Performing arts
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Stebbins Piano Series: Ann Deng and William Wong
Performing Arts - Music | April 15 | 12:15-1 p.m. | Women's Faculty Club, Stebbins Lounge
Ann Deng, UC Berkeley Student; William Wang, UC Berkeley Student
Music of Johannes Brahms
RSVP by calling Front Desk at 510-642-4175, or by emailing Front Desk at womensfacultyclub@gmail.com by April 15.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Performing Arts - Dance | April 15 | 3-5 p.m. | Zellerbach Hall
Under the direction of Robert Battle, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater continues to nurture a new generation of choreographers steeped in the African-American experience. With repertoire that looks back to seminal works like Ailey’s own Revelations, and new material that engages with vital social movements, the company creates dances with the power to transform.
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$36-135 prices subject to change
Buy tickets online or by calling 510-642-9988, or by emailing tickets@calperformances.org
Kygo: with guests: Alan Walker
Performing Arts - Music | April 15 | 5 p.m. | Hearst Greek Theatre
Tipped by Billboard Magazine as the ‘the next EDM superstar’, Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, a.k.a KYGO, has gone from bedroom producer to one of the most hyped electronic artists on the planet in unprecedented time.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Noon Concert: Michael Goldberg, guitar
Performing Arts - Music | April 18 | 12 p.m. | Hertz Concert Hall
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Thursday, April 19, 2018
The Tallis Scholars
Performing Arts - Music | April 19 | 8-10 p.m. | The Cathedral of Christ the Light
The Tallis Scholars present War and Peace, a program of choral works commemorating the fallen of World War I, featuring works by Josquin, Tavener, Guerrero, Palestrina, and Arvo Pärt.
$56-$86 general admission in four price zones (prices subject to change)
Buy tickets online or by calling 510-642-9988, or by emailing tickets@calperformances.org
Friday, April 20, 2018
Fleet Foxes: with guests: Amen Dunes
Performing Arts - Music | April 20 | 7 p.m. | Hearst Greek Theatre
Fleet Foxes’ self-titled debut made a profound impact on the international musical landscape, earning them Uncut’s first ever Music Award Prize, and topping numerous “Best of ” lists, including Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums of the 2000’s and Pitchfork’s 50 Best Albums of 2008.
Theater - "The Dream of Kitamura": Written and Directed by Philip Kan Gotanda
Performing Arts - Theater | April 20 – 28, 2018 every day with exceptions | 8-9:30 p.m. | Zellerbach Playhouse
Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
Eerily evocative, non-linear, and movement-driven, THE DREAM OF KITAMURA tells the ghostly, mythic tale of Lord
Rosanjin, who believes he is marked for death by the demon Kitamura. His horror is so profound that he hires two bodyguards—but are they who they appear to be?
$13 Online in Advance - Students, Cal Staff & Faculty, & Seniors, $15 At the Door - Students, Cal Staff & Faculty, & Seniors, $18 Online in Advance - General Admission, $20 At the Door - General Admission
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Cal Day with the Department of Music
Performing Arts - Music | April 21 | Hertz Concert Hall
Works by Debussy
9:30-11 125 Morrison Hall
2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the French composer Claude Debussy’s death. Hear a mini-marathon of Debussy’s piano works by students of the music department.
UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
11-12:30 Hertz Hall, concert stage
Established in 1923, the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra is the oldest performing arts ensemble in the University of... More >
Cal Day - Nimely Pan African Dance Company
Performing Arts - Dance | April 21 | 11-11:20 a.m. | Hearst Museum of Anthropology, 103 Kroeber Hall | Note change in time
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Founded by Nimely Napla, this Oakland based group will perform a dance representing a rite of passage for young men of the Vai, Gola, and Mende ethnic groups of Liberia's northeast mountains. Full-body mask dancers embody divine spirits of the African bush and of the community. The masks appear with special permission granted from Poro and Sande societies.
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Cal Day - De Rompe y Raja Cultural Association
Performing Arts - Dance | April 21 | 2-2:30 p.m. | Hearst Museum of Anthropology, 103 Kroeber Hall | Note change in time
De Rompe y Raja Cultural Association
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Based in Oakland and dedicated to preserving Afro-Peruvian traditions from the coastal region of Peru, the group will perform Son de los Diablos, a street masquerade that originated in colonial Lima with parades through Afro-Peruvian neighborhoods during carnival time. Dancers will wear masks made in Peru by Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani, and locally by Edmund Badeaux (Chaskinakuy Andean music... More >
Theater - "The Dream of Kitamura": Written and Directed by Philip Kan Gotanda
Performing Arts - Theater | April 20 – 28, 2018 every day with exceptions | 8-9:30 p.m. | Zellerbach Playhouse
Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
Eerily evocative, non-linear, and movement-driven, THE DREAM OF KITAMURA tells the ghostly, mythic tale of Lord
Rosanjin, who believes he is marked for death by the demon Kitamura. His horror is so profound that he hires two bodyguards—but are they who they appear to be?
$13 Online in Advance - Students, Cal Staff & Faculty, & Seniors, $15 At the Door - Students, Cal Staff & Faculty, & Seniors, $18 Online in Advance - General Admission, $20 At the Door - General Admission
Boston Pops at the Greek: Star Wars, Jaws, Harry Potter, E.T., and more: The Music of John Williams
Performing Arts - Music | April 21 | 8 p.m. | Hearst Greek Theatre
The Boston Pops come to the Greek to celebrate the extraordinary five-decade career of one of its former conductors, 22-time Grammy winner John Williams. The program includes selections from some of Williams’ most popular Hollywood film scores, including music from Star Wars, Jaws, E.T., and the Indiana Jones and Harry Potter films.
