“Long regarded as a solid regional institution, San Francisco Ballet has vaulted forward in the past decade. Versatility and aplomb, distinctive stars from around the globe, depth in the corps, a clean and confident style and a broadly built repertoire now place San Francisco well ahead of the regional pack and into the first tier of major companies.”
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SFMOMA – The Big Push
San Francisco’s highest-profile art museum? SFMuseum of Modern Art. “SFMOMA stands reinvented in its landmark – though not universally admired – downtown building designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta.”
How The Van Gogh Burglers Made Their Score
Over the weekend they pulled off their heist at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum. “Employing low-tech cunning against the hi-tech security features of a heavily protected modern gallery, the cat burglars thwarted CCTV cameras, alarms, motion sensors and 24-hour security guards by simply leaning a ladder against the back of the museum, climbing in through the roof and taking what they wanted.”
Go West, Young Arts Lover…
It used to be that the quality cultural offerings in America were found on the East Coast. No longer. “The great and unfolding story of our cultural geography, however, is happening elsewhere now, driven by population shifts, new wealth, expanded education, international migration of artists and the evolution of a prismatic American aesthetic in cities from Miami to Seattle. Nowhere is this tectonic change more apparent than in San Francisco…”
Room At The Top
The San Francisco Symphony isn’t one of America’s Big Five orchestras – it’s helped expand the definition of the country’s best ensembles.
SF Opera – Best Of The Rest?
Of course the Metropolitan Opera is America’s best – and biggest. But San Francisco is surely second (or third?) best?
SFMOMA – The Big Push
San Francisco’s highest-profile art museum? SFMuseum of Modern Art. “SFMOMA stands reinvented in its landmark – though not universally admired – downtown building designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta.”
SF Ballet – A Comer…
“Long regarded as a solid regional institution, San Francisco Ballet has vaulted forward in the past decade. Versatility and aplomb, distinctive stars from around the globe, depth in the corps, a clean and confident style and a broadly built repertoire now place San Francisco well ahead of the regional pack and into the first tier of major companies.”
The Big Orange
Sad economic stories from arts groups all over America are common these days. But in the Los Angeles suburb of Orange County, the story is mixed. “Success stories are almost as common as negative reports. The mixture of good and bad news here is further evidence that Orange County is a quirky place, not to be graphed on a simple upward or downward chart.”
The Life & Times Of A Dance Company…
Director Robert Altman wanted to direct a dance movie, and chose Chicago’s Joffrey Company to tell the story. “Artists steeped in the work of Vaslav Nijinsky, Antony Tudor and Frederick Ashton meet, or, rather, met Robert Altman, Neve Campbell and Malcolm McDowell during the three-month shoot took place all over Chicago as it focused on a story inside the life and times of the Joffrey.”