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PGK’s ‘San Diego Dances’ at You Are Here – And We Were There
The premiere of Deluge by the gifted Khamla Somphanh is smartly constructed and layered, yet easy and exciting to watch. Dancers stretched outward as if praying for rain but were quickly swept up in a…
Read MoreA downpour where you can hear individual raindrops: Dorrance Dance
The danger of amplifying tappers’ footfalls, especially with up to eight dancers onstage, is that if anyone goes a hair off-beat or doesn’t tap cleanly, it’s exposed. Dorrance and her seven dancers nailed it, whether in tight unison or doing a counterpoint like a downpour of sound—a downpour in which you can hear individual raindrops, they’re that precise.
Read MoreThe TCG Conference Is Here: Why Should You Care?
I’ve been at the Hilton, sitting in on a variety of plenary and breakout groups, and struggling with how to make the conference relevant to readers who are interested in theatre but who are not theatre professionals. The question that kept coming up for me was, “Why should you care?”
Read MoreThe WoW Festival is Here – and Here’s Your Guide to It
The long-anticipated La Jolla Playhouse WoW Festival has arrived, and it looks like fun indeed. Bill Eadie will be providing impressions of the festival by attending each day.
Read MoreCygnet’s ‘Present Laughter’: You May Want to See It More Than Once
Cygnet Theatre’s production, well cast, and exceptionally well directed, reminds us that it is important to laugh….
Read MoreLa Jolla Playhouse’s ‘As You Like It’ Celebrates Joy
A good amount of shows from the La Jolla Playhouse this year, including Bhangin’ It, Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord and Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes) focused on optimistic stories with messages about positive relationships. The company, in association with Diversionary Theatre, is ending 2022 with a great production of another narrative involving life-changing bonds between people, William Shakespeare’s comedy, As You Like It.
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