Theater
& Dance Dec/Jan 2006
Paco Gomes & Dancers
Many Little Pieces
Brazilian
choreographer, Paco Gomes! Join Paco Gomes and Dancers for their first home
season in "Many Little Pieces." Friday, December 8th, 8pm
Saturday, December 9th, 8pm
WHERE:
Dance Mission Theater
3316 24th Street at Mission, San Francisco
(Across the street from 24th Street BART)
TICKETS:
$18
RESERVATIONS:
415-273-4633
Dreamy ritualistic dances of myth, legend and ceremonies
reflecting the influence of Afro-Brazilian CandomblŽ, as well as diverse and
risky modern movement incorporating sliding benches, flying clothing, and
tricks with time. An invitation to explore human nature: conflict and harmony,
humor and remorse, truth and deceitÉwhat does it all have in common? Brazilian
choreographer, Paco Gomes! Join Paco Gomes and Dancers for their first home
season in "Many Little Pieces."
WHEN:
Friday through Sunday December 15-17, 8pm
WHERE:
Dance Mission Theater
3316 24th Street at Mission, San Francisco
(Across the street from 24th Street BART)
TICKETS:
$15 advance / $18 door
RESERVATIONS:
415-273-4633
With
cellists Jess Ivry, Elaine Kreston, and Beth Vandervennet.
Techno-diva Amy X Neuburg, known for her wildly entertaining
"avant-cabaret" performances, presents a new song cycle for voice,
cello trio, and live electronics. Conceived largely while riding on New York
subways, these 12 songs use urban imagery and metaphors of war to explore the
deceits, battles and triumphs within personal relationships. Using drum pads,
faders and pedals, Neuburg processes both her voice and the cellos with effects
and real-time looping, to build up layered textures and counterpoints live on
stage. Presented in dramatized concert form with special lighting effects.
The Marsh
San Francisco presents
Dan Hoyle's
Tings Dey Happen
Dec 14, thru January 13, 2007
thurs, fri & sat at 8pm
Dan Hoyle, creator of the hit shows
"Circumnavigator"
and "Florida 2004: The Big Bummer," portrays warlords,
militants, oil workers, prostitutes, and the American
ambassador to Nigeria in his new one-man play about
Nigerian oil politics based on his year there as a
Fulbright scholar.
Already supplying 10% of American oil, Nigeria and the surrounding Gulf of
Guinea region has been targeted as the 'new Middle East' of oil security. But
militants in the oil-producing Niger Delta are blowing up pipelines, warlords
are threatening outright rebellion, and oil company workers are being
kidnapped. Don't miss the long awaited new show by Hoyle, whom the Chronicle
says has "a gift for mime and vocal mimicry that recalls solo artists John
Leguizamo, Sarah Jones, or Lily Tomlim."
Developed with and directed by solo performance master
Charlie Varon.
The Marsh San Francisco
presents
David Hirata & Friends
MAGIC HOLIDAY
Dec 9 thru Dec
30, 2006 at 2pm
The Marsh is proud to present
David Hirata & Friends in “MAGIC HOLIDAY,” an enchanting magic show that
will capture the wonder of the holidays for adults and kids of all ages.
From linking rings to vanishing sugar plums and floating snow flakes,
award-winning magician David Hirata, together with his friends Kim Silverman
and Stefan Fisher, will delight and mystify audiences with their myriad tricks
and illusions. There is plenty of audience participation and children
will have a chance to practice a little sleight of hand themselves at the end
of the show.
David Hirata has been performing his award-winning magic for nearly twenty
years. His magic performance piece, “KANJI BY STARLIGHT” premiered at The
Marsh in 1998. David has created magic for theatrical productions at
venues such as the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the San Jose Museum of Art
and the Exploratorium. He is a regular performer at the California Magic
Dinner Theater and at private events throughout the Bay Area.
Marga Gomez’s The Twelve Days of Cochina Extends Run at Theatre Rhinoceros
Hit Holiday Delight Must Close New
Year’s Eve
San Francisco, CA
(December 4, 2006) – Due to extraordinary audience demand, Theatre Rhinoceros has extended the run
of The
Twelve Days of Cochina. The irreverent holiday comedy, written and
performed by iconic comedienne Marga
Gomez, will now run through December 31. Tickets for all performances are
now on sale and available by calling (415)
861-5079 or online at www.theRhino.org.
Directed by Theatre Rhino Artistic Director John Fisher, Gomez’s naughty solo piece
has been embraced by critics and audiences alike. The San Francisco Chronicle hailed The
Twelve Days of Cochina as “a
welcome dash of holiday hilarity,” sending the roaring crowds into “wave after
wave of orgasmic laughter.” The Bay Area
Reporter added that “the inimitable Marga Gomez brings a take-no-prisoners
zeal” to her hilarious performance.
The Twelve Days of
Cochina is a sleigh ride through Christmases past, present, and future: See
Santa’s little Cochina traumatized by her evil aunt! Join the Bush
family (as nasty puppets) at the Crawford ranch! Watch helplessly as global
warming melts Frosty the Inappropriate Snowman! Mixing every holiday classic
with the silliest smut, musical interludes, and an Al Gore PowerPoint
presentation, The Twelve Days of
Cochina is a nympho-fuelled ecological Christmas carol for adults
only.
Following the special
closing performance on December 31 at 7 p.m., audience members are invited
to join Gomez for a complimentary toast to ring in the new year.
