I was mightily impressed by Miami City Ballet at Cal Performances: “There’s long been plenty of buzz about Miami City Ballet, but usually it follows a certain story line. The company’s artistic director, Edward Villella, is a...
Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet is turning 25. My story for this Sunday’s Chronicle: “Alonzo King motions to the pianist to cut the music, then steps to the center of a musty Market Street studio. “I am not limited,” he...
My review in today’s Chronicle: ” “Welcome back, Oakland Ballet!” a man called during the standing ovation at the Paramount Theatre on Saturday. Onstage stood the city’s native son, Ronn Guidi, 72 years old, beaming...
My review of Bill T. Jones’ “Chapel/Chapter” for the Chronicle: ” “I have to get out of here,” a man said as he fled Bill T. Jones’ “Chapel/Chapter” at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on...
Catching up: I reviewed LEVYdance for Tuesday’s Chronicle: “LEVYdance has the appeal of youth: fresh-faced, chiseled dancers with the urban cool of club kids, sexiness infused with smarts and a young choreographer, Benjamin Levy...
My review of Julie Kavanagh’s new Nureyev biography, appearing this Sunday in the SF Chronicle’s book review: “Ballet biographies are getting raunchy: Meredith Daneman’s insightful 2004 portrait of that bastion of British...
I reviewed the Smuin Ballet for today’s Chronicle: “Death privileges the living. Had Michael Smuin survived the heart attack that felled him during company class in April, he would be incensed to see me reviewing the latest Smuin...
I wish I could say I was more excited about the Joffrey Ballet program that repeats today at Cal Performances. My review in today’s Chronicle: “It’s less than two weeks since the news hit, and there in the program Thursday night...
My latest dance review, in today’s Chronicle: “f you’ve never heard of the North Indian classical dance form Kathak, San Francisco’s Pandit Chitresh Das has one word for you: rhythm. As in, bring-the-house-down...
I reviewed Nora Chipaumire’s solo show “Chimurenga” Saturday–not for the Chronicle, but for the Dancers Group publication InDance. If you’re at all interested in Bay Area dance and have never checked out that paper...
My fall dance preview for the SF Chronicle is now online. It’s a big fall for ballet. American Ballet Theatre, Miami City Ballet, and the Joffrey are all making appearances at Cal Performances (and all dancing Tharp). Oakland Ballet is...
The San Francisco Ballet danced at Stern Grove Sunday. My review in the Chronicle: “It was awfully accommodating of the San Francisco Ballet to take a day out of preparations for their staggeringly ambitious 2008 season and treat more than...
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