A highly-technical piece for four men and three women, “Swipe” is set to a remix of String Quartet No. 2 by London composer Gabriel Prokofiev, grandson of Sergei Prokofiev. A classically-trained composer known for electro club and hip-hop music, Prokofiev’s music compliments the pulsing energy of Caniparoli’s choreography as well as the choreographer’s penchant for mixing classical and contemporary styles. Costumes are designed by Sandra Woodall, who has costumed for companies all over the world, including the Stuttgart Ballet, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and the San Francisco Ballet.
The Art of Living Black: Through March ballet flats leather nz 8, Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Ave., Richmond, Featuring 117 Bay Area artists and events including Open Studios, 10 a.m.-6 p.m, Feb, 23-24, March 2-3; Satellite Exhibitions through March; and a special talk, “In Conversation: Joyce Gordon and Christine Harris” noon-1:30 p.m, Feb, 9, theartoflivingblack.com, Altered States: Through March 24, Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, Featuring artists across multiple generations living and working along the California coast who harness natural elements and the environment to create their work, Opening reception 3-5 p.m, Jan, 13, $3-$5, www.bedfordgallery.org..
NEW YORK (AP) — Have a question for Selena Gomez? She says you’ll find the answer in her new album. The singer-actress, who had her breakthrough on Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverly Place” at age 15, says she knows she hasn’t been too revealing in the past, but she’s becoming comfortable in her own skin — and that’s reflected on “Stars Dance,” released Tuesday. “Genuinely, the whole record is me being a woman and wanting to explore that and being comfortable in my skin and my body, and exuding confidence,” said Gomez, who turned 21 on Monday. “People speculate or think what they want to think, but it’s been really fun for me to kind of explore what I want to explore.”.
The AMC series about a meek chemistry teacher turned murderous drug kingpin has been one of primetime’s most celebrated shows over five seasons, but this was the first ballet flats leather nz time it earned the top prize — just as it speeds toward a cataclysmic ending, “Holy crap, I did not see this coming,” said creator and executive producer Vince Gilligan, “Breaking Bad” also scored a first-time Emmy for Anna Gunn, who plays the embattled wife of meth-maker Walter White (Bryan Cranston)..
Dancer and author Mahealani Uchiyama. Award-winning dancer, musician, composer and teacher Mahealani Uchiyama discusses “The New Haumãna Hula Handbook,” complete with an instructional DVD and information about the origins of the dance. 7 p.m. July 14. Books Inc., 1344 Park St., Alameda. Free. 510-522-2226, www.booksinc.net. Author Rachel Starnes. Rachel Starnes discusses her insightful memoir, “The War at Home: A Wife’s Search for Peace (and Other Missions Impossible).” At once a portrait of the devastating strains that military life puts on families and a meditation on what it means to be left behind. 7 p.m. July 15. Books Inc., 1344 Park St., Alameda. Free. 510-522-2226, www.booksinc.net.