Tag: San Francisco
Blood, ‘Sweat’ and Tears at the ACT
The world of Lynn Nottage’s Sweat (American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco) is unfamiliar to many coastal theater-goers (certainly to me). It’s a steel town where factory jobs are passed down through the generations. Most people go straight from the factory to the line, where hard work is rewarded with...
What’s Happening: New Cirque show ‘Volta’ coming to San Francisco & San Jose
Extreme sports under the Big Top.
In Review: Common with the San Francisco Symphony
The San Francisco Symphony will launch its bold new 2018-2019 season with an opening night gala on September 5th, featuring violinist Itzhak Perlman. Proceeds from that gala will benefit the Symphony’s many artistic, education and community programs. The first week of September also will include the “All San Francisco...
‘Night Comes On’ a somber, tender debut for director Jordana Spiro
Attending the San Francisco Film Festival is always an enjoyable experience, but the opportunity to discover talented new directors and writers is a separate delight and education. How child survivors cope with the trauma of family violence is as relevant today as ever, and makes for a wrenching but...
What’s Happening: San Francisco Green Film Fest
Indie film fans, we've got an interesting event to check out. And all in the name of a great cause.
Green Film Fest returns September 6 - 13, 2018, for a week of new environmental films, discussions, and special events that spark green ideas and connections.
Organizers say this year’s festival...
Murder should be more fun: ‘Richard III’ at the African-American Shakespeare Company
Shakespeare’s Richard III is sometimes classified as a history, sometimes as a tragedy. The political subject matter is historical. The plot is tragedy-like in its high drama and high body count. The play lacks a tragic hero, though. Instead, we get a tragic villain: the manipulative Duke of Gloucester...
What’s Happening: The Ring at San Francisco Opera is bold, modern, and a must-see (VIDEO)
In case you missed it, Wagner's Ring is in town. San Francisco Opera is staging the German composer's epic work, The Ring of the Nibelung, once again. Given the buzz, it seems the show is one of the year's biggest and not-to be-missed.
Director Francesca Zambello recently sat down with Loni...
The progressive dream of ‘Soft Power’
On November 29, 2015, the “most famous American Chinese playwright” was stabbed in the neck. That’s David Henry Hwang the real, award-winning playwright, and also David Henry Hwang the character in his own play Soft Power (currently at the SF Curran), and also David Henry Hwang the character in the...
36th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival in Full Swing: Tuck & Patti (Review)
The repertoire of Tuck and Patti deftly illustrates the purpose of this venue — bring people together across the Americas to celebrate music, love and life.
