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Review: High-flying ‘Corteo’ finds Cirque du Soleil wrestling with somber themes

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:34 GMT

The unbearable lightness of being buoys “Corteo” to dizzying new heights.Dazzling in its sheer athleticism, artistry, and aching existentialism, the first Cirque du Soleil show to fly into the Bay Area since the pandemic will leave you moved and exhilarated.Framed by the death of a clown, “Corteo,” which means procession in Italian, is part meditation on mortality and part heart-pounding celebration of being alive. Shot through with wild Fellini-style tableaus, this surreal circus dream kicked off a Bay Area run at San Jose’s SAP Center and is headed to Oakland and San Francisco. While it lacks the whimsy and intimacy of the troupe’s signature big top, writer/director Daniele Finzi Pasca transforms the SAP Center into a theater framed by ornately painted scrims and dotted with bejeweled chandeliers from which astounding aerialists dangle and swing.In this fantasy realm, a sad sack clown named Mauro (Mauro Mozzani) has his life flash before his eyes in a tragicomic blur, ...

The 10 most expensive homes reported sold in San Jose in the week of July 31

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:34 GMT

A house in San Jose that sold for $4.2 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in San Jose in the past week.In total, 26 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $2.2 million. The average price per square foot ended up at $985.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of July 31 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $2.2 million, single-family home in the 1500 block of Guadalajara DriveThe 2,417 square-foot detached house in the 1500 block of Guadalajara Drive in San Jose has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in July and the total purchase price was $2,200,000, $910 per square foot. The house was built in 1965. The house features four bedrooms and three bathrooms.Guadalajara Drive9. $2.3 million, single-family residence in the 2900 block of Cottle AvenueThe property in the 2900 block of Cottle Avenue in...

Kurtenbach: What’d I miss? A summer’s worth of takes on the Warriors, Giants, Niners, and Pac-12

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:34 GMT

What’d I miss?I’ve spent the last two months on paternity leave, being bossed around by a nine-month-old, and working on the schedule of a little girl as headstrong and opinionated as her dad.It was the most rewarding summer of my life.And while I tried to keep up with the day’s news, between cleaning bottles, car naps, freeze-dried strawberries, walks, the Ferber method, and Daddy Disco Breakfasts, some things fell through the cracks.Ok, most things fell through the cracks.So let’s catch up together.Chris Paul is a WarriorI wrote about this when it happened from an airport hotel next to Heathrow, and it took a few days to deduce that it was not, in fact, a jet-lagged induced fever dream.Let’s be honest about what this move was: a salary dump.They were wrong, I was wrong — we were all wrong about Jordan Poole. I forgive us, though, because we were drunk off one ascendant season and an improbable title. Sobriety arrived last season with a punch to the fa...

More victims in Danville murder-suicide identified

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:34 GMT

(KRON) -- Two children who died in a suspected murder-suicide in Danville last week have been identified. Evelyn Isailovic, 13, and her sister Amelia Isailovic, 11, both died in the incident, according to a GoFundMe established to assist their family.An adult who also died in the incident was previously identified as 44-year-old Nemanja Isailovic, of Danville. Evelyn and Amelia are believed to have been his children.Photo: GoFundMe"Evie and Amelia were bright lights in our community," read the GoFundMe. "Both loved school, had many friends and enjoyed many activities. Evie loved to play bass clarinet and Amelia had recently started learning to play the trombone." Mother confirms human remains found near Castle Rock Park were Katie Schneider’s The girls, along with their father, were found dead inside their Danville home last Wednesday around 5:20 p.m. when officers arrived to conduct a welfare check. “Officers entered the residence and found three bodies, an adult and two juvenile...

Woman who brandished gun in parking dispute had child in car: Pacifica PD

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:34 GMT

(KRON) -- A woman who was arrested Sunday after allegedly brandishing a loaded handgun during a parking dispute had a child in the car at the time, according to the Pacifica Police Department. Pacifica PD officers responded at around 2:41 p.m. Sunday to the Linda Mar parking lot of 495 Linda Mar Boulevard to a reported parking dispute involving a firearm. Video captures mob of robbers swarming Nordstrom in Los Angeles mall An officer arrived on the scene and made contact with the person who called in the incident. A description of the suspect and the vehicle involved was given to the officer, police said. After conducting an extensive search of the area, officers located the suspect vehicle parked on the 100 block of Rockaway Beach Avenue. The suspect, 36-year-old Christina Villalobos of Pittsburg, was detained without incident.Further investigation revealed that Villalobos had allegedly threatened three people with a loaded handgun during a dispute over parking. She had a child i...

