In addition to Seymour and Howerton, “Heart on Fire” features dancers Alexsandra Meijer, Amy Marie Briones, Akira Takahashi and Kendall Teague, formerly of Silicon Valley Ballet. They will be accompanied by musicians from the San Jose Chamber Orchestra, led by Barbara Day Turner, and special guest pianist Mark Anderson performing the score of Chopin nocturnes for “Speaking of Love,” one of Wingrove’s signature works. With her own original amalgam of ballet and modern dance, Wingrove is a case study in midlife reinvention. As an adolescent ballet devotee she studied alongside Robert Joffrey in Seattle, and she experienced his contemporary ballet vision as a creative jolt when he launched his first company.
Danica McKeller and Val Chmerkovskiy — foxtrot, It looks like Danica has Val right where she wants him, and he seemed like an angel with her, They were so smooth and just might go all the way to the finals if they can keep it up, Carrie Ann called Danica “so incredible” but advised her to “be careful a tad with your shoulders.” Len expanded on that, saying that she had too tight a hold on pointe shoe baby booties and crown set, crochet ballet slippers and crown for newborn Val’s left shoulder and that affected her shoulders, He added that his first impression was “terrific.” Bruno called her a saucy girl after she planted a kiss on the judge at the end of the dance and that she sold the routine well..
Details: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at Mission Dolores Basilica, San Francisco; 2:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at UC Theatre, Berkeley; $20-$35; www.goldengatesymphony.org. 8 “My Fair Lady”: The Alan Jay Lerner/Frederick Loewe adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion” loses some of the biting commentary on class and gender attitudes of the source material, but the show tunes are some of the finest to grace the stage, including “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?” and “On the Street Where You Live.” Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre is presenting the show at Pleasanton’s Firehouse Arts Center beginning Friday.
The next show pointe shoe baby booties and crown set, crochet ballet slippers and crown for newborn is July 30, with Foreverland, a tribute to Michael Jackson, For more info, visit www.moragaparks.org/concert.html, Summer concerts, movies slated in Orinda, Orinda’s Concerts in the Park and Movies in Park series continuesbegin in June, Residents are invited to bring their families and friends — along with blankets and lawn chairs — to the Orinda Community Park for the free events, The concerts, sponsored by the Orinda Parks and Recreation Foundation and supported by the Orinda Community Foundation, Rotary Club of Orinda and the city, are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m, Tuesdays..
A collaboration between father/daughter team Tom Cooper and Kristin Cooper-Herby, “The Clink” is based on a real-life experience. Fifi, an idealistic and naïve young woman convicted of a DUI spends two days in jail with three intimidating women. Her attempts to diffuse a hostile situation open the door for her cellmates to divulge intimate and compelling details of their lives. Auditions take place Jan. 4 from 2 to 5 p.m. and Jan. 5 and 6 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. According to artistic director Helen Means, all “principal roles are juicy.” Email onstagethhm@aol.com to set up an appointment or call 925-518-3277.
