| 2001
PERFORMANCE ARCHIVE most
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 Monday, December 31, 8 pm
S. F. CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
NEW YEAR'S EVE GALA
Northern California's favorite orchestra, with a 49-year history
of musical excellence and community service, presents its sixteenth
annual New Year's Eve Gala performance. Edgar Braun conducts
a program of classical favorites including Medndelssohn's "Scottish"
symphony and Beethoven's masterful Violin Concerto, featuring
14-year-old violin virtuoso Nathan Olson.
Suggested Donation $15 | Available at the Door
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Wednesday, December 26,
8 PM
 WILL DURST AND COMPANY PRESENT
BIG FAT YEAR END KISS
OFF COMEDY SHOW IX
An outrageous evening of standup political comedy and improvisational
sketches encapsulating the events of the year 2001. This ninth
annual show will feature the talents of Will Durst, Johnny Steele,
Debi Durst, Michael Bossier, Steven Kravitz and other players.
All Tickets $17
CBON Ticket Line 925.798.1300
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Sunday,
December 23, 7:30 PM
 A
CELTIC PEACE
A BAY AREA CELTIC CHRISTMAS
CELEBRATION
Celebrate the Winter Solstice and the Christmas season with
Irish music, dance and spoken word at the Julia Morgan Center
for the Arts. This holiday program for the whole family features
uilleann piper Todd Denman; Maureen Brennan, harp; Hammond 83
organist and pianist Eamonn Flynn; fiddler Paul Chafee; guitarist
Kyle Thayer, and more.  This is an evening
Kaleidoscope performance (7:30 PM) and is dedicated to world
peace.
Adults $10 | Children $5
Tickets: CBON Ticket Line 925.798.1300
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 Friday, Dec. 7, 7 pm | Saturday,
Dec. 8, 2 pm and 7 pm | Sunday, December 9, 2 PM
Friday, Dec. 14, 7 pm | Saturday, Dec. 15, 2 pm and
7 pm | Sunday, December 16, 2 PM
BERKELEY BALLET THEATER PRESENTS
THE NUTCRACKER SUITE
Berkeley Ballet Theater presents its annual favorite, "The
Nutcracker Suite," directed by Corinne Jonas, the company's
new Artistic Director.
Principal roles will be performed by Youth Company members
and guests David Bier, Brian Fisher, Brandon Freeman, Christopher
Dolder, Michael Keuzich, Kelly Teo and Richard Marsden.
Berkeley Ballet Theater will present two special Family Matinee
performances on consecutive Sundays, in conjunction with Julia
Morgan Center for the Arts' Kaleidoscope Performances program.
All Tickets $16 | Berkeley Ballet Ticket Line: 510.843.4689
See www.berkeleyballet.org
for more information
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 Tuesday, December 11, 8 pm
HEY KLEZMEH!
A Hannukah Concert of Klezmer
Music and its Mutations
M.C.'d by comedian Josh Kornbluth
This 6th annual Hey Klezmeh! Festival, a Hannukah concert
by SF Klezmer Experience and Davka with comedian
Josh Kornbluth as M.C., includes the lighting of the menorah,
music and humor. Davka has been called "the acoustic equivalent
of a Chagall painting" while The San Francisco Klezmer Experience
is "in the vanguard of new Jewish music" and "the
hottest source for klezmer." All welcome.
Tickets $18 ($16 in advance) | Children &
Seniors $14
CBON Ticket Line 925-798-1300
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Thursday, November 29,
7 PM
THE MOVEMENT
FALL 2001 SHOWCASE
The Movement was founded in Fall of 1999 with the desire to
bring together UC Berkeley students with a love for dance. Combining
classical ballet, jazz, swing, and hip-hop dancing styles along
with dedication and hard work has resulted in Cal's hottest dance
group! This showcase will comprise of professional choreography
as well as student works.
All Tickets $5
Tickets at the Door
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Friday & Saturday, November 23 & 24, 8 PM
Word for Word
presents
Edith Wharton's XINGU
A Wicked Satire of
Small-time Society Matrons
Written in 1911, this witty tale of the intellectual pretensions
and social snobbery of a Ladies Lunch Club will be performed
"word for word" by the San Francisco based literary
truist theatre company. Word for Word has most recently appeared
on the JMCA stage in its greatly acclaimed co-production of Sherwood
Anderson's "Winesburg, Ohio: Tales of the Grotesques"
with Shotgun Players.
Directed by Word for Word member Wendy Radford, the cast of
this production features both Founding Artistic Directors of
the company.
All Tickets $20
More information: Z Space Studios:
www.zpace.org
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 Friday-Sunday,
November 23-25, 2 pm all shows
SPLASH CIRCUS
PRESENTS ODYSSEY
Join Splash Circus on Thanksgiving weekend in this circus
adventure through outer space! Includes tumbling, juggling, trapeze
artists, clowns, unicycling, stilt walking, handbalancing and
acrobatics.
This will be Splash Circus' fourth Thanksgiving weekend at
the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts.
Special Kaleidoscope Family Matinee performance on Sunday,
November 25 at 2 pm! Bring the kids for a bargain show.
For more information about Splash Circus, visit www.splashcircus.com.
Friday/Saturday Shows: Adults $14 | Students &
Seniors $10 | Children Under 14 $7
Sunday Matinee: Adults $10 | Children $5
CBON Ticket Line 925.798.1300
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Sunday,
November 18, 2 pm
AXIS DANCE COMPANY
DANCE ACCESS FAMILY
MATINEE
AXIS Dance Company, which performs works of modern choreography,
is made up of dancers with and without physical disabilities.
