by Frances Phillips | Nov 19, 2014 | 2014, News, Performing Arts
Playwright Sean San Jose’s Superheroes tells the story of a journalist working to separate fact from fiction as she investigates the sordid history of the crack-cocaine epidemic. Partially inspired by Gary Webb’s groundbreaking investigative journalism into the...
by Suki O'Kane | Jul 18, 2014 | 2014, Performing Arts
3rd i Films is collaborating with Pandit Chitresh Das to create a film element for his collaboration Yatra: Journey from India to Spain with flamenco artist Antonio Hidalgo Paz. Filmmaker Alka Raghuram and videographer Kathleen Dargis, associated with 3rd i, will work...
by Suki O'Kane | Jul 18, 2014 | 2014, Performing Arts
Choreographer Erika Chong Shuch is collaborating with Kitka, a vocal arts ensemble that is dedicated to music rooted in Eastern European women’s vocal traditions, to create Iron Shoes, a contemporary neo-feminist folk opera combining singing, movement, text, humor,...
by Suki O'Kane | Jul 18, 2014 | 2014, Performing Arts
Choreographer and inkBoat director Shinichi Iova-Koga and Dancers’ Group will create a site-specific dance performance to honor iconic Bay Area choreographer Anna Halprin. To premiere when Ms. Halprin turns 95 years old, Object, object, object, object, object, object,...
by Suki O'Kane | Jul 18, 2014 | 2014, Performing Arts
Playwright and director Sean San Jose is collaborating with The Cutting Ball Theater on Superheroes, a story of the crack-cocaine epidemic in 1980s San Francisco. The play is partially inspired by Gary Webb’s groundbreaking investigative journalism into the Bay Area...
by Suki O'Kane | Jul 18, 2014 | 2014, Performing Arts
Composer John Calloway is collaborating with the Community Music Center to create “Music with a Mission,” a suite of musical works examining the history of the Mission District. The work will involve professional artists, students and partners of the Community Music...