The November night was crisp and clear as the Big Italian and I set off down Russian Hill for the new Keys Jazz Bistro. It had been 20 years since my husband, saxophonist and CIIS professor Alfonso Montuori, and I had strolled to a bona fide …
For Tamara Rojo, December was a very busy month — holidays notwithstanding. Indeed, just as the former artistic director of the English National Ballet stepped into he…
Last spring, as Japan’s heavy travel restrictions for visitors persisted, thoughts about division and isolation weighed on Sophia Noel, a Bay Area native who currently…
Phil Wong has been obsessed with Little Shop of Horrors since he first watched the Frank Oz–directed movie musical around age 9 or 10. (He still has the VHS tape.) The…
As Alonzo King Lines Ballet concludes its 40th season this month, the San Francisco–based contemporary dance company can celebrate four decades of acclaimed performanc…
The company is heading into its second century with a vision for the future that builds on the community’s enduring support, while undertaking initiatives, internally …
There’s a rush — and a fear,” says aerial dancer and choreographer Joanna Haigood. “Then there’s the sense of awe you get from pushing yourself, and also the perspecti…
