Features

The venerable pairing of spoken verse and improvised music is blooming with new vigor.

Michael Cavanagh’s new production looks to find central themes about American society in The Marriage of Figaro and the two other Mozart-Da Ponte operas.

Move over Hollywood, there’s a new 800-pound gorilla on the block.

The innovative company has an upcoming residency at the Wallis that highlights the rise of the L.A. dance scene.

Women musicians are in forefront of this year’s lineup at the legendary festival.

We review the highly anticipated solo debut of Natalie Joachim, of eighth blackbird, and new albums by established composers Christopher Cerrone and Timo Andres.

Adam Theis and his audacious jazz collective present a free show at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.

Congratulations to the winners of our annual Best of the Bay reader poll.

There’s not a bad seat in this house.

Brazilian music has put down roots in the Bay Area, and California Brazil Camp is a major reason why.