http://www.artscapemedia.com/blog ARTSCAPE presents conversations on film, theater, dance, music, fine art, and arts education. ARTSCAPE supports the growth and development of young artists and performers worldwide. Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:15:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jenny Lyn Bader is one of our best contemporary playwrights. Her newest effort, None of the Above, just completed a six-week run at the Lion Theatre on Theatre Row in Manhattan. Describing Jenny Lyn’s work as witty, literary, and hip is a good beginning, but even more compelling is the depth ... http://www.artscapemedia.com/blog/2007/12/06/none-of-the-above-by-jenny-lyn-bader/ I had the extraordinary privilege of attending last night’s performance of THE MOVEMENT at the UCSD Wagner Dance Studio (June 17, 2007). This terrific evening, amazing from top to bottom, was produced by grace shinhae jun, CRW Enterprises, and Rebecca Bryant and Don Nichols [past)(modern performance duo]. THE MOVEMENT was an evening ... http://www.artscapemedia.com/blog/2007/06/18/the-movement/ City Ballet of San Diego presented “BALANCHINE” at Spreckels Theatre on May 11-13, 2007. This gorgeous program is the highlight of the Spring 2007 San Diego dance season, and would be a peak dance-lover’s experience in any city, including New York, San Francisco, and Chicago. City Ballet is a top-tier dance ... http://www.artscapemedia.com/blog/2007/05/14/city-ballet-of-san-diego-balanchine-5-12-07/ City Ballet of San Diego presented “Tchaikovsky Spectacular” at the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre in La Jolla on Friday, March 30th and April 1st, 2007. This well-conceived, beautifully executed, thoroughly entertaining evening of ballet was enthusiastically received by the lucky audience, which included, of course, former professional dancers who ... http://www.artscapemedia.com/blog/2007/05/14/city-ballet-of-san-diego-tchaikovsky-spectacular/ 4X4 kicked-off the New Year with a bang! There was dancing. There was singing. There was martial-arts-as-performance-art. And there were special guests from L.A. who brought down the house. Let’s start with the special guests, Casebolt & Smith. In its initial few moments, “After Words” looked like two actors breaking down ... http://www.artscapemedia.com/blog/2007/01/14/4x4-bluefoot-bar-and-lounge-january-9-2007/ Keturah Stickann is a talented artist, working as a dancer, choreographer, filmmaker, and director. In Time — Stage & Video Works, presented an evening of original dances and two short films, at the Arts & Entertainment Center, San Diego, CA. “Utazó (The Traveler)” is a beautiful experimental dance film shot in ... http://www.artscapemedia.com/blog/2007/01/12/in-time-keturah-stickann-12-17-06/ The 4X4 performance series at the Bluefoot Bar & Lounge in North Park (San Diego) is simply the best thing since chocolate chip cookies. Liam Clancy and Jeremy Gaucher of SUSHI Performance and Visual Art have cooked up a slate of evenings in which the entire event is a ... http://www.artscapemedia.com/blog/2006/12/17/4x4-bluefoot-bar-and-lounge-december-12-2006/ I attended ONE TO ECHO at San Diego State University on Saturday night, December 2nd, 2006, the second of two performances. ONE TO ECHO was curated by Jillian Chu, Founder of BOUNDcontemporaryDance, and Alicia Peterson, Founder of A.S. Peterson Dance. Jillian Chu and Alicia Peterson created an extraordinary evening of ... http://www.artscapemedia.com/blog/2006/12/05/one-to-echo/ LaDiego Dance Theater presented Nutcracker—Land of the Sweets on Saturday night, November 18th, choreographed by Daniel Marshall (LaDiego Artistic Director and Founder), Aliyah Hassan, and Natasha Ridley. The Educational Cultural Complex in downtown San Diego was packed — all 275 seats were filled and additional seating had to be added ... http://www.artscapemedia.com/blog/2006/11/26/ladiego-dance-theater/ Last Tuesday night I had the extraordinary good fortune to attend 4X4, presented by Sushi Performance and Visual Art at the Bluefoot Bar and Lounge in North Park (downtown San Diego). This wildly thrilling rollercoaster ride was the second in a projected monthly series of 4X4 performance events at Bluefoot. More ... http://www.artscapemedia.com/blog/2006/11/19/4x4-bluefoot-bar-and-lounge-november-14th-2006/