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Out There :: Chlorinated Choreography

Even though its two dances were repeats from last season's fare, San Francisco Ballet's Program 5 at the War Memorial Opera House was an unadulterated delight. Out There attended last Friday night's performance.

Out There :: Star Unextinguished

  • MUSIC
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Mar 19, 2016

The end of the mortal Bowie has only reinforced how important he was to people worldwide, who will remember the immortal Bowie forever.

Out There :: Leading Light of AIDS-Era Art

  • MUSIC
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Mar 12, 2016

"Stone's Throw" by art historian, critic and curator David Deitcher (Secretary Press) is an appreciation of the work of the gay late-20th-century artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres, who died 20 years ago of AIDS complications.

Out There :: Solitary Solidarity

  • BOOKS
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Mar 5, 2016

Loneliness is not the same thing as merely being alone. But it's a state of being well worth examination, and now nonfiction author Olivia Laing takes a look.

Out There :: Lifestyle Correspondents

  • CULTURE
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Feb 27, 2016

"Gaycation" follows out lesbian actress Ellen Page and her gay best friend Ian Daniel on their travels around the world looking for LGBTQ people and culture.

Out There :: Vanished Worlds

  • CULTURE
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Feb 20, 2016

One of the highlights of last week for Out There was attending the Circle of Friends opening celebration for the exhibition "Roman Vishniac Rediscovered" at the Contemporary Jewish Museum San Francisco.

Out There :: Screening Shorts During Last Down

  • MOVIES
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Feb 13, 2016

We're so glad the Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Bowl is over. Fortunately, there was plenty to do on the Arts & Culture front these past few weeks -- and no fumbling after sportsballers or their pigskins!

Out There :: Healdsburg Hejira

  • STYLE
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Feb 6, 2016

Everyone has their favorite local getaway for escaping the city, and for Out There, it's Healdsburg, CA.

Out There:: Rebel, Rebel

  • MUSIC
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Jan 30, 2016

This week we offer two arts events to look out for, with advance word courtesy of some articulate and hard-working press agents.

Out There :: Let's Dance!

  • CULTURE
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Jan 23, 2016

We all were shocked and saddened at the sudden death of the legendary David Bowie last week, and glad to see so many heartfelt tributes popping up everywhere.

Out There :: Operatic Offerings

  • MUSIC
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Jan 16, 2016

The season kicks off on Sept. 9 with Umberto Giordano's "Andrea Chenier," featuring the SFO debuts of South Korean tenor Yonghoon Lee, Italian soprano Anna Pirozzi, Georgian baritone George Gagnidze and American mezzo-soprano J'nai Bridges.

Out There : New Year, Still Queer

  • EVENTS
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Jan 9, 2016

Yes indeed, Brava's 4th Annual New Year's Eve Comedy Fiesta: Latino Power Edition! was everything we wanted from our NYE: hilarity, festivity, and sexual innuendo.

Out There :: Glitz & Glamour (and 'AbFab the Movie!') for 2016

  • MOVIES
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Jan 2, 2016

We turn the calendar page and welcome 2016, also known as the year of the release of "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie!"

Out There :: Glitz & Glamour (and 'AbFab the Movie!') for 2016

  • MOVIES
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Jan 2, 2016

We turn the calendar page and welcome 2016, also known as the year of the release of "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie!"

Out There :: Opera of Epic Proportions

  • MUSIC
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Dec 26, 2015

San Francisco Opera will offer the world premiere of "Dream of the Red Chamber," an adaptation of the epic 18th-century Chinese novel, by composer/co-librettist Bright Sheng and co-librettist David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly).

Out There :: Stars of the Future Dazzle Today

  • CULTURE
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Dec 19, 2015

Out There was in the captivated house last Saturday night as the San Francisco Opera Center presented "The Future Is Now: 2015 Adler Fellows Gala Concert" in San Francisco's newly renovated Herbst Theatre.

Out There :: Strolling Into the Season

  • CULTURE
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Dec 12, 2015

From now until year's end, it's all a mad rush of holiday parties, familial obligations, work-family dos, festive imperatives, and the wanton decking of halls.

Out There :: Lesbian Love in Midcentury NYC

  • MOVIES
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Nov 28, 2015

Lesbian crime novelist Patricia Highsmith 's chilly, psychologically complex works have long appealed to filmmakers.

Out There :: Sound Artistry

  • CULTURE
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Nov 21, 2015

If Paris is the City of Light, it seems sometimes that San Francisco is the City of Film Fests. Every year new and specialized ones pop up. This fall sees the debut of the San Francisco International Southeast Asian Film Festival.

Out There:: Love, Death and Canines

  • MOVIES
  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Nov 14, 2015

Laurie Anderson is the consummate American artist of our time. Her film "Heart of a Dog" opens at Landmark Theatres in San Francisco on Fri., Nov. 13.