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Stephen Perez on February 8, 2018
Set during the latter part of Will Shakespeare’s life, he is now a wealthy and successful man. So, why isn’t he happy? Why is his wife angry with him? And where is that damn dog? This critically acclaimed play creatively imagines the Bard’s personal life as it follows him through a sleepless…
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Yousif Kassab on February 7, 2018
The San Jose Peace and Justice Center presents a new exhibit focused on the art of social unrest. The event will feature a collection of almost 30 silk-screened posters, some of which date back to the 1960s—including works of art created for the civil rights and anti-war movements. Through these prints, a…
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Yousif Kassab on January 24, 2018
Anyone who has passed high school English knows the story. Facts are manipulated or fabricated outright, an unnervingly docile populace is endlessly tracked and surveilled through the use of personal electronic devices. This is the world George Orwell predicted back in 1949 with his seminal, then-science fiction work, 1984. Disillusioned with the…
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Darren Aronofsky’s 2010 film Black Swan painted the lives of dancers in an NYC ballet company with a dark brush. Now, the film’s choreographer, Ben Millepied, brings the dance troupe he established after working on the film to Stanford University’s Memorial Auditorium. Millepied started the L.A. Dance Project in 2012 to bring…
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Yousif Kassab on January 17, 2018
On the cusp of the 1960s, America’s civil rights movement had only just begun. While it’s clear—even in 2018—how far we still have to go, Kenneth Jones’ Alabama Story gives us a glimpse of how far we’ve come. The story follows librarian Emily Wheelock Reed as she champions Garth Williams’ controversial children’s…
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Yousif Kassab on January 17, 2018
Penned by Athol Fugard, The Road To Mecca follows the story of Miss Helen, a South African widow who finds herself at a crossroads. Harboring an unconventional artistic ability, she must choose between the advice of an old friend to conform to society and the urges of a younger one to follow…
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Kevin Hume on January 11, 2018
Students get detention for misbehaving. Anyone who’s seen The Breakfast Club knows that. But what happens to troublesome teachers? They too might wind up in a detention of their own. In the Tabard Theatre Company’s Evelyn in Purgatory, teacher Evelyn Reid is accused of misconduct by a failing student and finds herself…
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Kevin N. Hume on January 10, 2018
The life and works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky live on in this dramatization of the famed Russian composer’s life. Pianist and actor Hershey Felder has previously channeled Gershwin, Beethoven and Chopin. Now he takes on the man best known for composing Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and the 1812 Overture in Our Great…
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Camille Miller on January 10, 2018
Every woman knows it’s coming. For some, “the change” is a terrifying point of no return; for others, its a welcome trade-off. With a half-dozen parody songs of classic tunes from the ’60s to the ’80s, Menopause the Musical confronts hot flashes, night sweats and mood swings with showtunes. The off-Broadway production,…
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The 2018 Silicon Valley Auto Show is speeding into town this week. Featuring some 300 new whips from more than 30 manufacturers, it promises to be a gearheads’ heaven. But this show isn’t just for high-octane car buffs—it’s a great place to check out more practical models, without having to stress about…
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