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To enroll in one of the classes, call 756-7096 (Antioch), 240-5556 (Brentwood) or go to wwww.BrentwoodDance.com. Children’s Theatre presents ‘Alice in Wonderland’. ANTIOCH — Antioch Children’s Theatre opens Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Virginia J. Calisesi Studio Theatre, 512 W. Second St. Directed by Frank J. Ballesteros, this classic play centers on the young girl Alice and her adventures. Performances are also set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, students, children.

“I really was paralyzed, not literally, but out of fear, I thought that anything I would do, would hurt it, I did physical therapy all day, every day, just trying to regain my confidence in movement, My dad came up to me and said, ‘You’ve got to trust it, You have to go hard and get after it, because you’ve only got one shot.’, “He also has told me, ‘You have to be professional, know your job and do your job to the best of your ability, And if that means you go into a performance and you can’t do everything ballerina and gentleman - 1950s vintage photograph - toe shoes- tutu- man in tuxedo- ballet dancer- paper ephemera 100 percent, if you give as much as you have, smartly, without injuring yourself, then you’re doing a good job.’ And that was a really good lesson that I’m still learning, You perform so much, sometimes you have to be cautious, The challenge is to get the most out of your body, without sacrificing your well-being.”..

He spits out throw-away lines like watermelon seeds:  “I’m wearing a cardboard belt.” “I think I look like the Chrysler Building.”  “You’ve confused me for someone who has a spine.”  “There is more to me … than me.”. Even his song lyrics are amazing: “Hail to me … I’m the Kraut that’s about to change the route of history,” and “I’m a German Ethel Merman,” at the very moment tendrils of confetti float down from above onto the first four rows of the audience.

I do know how much she has achieved, which, by the way, has been well noted, if not here, certainly by national news outlets, such as The New York Times and Bloomberg — sources not connected to provincial Bay Area politics or unduly influenced by the San Francisco media, which itself has ballerina and gentleman - 1950s vintage photograph - toe shoes- tutu- man in tuxedo- ballet dancer- paper ephemera a talent for minimizing anything good that comes to Oakland, Example: Locally, there is an on-air reporter from San Francisco who continues to push a tired old playscript about Oakland being the armpit of mayhem in the shadows of ever-so-much-safer San Francisco, Recently on air, he referred to Oakland as a circus, suggesting we who live here are going to have to make up our minds as to just what kind of a city we want, How stupidly insulting..

Enhancing the deeply etched story lines, a fluidly written script anchors itself on historical accuracy. Robbins’ original choreography is preserved by licensing controls established by rights’ holder Musical Theatre International and adds increased authenticity to the Pacific Coast Rep production. “They prefer the original choreography, so they send you a manual,” says director Christina Lazo. “It’s fascinating having your hands on Jerome Robbins’ choreography.”.