by Frances Phillips | May 28, 2021 | 2012, 2014, 2021, News
Ground-breaking choreographer, dancer, and teacher Anna Halprin died on March 24, 2021, at her home in Kentfield, California. She was 100 years old. Halprin’s process-oriented work made a lasting mark on the arts of the San Francisco Bay Area and her influence...
by Frances Phillips | Dec 8, 2020 | 2014, Literary Arts, News
McNally Jackson Independent Booksellers is hosting a free online conversation among writers Linda Norton, Eileen Myles, and John Keene, on Thursday, December 10, at 3 p.m. PST. The McNally Jackson staff writes, “In conjunction with recent and enduring...
by Frances Phillips | Jun 12, 2020 | 2014, Literary Arts, News
On Monday, June 15, Linda Norton is reading online with Fanny Howe and Alice Lyons. The reading originates in Dublin, Ireland, where it will be 8 pm, but those of us on the West Coast of the United States will be enjoying it at noon. The event is free, but guests...
by Frances Phillips | Apr 27, 2018 | 2014, News, Performing Arts
Formed through a collaboration among director and choreographer Erika Chong Shuch, composer Janet Kutulas, playwright Michelle Carter, and Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble, Iron Shoes transforms Eastern European folktales into a futuristic folk opera. Its run at...
by Frances Phillips | Apr 10, 2017 | 2014, Literary Arts, News
Coming soon from City Lights Publishers’ Spotlight Series is Barbara Jane Reyes’s Invocation to Daughters, described as “feminist, experimental poetry in the tradition of Audre Lorde and Theresa Kyung Cha.” The book manuscript was developed in...
by Frances Phillips | Dec 12, 2016 | 2014, News, Performing Arts
In collaboration with Asian Americans for Community Involvement, composer and instrumentalist Van-Ahn Vo developed The Odyssey: From Vietnam to America, a new multi-disciplinary work reflecting the stories of Vietnamese Boat People, which premiered in January 2016 at...
