Part of Seiwert’s power comes from her dancing women, who are potent, flawed actors, even when the tales she has to tell are full of heartache or longing. This sharply distinguishes her work from the Americana of choreographers like Paul Taylor and Twyla Tharp, not to mention Smuin, who too often replicate the weary stereotypes of strong men and weak or shrill and hungry women. As this polished cast so cheerfully showed, especially elegant Terez Dean and Christian Squires, pistol-packing Erin Yarbrough-Stewart and John Speed Orr, both the men and the women do plenty of pushing and pulling.
And on closing night, March 8, Cinequest will honor producer Mike Medavoy, whose life would make for a pretty good movie, Born in Shanghai to Jewish parents, Medavoy was a big deal at United Artists when it was turning out quality movies in the 1970s like “One Flew ballerina clipart ballet clipart girl ballerina clip art girl ballet clipart dance clipart ballet shoe clipart girl dancer clipa Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Rocky” and “Annie Hall.” He left in 1978 with other UA execs to form Orion Pictures, which produced some amazing crowd-pleasers like “Dances With Wolves,” “The Terminator” and “The Silence of the Lambs.” I bet that guy has a few stories to tell, and we’ll find out what he says March 8..
Details: Presented by Cal Performances; 7 p.m.; $37-$42; calperformances.org. 4 Bad Plus: The Minneapolis trio is considered a jazz outfit but it is probably best known for concocting clever reinventions of everything from Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man,” Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring.” The trio is on its final tour with departing pianist Ethan Iverson, an extremely gifted musician and composer who’ll be replaced by Orrin Evans, and stops at SFJazz in San Francisco for a four-night run.
Good Deed Dogs’ Donation Drive for Service Dogs: Through June 29 donate at any ballerina clipart ballet clipart girl ballerina clip art girl ballet clipart dance clipart ballet shoe clipart girl dancer clipa Mattress Discounters store or online to help support training and making these highly skilled dogs available for those with disabilities, www.mattressdiscountersdogs.com, Butterfly Walk: Join Sally Levinson, Garden volunteer propagator, docent and caterpillar lady on a search for butterflies, 3-4 p.m, Fourth Tuesdays monthly, through Oct, 28, UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley, 200 Centennial Drive, Free with garden admission, Space limited, Children welcome, Register by calling 510-643-2755 or email garden@berkeley.edu..
7 Autumn at Filoli Festival: The annual fundraiser for the historic site is a family-friendly affair that features an appearance by Sequoia the bald eagle and its trainer John Flynn, heirloom fruit tasting, live music, pumpkin decorating, puppet and magic shows and other kids’ activities and lots to eat and drink. Details: 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sept. 24; Filoli estate and gardens, Woodside; $20 members, $10-$25 nonmembers, $5 for kids 3-5, free for children 2 and under; 650-364-8300, www.filoli.org.
