Romanticising Whose Life? The issues with “Aesthetic” Playlists Xia Jimenez March 11, 2021 Opinion Recently, something strange has been happening with my YouTube recommendation algorithm. I keep seeing my home page flooded with strange playlist videos with hyper-specific titles and “aesthetic” cover imag...
Classics, dissonance, and Sufjan: SF Ballet has it all Kavitha George April 21, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews A night at the San Francisco Ballet conjures images of stuffy elderly couples, opera glasses, pretentious critiquing discussions in the lobby between acts, and endless classical music. You will almost certainly...
Vivaldi, Bach, and Tchaikovsky: an evening with the San Francisco Symphony Nikos Zarikos November 4, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews On October 23, San Francisco Symphony concertmaster Alexander Barantschik, Principal Second Violin Dan Carlson, and Principal Keyboard Robin Sutherland starred as soloists at the Davies Symphony Hall in a p...
The Australian Ballet and Berkeley Symphony deliver transformative Swan Lake at Zellerbach Hall Austin Chi October 25, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Duality is everywhere: Adam and Eve, light and dark, land and sea, good and evil... the list goes on. With that in mind, we ventured into The Australian Ballet’s performance of Swan Lake and the Berkele...