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Writing from 2004January 4, 2004: Preview of the upcoming season-- A Few of our favorite prospects (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times
January 24, 2004: Oakland Ballet -- Energized Oakland Ballet steps up to plate (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times January 26, 2004: Dance Theatre of Harlem -- Bay Area son comes home a Harlem dancer (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times February 1, 2004: San Francisco Ballet -- Opening Gala 2004 (Ballet-Dance Magazine) Link to Ballet-Dance February 7, 2004: San Francisco Ballet -- Possokhov Premiere triumphs & Don Quixote (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times February 9, 2004: Smuin Ballets/SF -- Smuin delivers sassy spirited show (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times February 14, 2004: ODC/SF -- ODC goes Downtown with exhilarating moves (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times February 28, 2004: San Francisco Ballet -- S.F. Ballet shows its versatility (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times March 1, 2004: Limon Dance Company of San Jose -- Winter Season: Psalm -- (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) Link to Ballet-Dance March 1, 2004: Savage Jazz Dance Company -- Benefit for Oakland School of the Arts: Jammin and Clappin -- Ballet-Dance Magazine March 1, 2004: San Francisco Ballet -- Don Quixote: A Grand Kitri for LeBlanc -- (Ballet-Dance Magazine) Link to Ballet-Dance
March 8, 2004: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre -- Ailey dancers meet director's challenge (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times March 11, 2004: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre -- Ailey dancers give their all for classics and new works (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times March 18, 2004: Diablo Ballet -- Ballets join forces for “Corsaire” program (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times March 27, 2004: Nederlands Dans Theatre I -- Nederlands Dans prods, provokes imagination (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times
April 1, 2004: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre -- Hymn: Why Dance? (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) Link to Ballet-Dance April 1, 2004: Batsheva Dance Company -- Deca Dance: The Ministry of Silly Dances (Ballet-Dance Magazine) Link to Ballet Dance April 1, 2004: Sydney Dance Company -- Ellipse: Surreal with the Fringe on Top (Ballet-Dance Magazine) Link to Ballet-Dance April 1, 2004: Diablo Ballet-- Le Corsaire Suite, Olbaid (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) Link to Ballet-Dance April 1, 2004: Oakland Ballet -- Oakland Ballet Faces Struggle to Survive (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) Link to Ballet-Dance
April 17, 2004: San Francisco Ballet -- Program 7: Ashton's Monotones, Thais, Symphonic Variations (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) Link to Ballet-Dance April 26, 2004: Moving Arts Dance Collective -- 2004 San Francisco Season (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times April 26, 2004: Bay Area Dance Awards -- Bay Area Dance Awards 2004 -- (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) Link to Ballet-Dance May 3, 2004: San Francisco Ballet -- Mark Morris' Sylvia (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times May 1, 2004: Women Running the Show (Diablo Magazine) Link to Diablo Magazine May 10, 2004: Diablo Ballet -- “Carmen” and “Opus for a Table” (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times May 13, 2004: Oakland Museum of Children's Art -- Shocked and Awed (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times May 21, 2004: Performance Showcase 2004 -- Tight Performances in the House of God (Ballet-Dance Magazine) Link to Ballet-Dance June 2004: Center REP --Professionally Speaking (Diablo Magazine) June, 2004: Ballet San Jose -- Out of Africa (Dance Magazine) Link to Dance Magazine June 1, 2004: Robert Moses' KIN -- “Other Gods” “Biography,” “Cause” (Ballet-Dance Magazine) Link to Ballet-Dance June 5, 2004: Ballett Frankfurt -- One Last Dance -- (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times June 12, 2004: Joe Goode Performance Group -- “Grace:” Dance Group's works improve in good time (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times June 13, 2004: Mikhail Baryshnikov -- Ballet icon takes on an unusual “Christmas” (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times June 26, 2004: American Ballet Theatre -- “Coppelia” Wanted: An old-fashioned star (Ballet-Dance Magazine) Link to Ballet-Dance
