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       Volume 2, Number 17   May 10, 2004   The weekly online supplement to DanceView magazine

Mark Morris: Contemporary Renaissance Man

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

by Rita Felciano


 

Who is Sylvia, What is She?

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

by Paul Parish

 

From last week's DanceViewTimes:

A Brilliant Revisionist Sylvia, by Ann Murphy

 


Questions and Conversations

Robert Moses Kin
Kanbar Theater,
San Francisco, California
Friday May 8,2004

by Ann Murphy

 

What's On This Week

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 5-26, 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 6-16, 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 7-22, 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 13, 2004
AUTOMATIC ART

"Seed of Devotion", a dance theater collaboration between Nadja Haas and Sally Christian where a creek goddess tells the story of a mystical journey through an imaginary landscape. May 13, 8pm, CELLspace, 2050 Bryant St, SF, 415-643-4534.

May 13-16, 20-23, 2004
KUNST-STOFF

Premiering two weeks of multi-media dance collaborations featuring works by Co-Artistic Directors Yannis Adoniou, Tomi Paasonen, filmmaker Evann Siebens, and the Frankfurt Ballet. May 13-15, 20-22, 8pm, May 16, 23, 7pm, ODC Theater, 3153 Seventeenth St.(Shotwell), SF, 415-863-6606, www.kunst-stoff.org.

May 13-16, 2004
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

SF School of the Arts, under Elvia Marta, presents annual dance concert featuring a diversity of styles performed by a student body, with choreography by students, and artists in residence Maria Benjamin, Marina Hotchkiss, Marnie Kohout, Grace Kraaijvanger, Suzanne Saltmarsh, Tiekka Schofield, Lynlee Towne, and special guest choreographer Mary Carbonara. May 13-15, 8pm, May 16, 2pm, Cowell Theater, Fort Mason, SF, 415-345-7575. www.sfsota.org

May 13-23, 2004
A DANCE DOUBLE HEADER

Maxine Moerman Dancetheatre and Alma Esperanza Cunningham present an early and late show with discounts to see both. MMDT will premiere "Tremor" and present "Djuna's Dream: Interruptions Along The Way" while AECM will present "The Hello Show", "Piledriver" and "Run". MMDT, May 13-16,7pm, May 20-23,9pm, AECM, May 13-16, 9pm, May 20-23,7pm, Dance Mission Theater, 3316 Twenty-Fourth St, SF, 415-273-4633.

May 14-15, 2004
DOG PATCH SUPERSTARS

"Short Stories" is Dog Patch Superstars' third evening length performance of new choreography by Artistic Director Lily Wang. Each piece in the show is less than five minutes long and tells a story while showcasing the Superstars' signature athletic modern dance style. May 14-15, 8pm, CELLspace, 2050 Bryant St.(18th), SF, www.dogpatchsuperstars.com.

May 14-16, 2004
WESTERN BALLET
Presenting "Coppelia", a romantic story ballet about Franz, his beloved Swanhilda and inventor Dr. Coppelius." May, 14-15, 8pm, May 15-16, 2pm, Mt. View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mt. View, 650-903-6000, www.westernballet.org.

May 14-22, 2004
TAKAMI AND TOUMEI MOBU DANCE GROUP

"Footprints Lost in the Sand III" a collaboration between Takami Mo Bu Dance Group and film maker Kemmo Brown, exploring the transformation of being through time. May 14-15, 21-22, 8pm, Yugen/Noh Space, 2840 Mariposa St (Florida), SF, 415-621-7978, www.mobudance.com.

May 15-16, 2004
KULARTS AND PURPLE MOON DANCE PROJECT

Presenting "Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts" by Purple Moon and "Sayaw Sa Mutya" about a Pilipino female guardian water spirit by Alleluia Panis Dance Theater. May 15, 8pm, May 16, 3pm, SomArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street St. (8th), SF, 415-824-4126, www.somarts.org.

May 15-16, 2004
THIRD ANNUAL BARE BONES

Presenting the third annual Bare Bones, a low-tech performance series featuring new and repertory works by Randee Paufve, and guest artists Lea Wolf of Birmingham, Jenn Gierada of Portland, and Cid Pearlman of Los Angeles. May 15-16, 8pm,Western Sky Studio, 2547 Eighth St., Berkeley, berkeleydance@yahoo.com.

Calendar courtesy of Dancers Group.

 

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