Arts & Entertainment Taylor Mac Returns to Bay Area Stage With a Devotional Four-Hour Song Cycle on Queer History "Don't try to understand it all," Taylor Mac said during Friday's performance of his latest, epic performance piece, Bark of Millions. "I wrote all of it and even I don't understand it all."
Arts & Entertainment A Preview Of The 2017-18 Classical Music Season In The Bay Area The new classical music season kicks off this weekend with Turandot, which was the center of the opening night gala Friday at SF Opera, and continues tonight (Saturday) with Elektra. On Sunday, the
Arts & Entertainment 'Rhythm Is Universal': Legendary Tabla Performer Zakir Hussain Talks Bay Area Show With Mickey Hart Zakir Hussain is the picture boy for the tabla. Literally, he's one of the images on the Wikipedia page for this Indian percussion instrument. As music has gone global, so has he, performing
Arts & Entertainment Cal Perfomances' 'La Passion De Simone,' Reviewed La Passion de Simone, presented by Cal Performance as part of the Ojai North Festival last past weekend, chronicles the life of Simone Weil. A French Jewish philosopher, Weil converted to Catholicism and,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Previews The New Classical Music Season What's coming up this Fall for SF Opera, the SF Symphony, the New Century Chamber Orchestra, the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Opera Parallele, SF Performances, and Cal Performances. Opera in the Park, the free
Arts & Entertainment Free Opera In Golden Gate Park This Sunday And 21 More Ways To Enjoy The Classical Music Season The classical music season has arrived and there's so much to see and hear that it's tough to pack into just one post. But, whether you're curious or a seasoned fan, a great
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Conductor Bernard Labadie Les Violons Du Roy, a Canadian chamber orchestra that tours all over the world named after the band that use to entertain the French kings, will visit Berkeley's Herz Hall, hosted by Cal
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: 'Angel Heart' At Cal Performances Cal Performances' director Matias Tarnopolsky warned the child-packed audience for Angel Heart on Sunday afternoon, to the tune of: we love all you guys to be here, we are grateful that you came;
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Placido Domingo at the Greek Theater You recall the Three Tenors? One of them, Luciano Pavarotti, passed away six years ago. Then José Carreras was "that other guy" in a Seinfeld episode, the tenor whose name no one can
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Ojai North At Cal Performances Has the Rite of Spring lost so much of its power to shock that it's not worth even trying anymore? When it opened in Paris a hundred years ago, spectators rioted. When Mark
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: The Secret Garden at SF Opera/Cal Performances Getting down and dirty brings happiness. Or so is the lesson from Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden, lifted wholesale from Voltaire's injunction to cultivate one's garden. The cherished 1911 book has now
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Mark Morris The Hard Nut currently running at Cal Performances has become a holiday tradition. Mark Morris created the show back in 1991 in Brussels and still performs in it, although he's mostly retired from
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Terfel, Aida, Bronfman A few performances we caught, before the Thanksgiving holidays distracted us from writing them up: Bryn Terfel at Cal Performances, Aida at SF Opera and Yefim Bronfman with the SF Symphony Few performers
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews Pianist Jeremy Denk It's the bane of Jeremy Denk's existence that his terrific credentials as a pianist are most often accompanied by references to his blog. Google lists 63,000 pages under his name, of which
Arts & Entertainment Fall Music Preview: Classical Edition The Fall music season has been launched in orbit with a glitzy gala at the Symphony. This week continues with classical music galore: the other heavy hitter, the SF Opera introduces his new
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interview: New Yorker Writer Alex Ross So Alex Ross has a new book out, , which covers the history of 20th century music in his trademark accessible-musicological style, and he'll be in town to promote the book this week. Ross
Arts & Entertainment Opposition To The War At The Berkeley Edge Fest This year, the Edge Fest is featuring a musical theater piece by Paul Dresher called , based on a short story by Italo Calvino, about a king that clings to power for fear of
Arts & Entertainment Cal Performances' Lauded Leader Leaving Under Coles' tenure, ticket sales increased ten-fold and the center has increased its events, now hosting more than 80 per year. Performances have been given by prestigious music, opera, theater, and dance groups
Arts & Entertainment Stage Fog: The Birds and the Trees Matthew Bourne's at Orpheum Theatre Not since Mark Morris's The Hard Nut or the antics of Les Ballets Trocadero de Monte Carlo has the Bay Area seen anything quite like Matthew Bourne's all-male
