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A Neglected Beat Pioneer
The poet Bob Kaufman spent the entirety of his life in a manufactured obscurity....
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Five Richmond Risk-Takers
The Richmond Art Center's Right Here, Right Now, Richmond is evidence of the city's...
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Overcoming Obstacles to Get From “Uh-Oh” to “Ah-Ha”
Despite the mayhem, the first 20 minutes were cool and calm.
The dress rehearsal of...
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Dan Pfeiffer Lays It On The Line
Podcaster Dan Pfeiffer says people hoping to dump Trump in the 2020 presidential election...
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They Burn Witches, Don’t They?
It's disturbing to recognize contemporary urgency and relevancy in a play written 43 years...
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The Rad Dad Moves on to Fiction
Tomas Moniz is the original "Rad Dad," but the Oakland author has moved away...
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Ten Years of Alternative Publishing
Although it's been around since the 1980s and the invention of the modern copy-machine,...
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The Mahbhrata Honors Story and Teller Alike
What story is important enough for you to break off a part of your...
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Women in the Eye of History
Playwright Bryna Turner's Bull in a China Shop doesn't classify as contemporary theater simply...
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Magic Happens in Spaces Between Horrible Things
Playwright Sheila Callaghan performs a high-wire act balancing wacky humor with risk-taking love in...
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Tina Taylor is Always On The Move
Call it extreme, supremely physical theater. Call Artistic Director Tina Taylor radical or accuse...
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Seeing the Invisible at AXIS Dance
In 2018, during a break in rehearsals for a ballet he was making in...
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Sizzling Tango, Dizzying Story
Arrogance. Honor. Death. Thus begins the stage adaptation of playwright Cristina GarcÃa's tense and...
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Burning Man Fires Up the Oakland Museum
If you've always been curious about Burning Man, but lacked the time, money, or...
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