Flask Your Way Through March’s Dance Shows

BY RYAN KELLEY AND EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Are you considering seeing a dance show at some point this March? Might I make a suggestion? Don’t go dry. Yes, that’s right. Take a flask. Sip your way through port de bras, kicks and turns. Glug your way through duets making use of […]

February 27, 2014  |  Read Article

The Bunion: The Nutcracker… or The Prune Juicer

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; DRAWINGS BY MAGGIE STACK Ah, the beloved Nutcracker, that clichéd of clichéd ballets. Only this year Sunsweet Growers is sponsoring your local Nutcracker, and it won’t be quite the holiday classic you remember. Here’s the basic synopsis: Clara’s parents throw a nondenominational holiday party. The guests drink […]

February 20, 2014  |  Read Article

The Bunion: Romeo and Juliet…or Ned and Juliet

By Emmaly Wiederholt and Maggie Stack Ah, there’s nothing quite like star-crossed love, though let’s be honest ladies, Romeo is nowhere to be found these days. In an effort to be more realistic and contemporary, ballet companies are ditching the old tragedy for a more modern version: Ned and Juliet. […]

February 6, 2014  |  Read Article

February’s Dance-Flask Listing

By Ryan Kelley and Emmaly Wiederholt Ryan, your dance-enthusiast-aficionado, blows off girlfriends and wastes untold savings on liqueurs in savage anticipation of the hottest dance pieces premiering around California. He’s diligently planning his dance calendar for next month, perfecting each carefully considered libation he will bring in his flask to […]

January 30, 2014  |  Read Article

The Bunion: Sleeping Beauty…or the Ugly Insomniac

By Emmaly Wiederholt and Maggie Stack A story of love, intrigue and… sleep loss? Aurora, otherwise known as the beauty in Sleeping Beauty, can’t sleep! That’s because there’s a police helicopter that circles around her neighborhood and she stays up too late watching Downton Abbey or Mad Men and then […]

January 20, 2014  |  Read Article