June 3 - 14: Preview June 3 @ 8pm; Opening night June 4 @ 8pm; Performances Thursday @ 7pm; Fridays @ 8pm; Saturdays @ 2:30pm and 8pm; Sundays at 3pm
Actor, dancer and clown Ananda Bena-Weber returns to her hometown San Francisco this June in a two-week engagement of her original solo show FANCIFOOL!. Influenced by the clown work of Bill Irwin and the interview-based character acting style of Anna Deavere Smith, Fancifool! capitalizes on Bena-Weber's versatility to present a series of portraits, many drawn from the people she has met during her time in New York City. A graffiti artist, a janitor and an ethnobotanist are just a few of the characters who rub elbows with figures taken from literature and film. Bena-Weber embodies them all in a performance that affirms the joys of a life lived with an open heart.
show less
Actor, dancer and clown Ananda Bena-Weber returns to her hometown San Francisco this June in a two-week engagement of her original solo show FANCIFOOL!. Influenced by the clown work of Bill Irwin and the interview-based character acting style of Anna Deavere Smith, Fancifool! capitalizes on Bena-Weber's versatility to present a series of portraits, many drawn from the people she has met during her time in New York City. A graffiti artist, a janitor and an ethnobotanist are just a few of the characters who rub elbows with figures taken from literature and film. Bena-Weber embodies them all in a performance that affirms the joys of a life lived with an open heart.
June 3 - 14: Preview June 3 @ 8pm; Opening night June 4 @ 8pm; Performances Thursday @ 7pm; Fridays @ 8pm; Saturdays @ 2:30pm and 8pm; Sundays at 3pm
Actor, dancer and clown Ananda Bena-Weber returns to her hometown San Francisco this June in a two-week engagement of her original solo show FANCIFOOL!. Influenced by the clown work of Bill Irwin and the interview-based character acting style of Anna Deavere Smith, Fancifool! capitalizes on Bena-Weber's versatility to present a series of portraits, many drawn from the people she has met during her time in New York City. A graffiti artist, a janitor and an ethnobotanist are just a few of the characters who rub elbows with figures taken from literature and film. Bena-Weber embodies them all in a performance that affirms the joys of a life lived with an open heart.
read more
Actor, dancer and clown Ananda Bena-Weber returns to her hometown San Francisco this June in a two-week engagement of her original solo show FANCIFOOL!. Influenced by the clown work of Bill Irwin and the interview-based character acting style of Anna Deavere Smith, Fancifool! capitalizes on Bena-Weber's versatility to present a series of portraits, many drawn from the people she has met during her time in New York City. A graffiti artist, a janitor and an ethnobotanist are just a few of the characters who rub elbows with figures taken from literature and film. Bena-Weber embodies them all in a performance that affirms the joys of a life lived with an open heart.
show less
Date/Times:
Z Below
470 Florida Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
The Best Events
Every Week in Your Inbox
From Our Sponsors
UPCOMING EVENTS
Great suggestion! We'll be in touch.
Event reviewed successfully.