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San Francisco Ballet, one of the largest and most celebrated ballet companies in the U.

San Francisco Opera's Department of Diversity, Equity and Community announced new Opera Aficionado virtual conversations in July centered on Opera in Latin America.

Scallywags set sail across the seven seas to swarm a swashbuckling soiree as TheatreWorks Silicon Valley hosted its spring fundraiser, The Pirates of the Shores of Redwood.

This summer's 39th Free Shakespeare in the Park production features a four-episode production of Shakespeare's epic tale, Pericles, Prince of Tyre in a new verse translation by playwright Ellen McLaughlin.

SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts presents RAW: Resident Artists Workshop live performances and film screenings for in-person audiences one night only, Saturday, July 31, 2021.

Opera San José today announced that its General Director Khori Dastoor has been selected to become the next General Director and CEO of Houston Grand Opera beginning in January 2022, taking the helm of one of the country's largest, most prestigious opera companies.

Charles Slender-White and his dance company, FACT/SF will present Split, a series of 300 one-on-one performances this autumn in San Francisco.

Today, Club Fugazi Experiences Executive Director David Dower announced the name of the brand-new theatrical experience debuting at San Francisco's historic Club Fugazi.

Considered one of the nation's most prolific choral directors, Seelig has had an accomplished 10 seasons at San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus marked by several distinguished milestones, including the Lavender Pen Tour.

The Board of Directors of the San Francisco Ballet announced today that Kelly Tweeddale is leaving her position as Executive Director.

Oakland Theater Project’s 2021 Season will continue with the announcement of its first outdoor seated performance, and the conclusion of its drive-in theater, with the world premiere of a new one-person show The Dream Life of Malcolm X by Oakland Theater Project Literary Manager John Wilkins

San Francisco Playhouse announced casting for The Song of Summer by Lauren Yee, directed by Bill English.

Awesome Theatre and Chinatown Historian Marc Pomerleau (The Fighting History of SF Chinatown) are teaming up again for EMPRESS YEE AND THE MAGICAL HISTORY OF CHINATOWN, a new documentary that tells the story of Cynthia Yee, a burlesque dancer, entertainer, educator, tour guide, all-around mover and

The Presidio Theatre presents a bright new addition to the Bay Area holiday entertainment landscape this December 2-31 with the world premiere of the panto, The Magic Lamp, that reframes the classic tale of Aladdin.

The African-American Shakespeare company is elated to announce what Artistic Director L Peter Callender is a calling a season of “splendor and renewal” featuring 4 productions, live-and-in-person: The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged); Cinderella; The Glass Menagerie; and Richard II.

In adapting Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical, I felt that Jon Chu did a spectacular job taking on this crucial story while also taking charge of his creative choices.

Jackie Keliiaa's Good Medicine announces a Night of Live Native Stand-Up to be held on July 17 at California Shakespeare Theater featuring top Native American stand-up comedians.

Magic Theatre announced today that the Company will host its 2021 Gala THE NEW AGE OF MAGIC: CELEBRATING NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SEAN SAN JOSÉ in-person outside The Firehouse at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123) on Thursday, August 5, 2021 from 6:00 p.

Amazon offers its support for diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the music and arts community with a sponsorship of Merola Opera Program's What the Heart Desires recital featuring works by women and people of color, as well as two master classes by world renowned artists.

Presented by Lifeway Foods, America's favorite kefir company, the weekly yoga classes will be led by a certified yoga instructor and take place within the multi-sensory and all-encompassing Immersive Van Gogh experience at San Francisco's SVN West.

The Marsh takes audiences on an adventure that begins on the Isle of Crete where archeologists unearth mysterious tablets that may solve ancient secrets with Sharon Eberhard's The Mark of Minotaur, performed live on MarshStream.

Magic Theatre announced today that the Company will host its 2021 Gala THE NEW AGE OF MAGIC: CELEBRATING NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SEAN SAN JOSÉ in-person outside The Firehouse at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123) on Thursday, August 5, 2021 from 6:00 p.

The Company unveils three new productions: Ludwig van Beethoven's Fidelio and, continuing the Company's Mozart-Da Ponte Trilogy, Così fan tutte and Don Giovanni.

And now for something ethereal, funny and more than a little trippy.

San Francisco Opera announced today repertory, casting and reopening plans for its 99th season.