Black Experience

Annelies Zijderveld - January 26, 2024

The Oscar-nominated documentary of Jon Batiste’s epic compositional journey also includes intimate moments with his wife as she battles cancer.

Lou Fancher - January 23, 2024

Ahead of her Cal Performances date, the celebrated jazz vocalist chats about her latest album, inspired by a woman cursed to be a serpent.

Jim Farber - January 21, 2024

The pianist, who’s known for her advocacy of underrepresented composers, gives commanding performances of modern classics as well.

Lou Fancher - December 18, 2023

An advocate for the Deaf community, as well as for increased human understanding, Hunter has found his voice and purpose in dance.

Emery Kerekes - December 12, 2023

Both Anthony Davis’s X and Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas are modern classics, and the Met gives them excellent productions.

Aimée Ts'ao - December 4, 2023

Bay Area choreographers Sarah Crowell and Keith Hennessy have nurtured conversation and community with their collaboration.

Victoria Looseleaf - December 4, 2023

There’s been no shortage of terrific musicians to benefit from the leg up that the partnership between SFCM and the SF Symphony provides.

Lily O'Brien - November 28, 2023

You may not have heard of them all, but there’s significant accomplishment within this circle of Black musicians.

Tom Jacobs - November 28, 2023

Ahead of her California performances this week, the soprano chats about how she connects with a song — and an audience.

Aimée Ts'ao - November 27, 2023

There’s a mission at the root of the company, now four decades old, that will be on display in its Cal Performances debut.