Based in Oakland since 1987 and now in residence at the Alice
Arts Center, AXIS has garnered international recognition in pioneering
an exemplary model of "physically integrated dance."
Since 1987, AXIS Dance Company has created an innovative body
of work that has received acclaim from an international audience.
Currently
a ten member ensemble under the co-artistic direction of Judith
Smith and Nicole Richter, the company's repertory includes new
and signature works by AXIS choreographers, as well as Stephen
Petronio, Bill T. Jones, Joe Goode, Joanna Haigood, and Sonya
Delwaide.
AXIS Dance's fun filled, interactive "Dance Access Family
Matinee" at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts on November
18 will feature pieces from AXIS' repertoire, which includes
works by Bill T. Jones, Stephen Petronio and Sonya Delwaide,
and works by AXIS choreographers.
Adults $10 | Children $5
Tickets Available At the Door
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Friday, November 16, 8
PM
Saturday, November 17, 8 PM
 BENTLEY
SCHOOL DRAMA DEPARTMENT PRESENTS
TOM STOPPARD'S ARCADIA
Bentley School's Drama Department presents "Arcadia,"
Tom Stoppard's clever comedy of the mind. This production is
intended for preteenage and older audiences.
Adults & Seniors $10 | Students &
Children $5
Suggested Donation to Bentley School
Tickets Available at the Door
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Sunday,
November 11, 2:00 pm
 DEL SOL STRING QUARTET
PRESENTS "MUSIC, NATURE AND
BEYOND"
With brilliant artistry, the Del Sol String Quartet creates
a musical vision extending beyond the ordinary, connecting listeners
to the cultural pulse of the world. Featuring pieces from around
the globe, this performance will illustrate how music captures
the essence of nature and awakens our senses. The concert will
include pieces from the Quartet's upcoming "Music of the
Americas" album.
Founded in 1992, the Del Sol String Quartet has toured Europe,
Canada and the United States. Performing works by classical masters
and collaborating with contemporary composers, musicians and
dancers, the Del Sol String Quartet captivates its audiences
with a refreshing approach to programming and performance.
Adults $10 | Children $5
Tickets Available At the Door
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 Thursday-Saturday, November 8-10,
8:00 pm
Matinee: Saturday, November 10, 2:30 pm
ALCHEMY WORKS
presents "me/you...us/them"
Alchemy Works, a new company of disabled and non-disabled
theatre artists, presents "me/you...us/them," a collection
of provocative/poignant, sassy/soulful, irreverent/insightful,
maniacal and moving one acts in a workshop production at the
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts on November 8-10.
"me/you...us/them" looks at interpersonal and social
relationships from a distinct perspective. Co-produced by Pamela
Walker and Mike Ward, and conceived and directed by Mike Ward,
this production uses music, movement and humor to explore the
intricacies of love, societal values, and the borders we draw.
The large cast features Nadia Adame of AXIS Dance; Russ Duffy,
Micaelee Ellswythe, June Stoddart and Danielle Thys of Isis Arts
Collective; and Mark Hendrix, Afi Tiombe Kambon and Lee Williams.
The Opening Night performance will include a gala reception
and an opportunity to meet many of the artists involved in the
production.
Opening Night $25 | General $15
Students, Seniors, Theatre Bay Area & Corporation for Disabilities
& Telecommunications $10
Discounts available at the door
CBON Ticket Line 925.798.1300
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Sunday,
November 4, 2 PM
 KALANJALI PRESENTS "A FEAST OF INDIAN DANCES"
Kalanjali presents a variety program of classical dances of
India, including Kathak, Bharatanatyam, and the folk dances of
several different cultural regions. The production will feature
guest artist Murali Mohan from India, who is known for bringing
a contemporary flair to the classical Kathak style.
Adults $10 | Children $5
Tickets Available At the Door
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Sunday, October 28, 8 PM
PARSIAN GROUP PRESENTS "PROMETEH IN EVIN"
Parsian Group was established 18 years ago, and to this day
continues to make brave and innovative theatre. "Prometeh
in Evin," the troupe's latest offering, is a drama about
political prisoners in Iran.
General $25 | Children $15
CBON Ticket Line 925.798.1300
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Sunday,
October 28, 2 PM
 MILLS COLLEGE REPERTORY DANCE COMPANY
The Mills College Repertory Dance Company performs masterworks
by choreographers such as Mark Morris and premieres by faculty
and guest choreographers.
The company will present excerpts of works by Mills alumnae
Trisha Brown and Melissa Fenley, in addition to works by Jeff
Slayton, Kathleen McClintock and Mary Cochran.
Mary Cochran, Director of the company, will lead a family
accessible discussion on the art of making dances.
Adults $10 | Children $5
Tickets at the Door
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Saturday, October 27, 8:00
pm
 THE EMPYREAN ENSEMBLE
SEASON OPENING
Co-directed by Yu-Hui Chang and Laurie San Martin, the Empyrean
consists of a core of five of California's finest musicians:
Terrie Baune (violin), Tod Brody (flute), Peter Josheff (clarinet),
Thalia Moore (cello), and Ellen Ruth Rose (viola). Through compelling
performances of the best new American music, the ensemble offers
audiences the opportunity to hear music reflecting our times.
It engenders the creation of new works written by renowned and
emerging composers alike, with its premiering, commissioning,
and recording efforts. Furthermore, the Empyrean Ensemble presents
twentieth-century classics by masters such as Ravel, Debussy,
Copland, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, and Schoenberg.
| PROGRAM |
| 1.
