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Grace Stetson on October 27, 2021
There’s nothing quite like the beauty of live performance, and especially the kinetic power of dance. That’s something Doug Varone—critically acclaimed and award-winning director and choreographer—understood from the second productions halted at the top of the pandemic in March 2020.
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Grace Stetson on October 27, 2021
It’s time to dance around, and Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G knows how to get listeners on their feet. This Monday, the versatile reggaeton and Latin trap singer will headline the San Jose Civic as part of the Bichota Tour, hitting 21 cities across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Karol G broke ground…
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Alec Adams on October 27, 2021
Bisbal till you fall! When the famed reality-television alumni released his latest record, En Tus Planes, in January 2020, Kobe Bryant was still alive and the phrase “social distance” would’ve been a word salad with no discernible meaning. Despite some unfortunate timing, the record’s hit single “Si Tú La Qieres”—on which he…
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Alec Adams on October 27, 2021
In a 1996 documentary about their music, lead singer Nicolas Reyes said the Gipsy Kings switched to their signature rumba sound because they “liked to watch pretty girls dance”. Personally I think they’re on the right track. Since their 1988 arrival, they’ve been allergic to writing boring music. Most people may not…
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Mike Huguenor on October 27, 2021
In the first public indoor event of its 30th anniversary season, San Jose Chamber Orchestra presents three exciting premieres that are “Of Time and Place.” Alone Together, a timely piece composed by three-time Emmy winner John Wineglass, takes social distancing as inspiration, while our experience of time during the pandemic inspires composer…
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Mike Huguenor on October 27, 2021
Written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Roger Corman, Dementia 13 is the first feature by the legendary Bay Area resident and Godfather director. The horror/thriller also known as The Haunted and the Hunted tells the story of Louise Halloran: loving wife, grieving widow…and devious puller of strings. When…
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Grace Stetson on October 27, 2021
Dystopian tales are not out of the realm of reality in 2021—but, fortunately, this work of fiction is more sci-fi than reality. In advance of Halloween weekend, Stanford Live will host students, staff and community members with two performances of “War of the Worlds.” The performance—which comes to the States from a…
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Mike Huguenor on October 27, 2021
This Thursday, aesthetes with a taste for purer things will gather at Pruneyard Cinemas for the “Culinary Cinema” screening of Interview With the Vampire. The sumptuous 1994 film adaptation of Anne Rice’s debut novel is hosted by none other than the Queen of the Damned herself, Akasha—performed by living queen Alina Malletti…
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Jay Edgar on October 27, 2021
Colombian-American author Patricia Engel’s latest novel Infinite Country is a kaleidoscopic family drama centering on a family divided between the United States and Colombia, a meditation on biculturalism and the complex web of allegiances in relationships it creates. Engels will be speaking as part of a larger fundraiser for San Jose State’s…
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Jay Edgar on October 27, 2021
By now, we should all be fully appreciative of nurses. Greg “G” Williams, a nurse originally based out of the Bay Area via Atlanta, has carved a comedy career out of his humorous observations about the mighty profession. While he’s plenty of fun for the layman, Williams has built a fanbase among…
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