Something Old, Something New: 2021 Digital Program 2 by the SF Ballet
SF Ballet’s second show of their digital season is a hit-and-miss collection of two classics and one new short film.
Feast for the Eyes: ‘The Book of Vision’ – 2021 SFIFF Opening Night Film
The 23rd annual SF Indiefest opens with a quiet fantasy drama about the line between innovation and loss of humanity.
Instant Replay: Mendelssohn’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Online by the SF Ballet
SF Ballet brings back last year’s winning show for a not-quite-perfect online presentation.
All that Glitters during the Cold: ‘Utopia’ World Premiere at Cutting Ball and ‘Holiday Sauce… PANDEMIC!’
Before Christmas touches town, I look back on two flamboyant shows by Cutting Ball and Taylor Mac.
Crappy Quickie COVID Cash-In: ‘Songbird’
Michael Bay produced this idiotic anti-mask turd that has one saving grace: it’s only 80 minutes long.
And ‘On’ and ‘On’ it Goes: ACT’s ‘A Christmas Carol: On Air’ and SF Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker Online’
Not even a global pandemic can stop the ACT and SF Ballet from bringing their annual holiday productions to the world.
Don’t Steal My Shine: ‘The Light’ online at Shotgun Players
Misogynoir is taken to task in Shotgun’s virtual production of Loy A. Webb’s breezy script.
Belated Black Baseball Play Review: ‘Toni Stone’ West Coast Premiere at ACT
My very-late, but still-relevant review of the ACT’s show about this unsung heroine of baseball history.
What Dances shall We have: Mendelssohn’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at SF Ballet
SF Ballet’s gorgeous remount ‘Midsummer’ only lasted one night, which somehow seems appropriate.
‘Clash’-ing Lights and Civil Rights: Culture Clash ‘(Still) in America’ World Premiere at Berkeley Rep
The Latin trio return to the Berkeley Rep with their latest entertaining document of our country’s kookiest characters.