Arthur Berger, Diptych
(1990, rev. 1995) | Flute,
clarinet, piano, violin, cello |
| 2. Arvo
Pärt, Fratres
(1977) | Cello
and Piano |
| 3. Eric
Zivian, New Work* (2001) | Flute/alto flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, harp,
violin, viola, cello *World Premiere, written for
the Empyrean Ensemble |
| 4. Martin
Brody, Reliquary (1996) | Oboe, violin, viola, cello |
| 5. Aaron
Copland, Piano Quartet (1950) |
$14 Advance, $18 Door | CBON Ticket
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 Saturday, October 20, 8 pm
SHAFQAT ALI KHAN INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC
THIS EVENT WAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
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 Saturday, October 20, 10 am
In Conjunction with
San Francisco Performances
Alexander
String Quartet with Robert Greenberg present
The Complete Shostakovich
String Quartets - Part Three
Quartets V &
VI
During his lifetime, Shostakovich was considered the Soviet
Union's greatest composer. His 15 string quartets form a key
oeuvre of 20th Century music. The power and beauty of his work
reflect the strength of Shostakovich's character amidst the brutality
of Stalinism.
The Alexander String Quartet was formed in New York City in
1981 and captured international attention in 1985 as the first
American Quartet to win the London International String Quartet
Competition, receiving both the jury's highest award and the
Audience Prize. Since then, the Quartet has performed in the
major music capitals of four continents, securing its standing
among the premier ensembles of its kind. Widely admired for its
interpretations of Beethoven and Bartok, the Quartet has also
established itself as an important advocate of new music.
 Alexander String Quartet is
pleased to bring the first 6 of Shostakovich's legendary string
quartets to the stage of Julia Morgan Center for the Arts in
Berkeley.
Individual Concert Tickets: $30
Series of 3 Concerts: $84
Tickets at the Door, or go to San
Francisco Performances to purchase tickets online
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Sunday,
October 14, 2 pm
 SYNCHRONICITY
PIANO/PERCUSSION DUO
Making its Bay Area debut at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts,
the New York based piano and percussion duo Synchronicity is
comprised of brothers Garah Landes and Gregory Landes. Fusing
classical and jazz music into an exciting and highly visual experience,
the duo has received both critical and popular acclaim for its
excellent musicianship and precision.
Known
for its interactive and entertaining educational concerts, Synchronicity
will offer a colorful and diverse program, including works by
Impressionist masters Ravel and Debussy, Latin jazz by Roland
Vazquez, Stravinsky's primal "Rite of Spring," and
original compositions.
Adults $10 | Children $5
Tickets at the Door
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Sunday, October 7, 2:00 pm
B.A.C.H.
Bay Area Classical Harmonies
Interactive Storytelling of Mozart's
"The Magic Flute"
Narration of the opera "The Magic Flute" with characters
singing their arias. BACH is a U.C. Berkeley student-run group
specializing in performance of baroque and classical music.
Adults $10 | Children $5
Tickets at the Door
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 Sunday, September 30, 8 pm
SHOTGUN PLAYERS present
"APPROACH"
- a play by Susan Wiegand
"Approach" brings together Man, Woman, Boy and Girl
in an undefined reality where they share apples, trade metaphors
and test the boundaries of love and trust. Identifying the search
for intimacy as our most precious form of survival, this elegant
encounter explores the struggle we all undertake to blend personhood
and partnership.
Directed by Shotgun
Player Katie Bales Frassinelli, this production will brew an
infectiously sensual atmosphere with original music, live song
and Expressionistic scenic design. An ensemble of four actors
will work closely together to explore the nature of relationship,
desire, loss and reconciliation.
Adults $10 | Children $5 | CBON
Ticket Line 925-798-1300
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Saturday, September 29,
10 am - Quartets
III & IV
In Conjunction with
San Francisco Performances
Alexander
String Quartet with Robert Greenberg present
The Complete Shostakovich
String Quartets - Part Two
During his lifetime, Shostakovich was considered the Soviet
Union's greatest composer. His 15 string quartets form a key
oeuvre of 20th Century music. The power and beauty of his work
reflect the strength of Shostakovich's character amidst the brutality
of Stalinism.
The Alexander String Quartet was formed in New York City in
1981 and captured international attention in 1985 as the first
American Quartet to win the London International String Quartet
Competition, receiving both the jury's highest award and the
Audience Prize. Since then, the Quartet has performed in the
major music capitals of four continents, securing its standing
among the premier ensembles of its kind. Widely admired for its
interpretations of Beethoven and Bartok, the Quartet has also
established itself as an important advocate of new music.
Alexander String Quartet is
pleased to bring the first 6 of Shostakovich's legendary string
quartets to the stage of Julia Morgan Center for the Arts in
Berkeley.
Individual Concert Tickets: $30
Series of 3 Concerts: $84
Tickets at the Door, or go to San
Francisco Performances to purchase tickets online
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A Klezmer Concert to Benefit
WTC Attack Victims
Performances by local klezmer and Jewish music all-stars THE
SF KLEZMER EXPERIENCE, DAVKA, GERRY TENNEY & CALIFORNIA KLEZMER,
ACHI BEN-SHALOM, KAILA FLEXER & MIKE MARSHALL, LJUBA DAVIS,
and other very special guests. All proceeds will go to help the
victims, their families, the rescue workers and the relief effort
for the WTC tragedy.
