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Stage Review

Spring (and the future) is in the air in Alonzo King’s latest show

Charles Lewis III - April 9, 2024

The choreographer's two strong revivals and a new piece at YBCA spur the question, 'What comes next?'

Comedy

Shanti Charan jokes to fight recidivism for people in Bay Area jails

Danny Acosta - March 28, 2024

The local comedian-educator uses humor as a tool when teaching college-level courses at Elmwood Correctional Facility.

Movies

‘Dogman’ thriller’s stars dish on canine pasts—and strength of human connection

Joshua Rotter - March 27, 2024

Luc Besson's latest features dozens of live pups, but Caleb Landry Jones and Jojo T. Gibbs were drawn to working with each other.

Dance

After 65 years, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater still exalts Black life and modern movement

Lou Fancher - March 24, 2024

Duke Ellington, Alonzo King, and six decades of classics are on tap for company's latest Cal Performances residency.

Movies

Tracing the peaks (and valleys) of Carol Doda’s topless legend

Leticia Lopez - March 20, 2024

Documentary producer-directors Marlo McKenzie and Jonathan Parker bring the bodacious queen of the Condor to life.

Music

Under the Stars: Vinyl Williams brought some trippy San Francisco love

John-Paul Shiver - March 6, 2024

Plus: Cor. Ece's worthy UK house, Sun Ra meets the Outer Space Visual Communicator, Combo Tezeta takes Eli's, more music

Music

André 3000, Suzanne Ciani, and the evolving creative mind

Adrian Spinelli - March 3, 2024

What happens when an artist swerves? How does a trailblazer stay relevant after 40 years? Two shows raised satisfying answers.

Music Review

André 3000 spoke another language at Bimbo’s

Tamara Palmer - February 21, 2024

In the first of five local shows, the Outkast star improvised with friends, babbled glossolalia, and warned that the audience was being sampled.

Performance

Theatrical spectacularist Taylor Mac: ‘The solution to straight pain is queer joy’

Marke B. - February 18, 2024

The gonzo performance artist's 'Bark of Millions' is an ecstatic four-hour, 55-song reverse-conversion therapy session.

Comedy

How to tell a joke in Palestine: Arab American Comedy Fest brings essential connection

Marke B. - February 7, 2024

Co-founders Maysoon Zayid and Dean Obeidallah talk about 20 years of using laughs to transcend hatred.

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