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I love La Traviata. It may not be the most sophisticated opera passion, but Verdi’s score and his heroine Violeta,... The post La Traviata–LAOpera appeared first on CultureVulture .

https://culturevulture.net/music/la-traviata-laopera/

“Philadelphia, Here I Come!” is the third play in the Irish Repertory Theatre’s Brian Friel season and, happily, it lives... The post Philadelphia, Here I Come! appeared first on Culture...

https://culturevulture.net/theater/philadelphia-here-i-come/

Bertolt Brecht’s “The Good Person of Setzuan” is a monster of a play to stage for contemporary audiences, it’s long,... The post The Good Person of Setzuan appeared first on CultureVul...

https://culturevulture.net/theater/the-good-person-of-setzuan/

In the ongoing conversations about choreography that I shared with Fernando Alonso, architect of the Cuban ballet training system, he... The post Dos Mujeres appeared first on CultureVulture .

https://culturevulture.net/dance/dos-mujeres/

San Francisco’s Legion of Honor Museum is lucky to house one of the most significant museum collections of Japanese prints... The post Japanese Prints in Transition: appeared first on Cultur...

https://culturevulture.net/art-architecture/japanese-prints-in-transition/

True confessions of a theater critic: I saw neither the original production, nor have I seen the movie, Funny Girl.... The post Funny Girl appeared first on CultureVulture .

https://culturevulture.net/theater/funny-girl/

Ensemble Studio Theatre’s newest production, “Las Borinqueñas,” is a fascinating look at the origin of the birth control pill.  While... The post Q&A: Nelson Diaz-Marcano appeared firs...

https://culturevulture.net/theater/qa-nelson-diaz-marcano/

American Ballet Theatre’s farm team, the Studio Company, is made up of 13 dancers age 17-21. These aren’t just any... The post American Ballet Theatre Studio Company appeared first on Cult...

https://culturevulture.net/dance/american-ballet-theatre-studio-company/

The de Young’s exciting retrospective of 20th-century photographer Irving Penn (1917–2009) highlights the broad breadth of this creative artist. Although... The post Irving Penn photography...

https://culturevulture.net/art-architecture/irving-penn-photography-retrospective-2024/

Although I was unable to attend South by Southwest in person this year, I’ll hop aboard the hot 2024 publicist-thanking... The post SXSW 2024 Wrap-Up: The Hobby & Dickweed appeared first on ...

https://culturevulture.net/film/sxsw-2024-wrap-up-the-hobby-dickweed/

“The Far Country” opens a window on the widespread but under-the-radar practice of Chinese immigrants buying and selling their identities... The post Interview w/Tommy Bo appeared first on...

https://culturevulture.net/features/interview-w-tommy-bo/

You don’t have to be an alarmist to feel that things in 2024 are dangerously out of whack. And if... The post Noe Music Festival 2024 appeared first on CultureVulture .

https://culturevulture.net/music/noe-music-festival-2024/

While the historical-clips-plus-talking-heads style of this documentary may be conventional, its subject was anything but: namely FLOTUS Lady Bird Johnson’s... The post Shaking It Up: The Lif...

https://culturevulture.net/film/shaking-it-up-the-life-and-times-of-liz-carpenter-2024/

I don’t usually see theater in Walnut Creek, the manicured suburb east of San Francisco. But I wanted to see... The post The Great Leap appeared first on CultureVulture .

https://culturevulture.net/theater/the-great-leap/