Tickets available at the door | Suggested
donation $15-$25
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 Saturday, September 22, 1-4 pm
JULIA MORGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
OPEN HOUSE
. . . celebrating our second year under new management, with
a free event for the community. Special entertainment will highlight
our artistic partnerships, and if you attended last year, you'll
remember the wonderful food donated by our restaurant and bakery
friends in the community. Please join us for a tour of our gem
of a facility, and to give us feedback about our programming!
Doors open at 1:00, entertainment begins at 2:15. Families welcome.
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 Saturday, September 22, 10 am
WEST
COAST LIVE LIVE RADIO BROADCAST
Guests will include: Garrison Keillor, author of "Lake Wobegon
Summer 1956" and host of public radio's "A Prairie
Home Companion;" Paula West, celebrating the great American
songs; Soaring surf sounds from Pollo Del Mar; Music from piano
player Mike Greensill. Other guests to be announced.
Door: $14 | Advance: $12 adults,
$9 kids/snrs
See www.wcl.org for advance
tickets
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 Sunday,
September 16, 2 pm
CELTIC MUSIC BY TODD DENMAN
Todd Denman is internationally recognized as a master of the
Irish Uilleann Pipes and tin whistle. In this compelling Kaleidoscope
Matinee performance, Denman will perform traditional Celtic music
with accompaniment.
As part of this interactive musical event, Denman will demonstrate
his instruments and discuss the history and character of Celtic
music.
Adults
$10 | Children $5
CBON Ticket Line 925.798.1300
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Saturday, September 15,
10 am -
Quartets I & II
Alexander
String Quartet with Robert Greenberg present
The Complete Shostakovich
String Quartets - Part One
In Conjunction with
San Francisco Performances
During his lifetime, Shostakovich was considered the Soviet
Union's greatest composer. His 15 string quartets form a key
oeuvre of 20th Century music. The power and beauty of his work
reflect the strength of Shostakovich's character amidst the brutality
of Stalinism.
The Alexander String Quartet was formed in New York City in
1981 and captured international attention in 1985 as the first
American Quartet to win the London International String Quartet
Competition, receiving both the jury's highest award and the
Audience Prize. Since then, the Quartet has performed in the
major music capitals of four continents, securing its standing
among the premier ensembles of its kind. Widely admired for its
interpretations of Beethoven and Bartok, the Quartet has also
established itself as an important advocate of new music.
Alexander String Quartet is
pleased to bring the first 6 of Shostakovich's legendary string
quartets to the stage of Julia Morgan Center for the Arts in
Berkeley.
Individual Concert Tickets: $30
Series of 3 Concerts: $84
Tickets at the Door, or go to San
Francisco Performances to purchase tickets online
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 September
6-9 & 12-16
Wednesday - Saturday
performances: 8:30 pm
Sunday performances: 5 pm
SHOTGUN PLAYERS and WORD FOR WORD
PRESENT "WINESBURG,
OHIO"
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts' resident Shotgun Players
teams up with San Francisco literary truist company Word for
Word in a co-production about loneliness in small town America.
The classic American book by Sherwood Anderson probes our need
for community and what happens when we let our fear keep us from
building it.
$22 general, $20 seniors/students/TBA
CBON Ticket Line 925.798.1300
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Sunday, September 2, 2
pm
 Kulintang Dance Theatre presents "Song of the Lakitan Bird"
In a performance that combines ancient traditions with artistic
innovation, Kulintang Dance Theatre communicates the beauty and
refinement of the Southern Philippine culture. Dancing styles
range from the graceful subtlety of the elegant Princess to the
powerful trance dance of the Warrior. Audiences are mesmerized
by the complex melody of bronze gongs amidst a backdrop of exotic
and colorful regalia worn by the masterful musicians and dancers.
Adults $10, Children $5 CBON
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Saturday, September 1,
10 am
WEST COAST LIVE
Live Radio Broadcast
Featuring:
- Actress Rita Moreno, who won an Oscar for her portrayal
of Anita in "West Side Story", then went on
to win the Tony, Emmy, and Grammy awards, for her work on stage
and screen, thus becoming the only woman to receive all four
awards.
- Mark Wing-Davey, director of "36 VIEWS",
opening at the Berkeley Rep in September. Mark portrayed Zaphod
Beeblebrox, President of the Galaxy, in the BBC production of
Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
- Kent Nerburn, author of "Road Angels",
a Northern California road-trip novel in the tradition of Kerouac
and "Blue Highways".
- Shotgun Players open a window into their show "Winesburg
Ohio: Tales of the Grotesques", haunting stories from
small town America.
- Other guests to be announced.
Advance tickets: $12 adults, $9 children/seniors
At the Door: $14
Tickets/Information: www.wcl.org
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Friday-Saturday, Aug. 24-25,
8 pm
 FRANK OLIVIER'S
TWISTED CABARET
For over 20 years, Frank Olivier has been exhibiting his well-honed
zaniness all over the globe. He has appeared everywhere from
"The Tonight Show" to New York's Lincoln Center to
touring European performances featuring shows for royalty. Wherever
he is, Olivier's nimble physical comedy and quick wit create
a laugh-filled wild ride of an evening.
All tickets $16 | CBON Ticket
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 Friday, August 10, 7:30 PM Saturday,
August 11, 5 PM
Sunday, August 12, 5 PM
Stage Door conservatory presents
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, JR.
Campers from Stage Door Conservatory's "On Broadway"
program for grades 5-9 will be performing "Fiddler on the
Roof, Jr." this summer at the Julia Morgan Theatre in Berkeley.
