dance – Page 8 – Repeat Performances

December 3, 2016

SF Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”

Visions of delight At the end of the first act of The Nutcracker, the little girl Clara is swept away into the Land of Snow. There the King and Queen of Snow dance for her, and their entourage of...

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November 10, 2016

“Letter to a Man” at Cal Performances

A love letter danced across time Most dance aficionados would be willing to sacrifice a molar just to watch Mikhail Baryshnikov walk across a stage. However, Cal Performances made it possible...

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November 2, 2016

Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet at Yerba Buena

The beauty of winter’s light Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet presented audiences a warmer side of winter darkness this past weekend with their Fall Season program at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts...

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September 23, 2016

Smuin’s Dance Series 01

Song to the body beautiful Providing a sweetly diverse program of short works, Smuin presented their Dance Series 01 at the Lesher Center for the Arts this past weekend....

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July 12, 2016

Previewing Garrett + Moulton Production’s “Speak, Angels”

Work of depth and daring In the rehearsal room at ODC Commons, Janice Garrett is urging her dancers to “manipulate the energy.” She lunges, stretching her long elegant...

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May 7, 2016

Smuin Ballet opens Dance Series Two

Smuin Ballet’s celebratory world of dance Smuin Ballet opened its Dance Series Two this past weekend at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, showing not only new work but a whole new...

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