In two performances, Doug Varone and Dancers will present three works. He’s also in demand in the opera world, and has choreographed four works by New York’s Metropolitan Opera, including a storied “Dance of the Seven Veils” sequence for “Salome.” But Varone also runs his own acclaimed company and he’s bringing it to San Jose this weekend.
One way to measure New York choreographer Doug Varone’s exalted standing in the dance world is by the company he keeps - that is, by the companies that have lined up to adapt his contemporary dance gems: Paul Taylor Dance Company, Limon Dance, Batsheva Dance Company, Hubbard Street Dance Group Chicago, Martha Graham Dance Company - some of the most innovative and acclaimed troupes in the world.
And, of course, the entire movie is based on audience participation and costumes are encouraged.ĭetails: $17 per movie proof of vaccination required Ryan Ymauchi performs in “Lux.” (Erin Baiano/Doug Varone and Dancers) Move it 29, 3Below presents the classic sci-fi-musical “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” complete with wacky stage props and costumed actors on stage. Costumes are strongly encouraged, there will be a contest. Attendees will receive a variety of props and the host will prep attendees by reviewing iconic lines from the film (“Why did it have to be snakes …” ). 29 and 30, the venue will screen a special quote-along version of Steven Spielberg’s adventure classic “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” starring Harrison Ford. 30 Fox Theatre, Redwood City $30 to $40 proof of vaccination and masks required ‘Lost Ark’ and ‘Rocky Horror’: San Jose’s 3Below Theatres is hosting a couple of special Halloween screenings this weekend. The work features a variety of styles of street dancing and hip-hop, performed to Bay Area DJs.ĭetails: 7 p.m. The 75-minute dance follows trick-or-treating kids who visit a graveyard and haunted house and meet up with such monsters a Frankenstein, Dracula, the Wolf Man and more. “Hip-Hop Halloween”: Peninsula Ballet Theatre returns to live performances this weekend with a revival of its 2019 work, “Hip-Hop Halloween,” conceived and choreographed by Stuck Sanders, with additional choreography by Alee Martinez, Vincent Hwang, Ninja Sutton and Francis Tyrell. 28 and 29 $15 to $64 proof of vaccination or negative COVID test required, masks must be worn inside the theater.
It lands at Stanford University’s Bing Concert Hall this week.ĭetails: 7:30 p.m. “Worlds” was a smash hit at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and just finished a well-received tour of the U.K. Augmented by the troupe’s knack for stunning sets and lively, irreverent storytelling, the show “wrestles with the media and the boundaries of truth in a thrilling broadcast of the end of the world,” say organizers. Now the acclaimed London multimedia theater troupe Rhum and Clay is presenting a 21st-century take on “War of the Worlds,” adapted by Isley Lynn, which links the original story and radio broadcast to contemporary misinformation- and conspiracy-spewing podcasters and bloggers. Wells classic novel about a Martian invasion and convinced panicked listeners that Earth was really under attack. A case in point is Orson Welles’ infamous 1938 “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast, in which he borrowed text from the H.G. Fake news radio playĭisinformation and conspiracy theories are ubiquitous these days, so it’s easy to forget they have been part of the American landscape for a long time. It’s a packed weekend for stuff to see and do in the Bay Area here are several shows music, theater and dance fans should know about. Bay Area weekend: ‘War of the Worlds,’ ‘Hip-Hop Halloween’ – Marin Independent Journal