The campers have been working since July 2nd on learning all
aspects of musical theatre, from acting, singing and dancing
to creating their own sets and props. This performance is appropriate
for patrons ages 5 and up.
Tickets at the door.
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 Saturday, August 4, 8 pm
CUATRO MAESTROS TOURING FESTIVAL
A two-hour theatrical event of music and dance performed by
four elder folk artists and their talented young counterparts.
Leading Mexican and Mexican-American artists enjoy special accompaniment
by youth musical group Los Cenzontles.
Cuatro Maestros Touring Festival celebrates the diversity,
strength and quality of traditional Mexican and Mexican-American
music and dance and probes the cultural ties between California
and Mexico.
This performance features Andrés Vega y Mono Blanco;
Santiago Jiménez, Jr.; Atilano Lopez y Conjunto Atardecer;
and Julián Gonzalez.
Adults: $18 | Children: $12
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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OPERA PICCOLA
Presents "INTO THE EYE OF MAGIC!
An Asian Folktale"
An interactive musical and theatrical production for families,
adults and children of all ages. This hilarious story from China
tells of a mother who has a strange dream. Script
by Carolyn Lau, music by Gary Schwantes. Opera Piccola, which
means "small works" has provided performances and educational
programs throughout Northern California since 1982.
Adults: $10 | Children: $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 Sunday, July 22, 2 pm
EMERYVILLE TAIKO
JAPANESE TAIKO DRUMMING
Emeryville Taiko has been astounding audiences throughout
the Bay Area since its inception in 1998. Trained under the guidance
of the world famous San Francisco Taiko Dojo, director Susan
Horn has created an innovative yet traditional troupe that performs
original Taiko songs.
Emeryville Taiko is
a high energy artistic group that plays traditional Japanese
drums with a uniquely American attitude.
Adults: $10 | Children: $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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| Friday, July
13, 8 pm |
Friday, July
20, 8 pm |
| Saturday, July
14, 2 pm |
Saturday, July
21, 8 pm |
| Sunday, July
15, 7 pm |
Sunday, July
22, 7 pm |
The
Berkeley Opera presents
CARMEN
The opening night audience booed! Critics declared
it morally repulsive! This story of the passion between a Gypsy
who lives and loves by her own rules and a soldier hiding from
a violent past shocked Paris with its frank sexual psychology
and its refusal to pass judgment on its characters -- in an era
when gypsies were despised and condemned throughout Europe.
Bizet
died just months later, and his opera was revised by other
hands. Many lines were dropped or rewritten, simplifying the
characters and obscuring their motives. José became an
innocent victim, Carmen a capricious and diabolical femme fatale.
But the opera Bizet wrote, like the novella it was
based on, tells a different story. Two headstrong people, two
incompatible cultures. Two people who fall in love and yet cannot
understand each other. This new adaptation by David Scott Marley
(The Riot Grrrl on Mars, Beatrice and Benedick)
returns to Bizet's original conception, and will change how you
think about opera's most fascinating female.
$30 general, $25 senior (65+), $15 youth (17-),
$15 disabled and side seating
$10 student rush tickets 20 minutes before curtain
Discounts for groups of 10 or more
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 Sunday, July 15, 2 pm
GANGA-ASHTAKAM
Indian Bharata
Natyam Classical Dance
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts presents a moving presentation
of Indian Bharata Natyam classical dance.
Dancers Anuradha Murali (South Carolina), Shilpa Sejpal (North
Carolina) and Gopitha Tharmalingam (California) are three American
bred South Asians coming together for a good cause.
This
performance celebrates the spirit and mythology of the Indian
river and goddess Ganga. Ganga has long been a symbol of India's
ancient culture and civilization -- ever changing and ever flowing,
yet ever constant.
Proceeds from this production benefit Gujarat and Sri Lankan
victims.
Adults: $10 | Children: $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 Thursday, July 5, 7:30 pm
"DO YOU HEAR WHAT I AM
SEEING?"
A Solo Performance on the Life
and
Work of James Joyce by David Norris
Presenting an exhilarating romp through the life and work
of James Joyce, launched by the word and song of Trinity College
Don and Joyce scholar David Norris. This one man show offers
a two hour sampling of Joyce's works, interspersed with Norris'
rich knowledge of Joyce's life and insights into his art.
This event is part of the week long North American James Joyce
Conference. See the Irish Arts Foundation website www.iaf.org
for more details.
Adults: $10 | Students/Seniors:
$8
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 Sunday, July 1, 2pm
KOUROSH TAGHAVI
The Beauty of Iranian Music
& Stories of its Origins
Explore the music and history of Iranian Culture, performed
and told by a long-time Berkeley resident, Kourosh Taghavi, who
has not lost touch with his Iranian roots. Come
and enjoy this exploration with a musician who loves music more
than anything in the world.
Adults: $10 | Children: $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Friday, June 29, 7:30 pm
BERKELEY STORIES
An evening in which notable citizens of Berkeley will tell
stories that say something about Berkeley and its meanings. Sponsored
by the Clapperstick Institute/Heyday Books in conjunction with
the Berkeley Arts Festival. This event is a benefit for the David
Brower Center planned for Oxford Street. Confirmed participants
include notable Berkeleyites such as David Hilliard, Maxine Hong
Kingston and Earl Kingston, Dorothy Bryant, Tillie Olson, Sylvia
McLaughlin, Leonard Pitt, Ernest Callenbach, Al Young, and Malcolm
Margolin.
