Tomasson & Possokhov’s Crowd-Pleaser an Eye-Popping Pleasure by Pamela Feinsilber San Francisco Ballet kicks off its new season with a whooshing, leaping, swirling, castanet-clicking flourish. The company’s version of “Don Quixote” is so light and lively, so well danced and so much fun, I ‘d recommend it to anyone, even ballet novices. After a…
Millennial Notes Octavio Solis Gives Quixote Purpose by Michael V. Rodriguez Playwright Octavio Solis has rejuvenated Don Quixote. Emilio Delgado plays Quixote as the classic knight errant we want to believe in. But where Quixote of the past has given in, “Quixote Nuevo” stands strong. He clings to his convictions till the end, wildly…
Millennial Notes Katz and Dietrich Deliver Hope in Quixotic Musical by Michael Jeong A greying man with a silvery vest, like armor worn by knights of old, gazes into the distance. He sings wistfully about his “Impossible Dream” to “fight the unbeatable foe” and “reach the unreachable star” in an unforgiving world, surprisingly tender…