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Month: December 2021

Morris-Schumann: A Winning Pair

Morris-Schumann: A Winning Pair

BERKELEY—Was it Santa Claus arrived early? A closer look revealed it was actually choreographer Mark Morris with the big bushy beard in a new role: Singer, accompanying his light entertainments up on the dance stage. Over the years, with his Dance Group he has carried out at least four roles, previously as dancer and actor as well. The next time he turns up here, he might well be lighting designer, usher, tour-bus driver, phys-therapist and chancellor too if he has…

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CLEAR SAILING FOR THE CHORUS ONCE MORE

CLEAR SAILING FOR THE CHORUS ONCE MORE

After a good (or, more accurately, bad) year’s Covid absence, the Chanticleer singers were back once more in exemplary form, and we can properly celebrate Christmas again with their predictably profound and joyful sounds. The dozen male vocalists—the only ones in the entire hall without masks—won sustained ovations Sunday from the crowd at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland as well as from Bishop Michael Barber in his low-key attendance as just one of many fans in the…

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