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Cross-bay institution Black Choreographers Festival celebrates its first 15 years

Caitlin Donohue -
“A courageous/ambitious idea,” is how co-founder Laura Ellis characterizes the birth of her and fellow choreographer Kendra Barnes’ enduring yearly event, the Black Choreographers...
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Detailing the splashy brilliance of Berkeley Rep’s ‘Metamorphoses’

Emily Wilson -
ONSTAGE When actor Benjamin Ismail was in high school, he loved Edith Hamilton’s Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes. "They're so primal and ancient...
Arts + Culture

Review: In ‘Seascape,’ a day at the beach—with giant lizards

Elaine Elinson -
ONSTAGE Sparkling white sands spilling over the stage. Tufts of spindly sea grass. The sound of waves breaking gently in the distance, accompanied by...
Onstage

Review: A marvelous Chinatown ride in ‘King of the Yees’

Elaine Elinson -
ONSTAGE In one intriguing scene in King of the Yees (at SF Playhouse through March 2), the Sichuan Face Changer (Jomar Tagatac) poses a...
Arts + Culture

SF Ballet’s ‘Don Quixote’ provides a home away from home for Sardinian star

Emily Wilson -
The ballet of Don Quixote, the San Francisco Ballet season opener, doesn’t tell the whole tale of the man who read too many novels, decided he...
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Review: ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ is a musical triumph, hashtags and all

Marke B. -
ONSTAGE I admit I raced to see Dear Evan Hansen (through December 30 at the Curran) out of spite. Not to mock the smash-hit Grammy/Tony-winning...
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Austen, downstairs, in ‘The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberly’

Emily Wilson -
ONSTAGE When asked if he read novels, the philosopher Gilbert Ryle said, “Oh yes. All six, every year.” Ryle was talking about the work of Jane...
Onstage

As a queer POC, El Beh finds joy in playing ‘Mary Poppins’

Emily Wilson -
ONSTAGE El Beh, who plays the title role in San Francisco Playhouse’s Mary Poppins (through January 12), never would have thought to play the no-nonsense nanny...
Onstage

A rush of that ol’ razzle dazzle in ‘Crazy For You’

Elaine Elinson -
ONSTAGE Remember “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “I Got Rhythm,” “They Can’t Take That Away from Me,” and “Embraceable You”? Can you hear these Gershwin tunes...
Onstage

‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ as a holiday opera, bumbling angel and all

Emily Wilson -
ONSTAGE Composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer have not shied away from big topics,  San Francisco Opera dramaturg Kip Cranna, pointed out. Heggie worked...

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