Dance on! The Joffrey Ballet at Zellerbach

Since there has only been one case of COV19 in Berkeley, the city has assumed a less draconian stance toward public events. Cal Performances is currently running all its programs to plan, and this weekend marked the continuance of its collaboration with the Joffrey Ballet. Four contemporary ballets with choreography by Christopher Wheeldon, Stephanie Martinez, Justin Peck and the company’s own Nicolas Blanc comprised the Joffrey’s program, which ran Friday through Sunday. Blanc’s...

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The enduring beauty of ballet in an ephemeral world

San Francisco Ballet opened its production of George Balanchine’s Midsummer Night’s Dream this past Friday, the only time its been performed by company since 1985. And on Saturday, following the request of Mayor London Breed, the company has closed the War Memorial Opera House for the next two weeks in response to the corona virus threat. Although classes and smaller events presented by SFB will continue, the remainder of the ballet’s run was cancelled. How and when tickets will...

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