William Forsythe’s 1999 ballet, Pas/Parts, gets a makeover for its North American premiere.
The Nutcracker, in Helgi Thomasson’s 2004 production, casts a holiday glow.
The singer takes center stage with the company for the world premiere of The Propelled Heart.
The company presented Giselle as choreographed by Alicia Alonso, founder of the Cuban National Ballet.
The choreographer brought everything from Bach to jazz to UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall.
Despite some familiar touches in its performance of Umusuna (Memories Before History), the Butoh dance troupe Sankai Juku remains surprising.
The Mariinsky dancers make the most of Prokofiev’s ballet, despite a few interpretive head-scratchers.
The resident choreographer of Smuin Ballet premieres a confident, beautifully realized work in an evening of pleasurable surprises.
The festival brings 300 Bay Area dancers and musicians representing a wide array of cultures to the Palace of the Fine Arts.
The performance had all the pageantry one would expect from the classic tale, but little choreography.
