by Jordan Young | Mar 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
If the arts are still slowly emerging from the pandemic, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo’s Coppél-i.A. is proof positive imagination is alive and well. This adaptation of the classical ballet Coppélia, at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through Mar. 10, is not...
by Jordan Young | Feb 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Passes and tix are now on sale for the 27th San Francisco Silent Film Festival, taking place April 10–14 at San Francisco’s historic Palace of Fine Arts. The Beaux Arts-style Palace was originally built for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition. The iconic...
by Jordan Young | Jan 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Must-see TV? Must avoid is more like it these days. My idea of a must-see is Itzhak Perlman, who returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts tonight (Jan. 24) in Costa Mesa, courtesy of the Philharmonic Society of Orange County. [https://www.philharmonicsociety.org]...
by Jordan Young | Jan 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Anything directed by Hayao Miyazaki would be an event—not unlike the way Woody Allen movies were events in the ‘70s—but the first Miyazaki feature film in 10 years definitely qualifies. With the master of Japanese animation having already announced his retirement...
by Jordan Young | Nov 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
A now-defunct record shop I used to frequent had a CD of Yiddish songs called “Mamaloshen” on display. I ignored it until one day it was on sale for a very low price. I bought it and took it home for a spin, discovering that Mandy Patinkin was not only a terrific...
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