ARTS NEWS
Terrific Site-Specific: San Francisco Trolley Dances
Viewers hiked on a muddy path to a wooded area for a dance at Sue Bierman Park. The grass was wet and to our left, tucked away in the shrubs, was a makeshift tent. Clearly, there was a human being sleeping under there. Was that part of the performance? No, and yes.
Read MoreFormer Martha Graham Dancer became Pilates Master Teacher
Julian Littleford, a former dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company and popular master teacher of Pilates, has died of cancer. The owner of J.L. Body Conditioning Inc.in Del Mar was 53.
Read MoreMaking the cut: Inside the audition for 2013 Trolley Dances
“I want you to improvise two things – sliding and placement sequences – and don’t forget to change levels,” she said. “Press into other body parts, and I want you end with something risky.”
Read MoreDance companies desperately seek performance space
San Diego may be the country’s eighth largest city, but when it comes to dance venues, it’s a small town. Cash-strapped companies are desperate for space they can afford, amidst whispers of unfair rental fees and managers skimming ticket sales. “It’s very tough,” says John Malashock of Malashock Dance. Like so many companies, he remembers…
Read MoreSummer Choral Festival Offers Concerts and Intensive Study
San Diego’s summer arts calendar typically finds the choral music scene in vacation mode, but Patrick Walders, San Diego State University’s Director of Choral Studies, and several colleagues have put together the San Diego Summer Choral Festival at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral in Bankers Hill and St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Pacific Beach from July 25 to 28.
Read MoreA “Gem” of a show at the Bowers Museum
A review of “Gems of the Medici” now on view at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. The exhibition features carved gems, medallions, and gold amassed by the Medici—Renaissance Italy’s most famous and powerful family. The exhibition features important ancient cameos from the Hellenistic and Roman eras along with spectacular gems made during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
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