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Dance

Up, up, and within: Gravity’s Jess Curtis on the wayfinding of ‘Into the Dark’

Mary Carbonara - November 7, 2023

Company's blind, low vision, and sighted performers use touch and sound to create dimensionality on lightless stage.

Music

Live Shots: Kim Petras danced with the Devil (and a discoball dick) at Bill Graham

Daniel Bromfield - November 3, 2023

The unstoppable star lit up a Halloween crowd, with a performance that pumped some subversion back into pop

Stage Review

A man, a plan, a swan: SF Opera’s ‘Lohengrin’ shimmers despite Wagner’s bloat

Charles Lewis III - October 24, 2023

Striking sets, strong company, and excellent conducting by Eun Sun Kim enliven this epic journey through German folklore.

Music

Pompadoured troubadour Tav Falco to rock newly rebooted Kilowatt

Daniel Bromfield - October 17, 2023

'It'll be a night to crack the imperialist black egg,' says Memphis legend, appearing with longtime band Panther Burns.

Onstage

After death, she’s living: Per Sia returns to hosts Día de los Muertos drag showcase

Caitlin Donohue - October 16, 2023

'It feels like every year we go in deeper and deeper and deeper and deeper,' performer says of SOMArts celebration

Movies

Screen Grabs: 3rd i Fest takes on Indian politics, TikTok obsession, Bangla Surf Girls

Dennis Harvey - October 16, 2023

Plus: UN Film Fest on the dying press and nuclear testing, charming classic Chinese musicals, Birthday Party doc

Music

Spirit of trailblazing gay synth wizard Patrick Cowley still shoots out ‘Menergy’

Daniel Bromfield - October 15, 2023

Event at Tenderloin Museum celebrates SF's Hi-NRG progenitor, as Dark Entries Records releases vast output

Stage Review

‘Nollywood Dreams’ sends up a fly-by-night film industry with knowing delight

Charles Lewis III - October 11, 2023

Jocelyn Bioh comedy-drama at SF Playhouse lovingly skewers a ripe target with sharp wit and a plum cast.

Onstage

The night the Cockettes finally took Manhattan

Dan Karkoska - October 2, 2023

51 years after an infamously disastrous stage debut, SF's legendary bawdy performance troupe returned to conquer

Onstage

Seeking out ‘Mission Rebel No. 1’—and a father’s story

Marke B. - September 21, 2023

Rev Jesse James founded the historic Mission Rebels in the 1960s. David James relates his life through music onstage

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Up, up, and within: Gravity’s Jess Curtis on the wayfinding of ‘Into the Dark’

Live Shots: Kim Petras danced with the Devil (and a discoball dick) at Bill Graham

A man, a plan, a swan: SF Opera’s ‘Lohengrin’ shimmers despite Wagner’s bloat

Pompadoured troubadour Tav Falco to rock newly rebooted Kilowatt

After death, she’s living: Per Sia returns to hosts Día de los Muertos drag showcase

Screen Grabs: 3rd i Fest takes on Indian politics, TikTok obsession, Bangla Surf Girls

Spirit of trailblazing gay synth wizard Patrick Cowley still shoots out ‘Menergy’

‘Nollywood Dreams’ sends up a fly-by-night film industry with knowing delight

The night the Cockettes finally took Manhattan

Seeking out ‘Mission Rebel No. 1’—and a father’s story

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