Mark Morris Dance Group Cal Performances Zellerbach Hall April 19, 2024 “Via Dolorosa”(2024 World Premiere) Mark Morris has, for many years now, brought his dance company to Cal Performances every year. Audiences have delighted in the complexity of the technical…
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San Francisco Ballet: Dos Mujeres
San Francisco Ballet April 4, 2024 Dos Mujeres San Francisco Opera House Women Choreographers: Women’s Stories in Dance An inventive and unusual evening of choreography was presented by San Frncisco Ballet with the “World Premiere” of “Carmen,” choreography by Arielle…
San Francisco Ballet: “Next @ 90” Curtain Call
San Francisco Ballet April 2, 2034 7:30pm “Next @ 90” Curtain Call Delightful Retrospective “Next@90” is a program presenting three works seen previously at the San Francisco Ballet. Each is delightful, worth seeing over and over, and especially the last…
Joffrey Ballet – Anna Karenina
The Joffrey Ballet “Anna Karenina” Friday March 15, 2024 UC Berkeley, Zellerbach Hall “Outrageous, Extravagant”…Excellent! The Joffrey Ballet brought its huge company to the Zellerbach Hall this past weekend to amaze us with Yuri Passokhov’s choreography for the famous Tolstoy…
San Francisco Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream San Francisco Ballet Opera House March 12, 2024 7:30 PM What dreams are made of… San Francisco Ballet has brought back Balanchine’s “Dream” after four years. At that time the production had to close…or be postponed…
Smuin 30
Smuin 30 Feb. 29, 2024 7:30. pm Yerba Buena Center San Francisco,CA Ballet as ‘show-biz’ Michael Smuin was founder of his company and director for thirteen years. Now the company is still going strong after 30 years, says Celia Fuschille,…
The Rite of Spring
common ground(s)* The Rite of Spring Zellerbach Hall UC Berkeley Friday, February 16, 2024 8 PM Sunday, February 18, 2024 3 PM École des Sables: dancing the work of Pina Bausch This event was danced by “a specially recruited ensemble”,…
San Francisco Ballet: British Icons
San Francisco Ballet February, 9 & 10, 2024 Opera House San Francisco “British Icons” Artistic Director Tamara Rojo, who was formerly with the English Ballet (and is listed in the program as responsible for “Principal Coaching,” has brought two “British…
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo – Jan 27, 2024
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Cal Performances UCB January 27, 2024. 8 PM Wonderful! Oh wonderful to behold! What a pleasure it is to welcome the “Trocs” back to UC Zellerbach Hall. They (the company) have often appeared at…
SF Ballet – “Mere Mortals”
SF Ballet – “Mere Mortals” Friday, January 26, 2024 SF Opera House Brave New Ballet Tamara Rojo, the new director of San Francisco Ballet, in her new 2023 program booklet remarks, “Greetings” says commenting on “Mere Mortals” …”I truly hope…