Detox discusses upcoming production ‘Femlins,’ art of local drag
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Detox hasn’t performed in a theatrical production like Christ’s since 2011 and welcomes her involvement in “Femlins” as a fun challenge.
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David Sedaris takes Zellerbach Hall by storm
In a way, the evening — shredded shorts, brown folders and all — was an extended metaphor in perspectival performativity
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New York Times’ ‘Modern Love’ column editor Daniel Jones discusses work, love, Amazon at the Commonwealth Club
As part of an Amazon Studios promotional screening, Jones sat down with Dr. Lucy Kalanithi, a clinical assistant professor at the Stanford School of Medicine, at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Thursday night to discuss the new TV show, the evolution of the column and his take on love.
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In flowing conversation: Ta-Nehisi Coates talks magic, spirituality in ‘The Water Dancer’ at Sydney Goldstein Theater
The conversation, held in front of a full house as it were, began cheerfully and only grew more energetic as the hour drew on. Coates’ finely honed writerly craft of combining enormous, nuanced and historically problematized subjects with masterful narration is seamlessly evident in his speech.
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Ringing in 2019’s Arab Film Festival with solidarity, intersectionality at UC Berkeley’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies
The enthusiasm of the audience on the evening of the prescreening was palpable, and it was delightful to see the diversity of the Arab world and its talent presented in each film.
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Professor Julia Miele Rodas discusses autism, narrative invention in ‘Robinson Crusoe’ at Wheeler Hall
One of Rodas’ goals had been to write about autism as it appeared in “a text, in words, in language … as a thing, as an abstract, not in body, not in person.”
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The journalist who faces Trump: Maggie Haberman opens Cal Performances’ 2019-20 speaker series
Throughout her talk, Haberman seemed to be a great source of knowledge and insight into the Trump administration.
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A powerful and progressive reading of Mapplethorpe coalesces in Cal Performances’ ‘Triptych’
Bryce Dessner, composer of “Triptych,” taps into liminality by combining multiple mediums to create a sensory experience of sound, sight and pure emotion.
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Mark Morris discusses rhythmic expression, visual communication in guest lecture
Much of the conversation, which was structured as a Q&A session directed by students, was anchored around one term — rhythm.
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The enchanting world of Flower Piano guides music lovers through the dark at San Francisco event
Each note eerily traveled through the leaves of the looming redwoods as the audience enthusiastically shouted, “Play until they make us stop!”
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