Arts & Entertainment ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ at SF Opera raises resonant, hot-button issues By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | September 11, 2024 Based on Margaret Atwood’s classic dystopian novel about women forced into childbearing servitude, the production runs from Sept. 14-Oct.
Arts & Entertainment Multimedia artist Edward Mills invites guests to play with ‘The Cube’ By Bay City News | August 5, 2024 The sculpture is composed of 1,000 handmade wooden blocks that, starting Aug. 9, will morph daily into new forms depending on who is interacting with it.
Arts & Entertainment San Francisco Opera stages American premiere of Saariaho’s intense ‘Innocence’ By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | May 28, 2024 A contemporary Scandinavian look and sound, plus timely 21st-century themes comprise Saariaho’s rich new opus.
Arts & Entertainment SF Ballet School Spring Festival boasts premieres by young choreographers By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | May 20, 2024 May 22-24, students will dance classic and new works, both pieces they made, and one made under the company’s Creation House initiative.
Arts & Entertainment Elvis in the building in Smuin Ballet premiere of ‘Tupelo Tornado’ By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News Foundation | April 30, 2024 Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa is known for story ballets about famous people.
Arts & Entertainment SF Choral Society opens season with Dvořák, African American music By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News Foundation | April 18, 2024 Concert this weekend at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco marks the group's 35th season.
Arts & Entertainment SF Ballet’s spotlights stories, current voices, rarely seen works By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News Foundation | April 16, 2024 Program to include several premieres and cover broad thematic terrain.
Arts & Entertainment This year’s Alvin Ailey residency at Cal includes local premieres By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News Foundation | March 29, 2024 The 65-year-old contemporary troupe’s annual residency April 2-7 offers two Bay Area premieres and two new productions of revivals.
Arts & Entertainment SF Symphony announces 2024-25 season, followed by Salonen’s departure By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News Foundation | March 14, 2024 The season includes five world premiere commissions and 13 other works new to the company.
Arts & Entertainment SF Ballet, Joffrey Ballet’s award-winning ‘Anna Karenina’ this weekend By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News Foundation | March 12, 2024 Two former San Francisco Ballet principal dancers collaborated to transform Tolstoy's classic novel into dance.