Monthly Archives: September 2010

Sailing Away: Joanna Haigood choreographs San Francisco history

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Claudia Bauer

In Dance, October 2010 Flooded with Gold Rush lucre and teeming with the adventurers who hunted for it, San Francisco in the 1850s was a rootin’-tootin’, quick-shootin’, prostitutin’ Wild West boomtown. Halloween in the Castro has nothing on the Barbary … Continue reading →

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Oakland Ballet Kick-off Reception

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Claudia Bauer

The phoenix that is the Oakland Ballet is set to rise again, after several failures to relaunch over the past few years. This time feels different…it feels like there’s really hope for the Oakland Ballet legacy to continue. New artistic … Continue reading →

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Ballet Students: Audition next weekend for Oakland Ballet’s Nutcracker

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Claudia Bauer

Oakland Ballet has a new artistic director in Graham Lustig, and a new company of dancers who will be announced on September 23. Formerly a dancer with the Dutch National Ballet and Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet, Lustig has created contemporary … Continue reading →

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Center Stage

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Claudia Bauer

East Bay Express Fall Arts Preview, September 1, 2010 A stellar East Bay dance season is waiting in the wings. Along with venues that draw dance talent from around the globe, the East Bay boasts world-class choreographers and dancers (who … Continue reading →

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