Silicon Valley Shakespeare brings ‘Richard III’ and ‘Emma’ to Saratoga

Shakespeare noir Silicon Valley Shakespeare is staging adaptations of a famous play and a well-known novel at Sanborn Park in Saratoga through the end of August Related Articles Labubu plush toy craze sparks creativity side hustles among Bay Area fans Summer menus in the South Bay feature pizza pastries Cooking demos at Los Gatos Farmers Realm aimed at kids Alameda Brewing celebrates its th anniversary with three-day festival Monterey is holding its first-ever Abalone Festival The first is an adaptation of Richard III by William Shakespeare that reimagines this tale of ruthless ambition in a s nightclub called The Crown Richard is cast as a cold-blooded fixer who uses charm manipulation and violence to rise through the ranks from enforcer to kingpin The show which runs July -Aug features an all-female and nonbinary cast but aims to stay true to Shakespeare s language The second show is an adaptation of Emma by Jane Austen It follows Emma Woodhouse a clever confident and bored young woman who meddles in the romantic lives of those arounds her The company intends the play running Aug - as a counterbalance to the darkness of Richard III ASL-interpreted performances will be offered for Richard III on Aug and for Emma on Aug On July audiences are invited to the Women-and Nonbinary- Owned Businesses Festival and check out goods made by local entrepreneurs In honor of Austen s th birthday on Aug guests are invited to dress in Regency-era costumes and participate in a William Shakespeare- and Jane Austen-themed book exchange For tickets and more information visit https www svshakespeare org Dance resightal Two high school students raised over through a dance recital for a foundation providing sight-restoring surgeries in India Los Gatos resident Dhiya Padmanabhan and San Jose resident Anithra Shradha Narayanan both high school students lately danced in a Bharatanatyam recital called IroLi Twin Radiance Bharatanatyam is the oldest form of Indian classical dance according to the Kennedy Center It combines facial expressions hand gestures and footwork The recital took place at Shri Krupa Dance Company in Saratoga The students were guided by their professor Shrimati Vishal Ramani Shrimati is a traditional Indian honorific to address and refer to married women Their performance also featured live musicians from India All the proceeds from the show will be used to fund over sight-restoring surgeries for underserved people in India through the Sankara Eye Foundation