Bad news about San Francisco Ballet’s program six. My review in today’s Chronicle: “Apparently even the San Francisco Ballet isn’t immune from the midseason slump. Granted, program five’s crowd-pleasing extravaganza...
I’d heard whispers of this for weeks, but the San Francisco Ballet just made it official. Gonzalo Garcia–the company’s big-hearted Spanish principal, and truly its main male star–is leaving the company. I’d figured...
The Paul Taylor Dance Company is in San Francisco through Sunday. My review in today’s Chronicle: “The Paul Taylor Dance Company’s annual San Francisco Performances engagement is one of the happier harbingers of spring, but this...
Apparently San Francisco Ballet artistic director Helgi Tomasson agreed with my assessment of Sarah Van Patten in “Carousel (A Dance)” and “The Fifth Season,” because she and Rachel Viselli have just been promoted to...
My review of San Francisco Ballet’s program five in today’s Chronicle: “On paper, the big news for San Francisco Ballet’s Program 5 on Thursday was the company premiere of “Fancy Free,” the charming 1944 ballet...
Catching up on dance reviews I wrote for the Chronicle over the weekend: ODC program two and Janice Garrett & Dancers, both of which repeat this coming weekend. Here’s ODC: “The members of ODC/Dance looked a little wide-eyed and...
My review of the opening of ODC/Dance’s home season in yesterday’s Chronicle: “Brenda Way is a choreographer with no shortage of smart ideas. The trouble comes when she tries to throw them all into one dance. “A Pleasant...
I took my mother and grandmother along to Alvin Ailey Wednesday night. It was my grandmother’s first encounter with modern dance, and I thought I couldn’t go wrong starting her on “Revelations.” She loved it, but then, who...
My review of SF Ballet’s “Sleeping Beauty” in the Chronicle yesterday: “Yuan Yuan Tan let go of her cavalier’s hand in “The Sleeping Beauty’s” Rose Adagio and held her attitude balance one second...
I profiled ODC/Dance founder Brenda Way for yesterday’s Chronicle; ODC’s 37th annual home season opens Thursday: “Brenda Way is not the kind of woman you’d think of as flitting, but that’s what she’s doing this...
My review of William Forsythe’s “Three Atmospheric Studies” is in today’s Chronicle: “Much fuss has been made over William Forsythe’s decision to tackle the Iraq war in his “Three Atmospheric...
It’s 2:30 in the morning and I’ve just finished writing my review of William Forsythe’s “Three Atmospheric Studies.” GO SEE IT. You have only one more night. My review will be in Saturday’s Chronicle.