YBCA Archives - 48 hills

Movies

Screen Grabs: A ‘Prodigal Daughter’ returns from Merced Heights to Peru

Dennis Harvey - October 7, 2024

Plus: More Latino movies at Cine+Mas, Albany Film Festival's wide gamut run, and Fist Up Fest's overtly activist bent.

Art

At 81, Meredith Monk contemplates her next big move: looking back

Lou Fancher - July 16, 2024

'The irony is, you examine your life, but you might die doing it,' says revered multi-genre artist in rare interview.

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?'

Protest

Artists alter, deface their own work at YBCA to protest Gaza silence and decry censorship

Marke B. - February 19, 2024

'Love Letter to Gaza' action calls out institution for not speaking up and allegedly muzzling artists.

Performance

The best (and the rest) on local stages in 2023

Charles Lewis III - January 9, 2024

A wealth of productions highlighted the vitality of Bay Area theater in a year of protest and continued pandemic.

Art

Of memories and migration: Trina Michelle Robinson’s deep family excavations

Mary Corbin - November 21, 2023

The expansive video artist, with deep roots in the Bay Area, tracks down puzzle pieces of identity.

Art Review

A view of ‘Bay Area Now 9’: Protective orishas, booming speakers, and complex queries

Charles Lewis III - October 16, 2023

30 Bay Area creatives receive their due inside the well-resourced art institution's walls.

Art

A view of ‘Bay Area Now 9’: Triennial makes case for SF’s enduring creative community

DeWitt Cheng - October 16, 2023

Look to Janet Delaney and Lenore Chinn's pieces for proof of longstanding, vital role of local artists.

Movies

SF’s film fest season heats up with bountiful Latino and African gems

Dennis Harvey - September 25, 2023

Cine+Mas and BAMPFA host two annual favorites. Plus: Yugoslav 'Black Wave' director Zelimir Zilnik retrospective

Art

Taravat Talepasand will not be silenced

Emily Wilson - June 24, 2023

She's made it through censorship and the Trump administration—and the Iranian American artist is still telling her truth.

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