A.C.T. Presents a World-Premiere Event: The Tosca Project, a Dance-Theater Fusion
A.C.T., Near the corner of Geary and Mason (415 Geary St. San Francisco, CA 94102)
- Full Price:
- $27.00 - $89.00
- Our Price:
- $14.50 - $45.50*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for The Tosca Project have expired.
The last date listed for The Tosca Project was Saturday July 3, 2010 / 8:00pm.
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Goldstar Member Tips
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Goldstar Member on What to Wear
Anything goes but it is such a beautiful theater, you may want to snazz it up.
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Russell Nelson on What to Wear
Casual dress is OK.
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Theresa on What to Wear
Why can't we all dress up once in a while?
98 Goldstar Member Reviews
Russell Nelson
It is amazing that a show with likely less than 100 spoken words can communicate so well. The staging and dance recreated beautiful images of a Bay Area icon.Written on Jun 07 2010
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Chouxie
Though it did help that I'd read a little of the synopsis prior to attending, even if I hadn't I would have loved this performance for the great collaboration between theater and dance! It really did tell a story of San Francisco, with specifics to North Beach and I was entranced by the evolving time periods. It may have also helped that I know the story of Tosca and how that theme was included.Written on Jun 12 2010
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Rebecca Maroney
If you love dance you will be dazzled by this event. The musical/poetic choices were also highly entertaining.Written on Jun 09 2010
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Steven Wohl
We were disappointed by slow pace and found some parts predictable. But good for ACT for giving it a go!Written on Jun 07 2010
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More Information About The Tosca Project
Website
http://www.act-sf.org/0910/tosca/index.html
Quotes & Highlights
- "Genuine magic... a visual feast, a treasure trove of fine performances." --San Francisco Chronicle
- "Stunning... richly sensual and nostalgic... funny, exhilirating, heartbreaking and exquisitely performed." --San Francisco Examiner
- "[A] romantic city souvenir... comic, nostalgic and poignant." --Variety
Description
This radically original fusion of movement and theater explores 100 years in the life of North Beach nightspot Tosca Café, conjuring a world in which love, betrayal, and hope emerge from the shadows and disappear with the clink of a glass. The Tosca Project brings world-renowned dancers from San Francisco Ballet, including prima ballerina Sabina Allemann, together with such acclaimed actors as The Overcoat's Peter Anderson and A.C.T.'s own Jack Willis (Rock 'n' Roll). Loosely structured around the themes of Puccini's Tosca, this imaginative new work is gorgeously choreographed, achingly moving, and scored with some of the best music ever made, from Hendrix to Stravinsky.