Jaime Robles – Page 30 – Repeat Performances

November 27, 2015

Mummenschanz at Cal Performances

The playfulness of silence Garbed entirely in velvety black unitards, the four performers who currently comprise Mummenschanz delighted an audience of the perpetually young at Cal Performances Zellerbach Hall this past...

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November 19, 2015

Cavalia’s “Odysseo” at AT&T Park

A stunning odyssey of horse and rider With 65 horses, 45 riders and acrobats, 10,000 tons of rock, earth and sand, and a lighting rig to put the Rolling Stones to shame, Odysseo rode into town last week. ...

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November 18, 2015

An entertaining five hours at San Francisco Opera’s “Die Meistersinger”

It was a good week for opening nights, including San Francisco Opera’s production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Wagner’s only comedy, Die Meistersinger is an engaging story with complex characters that demands a cast of formidable...

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November 14, 2015

“Date Night at Pet Emergency” at The Marsh Theatre

Storytelling. It must be one of our oldest social engagements. Children practice it, unwinding long and uninspired retellings of movies they have seen and occasionally...

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November 7, 2015

Central Works presents “Ada and the Memory Engine”

Remembering Ada In a long and high-ceilinged room in the stately and charming Berkeley City Club on Durant, just south of the campus, Central Works presented yet...

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November 6, 2015

Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet presents “The Propelled Heart”

Top o’ the Line I’ve often attended and reviewed Alonso King’s Lines Ballet over the past ten years. Without a doubt they are one of my...

Categories: dance