If difficult times call for extraordinary voices, Berkeley singer, songwriter and guitarist Diana Gameros is the woman for the hour. The Mexican-born songstress draws on her experience as an immigrant in exploring the plight of border crossers of all stripes, bringing luminous humanity to a topic too often addressed with searing heat rather than clarifying […]
For many artists and music-lovers today, Alice Turiyasangitananda Coltrane is the embodiment of jazz and spirituality. An esteemed jazz composer, harpist and pianist, her catalog of recordings, including Journey in Satchidananda, Universal Consciousness and Translinear Light, continue to inspire a new generation of musicians and seekers. This panel reflecting on her life and impact features […]
Update: Mari Tanaka will not be in this performance. The vast and luminous legacy of pianist and harpist Turiya Alice Coltrane (1937-2007) shines more brightly than ever these days. In the decade after the 1967 death of her husband, saxophone legend John Coltrane, she helped pioneer the cosmic jazz movement and released more than a […]
The graceful Hawaiian art form hula manifests and sustains communal bonds, and after two years of struggling against isolation Nā Lei Hulu’s I OLA! celebration embodies the enduring ties that have sustained the company through the pandemic. While the 40 dancers in Patrick Makuakāne’s Nā Lei Hulu school spent many months learning dances online via […]
Yerba Buena Gardens opened in 1993, with the creation of public spaces and public art that can be the catalyst for interesting discussions. This walking tour explores the artworks of Yerba Buena Gardens which evoke the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and San Francisco's maritime past. Followed by a gathering space created by […]
A beloved Father’s Day tradition celebrating the creativity of North America’s indigenous peoples, the 24th annual Native Contemporary Arts Festival showcases a diverse program of native music, dance, spoken word, visual artists, vendors and native crafts. Curated by Janeen Antoine (Sicangu Lakota), American Indian Contemporary Arts founder and producer of the weekly Bay Native Circle […]
This program has two performances: at Noon and repeats again at 2:15pm. Circus Bella returns to Yerba Buena Gardens with a new open air outdoor show: Flip * Flop * Fly. In their triumphant 13th season, Circus Bella features an array of the brightest Circus talents from the Bay Area and beyond to delight and […]
This program has two performances: at Noon and repeats again at 2:15pm. Circus Bella returns to Yerba Buena Gardens with a new open air outdoor show: Flip * Flop * Fly. In their triumphant 13th season, Circus Bella features an array of the brightest Circus talents from the Bay Area and beyond to delight and […]