dance

Paris Opera Ballet’s ‘Red Carpet’ reveled in the garishness of glamour

Lou Fancher -
Chanel costumes and undeniable pedigree made for exuberant, if uneven, spectacular.
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Onstage

Fall into theater: 11 shows to catch this season

Charles Lewis III -
From Arthurian opera and deportation reenactment to D.I.R.T. Fest and 'Spanish Stew'—our critic's picks for best stage bets.
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Dance

Spirit of Compton’s Cafeteria Riot soars again in new Flyaway work

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Inspired by 1966 LGBTQ uprising in the Tenderloin, 'Down on the Corner' showcases local talent and legacy of resistance.
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World Arts West Dance Festival delivered communal joy, despite brutal NEA cuts

Tom Molanphy -
Trump's generational assault on the arts unsuccessful in dropping curtain on 40-year Bay tradition.
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Best of the Bay

VOTE NOW in the 2025 Best of the Bay Readers’ Poll!

Marke B. -
Our 51st installment of the Bay Area classic is 'new and improved' for 2025—and still full of local love.
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Dance

As Legion of Honor celebrates 100th, Megan Lowe Dances moves for authenticity

Lucia Verzola -
Looking to institution's future, performers in unprecedented site-specific piece are encouraged 'to be as you as you can possibly be.'
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Dance

Drama Masks: We’re going to be OK, dammit

Charles Lewis III -
Joe Goode's 'Are You Okay?' tells terribly sad tales, yet wisely refuses to give into nihilism.
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Dance

Joe Goode Performance Group wants to know: ‘Are You Okay?’

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Mainstay Bay Area troupe wields dance to explore coping with a world twisting under our feet.
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