Arts & Culture :: Dance

Such sweet sorrow: SF Ballet's 'Romeo and Juliet'

Such sweet sorrow: SF Ballet's 'Romeo and Juliet'

  • by Paul Parish
  • May 12, 2020

San Francisco Ballet will stream Helgi Tomasson's 'Romeo and Juliet' in two versions that have already opened online and will run for nearly a week.

Thanks to matching offer from anonymous donor, Bay Area Reporter extends fundraising appeal

Thanks to matching offer from anonymous donor, Bay Area Reporter extends fundraising appeal

  • by Michael Yamashita
  • May 1, 2020

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  • by Michael Yamashita
  • Apr 15, 2020

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Men working in pointe shoes

Men working in pointe shoes

  • by Philip Mayard
  • Mar 10, 2020

Robert Carter's astounding career with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo has pushed his body to perform physical feats beyond that of a steel worker on a daily basis for 25 years.

San Francisco Ballet's 'Midsummer' magic

San Francisco Ballet's 'Midsummer' magic

  • by Paul Parish
  • Mar 10, 2020

San Francisco Ballet had a triumph last Friday night. It was the best dancing, the best of everything so far this year, new pleasures of many kinds, in their stellar production of Balanchine's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1962).

Ballet moves: SF Ballet Programs 2 & 3

Ballet moves: SF Ballet Programs 2 & 3

  • by Paul Parish
  • Feb 18, 2020

San Francisco Ballet was back in the Opera House for a two-week run continuing through Sunday, with a pair of great mixed bills. Each was like a three-course meal, each piece a world unto itself, but linked like islands in an archipelago.

Michael Novak carries on for Paul Taylor

Michael Novak carries on for Paul Taylor

  • by Philip Mayard
  • Feb 18, 2020

Just three months before his death, Paul Taylor, who for years refused to name a successor, surprised the dance world by naming Michael Novak, a company dancer for just eight years, as Artistic Director-Designate.

10th annual readers' poll starts

10th annual readers' poll starts

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jan 29, 2020

This year marks the 10th annual Bay Area Reporter readers' poll, the Besties, and voting begins Thursday, January 30.

Going deep into the heart of Cinderella

Going deep into the heart of Cinderella

  • by Paul Parish
  • Jan 28, 2020

San Francisco Ballet is back in the Opera House, and they opened their season, Helgi Tomasson's 35th as artistic director, with a ballet that is sure to please.

San Francisco Ballet Gala opens with a bash

San Francisco Ballet Gala opens with a bash

  • by Paul Parish
  • Jan 21, 2020

San Francisco Ballet's Gala dances ticked off the boxes an Olympics judge might face: technique, style, artistry, showmanship, and musicality. Everybody gets an A.

Cunningham, dancing through time

Cunningham, dancing through time

  • by David Lamble
  • Dec 30, 2019

Director Alla Kovgan's captivating bio-doc "Cunningham" (1919-2009) provides a hypnotic view of the fabled gay star dancer/teacher Merce Cunningham's choreography.

Nutcracked!

Nutcracked!

  • by Paul Parish
  • Dec 17, 2019

Over the decades, "Nutcracker" has conquered the nation, and is an institution here greater even than in Russia.

Lady Camden brings LGBTQ spirit to Smuin Ballet

Lady Camden brings LGBTQ spirit to Smuin Ballet

  • by Philip Mayard
  • Dec 10, 2019

Former Smuin company dancer Rex Wheeler, a.k.a. Lady Camden, is rehearsing the lead role in "Santa Baby," a work created by late company founder Michael Smuin that will be the centerpiece of "The Christmas Ballet" LGBTQ+ Night on Thurs., Dec. 19.

Fascinating rhythms: 'Stomp' returns

Fascinating rhythms: 'Stomp' returns

  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Nov 12, 2019

"Stomp," the so-called "international percussion sensation," played A.C.T.'s Geary Theater in San Francisco for eight performances last week, and Out There and a lot of vicarious percussionists were in the house.