Posts Tagged ‘San Diego’
Lyrical Drama El Huracán Explores Family and Loss at Cygnet Theatre
“Little bits of her keep drifting off. Where does it go? … it must be somewhere.” Loss and love – and the ways that family alone can transcribe both indelibly on our hearts – are central themes in Cygnet’s El Huracán, running through February 19 at the Old Town Theatre.
Read MoreClever musical comedy ‘2 Pianos 4 Hands’ strikes just the right chord
A love letter and condemnation of classical musicianship at the same time, returning production 2 Pianos 4 Hands has arrived (with standing ovation) to grace the North Coast Repertory Theatre stage through January 1.
Read MoreSan Diego-specific ‘Ebenezer Scrooge’s…’ returns to The Old Globe
Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show has returned to The Old Globe to chortles and smiles. For San Diego locals who like to poke fun at themselves, this might just be the Christmas Carol to attend…
Read MoreSatire ‘It’s a Wonderful Vida’ brings telenovela and sitcom vibes to Chula Vista’s OnStage Playhouse
Radical drama abounds in OnStage Playhouse’s It’s a Wonderful Vida as the American dream goes on trial and is found guilty. Running at the Chula Vista venue through December 21, this world premiere by playwright/director Herbert Sigüenza is a witty period piece which explores the experiences of a Tejano family living in Corpus Christi circa Christmas 1957 through the application of a situational comedy lens…
Read MoreWhat’s Old is New Again: Martha Graham Dance
Fresh. Vital. These are not words I expected to use for the Martha Graham Dance Company’s performance at the Civic Theatre on Wednesday. … What a happy surprise, then, to see the exciting show the Graham company did here, performed by dancers who seemed enraptured by this work.
Read MoreEphrat Asherie Dance Explodes with Joyously Playful “Odeon”
Some dances have such wildly inventive movement, and it flashes by so quickly, that the minute the piece ends, I want to see it again. That’s how I felt when I caught the premiere of “Odeon” by Ephrat Asherie Dance at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival last summer. I felt that way again when ArtPower presented “Odeon” at the Balboa Theatre last week.
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