Charles Donelan, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Dance By Charles Donelan | Mon Apr 02, 2012 | 12:00pm

Brian Brooks Moving Company at the Lobero Theatre

Big City draws the audience into an extended kinetic world of dancers and set design.

Arts & Entertainment By Charles Donelan | Thu Mar 29, 2012 | 12:00am

Jonathan Biss is one of the foremost contemporary interpreters of Beethoven’s works for piano.

Arts & Entertainment By Charles Donelan | Wed Mar 28, 2012 | 6:00am

This recital included music by György Kurtág, Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, and Claude Debussy.

Visual Arts By Charles Donelan | Tue Mar 27, 2012 | 6:00am

The show Alien Heartland is Rafael Perea de la Cabada’s best yet.

Arts & Entertainment By Charles Donelan | Tue Mar 27, 2012 | 6:00am

The Countess Almaviva gets her man in the end, but should she still want him?

Theater By Charles Donelan | Tue Mar 27, 2012 | 6:00am

Cheri Steinkellner’s play puts familiar pre-Broadway tunes in a new story set on the old-time streets of New York.

Arts & Entertainment By Charles Donelan | Thu Mar 22, 2012 | 12:00am

It’s another outstanding spring for classical music in Santa Barbara, with everyone from Pierre-Laurent Aimard to Yo-Yo Ma expected.

Visual Arts By Charles Donelan | Thu Mar 22, 2012 | 12:00am

Cliff May and Howard Warshaw lead a list of exemplary California artists on the exhibition roll call this spring.

Theater By Charles Donelan | Thu Mar 22, 2012 | 12:00am

From serious Strindberg to pop-rock Wedekind, there’s something for everyone in this season’s theater offerings.

Arts & Entertainment By Aly Comingore, Elizabeth Schwyzer | Thu Mar 22, 2012 | 12:00am

Independent editors weigh in on their must-catch events for the upcoming arts season.