By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — City Ballet of San Diego’s world premiere of the full length Romeo and Juliet at the Spreckels Theatre on May 13, was a triumph for the Company but especially the resident choreographer, Elizabeth Wistrich and the Company’s ballerina, Ariana Samuelsson. This drama in three acts gave Samuelsson the [...]
By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — City Ballet of San Diego presented “Bravo! Balanchine” in the Spreckels Theatre on March 4. A program composed entirely of Balanchine ballets is an obvious challenge. City Ballet’s ability to meet that challenge is a given; this was a performance of Balanchine worthy of any stage. Each of the [...]
By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — One of the pleasures of attending the Nov. 6 performance of City Ballet of San Diego is the continuity of taste and purpose which has guided and built the Company. A few years ago a decision was made to make the Spreckels – a gem of a classic theater – [...]
By Cynthia Citron HOLLYWOOD – If you are a Frankie freak—and who among us is not?—you will find no greater pleasure than flying away to the Pantages Theatre before November 6th. There Sinatra reigns supreme, singing 27 of his all-time hits—songs that make you want to hug whoever’s sitting next to you. Come Fly Away is [...]
By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO –City Ballet of San Diego closed its season on May 1 at the Spreckels Theatre with a dynamic program. Enigma by resident choreographer Elizabeth Wistrich received a Tommy Award when this work was first performed in 2000 and it is easy to see why. This is a complete concept – entirely [...]
Janice Smith as the Black Swan with John Henry Reid as the Prince, and Arianna Samuelsson as White Swan with Gerardo Gil as a Prince in City Ballet production of Swan Lake {Photos: Dale Stokes} By Sheila Orysiek Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — The “Tchaikovsky Spectacular” performance on March 6 by City Ballet [...]
By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — City Ballet of San Diego’s “Celebrate Balanchine” program on November 7, 2010 was an ambitious endeavor – not flawless – but another notch in the Company’s escutcheon of accomplishments. The Company is still based in the historic jewel box of a theatre, The Spreckels; however, the exigencies [...]
By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO – Broadway/San Diego’s Burn The Floor will only be at the Civic Theatre for a short while longer. That’s a shame. It’ s a dance enthusiast’s paradise watching the company move at incredible speed with impeccable precision and style. Burn the Floor is dubbed an international ballroom dance extravaganza. It includes [...]
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff City of Hope Southwestern Jewish Press, January 8, 1955, Page 5 The Installation of Officers of the City of Hope Auxiliary has been postponed due to the untimely death of Bill Schusterman, husband of Goldie Schusterman. * Temple Men’s Club Southwestern Jewish Press, January 8, 1955, Page 5 [...]
By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO–The 17th Annual Jewish Arts Festival, which runs from May 30th to June 21, spans the wide spectrum of the performing arts. Malashock Dance and Hot P’Stromi brought together modern dance and Klezmer at the Lyceum Space Theatre in downtown San Diego. I attended the performance on June 13th. What better [...]
