Venue: Z Space, San Francisco

The effect was like raindrops falling on the surface of the world, transforming it from the dull white of fog and industry into saturated colors of fecund leaf and flower. 

Shearer’s music is lush, elegant and witty. There is a playful irony that asserts itself.

Robert Dekkers' Post:Ballet presents High:5 , a full-evening program of innovative works, including Yours Is Mine, Sixes and Seven and Do Be. Reviewwed at Z Space, San Francisco 

The intoxicating aroma of artisan bread baking in the stone hearth ovens of the bakery next to Z Space in San Francisco's Mission district, turned out to be the only wholesome feature of an evening spent in the company of Amy Seiwert and four other choreographers whom she chose to collaborate on a fairy-tale-themed program that closed the month-long West Wave Dance Festival.

“The plays I love and the parts I love are the ones that make people feel less alone. That’s a huge part of great art for me – human beings comforting one another with their shortcomings... The celebration of an extraordinary life is not going to make you feel less alone.