Felon with 'ugly life' sentenced for DUI Sonoma County crash

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:34 GMT

(KRON) -- A man who boasted to police that he lives an "ugly life," and he enjoys it, was sentenced to serve over two decades in prison for a DUI crash, prosecutors said Monday.Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez said, "This defendant has lived his entire adult life committing serious criminal offenses, and simply put, the community is safer with him incarcerated."Jose Angel Mendez Torres, 36, of Watsonville, was handed a maximum prison sentence on Friday by Judge Mark Urioste. He was sentenced to serve more than 24 years in state prison.During Torres' trial in June, a jury found the felon guilty of robbery, commercial burglary, Driving Under the Influence of a drug causing great bodily injury, fleeing a police officer, and possession of tear gas. Torres had previously been convicted of a prior "strike" offense.Prosecutors said Torres went on a two-day crime spree in Sonoma County in August of 2022. He entered a 76 gas station and violently ripped a cash register from th...

Djokovic and Alcaraz set to meet again in group stage of Davis Cup Finals

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:34 GMT

MADRID (AP) — The budding rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic is set to be renewed in the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals next month.Alcaraz and Djokovic were included in the teams announced Monday by Spain and Serbia, respectively, for the competition that will be played Sept. 12-17 in Valencia, Spain. Alcaraz defeated Djokovic in the Wimbledon final in July. The Spaniard is No. 1 in the world, with Djokovic sitting at No. 2.Spain and Serbia have been drawn in the same group along with the Czech Republic and South Korea. Group-stage matches will also be played in Bologna, Italy, Manchester, England, and Split, Croatia. The top two teams in each of the four groups will advance to the finals in Malaga, Spain, in November.Alcaraz will lead a Spain team that will include Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Roberto Bautista Agut and Marce Granollers. Djokovic’s Serbia will also have Laslo Djere, Miomir Kecmanovic, Dusan Lajovic and Hamad Medjedovic. Nine of the current ...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson envía un mensaje sobre los esfuerzos de recuperación en Maui: “La determinación está en nuestro ADN”

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:34 GMT

(CNN) — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson tiene un mensaje de aliento para las personas que se encuentran en Maui, duramente afectada por los incendios forestales.El actor, quien pasó parte de su infancia en Hawai, acudió a Instagram este domingo para hablar sobre los incendios que han cobrado la vida de al menos 96 personas y para pedir a sus seguidores que hagan donaciones a la Fundación Comunitaria de Hawai con el objetivo de ayudar a los esfuerzos de socorro.“Sé que a esta altura todos ustedes en todo el mundo han visto la completa destrucción y devastación que afectó a nuestras islas hawaianas, a nuestra isla de Maui”, dijo en un mensaje de video. “Y estoy completamente desconsolado y sé que todos ustedes también lo están”.El número de muertos por los incendios forestales de Maui es de 96. Esto es lo que sabemos sobre el incendio más mortífero en EE.UU. en más de un sigloJohnson luego reconoció el trabajo de los socorristas, de los equipos de a...

Chelsea takes spending spree to $1B in last 15 months by signing Caicedo from Brighton for $146M

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:34 GMT

Chelsea took its spending on players to a staggering $1 billion in 15 months under its American owners by signing Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo from Brighton on Monday for a reported 115 million pounds ($146 million).It is a record fee for a transfer in Britain, surpassing the 106.7 million pounds (then $131.4 million) that Chelsea paid for Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez in the January window.Since taking control of the London club in May last year from Roman Abramovich, Chelsea’s ownership — fronted by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital — has spent $280 million on players in the 2022 summer transfer window, $350 million in the January window and now around $370 million, and counting, this summer.It’s an unprecedented spending spree designed to remodel the squad in the shortest, most realistic possible timeframe. In the 21-year-old Caicedo, Chelsea believes it has signed one of best young midfielders in the world.“Moises possesses a rare midfield skill set and is...

This hailstone unofficially broke the state record

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It's official, almost. Colorado likely has a new record for the largest hailstone that has ever fallen in the state. On Aug. 8, Yuma County on the Eastern Plains recorded over 2 inches of rain and two tornados. 1 dead, another critically injured after falling 300 feet at RMNP As of Monday, that storm also produced what is unofficially the largest hailstone in state history with a 5.25-inch piece of hail landing near Idalia. A storm chaser that was near Idalia along U.S. 36 during the storm found the hailstone that measured over 5 inches in diameter. The measurements of the stone indicate that it will likely be the new record with diameter and length but not weight and volume. An official ruling will come after Monday's measurements are compared to photos taken during the storm last week.What was the previous record for the largest hailstone?On Aug. 14, 2019, a family north of Bethune called the NWS to come and measure a possible record-breaking hail...