ARTS
Amy Seiwert's Imagery
"More Love Now" is a new improvisational event with Imagery artist Shania Rasmussen, trumpeter Darren Johnston, and visual artist and poet Adrian Arias. Feb 14, 4pm PT, Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/2938679926376373/
Ballet22
Premiere of a new dance film by Joshua Stanton with the Oakland dance company. $10 and up. Feb. 12-14. https://www.ballet22.com
Bechtel Fest 8
Chicago's Broken Nose Theatre company presents a series of online plays; the annual festival of new short plays features an ensemble of femme, female-identifying, non-binary, trans and queer actors talking about things other than men; free, thru March 26. https://brokennosetheatre.com/
A timeline of the moments that defined theater in 2020 — in the Bay Area and beyond
Finding the specific moments in 2020 that altered our art form can help us name our losses and move forward
Lily Janiak December 23, 2020Updated: December 28, 2020, 7:21 am
Megan Nicely performs with Maddy Lawder (right) during a balcony dance in Oakland as part of “Neighborhood Stories,” where audiences in a small caravan of cars (leaving in different shifts a few minutes apart) drive from address to address. Photo: Yalonda M. James , The Chronicle
Even so, much of this year has felt like an undifferentiated haze. We theater lovers haven’t had opening nights and curtain times to structure our lives in the way we’re used to. Finding the specific moments in 2020 that altered our art form can be therapeutic, helping us name our losses and move forward, so here are a few of the “most 2020” instants in theater, presented in the style of a captain’s log.
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The Jessel Gallery will host a Holiday Celebration Weekend on Saturday, Dec. 19 and Sunday, Dec. 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Masks are required and social distancing will be in place to allow visitors to browse through the works of local artists and craftspeople in the spacious, multi-room gallery.
Individually wrapped treats will be offered, along with free gift wrapping.
Among the artists represented in the annual homemade treasures show and sale are Diane Pope (assorted gifts with her watercolor images), Marcia Garcia (hand-made baskets), Kate Canon (fused glass fish spoon rests), Joy West (ice dyed scarves), Joan Tsudama (hand-made crafts), Patti Wessman (glass), along with a glittering assortment of holiday ornaments and treasures, a jewelry gallery and landscape paintings.
AEA/SAG-AFTRA agreement paves way for digital theater options post-pandemic
The new agreement gives "a little bit of certainty in this time of uncertainty," says Susi Damilano of SF Playhouse.
Lily Janiak December 15, 2020Updated: December 15, 2020, 6:57 pm
Actor Nora el Samahy waits for staff to clear up technical difficulties during a rehearsal for the upcoming play “Disbelief,” which is part of PlayGround’s Zoom Fest, at PlayGround’s PlaySpace in Berkeley. Photo: Michael Short / Special to The Chronicle
If much of theater has gone digital since the pandemic, a new agreement between two performers unions hints that the art form might have online options indefinitely.