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Not since peanut butter and chocolate have two such conflicting tastes been bought together to (what will be) major acclaim: baseball and dance. Sure, Damn Yankees did it, and did it well. But there are no Faustian themes in this show, or worse, the Yankees; it's just about the all-American Pastime. (Hey, the name of the show!)
Local, Izzie Award-winning choreographer Chris Black takes nine dancers and breaks down the game of baseball into nine different parts, with strong footwork representing varied aspects of the game: sliding into home, making a catch, dueling pitchers, fighting, steroid injections, and more.
All performances are free and take place at public parks around the Bay Area San Francisco, so don't forget to bring your coolers full of Bud, your baseball jerseys (does one even wear a jersey in baseball?), some nachos, and a love of the dance. The shows start at 1:05 p.m. sharp at:
- Justin Herman Plaza Park - 9/15-16
- Precita Park - 9/22-23
- Golden Gate Park (Peacock Meadow) - 9/29-30
For more info, go here.
Image of Chris Black and Kevin Clarke: Andy Mogg
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Hey, I know people who live in The City can be a little myopic, but c'mon - since when do three performances in San Francisco parks equal "around the Bay Area"?
Brock, you are gracious and kind. Thank you!
ha! you're adorable. thanks. see, for some reason i saw "justin herman plaza" and just really wanted to think "jack london square." it's the Js, they got to me.
really, and sadly, my myopic tendencies run too deep.
Excuse me? Peanut butter and chocolate are not conflicting tastes. They complement each other perfectly. Conflicting tastes would be peanut butter and, say, a spicy tuna roll.
And yes, one wears a jersey in baseball. Christ.
Pastime sounds like a scene from an "opposites attract" romantic comedy about a working-class guy and an artsy, elitist girl (or vice-versa) who learn to accept their differences after a series of hilarious attempts to find common ground.
OK, i thought about that, but look: peanut butter is salty (or at least it should be if it wants to work well with chocolate), and chocolate is, of course, sweet. dancing is gay, baseball is straight. thus: PB : chocolate :: dancing : baseball.
i stand by my decision.
she's a damn yankee, the little minx! (chris black)
better than jerseys, baseball players wear "sanitaries" which are kinda like the underclothes mormon dudes wear.
'cept ballplayers are hung better (in the main).
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The saltiness of peanut butter and the sweetness of chocolate are exactly why they don't conflict. There's a reason why we don't eat marshmallow fluff and jelly sandwiches.
And logically, two things cannot go well together and conflict at the same time. It just doesn't make sense.
-eightslosh