![]() The new program, titled “Dance Series 1,” also revives an old Smuin Ballet favorite, “The Man in Black,” a four-dancer gem that incorporates elements of swing, square dancing and line dancing all set to songs Johnny Cash covered late in his career. “Salsa” is a Cuban-flavored work set to music by celebrated songwriter Charles Fox, whose credits range from zillions of TV and film scores including the theme song for “The Love Boat” to the hit song “Killing Me Softly With His Song.” He also created the score for company founder Michael Smuin’s work “Zorro!” The new work is a Latin-themed number titled “Salsa ‘Til Dawn,” by award-winning choreographer Darrell Grand Moultrie, who has created dances for artists ranging from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre to Beyonce, and whose work “Jazzin’” was premiered by Smuin Ballet in 2013. Smuin Contemporary Ballet is kicking off its 30th season with a program that features a brand new work and an old favorite that salutes the Man in Black. Sundays free admission - Randy McMullen, Staff What’s doin’ at Smuin? 5ĭetails: The gallery is at 312 8th St., Oakland hours are noon-6 p.m. The new exhibit, arranged by the East Bay Photo Collective, is on display at the Oakland Photo Workshop through Nov. ![]() The iconic photographer, who was the subject of a retrospective exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco in 2018, is likely best known for her series of photos starring the groundbreaking woman photographer Imogen Cunningham - particularly a playful shot of Cunningham encountering a “nymph” (model Twinka Thiebaud) in Yosemite. The exhibit consists of mostly black and white photos, many simply constructed, depicting a gun owners, the firearm they possess and written narratives from the subjects about their relationship with guns. Responding to the heated national debate over firearms ownership and gun control, Dater sought to challenge preconceptions of what kinds of people own guns and why they own them. 24 Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley $36-$56 51 .Ī project reportedly long in the making, “The Gun Next Door” features images the Berkeley-based photographer took of Bay Area residents with their firearms. 24 $55-$195 .Ī Meeting of Minds: Opera and theater director Peter Sellars joins artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei and Orville Schell, an expert on U.S.-China relations, at the Asia Society to discuss issues of exile, repression and advocacy in our time. Shawna Lucey directs Gounod’s romantic opera based on Shakespeare’s play. 27 ($27.50) Star-crossed lovers in San Jose: Opera fans have two more chances to see Opera San Jose’s season-opening production of “Romeo and Juliet,” continuing through Sunday afternoon. 7 War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco $26-$316 also lived-streamed 7:30 p.m. ![]() “Steve Jobs” at the opera: Even as the Symphony launches its season, on the same evening San Francisco Opera will give the Bay Area premiere of “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs.” Michael Christie conducts the opera by composer Mason Bates and librettist Mark Campbell, featuring John Moore in the title role and mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke as Laurene Powell Jobs. 22 Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco 5:30 p.m. Ravel’s “Bolero,” and Richard Strauss’s “Don Juan” and “Maurice” complete the lineup. The program also includes Anders Hillborg’s “Rap Notes,” featuring Oakland hip-hop artist Kev Choice. The program features music director Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting Mahler’s “Songs of a Wayfarer,” with British baritone Simon Keenlyside as soloist. It’s Gala Time: The San Francisco Symphony’s opening night galas are always fizzy fun, and this year’s event looks to launch the 2023-24 season in style. ![]() Here are four events classical music fans should know about. Here’s a partial roundup Classical picks: Steve Jobs, gala time From a Steve Jobs opera to a famed photographer’s take on firearms, there are some cool shows to see in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond.
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