“It was definitely an aha! moment for me, seeing the way the dancers responded to him. He’s just a natural leader,” says company executive director Stephanie Ziesel about the decision to invite Carreño to stay on permanently. He took over from Wes Chapman, the artistic adviser for the 2012-2013 season following the force-out of Ballet San Jose cofounder Dennis Nahat in January 2012. Chapman will now freelance, and former principal ballet master Raymond Rodriguez has moved up to associate artistic director. Asked about the prolonged drama surrounding Nahat’s departure, his successor says, “I wasn’t involved; that’s in the past. I’m just in the present and the future.”.
You’ll be happy to hear the famed Vienna Boys Choir will provide us with opportunities in the Bay Area this coming week, The typically sailor-suited young lads are scheduled to sing at 8 p.m, Feb, 10 at Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., in San Francisco and 8 p.m, Feb, 11 at the new, state-of-the-art Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St., in Livermore, Their programs will be from their repertoire of Austrian folk purple wedding ballet slippers plum ballet shoes with ties wide fit bridal shoes songs and waltzes, classical masterpieces, beloved pop songs, medieval chants and special arrangements of world music..
OAKLAND — A 17-year-old Vallejo boy died and an 18-year-old man was wounded in a shooting early Saturday in downtown Oakland, police said. Police did not release the names of either victim but said the 18-year-old was a Hayward resident. Police are trying to determine if the two knew each other. The shooting happened at about 12:10 a.m. Saturday in the 1400 block of Franklin Street. Authorities said the two victims had just left a live music and dance facility around the corner on 14th Street when they were shot. Both were taken to a hospital, where the 17-year-old died and the 18-year-old was in stable condition.
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Released by Fox Searchlight, “Black Swan” stars Portman as a dancer who begins to lose herself in delusion amid the pressures of preparing for the lead in Swan Lake. The film gradually expands into nationwide release through Christmas week. Also in limited release, Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor’s gay romance “I Love You Phillip Morris” opened solidly with $113,200 in six theaters, averaging $18,886. Carrey stars as a scam artist who finds the love of his life (McGregor) in state prison. The movie gradually expands into wide release through early January.
