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New Dancers Dazzle in City Ballet of San Diego’s Season Opener
New company members Iago Breschi and Elizabeth Fittro—and a stunning apprentice, Marta Kelly—brought excitement to City Ballet of San Diego’s show last weekend. And veteran dancer Ariana Gonzalez, looking like she had WD-40 in her shoulders, was at the top of her game.
Read MoreTypecasting Is King in SDAT’S Withering ‘The Zoo Story’
Modernity has caught up with humanity, in all its virulent forms. San Diego Actors Theatre’s ‘The Zoo Story’ is a sound testament to that effect — besides, if Playwright Edward Albee likes his script that much, how bad can it be?
Read MoreConductor Cristian Măcelaru Brings the Wynton Marsalis Violin Concerto to the San Diego Symphony
The vibrant young violinist Nicola Benedetti brought the Wynton Marsalis 2015 Violin Concerto in D Major to the San Diego Symphony on Friday, October 27, 2017 . . .
Read MoreNothing’s Sacred in Rep’s Despicable ‘Hand to God’
Just as human beings make mistakes, they ideally take advantage of the reprieves that life magically hands them. San Diego Repertory Theatre’s terrible ‘Hand to God’ resorts to puppetry as an extension of human behavior — and it doesn’t work any better onstage than in real life.
Read MoreBalancing Work and Friendship
If someone was going to compile a list of books that resemble the structure of a play, Of Mice and Men would be featured as one of the most famous examples ever written. Chapters of the novella read like extended scenes of a show with emphasis on dialogue and character conversations.
Read More‘Tis a Gift to Be Simple: Trisha Brown’s “In Plain Site”
Trisha Brown’s dance, in “In Plain Site,” is plain the way Shaker art or a Zen rock garden is plain: Brown stripped movement to its essence, creating series of clean, simple gestures, often performed in silence. It’s simple and impeccable … “heroism of the ordinary.” And it moved me to tears.
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