Email Author Nirmala Nataraj

2005 Stories by Nirmala Nataraj

• Out of Africa

  published November 30, 2005

  Now that the buzz created by the architectural outlandishness of the recently reopened de Young Museum has dwindled, design aficionados can feast... More >>

• Psych Art

  published November 30, 2005

  WED 11/30 Psychologists walk a peculiar line between art and science. Like biologists and chemists, they use the scientific method;... More >>

• Seminal Beat

  published November 23, 2005

  Most people associate the Beat generation with bohemian libertines like Allen Ginsberg or Jack Kerouac. But few realize that some of the most... More >>

• A Thrilling Death

  published November 23, 2005

  ONGOING 11/23-12/31 I first saw Grigor and Valentyna Paylevanyan in a burst of staccato images glimpsed through unabashed double takes... More >>

• Structured Cinema

  published November 16, 2005

  WED-THURS 11/16-17 Single shots, the building blocks of film, mass into palaces or collapse into rubble depending on the mortaring... More >>

• Hubba Hubba

  published November 16, 2005

  THURS 11/17 The piano-bar performances of contemporary cabaret often don't hold a candle to the classic stuff. Think the Moulin... More >>

• Walking Her Walk

  published November 9, 2005

  WED 11/9 Viv Corringham appreciates the racket of urban street noise; it inspires her to sing. The celebrated British... More >>

• Cat Food

  published November 2, 2005

  ONGOING 11/5-12/3 Art that attempts to give animals a voice is a noble endeavor, but these misshapen critters look like a... More >>

• The Cho-sen

  published October 26, 2005

  Margaret Cho will be the first to let you know that she's had a long path to success. After the demise of her 1994 ABC sitcom... More >>

• Mad Doodling

  published October 26, 2005

  ONGOING 10/26-3/12/06 Growing up, I never even held a stack of comics, to say nothing of... More >>

• Pretty on the Inside

  published October 12, 2005

  The newly remodeled de Young Museum is like the proverbial elephant in the room: You can't help but notice it, but you're not sure whether to... More >>

• Dancing on Evil

  published October 5, 2005

  Dancers swathed symbolically in cloths of white, red, and black alternately glide and writhe on a darkened stage; pulses of light create... More >>

• You're Such A ...

  published August 24, 2005

  We girls who grew up on Sassy magazine had a few things in common. You might remember us as the firebrands who got good grades, avoided pep... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published March 23, 2005

  Wednesday, March 23, 2005 So they get naked. Big deal. The three highly talented eccentrics who make up the Demolition Doll... More >>

• Beyond Kahlo

  published March 23, 2005

  Anyone who knows anything about famous Latina artists is familiar with the turbulent feminism, feverish sexuality, and inevitable tragedy that... More >>

• An Improbable Legend

  published February 23, 2005

  Veronica Klaus is nothing short of a Bay Area performance icon. For decades the transgendered chanteuse has injected San Francisco with... More >>

• Dance Dance Revolution

  published January 12, 2005

  When contemplating a name like "Footloose," it's hard not to snicker and imagine this San Francisco-based dance company equipped with leg warmers... More >>