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Dancers with the Oakland Ballet Company rehearse at the Alameda Ballet Academy studios in Alameda, California on February 21, 2023. Kori Suzuki for The Oaklandside

Arts & Community

This all-AAPI choreography team is challenging racist depictions of Asians in ballet

by Nadia Lathan March 10, 2023, 1:38 p.m.March 12, 2023, 1:49 p.m.

Oakland Ballet’s ‘Dancing Moons Festival’ will run March 16-18 at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center.

Arts & Community

Watch: An Oakland day laborer sheds light on immigration’s hidden costs

by George Alfaro and Florence Middleton Feb. 24, 2023, 9:00 a.m.Aug. 23, 2023, 1:01 p.m.

At a community theater group called Teatro Jornalero, Ricardo Lopez found belonging and an outlet to share his story of heartache and loss.

Othello (L. Peter Callender) hears of the death of Roderigo (Gabriel Ross) and wounding of Michael Cassio (Ariel Sandino) during a 2019 AASC performance.

Arts & Community

The African American Shakespeare Company is coming to Jack London Square

by Corey Rose Oct. 6, 2021, 11:53 a.m.Oct. 6, 2021, 1:09 p.m.

Saturday’s free outdoor show will feature three actors portraying dozens of characters from the playwright’s complete works.