Donations at the door.
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 Sunday,
June 24, 2 pm
KID KALEIDOSCOPE AND THE
PUPPET PLAYERS
The Puppet Players are a multi-media, musical, and
ritual theatre group. Their shows are masterfully produced to
thrill people of all ages with hand made sets and
puppets. They incorporate all original music, live action theatre,
hand puppets, masks, shadow puppets and slides to involve the
audience in a multi-sensory experience. They will be delivering
deep puppet teachings.
Adults: $10 | Children: $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Saturday, June 23, 8:00
pm
Celebrating Rumi with Persian
Classical Music
Mohammed Reza Lotfi is one of the greatest contemporary masters
of the tar and setar. He is among the major figures who, in the
past twenty years, have revolutionized the Persian traditional
(classical) music. His innovative approach of combining the classical
with folk elements, both in terms of music and technique, has
injected a new vitality into a very old tradition. His original
creativity and the deep-rooted emotional quality of his playing
have made him the father of a new aesthetic in Persian music.
Adults: $25, Students/Seniors: $23
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 Friday, June 22, 7:00 pm
Kalanjali In Concert
Kalanjali concludes a year-long celebration of 25 years in
Berkeley, with a lively recital of Bharatanatyam - India's 2000-year-old
classical dance tradition. Kalanjali's most experienced artists
share the stage with younger students. Featured guest artists
from India - dancer K.D. Yesodha and the musicians of Bharatakalanjali.
Adults: $10, Children/Students/Seniors: $6
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Saturday,
June 16, 8 pm
Sunday, June 17, 2 pm
 MAHEA UCHIYAMA CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DANCE PRESENTS
DANCE MOSAIC: CELEBRATING DIVERSITY
The annual repertory concert for the Mahea Uchiyama Center
for International Dance featuring over 100 performers of multi-cultural
dance and music. The faculty and students of MUCID will present
the dances of the South Pacific, India, Africa, and the Middle
East.
Saturday Show:
Presale: Adults $12, Children/Students/Seniors $10
At the Door: Adults $15, Children/Students/Seniors $12
Sunday Show:
Adults $10, Students $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Saturday
and Sunday, June 16 and 17, 10 am to 3 pm
SPECIAL NOTE: This workshop will be
held in STUDIO C
The Art of Physical Expression
Workshop with European master teacher Maria Lexa
The Art of Physical Expression will include movement, voice,
storytelling, dynamics, rhythm, humor, character study, masks,
puppets, improvisation, individual and ensemble work, hard work
and fun. The workshop is open to all those interested in physical
expression.
Maria Lexa studied with Etienne Decroux in Paris and launched
her career in Denmark at the OdinTeatret led by Eugenio Barba.
She has worked for 20 years at the forefront of the European
arts scene as actress, master teacher, director, theatre group
leader, and international festival organizer.
SPECIAL NOTE: This workshop will be held in STUDIO
C
Information/registration: 415-282-4331
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Sunday,
June 10, 2 pm
WORLD HARMONY CHORUS
Founded in 1999, the World Harmony Chorus performs vocal music
from around the world. The WHC is a community chorus, open to
singers at all levels of ability and experience. With repertoire
drawn from a wide variety of ethnic sources and folk traditions,
invluding hymns from Madagascar & Zimbabwe, Eastern European
kolos, Latin American Choral works, and English & American
Folk music, the music is exciting and rich with harmony and polyrhythm.
The founder and director, Daniel Steinberg, has been collecting
choral music and leading "Instant
Chorus" workshops around the country for several years.
He is a member of the popular Bay Area traditional music group,
Hillbillies from Mars,
with whom he performs on piano and flute.
Adults: $10 | Children: $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 Thursday through Sunday, June 7-10, 8
pm
SHOTGUN PLAYERS
present "A NEW BRAIN"
- A Musical
This musical traces the unpredictable line between
autobiography and fantasy. The story centers around Gordon Schwinn
who dreams of writing an epic musical about his life but instead
writes songs for a twisted children's show called "Mr. Bungee's
Aquatic Circus." "A New Brain" succeeds in illustrating
the impact the characters in our life have on our own evolution.
Music
and lyrics by William Finn. Book by James Lapine and William
Finn. Directed by Yuval Sharon.
All tickets $15 unless otherwise noted
For tickets call the Shotgun Players: 510-655-0813
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 Saturday, June 2, 8 pm | 7 pm panel discussion with composers
THE
EMPYREAN ENSEMBLE
East Coast/West Coast
In the final concert of their 200-01 season, Julia Morgan
Center for the Arts resident Empyrean Ensemble is joined by internationally
renowned soprano Susan Narucki and Pulitzer prize winning composer
Mario Davidovsky in the world premiere of Davidovsky's "Cantione
Sine Textu." In addition, the ensemble will perform works
by Andrew Imbrie, Morton Feldman and Ross Bauer.
Founded by composer Ross Bauer, who continues as its co-director,
Empyrean Ensemble consists of a core of five of California's
finest professional musicians, augmented as needed to make possible
the performance of a wide chamber music repertoire. Joining him
this season as co-director is composer-conductor Yu-Hui Chang.
With a dual emphasis on music written within the last ten years
by a wide range of prominent American composers - much of it
specifically composed for the ensemble - and on informed and
exciting performances of 20th century classics by composers such
as Ravel, Varese, Debussy, Copland, Rachmaninoff, Bartók,
and others, the ensemble's mission is "to provide compelling
performances of the best new American music presented in the
context of its twentieth century antecedents."
