Posts Tagged ‘San Diego State University’
Adventure Carries The Old Globe’s Creative ‘Exotic Deadly’
Over the past few years, Keiko Green has given standout performances in both Backyard Renaissance Theatre Company’s production of God of Carnage and Cygnet Theatre’s staging of The Great Leap. She is also an accomplished playwright, and her unique prose are in full display throughout the wonderful World Premiere presented by The Old Globe, Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play.
Read MoreSan Diego State University Brings Its Musical Banquet Downtown
Downtown San Diego drivers on Friday evening (April 15) were no doubt surprised to encounter San Diego State University’s loud, brassy pep band (aka the Marching Aztecs) performing outside the west entrance to the Jacobs Music Center to announce “Downtown” a concert that featured the university’s Wind Symphony, the Symphony Orchestra, and its Combined Choirs . . .
Read MoreJuan Carlos Acosta Added to SACRA/PROFANA Leadership
Juan Carlos Acosta, newly-appointed Associate Artistic Director of the choral ensemble SACRA/PROFANA, will take over the choir during the 3-year leave of founder Krishan Oberoi . . .
Read MoreStephen Paulus Holocaust Oratorio Given San Diego Debut under Patrick Walders
Saturday (April 25) San Diego State University Director of Choral Studies Patrick Walders conducted Stephen Paulus’ profound Holocaust oratorio “To Be Certain of the Dawn” with a 140-voice massed choir and full orchestra at College Avenue Baptist Church . . .
Read MoreSDSU’s Pal Joey: An Opportunity to See a Rarity
San Diego State’s Master of Fine Arts program in musical theatre has a reputation for producing little known but interesting musicals and finding in them what’s interesting to contemporary audiences. The current production, Pal Joey, fits into that pattern but achieves mixed results…
Read MoreHUMOR & WIT: Their Dances Make Us Laugh
“I didn’t start out to make work that was funny,” says Monica Bill Barnes, who teams with radio host Ira Glass in “Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host.” “What I find tragic can make people burst into laughter.” ///
“I’ve done serious dances, but you can communicate a lot more with humor,” says Pat Sandback, who restages “Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries.” “I loved soap operas on the radio, especially “As the World Turns,” because it was so outrageous.”