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Beibei Xu on February 2, 2022
Lunar New Year—also known as Chinese Chunjie, Vietnamese Tet, Korean Solnal, Tibetan Losar as well as Spring Festival—is an Asian tradition commemorated around the globe and here in San Jose. At downtown’s Museum of Art, the Year of the Tiger will be welcomed by live performances from breathtaking Korean dance artist KCC…
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Grace Stetson on February 2, 2022
Before she goes to Broadway this March in a historic move—the first Black woman to direct and choreograph a Broadway show in 65 years—Camille A Brown comes to San Jose. This weekend, the New York based choreographer and troupe showcase her unique and innovative style at the Hammer Theatre Center. Brown’s career…
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Mighty Mike McGee on January 26, 2022
In 2014, after 11 years on the road performing poetry, I moved back to San Jose on a permanent basis. Immediately, I began returning to the San Jose Poetry Slam, then held at the now defunct Fahrenheit Ultra Lounge. I hadn’t seen Tshaka Campbell in years and was surprised and elated to…
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Addie Mahmassani on January 26, 2022
As the pandemic continues here on Earth, the recent launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has presented a welcome chance to explore celestial bodies above. This Tuesday evening, the Hammer Theatre offers a live-streamed conversation followed by virtual Q&A about the decades of preparation that led to the JWST’s launch…
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Grace Stetson on January 26, 2022
Great art can be found all over the South Bay, including on campus at Santa Clara University. This Friday, the University’s de Saisset Museum opens its Kara Maria exhibition, dedicated to the artist’s vibrant and evocative compositions. At first glance, the pieces may appear to showcase pure abstraction or geometry in their…
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Kelly Vance on January 19, 2022
Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky’s documentary, Manufactured Landscapes (2006), did a wonderful job depicting the brave new world of large-scale manufacturing in the early 2000s, particularly in China, with its acres of space, armies of workers and miles of assembly lines stretching out nearly to infinity, producing consumer goods for everyone on…
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Jay Edgar on January 12, 2022
The early ’70s was such a pivotal moment in the fine arts, with both the radicalism of 1968 and emerging technologies creating tectonic changes in what was considered, and who created, visual arts. Mixed-media artist Bruce Nauman captured the moment well by utilizing the pop art medium of silkscreening to capture the…
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Elliott Sky Case on January 5, 2022
It’s a mouthful to say and an eyeful to see: GAYLAPALOOZA is here! The 12th annual benefit serving the Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center—hosted by queen Elsa Touché—presents a rainbow of entertainment for those seeking further revelry to ring in 2022. The Rainbow Women’s Chorus, Opera San José and the Gay &…
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Grace Stetson on January 5, 2022
Why not start off 2022 with a free look at some of the best art in town? This Friday, the San Jose Museum of Art gets the year started right with three hours of complimentary art, ranging from vibrant abstract paintings (Break + Bleed) to inquisitive looks at the human body (Our…
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Richard von Busack on January 2, 2022
Things fall apart. Markets fragment. The critic’s traditional “top 10” list means less in this era of diversified audiences. Audiences are multiverses, each with their own canon. The Matrix Resurrections demonstrates how movies cause divisions–where would QAnon have been without that red pill, blue pill game? Given the firehose stream of content,…
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