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The Winter’s Tale Thoughtful and Engaging at the Old Globe

By Welton Jones | February 14, 2014 |

The Winter’s Tale is Shakespeare in downhill gear, not worrying about details but still ready with the poetry and the passions. The Old Globe’s new artistic director Barry Edelstein has staged it again with solid but mixed results…

So You Think You Can Choreograph

By Kris Eitland | February 14, 2014 |

Each audience member gets a vote to help decide winners of the San Diego Young Choreographers Showcase and Prize, taking place this Saturday night (Feb. 15). Judges will look for innovation, contrasts, and execution. Now in its fourth year, the competition is so popular that…

Exotic Pipa Concerto Meets Rare Mendelssohn Symphony

By Ken Herman | February 10, 2014 |

Within the San Diego arts community, participation in Pacific Rim culture is at most only intermittently experienced. But at Saturday’s (Feb. 8) San Diego Symphony concert, a performance of Zhao Jiping’s Second Pipa Concerto featuring the internationally known pipa virtuosa Wu Man sent a clear signal that San Diego claims its Asian connection.