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       Volume 2, Number 16   May 3, 2004   The weekly online supplement to DanceView magazine

A Brilliant Revisionist Sylvia

Sylvia
San Francisco Ballet
War Memorial Opera House
San Francisco, California
April 30, 2004

by Ann Murphy

 

 


September for Sale

Stephen Pelton Dance Theater
Dance Mission Theater
May 1
, 2004

By Rita Felciano

 

What's On This Week

May 1 - 9, 2004
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET

Continuing its 71st season with the world premiere of "Sylvia" by Mark Morris. May 1,4,6-8, 8pm, May 1,2,8-9, 2pm, May 5, 7:30pm, War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave. (Grove), SF, 415-865-2000, www.sfballet.org.

May 1-8, 2004
NINA HAFT & COMPANY

Premiering new site-specific work "Mountain Views: Still/Life with Dancing". Audiences should dress warmly and come prepared to walk. May 1, 2, 7pm, May 8, 4pm, Mountain View Cemetery, 5000 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, 510-595-8388 (for rain dates), FREE

May 1-9, 2004
ROBERT MOSES' KIN

Robert Moses presents the world premieres "Hate" in collaboration with Youth Speaks, "Chains of Color" wit h Somei Yoshino Taiko Ensemble, and "Other Gods" plus "Biography" on James Baldwin, May 1,6-8, 8pm, May 2,9, 2pm & 7pm, Jewish Community Center of SF, 3200 California St., SF, 415-292-1233, www.robertmoseskin.org.

May 1 - 9, 2004
STEPHEN PELTON DANCE THEATER
Premiering "September for Sale", weaving five individual works investigating themes of war, fear, power and loss, with collaborators Matthew Antaky, Susanna Douthit, and Austin Forbod, May 1, 9, 7pm, May 6-8, 8pm, Dance Mission Theater, 3316 Twenty-Fourth St.(Mission), SF, 415-273-4633.

May 2-29, 2004
SMUIN BALLET

10th Anniversary Retrospective includes highlights from "Frankie and Johnny", "The Blue Angel", "Pinocchio", "Songs of Mahler", plus tributes to company's work in films as "The Fantastiks" and "Star Wars", May 2, 2pm & 7pm, May 5-8, 12-15, 8pm, May 8-9,15-16, 2pm, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 700 Howard St.(Third), SF, 415-978-2787; May 28-29, 8pm, May 29, 2pm, Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, 415-495-2234, www.smuinballet.org.

May 5-6, 2004
JUNE WATANABE IN COMPANY

Premiering "Noh Project II-OCan't' is Onight'" by choreographer June Watanabe, Noh Master and Intangible Cultural Asset of Japan Anshin Uchida regarding the metaphysical dualities of life, war and aesthetic Buddhist minds. May 5-6, 8pm, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, 701 Mission St.(Third), SF, 415-978-2787, www.junewatanabeincompany.com.

May 5-26, 2004
JOE LANDINI

Choreographer Joe Landini presents "4 Stories", a contemporary meditation on popular culture and the influence of modern technology. May 5, 12, 19, 26, 8pm, Venue 9, 252 Ninth Street, SF, 415-885-4006, www.venue9.com.

May 6-9, 2004
BALLET SAN JOSE SILICON VALLEY

Premiering four works "Hallelujah Junction" by Peter Martins, "Vivaldi Concerto Grosso" by Lew Christensen, "Frontier" by Martha Graham, and "Go Daddy O!" by Dennis Nahat. May 6, 7:30pm, May 7-8, 8pm, May 9 1:30pm, San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose, 408-277-3900, www.balletsanjose.org.

May 6-16, 2004
DANDELION DANCETHEATER & JANE SCHNORRENBERG

"Flood (Tiny Sky/Night Marsh)" features two world premieres: Schnorrenberg's dance/theater exploration of Barry Yourgrau's short stories, and Kupers' culmination of his three-year "Undressed Project" with Dandelion Dancetheater. (Contains full nudity - no one under 18 admitted without a parent or guardian.) May 6-9, 13-16, 8pm, Mondavi Center Studio Theatre, Davis.1-866-754-ARTS, www.mondaviarts.org. Carpooling/transportation: nightmarsh@hotmail.com.

May 7-8, 2004
DANCE THROUGH TIME

"DanceTime!" journeys through 500 years of social dance - traveling from court to country, ballroom to bistro, salon to street, with revitalized scenes from past years and new choreography for some favorite classics, like the Mombo and Jitterbug. May 7-8, 8pm, ODC Theater, 3153 Seventeenth St. (Shotwell), SF, 415-863-9834, www.odctheater.org.

May 7-22, 2004
PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE 2004

Presenting contemporary dance from established and emerging choreographers Sara Shelton Mann/Company Mecanique Dance Theater, Stephen Pelton, Amy Seiwert/"im'ij-re", Alisa Rasera/AXIS Dance Company, Leyya Tawil, Tara Brandel, Natasha Carlitz, and Kelly Kemp. May 7, 21,22, 8pm, St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 101 Gold Mine Drive (Diamond Heights Blvd), SF, 415-584-3526, www.performanceshowcase.com.

May 7-30, 2004
GALUMPA

Combining stunning acrobatics, striking visual effects, physical comedy with inventive choreography, Galumpa brings to life a world of imagination, beauty, muscle and merriment. May 7-8, 12-15, 19-22, 26-29, 8pm, May 8,15,22, 29, 2pm, May 9,16,23,30, 2pm & 7pm, Project Artaud Theater, 450 Florida St., SF, 415-392-4400, www.galumpa.com

May 8, 2004
PECK PECK DANCE ENSEMBLE

Celebrate spring with an un-birthday party/benefit for Peck Peck Dance Ensemble with cake, free drinks and beverages, live music, party games and a sneak peek at various works in progress. May 8, 2004, 8pm, Mission 17/The Blue Studio/ 2111 Mission St. (17th), SF, peckpeckdance@yahoo.com.

Calendar courtesy of Dancers Group.

 

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