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
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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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