The instrumentalists of Empyrean Ensemble include Tod Brody,
flutes, Peter Josheff, clarinets, Terrie Baune, violin, Ellen
Ruth Rose, viola, and Thalia Moore, cello. Joining the ensemble
as guests for these performances are guitarist Michael Goldberg,
percussionists Daniel Kennedy and Ken Piascik, pianists Eric
Zivian and Karen Rosenak, oboist Barbara Midney, cellist Dana
Putnam, and bassist Tom Derthick.
Adults: $18 | Children, Students, Seniors:
$14
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 Wednesday, May 30, 7 pm
MOZAIK, PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER and
THE PUPPET PLAYERS present
New Moon at Sinai
An Evening of New Jewish Music and Theatre
This evening will fill the senses; awakening the mind, moving
the body and enlightening the spirit. Through live puppet theatre,
shadows and images the evening will travel from Egypt to Mount
Sinai. The stories, songs and music will tell the story of transformation
from slavery to community, from darkness to light.
| Pharaoh's
Daughter is 6 piece band
from NYC on Knitting Factory Records. They are part of a radical
NYC scene of new Jewsih music. Led by Basya Schechter this band
sold out their performance at the Berkeley Jewish Music Festival
this winter. Basya's songs combine Hasidic melodies and songs
with Middle Eastern melodies and instruments and stories of reflection
about the world today. |
Mozaik is a 12 piece band that sounds like
a cross between Shlomo Carlebach, John Coltrane and The Grateful
Dead. This band started their own genre called Psychedelic JewGrass.
It has been said, " Mozaik can make a grandmother dance
on a table and a teenager scream for more!" |
The
Puppet Players are a
multi-media, musical, and ritual theatre group. Their shows are
masterfully produced to thrill people of all ages with hand made
sets and puppets. They incorporate all original music, live action
theatre, hand puppets, masks, shadow puppets and slides to involve
the audience in a multi-sensory experience. They will be delivering
deep puppet teachings. |
Adults: $12 in advance $15 at the door
Children, Students, Seniors: $8
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 Sunday,
May 27, 2 pm
THE PROCESSION OF SUN AND
MOON
Featuring Maria Lexa and the
Procession Ensemble
Masks, giant puppets, actors, clowns, storytelling - Maria
Lexa guides the audience through a colorful and magical world
of skits and stories, showing and telling all about the how,
the why, and the wherefore of this kind of theatre, which goes
back to the roots of the art, but is also thriving more than
ever today.
The presentation culminates in "The Procession of the
Sun and Moon", a performance with masked characters, music,
and giant 9 ft. high puppets of the sun and moon. The production
toured Europe for 4 successful seasons, and is now being presented
as the highlight of this year's Youth Arts Festival at Yerba
Buena Gardens in San Francisco.
Maria will also hold a workshop
at in Studio C JMCA titled "The Art of Physical Expression"
on June 16 and 17. Click here
for more information about the workshop.
Adults: $10 | Children: $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 Friday-Sunday, May 18-20
BERKELEY BALLET SPRING SHOWCASE
Friday May 18th
7:00 pm Children's Division Showcase
Saturday May 19th
11:00 am Pre-ballet Showcase
2:00 pm Children's Division Showcase
7:00 pm Youth Ensemble Gala Performance
(Gala reception following performance)
Sunday May 20th
2:00 pm - Youth Ensemble Performance * Sunday Matinee
Series Performance *
6:00 pm - Adult Division Showcase
Premieres
by: Sonya Delwaide, Ann Fisher, and Julie Lowe
"Les Sylphides" by Fokine
All tickets are $5-$15
To purchase presale tickets call BBT at 510-843-4689
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Sunday, May 13, 8 pm
YOUNG PEOPLE'S SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Berkeley's premiere collective for youth symphony presents
its annual concerto competition concert, featuring 3 student
soloists: Adrienne Lei, Flute, performing Chaminade's Concertino
for Flutes Orchestra; Jens Tenbroek, Double Bass, performing
Moses Fantasy; and Oliver Mains, Clarinet, performing
Weber's Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra. Other pieces
will include Brahms' Academic Festival Overture, Khachaturian's
Four Dances from the Gayne Ballet, and Hanson's Marymount
Suite.
Adults $10, Children/Students/Seniors $5 -
Door Only!
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 Sunday, May 13, 2 pm
The Musical Tree of India
Presented by Tears of Joy Theatre
Puppet Company
Tears of Joy Theatre is recognized as one of the nation's
outstanding puppet companies. Its performances create a theatrical
magic that delights audiences of children and adults alike. Tears
of Joy tours throughout the U.S. and abroad performing for over
a quarter of a million children each year. Founded in 1971, the
theatre is under the artistic direction of Reg Bradley. Three
of the theatre's productions have received American puppetry's
highest honor, the "Citation of Excellence in the Art of
Puppetry" founded by Jim Henson.
Adults
$10, Children $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 Saturday,
May 12, 7 pm
Berkeley Opera Gala
"Opera Uncensored" plus
Other Gems
Join the Berkeley Opera in an entertaining evening of operatic
excerpts. Singers and special guest artists are joined by the
Company's Musical Director Jonathan Khuner and members of the
Berkeley Opera Orchestra to provide entertainment highlighting
Berkeley Opera's 2001 theme, "Opera Uncensored." Celebrity
emcees include newspaper columnists Martin Snapp and music critic
Jason Serenius, who will also demonstrate his skill as an operatic
whistler.
