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The jazz pianist Jon Jang has forged a unique music out of a confluence of Chinese, African American, and European traditions. It's in service to political transformation.

World Arts West is distributing a grant of $500,000, split between 20 companies involved in ethnic dance and arts in underserved communities.

Three days of tap classes and events culminated in a showcase paying tribute to the dance legend who taught in Bernal Heights.

The prolific jazz artist’s ambitious recording project, dropping eight albums on one day, is a revelatory window into peak Goldberg.

Clarice Assad's Kontrol brilliantly parodies a tech demo gone haywire.

With Damien Geter’s Ravel-like score, the moving production rounds out West Edge Opera’s summer festival to great effect.

Festival Aix-en-Provence just produced a season of opera unmatched practically anywhere this year. Here's a full report on the extraordinary performances.

The ebullient production of Richard Strauss’ opera hits the mark musically and dramatically, as the young Merolini shine.

Keturah Stickann’s staging gives Handel's Rinaldo an animated Spiderman vibe that maximizes the work’s virtues.

Mark Streshinsky’s cinematic rendering of Benjamin Britten’s opera is a masterclass in psychological drama. The production runs at West Edge Opera through Aug. 15.