Audiences attending Pacific Northwest Ballet’s beautiful production of “Giselle” (at McCaw Hall through April 19), for the most part, don’t get a close look at the costumes — so here I am with a bit ...
John Ruzicka wasn’t quite himself when he stepped into the large, stately room at the top of a grand staircase in the Elks Lodge in downtown Alameda. On that Tuesday night in November, as on most ...