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Winter 2018 Arts Preview: Dance
By on January 25, 2018
The Bay Area dance community, and esteemed guests, have a lot lined up: San Francisco Ballet Program 1: Helgi Tomasson’s 1990 full-length “The Sleeping Beauty” set to music by Tchaikovsky »

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San Francisco Ballet goes boldly into the future
By on January 19, 2018
The most thrilling number in San Francisco Ballet’s 2018 opening gala was the last one: Justin Peck’s 2015 “Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes,” set to Aaron Copland’s rousing score. A cadre »

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Dance fest fills every nook at Grace Cathedral
By on January 13, 2018
Organizers of the upcoming fifth annual San Francisco Movement Arts Festival on Friday at Grace Cathedral point out the event’s diversity and flexibility. “It’s like going to a farmer’s market, »

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SF Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ a dazzling tradition
By on December 15, 2017
It wouldn’t be the holiday season in The City without San Francisco Ballet’s beloved “Nutcracker.” It’s hard not to be dazzled by the glorious stagecraft, glittering costumes, gorgeous performers, cute »

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Detour dance’s ‘Fugue’ journeys from SF to a fabled city
By on November 29, 2017
“Huge” is the first word detour dance founders Kat Cole and Eric Garcia use to describe their San Francisco premiere “Fugue.” It has a “crazy” amount of infrastructure, Cole says, »

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It’s that ‘Nutcracker’ time of year
By on November 23, 2017
The season brings plentiful takes on the famous ballet with the familiar Tchaikovsky score, and some nice alternatives, too. Joy! A Holiday Show with Circus, Dance and Live Music: The »

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SAFEhouse sets the stage at new Tenderloin home
By on November 16, 2017
Dance aficionados wondering where to find cutting-edge performances need look no further than a Tenderloin storefront that, for 40 years, housed a gay porn theater. While the electric sign for »

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‘From Shadows’ a story ballet about homelessness
By on October 10, 2017
San Francisco choreographer Marika Brussel has a clear goal with her world-premiere “From Shadows,” a full-length piece about homelessness. “My hope is that when people leave the ballet they feel »

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