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SOULSKIN Dance ~ Chinese Whispers: Golden Gate ~ Transatlantic Crossings ~ SF Ballet Orchestra at 40

SOULSKIN Dance...

This week on Open Air, host David Latulippe talks to Adrianna Thompson, artistic director and founder of SOULSKIN Dance, about the company’s 3rd San Francisco season, ‘A Pop Culture Journey: from Folsom Prison to a Night at the Opera’, featuring music from Johnny Cash and Queen, this weekend at Dance Mission Theater. Also stopping by is lead artist and director Rene Yung to discuss the world premiere, this weekend at Fort Mason Center,  of ‘Chinese Whispers: Golden Gate’, a multimedia storytelling theater work that brings to life the experiences of Chinese immigrants in the Bay Area. Clarinetist Brenden Guy and Curious Flights' resident British composer Simon Dobson share details about this Saturday’s ‘Transatlantic Crossings’, a cross-cultural concert program with new works by Dobson and two Bay Area composers, featuring among others the SF Wind Ensemble. Plus, SF Ballet’s Music Director and Principal Conductor Martin West talks about the 40th anniversary of the Orchestra which is celebrated with a special concert on March 25.

Open Air with host David Latulippe; heard live on Thursday, March 17 at 1pm. Listen now or anytime…