Features

Michael Zwiebach - March 17, 2020

General Director Khori Dastoor knows firsthand the challenges of being an artist, and it has shaped her responses to the coronavirus shutdown.

Andrew Gilbert - March 16, 2020

The beloved jazz musician, comedian, and raconteur was a mainstay of Bay Area cultural life for half a century.

Lily O'Brien - March 15, 2020

The wildly influential vocal ensembles have been teaming up to explore the thrill of harmony singing.

Andrew Gilbert - March 7, 2020

The noted Irish siblings and their extended musical family gear up for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations around the Bay.

Janice Berman - March 5, 2020

Choregrapher Cathy Marston’s Mrs. Robinson is a new take on The Graduate.

Victoria Looseleaf - March 3, 2020

In an ambitious programming move, the orchestra hosts all kinds of guest artists in a festival devoted to themes of social justice.

Lou Fancher - March 2, 2020

Harlem Renaissance painter Archibald Motley is the inspiration behind PUSH and Acakmoor’s latest show together.

Claudia Bauer and Lisa Grodin - February 25, 2020

What’s the point of pointe? Why toil with tulle? The earliest repertory ballets provide answers.

Andrew Gilbert - February 18, 2020

The ensemble of jazz all-stars brings its post-bop magic to California.

Victoria Looseleaf - February 17, 2020

The experimental opera company that scored big with Hopscotch works with composers Du Yun and Raven Chacon on Sweet Land.