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Smuins ‘Christmas Ballet’ closes Thursday Written by Los Altos Town Crier Report The live performances are over, but recorded versions of Smuin’s first virtual edition of its annual “The Christmas Ballet” will be offered today and Thursday. Featuring classical ballet and contemporary numbers, the online show highlights time-honored favorites and surprises set to holiday tunes, incorporating ballet, tap, jazz and swing. Two programs Programs A a...

Some are viewable day or night. What? Like youre going anywhere? ARTS Alice in Californiland AXIS dance revises their performance of the magical strange dance-tale of a young girls journey. https://www.axisdance.org/ Ballet22 In a blend of classical ballet, pointe work and contemporary styles, the new Oakland-based company Ballet22 will premiere new dances recorded at SFs ODC Theater, some with a modern holiday edge. The program, titled Breaking Ground, premieres December 11, will include a mo...

Rachel Howard December 12, 2020Updated: December 14, 2020, 8:03 am Cassidy Isaacson and Brandon Alexander perform in Smuin Contemporary Ballet’s first virtual presentation of “The Christmas Ballet.” Photo: Terez Dean Orr Michael Smuin was a master at building dependable, durable, crowd-pleasing machines. Perhaps the ultimate proof of this can be seen now through Dec. 24 in the online stream of Smuin Contemporary Ballet’s “The Christmas Ballet.” Created in 1995, a year a...

ARTS Adios, Robinson Brava & La Lengua Teatro en Español present a radio play in Spanish (with English subtitles) by Julio Cortázar, with an updated anti-colonial take on Robinson Crusoe. Thru Dec. 5. https://www.brava.org/ Alice in Californiland AXIS dance revises their performance of the magical strange dance-tale of a young girls journey. https://www.axisdance.org/ Ballet22 In a blend of classical ballet, pointe work and contemporary styles, the new Oakland-based company Ballet22 will pr...