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Certainly individual dancers — such as the ferociously elastic Nicole Haskins, who opened the piece alone on stage, Weston Kukrow, who prowled the space, and Dustin James who swooped in for a solo — nailed the seeming bonelessness this ballet requires if it is to be more than a lovely assemblage of contemporary movements with echoes of Twyla Tharp, Alonzo King and William Forsythe. But even so, this time Pickett’s inventions came off as fragile rather than robust, borrowed rather than new. And when the Smuin dancers punched the ends of phrases or flirted with the audience (moves that eradicate the company’s sophistication in a flash), ordinariness crept in.

TheatreWorks, “Little Women.” Through Jan, 4, Broadway musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel, Directed by TheatreWorks Artistic Director Robert Kelley, 7:30 p.m, Tuesdays, Wednesdays; 8 p.m, Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m, Saturdays, Sundays; 7 p.m, Sundays, 5 ballerina charm ballet silver 23x13mm by tijc sp0458 Holiday schedule: 7:30 p.m, Dec, 23; dark Dec, 24, 25; 2 and 8 p.m, Dec, 26; 7:30 p.m, Dec, 30; 2 p.m, Dec, 31; dark Jan, 1; 8 p.m, Jan, 2; 2, 8 p.m, Jan, 3, 4, Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, $19-$79 (discounts available), theatreworks.org or 650-463-1960..

Correspondent. In its current season, San Francisco Ballet will present only two premieres, which makes the company’s offerings read like a “best of” showcase. Iconic works such as Jerome Robbins’ “Dances at a Gathering” (Program 4), George Balanchine’s “Four Temperaments” (Program 7), and Helgi Tomasson’s “Romeo and Juliet” (Program 8) pack the bills, backed up by gems such as Alexi Ratmansky’s “Shostakovich Trilogy” (Program 6).

Montalvo Arts Center: “Soil to Site,” an exhibition featuring works by Mari Andrews, Sean McFarland and Richard T, Walker is on view in Montalvo Arts Center’s Project Space Gallery, The show explores the relationship between culture and nature, Through Jan, 12, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga, 408.961.5858 or http://montalvoarts.org, The Nutcracker: Morgan Hill Dance Center stages its sixth full-length production of the beloved Tchaikovsky ballet, Dec, 18, 1 and 6 p.m, $18-$20, West Valley 5 ballerina charm ballet silver 23x13mm by tijc sp0458 College Theatre, 14000 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga, 408.776.1661 or www.morganhilldance.com..

Dolly Parton, who co-starred with Tomlin in the comedy film “9 to 5,” presented the honor. The award recognizes not only Tomlin’s lengthy career, but also her activism and humanitarian work. The actress stars in the Netflix series “Grace and Frankie,” for which she was nominated for a SAG Award. The award went to Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Viola Davis and Mahershala Ali are the winners of the Screen Actors Guild Awards for best supporting film actor. Davis won for her role in “Fences .” Ali won for his role “Moonlight.”.