July 2004: San Francisco Ballet -- Beach Blanket Babylon salutes SFB (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) Link to Ballet-Dance July 1, 2004: Octavio Roca: Recycle, Renew, Reuse (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) Link to Ballet-Dance July 2004: California Shakespeare Theatre-- Cal Shakes at 30 (Diablo Magazine) July 21, 2004: Summerfest 2004 -- Program 1: Manuelito Biag, Kabaniaev (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) Link to Ballet-Dance September 1, 2004: Suhaila Salimpour -- Scheherazade (In Dance Magazine) September 2004: Summerfest 2004 -- Program 4: Seiwert, Liss Fain, LEVYDance (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) Link to Ballet-Dance September 1, 2004: inkBoat -- “Ame to Ame: Candy and Rain” (In Dance Magazine) September 1, 2004: Universal Ballet -- “Romeo & Juliet”: Universal's talent is deep but muddled -- (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times September 1, 2004: San Francisco Ballet -- Preview of San Francisco Ballet in London (Ballet-Dance Magazine) Link to Ballet-Dance September 2004: Top 25 Arts Picks for 2004 (Diablo Magazine) September 2004: Playhouse West -- “10th Anniversary” (Diablo Magazine) September 2004: San Francisco Ballet -- Jorge Esquivel: Teacher's Wisdom (Dance Magazine) Link to Dance Magazine September 2004: San Francisco Ballet -- Interview with Nutnaree Pipithsuksunt (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) Link to Ballet-Dance September 2004: San Francisco Ballet -- Interview with Martyn Gardner (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) Link to Ballet-Dance September 2004: Arts picks for the Fall 2004 (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times October 1, 2004: AXIS Dance Company -- Open rehearsal in Oakland (In Dance Magazine) October 1, 2004: John Jasperse Company -- 'CALIFORNIA' (Ballet-Dance Magazine) Link to Ballet-Dance October 1, 2004: Lyon Opera Ballet -- “twelvetwentyone”, “Second Detail,” “Un Ballo and “Jardi Tancat” (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) Link to Ballet-Dance
October 2, 2004: National Ballet of Canada -- The Four Seasons (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times October-December 2004: Center REP -- “A Christmas Carol” Scrooge's London (Diablo Magazine) October 11, 2004: Smuin Ballets/SF -- Fly Me to the Moon (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times
October 31, 2004: Bolshoi Ballet -- Bolshoi shakes up classic, stirs up criticism (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times November 1, 2004: Dance Brigade -- “Spell -- 13 Invocations for World Peace” (In Dance Magazine) Text on this site. November 5, 2004: Bolshoi Ballet -- Romeo & Juliet: Wherefore art thou headed, Bolshoi? (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times November 5, 2004: Bolshoi Ballet -- New Bolshoi work flawed (San Jose Mercury News) Link to the Mercury News November 16, 2004: Diablo Ballet -- Carina Brown: Teen toes the line -- (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times November 18, 2004: Ballet San Jose -- The Pirates of Penzance (Dance Magazine) Link to Dance Magazine November 19, 2004: FOOTNOTES COLUMN -- NOVEMBER: The holiday season puts a fresh spin on ballet -- (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times November 29, 2004: Matthew Bourne/ New Adventures -- 'Nutcracker!' has the perfect blend of saucy and sweet (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times November 29, 2004: Matthew Bourne/ New Adventures -- Dickens and candyland themes give 'Nutcracker' offshoot fresh energy San Jose Mercury News Link to the Mercury News December 2004: Five Questions for Mike Parness on Arts in Walnut Creek (Diablo Magazine) December 1, 2004: Movin' Out -- Life on the Road with Movin' Out -- (Dance Magazine) December 12, 2004: San Francisco Ballet -- A bright, shiny 'Nutcracker' (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times December 12, 2004: San Francisco Ballet -- '44 'Nutcracker' staged on a shoestring (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times December 12, 2004: San Francisco Ballet -- 'Nutcracker' by the numbers (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times December 20, 2004: San Francisco Ballet -- New 'Nutcracker' is magnificent (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times December 20, 2004: San Francisco Ballet -- New S.F. `Nutcracker' is simply superb -- San Jose Mercury News Link to the Mercury News December 24, 2004: FOOTNOTES COLUMN -- DECEMBER: Ballet community saddened by Markova's death (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times December 26, 2004: Top Ten Performances of 2004 (Contra Costa Times) Link to the Times |
Reviews by YearPlease bear with me as I repopulate the site!
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January 19, 2004: Diablo Ballet -- Diablo charms with well-rounded repertoire (Contra Costa Times) 
March 1, 2004: Eva Yerbabuena -- All About Eva (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) 
March 27, 2004: Nederlands Dans Theatre I -- Ahead of the Curve (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) 
April 9, 2004: LINES Contemporary Ballet -- The Rite of Spring (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) 
June 30, 2004: American Ballet Theatre -- “Romeo & Juliet” Starry Afternoon (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) 
September 1, 2004: San Francisco Ballet -- Interview with Muriel Maffre (Ballet-Dance Magazine) 
October 1, 2004: Shen Wei Dance Theater -- Folding (Ballet-Dance Magazine ) 
October 15, 2004: Cullberg Ballet-- “Out of Breath,” “Solo for Two,” and “A Sort Of” (Ballet-Dance Magazine)