In addition to the evening's entertainment, patrons will enjoy
champagne and sweets, a balloon raffle, and silent auction. Proceeds
from the evening benefit Berkeley Opera.
$40 general, $32 seniors, $15 youth
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 Friday, May 11, 8 pm
DANCE! The Soul Behind the
Art
Presented by The Attitude Dance
Company and Troop
A dance performance with a selection of jazz, hip-hop, lyrical,
street funk, Modern, & Tap dancing. The Attitude Dance Company
and Troop has 8 official dancers. These productions show off
the hard work of each individual dancer.
$10 Adults, $8 Student/Senior, $6 Children
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 Saturday, May
5, 8 pm
Sunday, May 6, 2 pm
Gamelan
Sekar Jaya presents
Music and Dance of Bali
Gamelan Sekar Jaya, the Bay Area's internationally renowned
45-member ensemble, will perform two concerts of music and dance
from Bali under the direction of outstanding Balinese guest artists:
musician I Made Subandi, and dancer Ni Ketut Arini. The first
concert will take place on Saturday, May 5 at 8 pm, and last
approximately two hours. It will include excerpts from the score
to the film "Legong, Dance of the Virgins" (performed
by Sekar Jaya and members of the Club Foot Orchestra). The second
will take place on Sunday May 6, at 2 pm, as part of the Julia
Morgan Center for the Arts' Kaleidoscope Sunday Matinee Series.
It will last one hour and reach out to younger audiences.
May 5: Adults $16, Children $8, Students/Seniors
$12
May 6: Adults $10, Children $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 Wednesday,
May 2, 7 pm
Park Day School (Elementary)
Indian Dance Performance
In addition to teaching sixth grade at Park Day School, instructor
Aggie Brenneman teaches dance classes of Bharata Natyam. This
performance is a showcase for her elementary school dance students.
Aggie's training took place in Jaipur, India, and she has
studied Indian dance for over thirty years. Through her involvement
in Bharata Natyam, Aggie attempts to preserve the ancient dance
tradition of the South Indian Tanjore Court.
$5-$10 donation requested - door only
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Tuesday, May 1, 7 pm
The Crowden School
AN EVENING OF CHAMBER MUSIC
The Crowden School of Berkeley, America's only middle school
with a music-based curriculum, presents several of its talented
string players in a mixed recital of chamber music. Composer
John Adams lauds the Crowden School as, "...a treasure;
this extraordinary school has no peer in American musical education."
Come and hear the future of classical music.
Adults: $10 | Children: $5 |
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 Sunday,
April 29, 2 pm
Zahra
Music from the Mediterranean and
Beyond
The music of Zahra portrays a spectacular integrating of the
sonorities of authentic Mediterranean instruments from the island
of Malta. The combination of Arab folk roots with the groove
and influences of modern music produces a captivating experience.
Adults: $10 | Children: $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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  Saturday,
April 28, 7 pm | FREE WORKSHOP 6 PM
Odissi Dance
Featuring Manoranjan Pradhan
and Asako Takami
Odissi is one of the seven main forms of Indian classical
dance and reputedly the most lyrical of the seven, with its emphasis
on liquidity of movement and graceful expression. Rooted in the
rligion and customs of the eastern Indian state of Orissa, some
forms of Odissi date back to the second century BCE. The Odissi
tradition nearly became extinct but was revived in the 1950s.
The sources for this revival were temple sculptures, palm-leaf
manuscripts and Mahari dance, ritual dance performed by women
at the temple of Jagannath.
Adults: $28 | Children:
$18 | Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Saturday,
April 28, 2 pm
REFLEJOS DE MEXICO "El
Espiritu Mexicano"
Reflejos de Mexico is a group affiliated with UC Berkeley.
"El Espiritu Mexicano" is their annual spring show
in which we expose the community to the vast richness of the
Mexican culture. Through various dance performances we strive
to maintain the visibility of the Mexican culture on campus and
in surrounding communities.
Adults: $12 | Students: $10 |
Children and Seniors: $8
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Thursday,
April 26, 7 pm FREE WORKSHOP AT 6 PM
THE MOVEMENT
Spring 2001 Showcase
Don't miss out on Berkeley's hottest dance group! The Movement
will be presenting various dance styles such as commercial jazz,
hip-hop, swing, lyrical, and a fusion of jazz and hip-hop. They
will be featuring student choreography as well as professional
choreography from LA and New York.
All tickets $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Sunday,
April 22, 2 pm
KIDS CARNEVAL!
Brazilian Dance for the Whole Family
The Barboletas Children's Dance Troupe will transport you
and your family to Brazil for the afternoon and have you on your
feet, shaking your shoulders and feeling the rhythms of culturally
rich Brazil. Barboletas means "butterflies" in Portuguese,
and the exotic butterflies of the Amazon rainforest have always
been a source of inspiration for this choreography.
Adults: $10 | Children: $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Friday,
April 20, 7 pm
Kendra Kimbrough Dance Ensemble
and
Art of Ballet Dance Theater
Bay Area Celebrates National Dance
Week
The Kendra Kimbrough Dance Ensemble and Art of Ballet Dance
Theater along with special guests Bantaba Dance Ensemble (West
African) and Housing Authority (Hip-hop) in an explosive eventing
of dance.
Adults: $18 | Children/Students/Seniors:
$16
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Tuesday, April 17, 7 pm
Young Musicians
Program
CLASSICAL MASTERWORKS
An afternoon of classical masterworks performed by award-winning
artists from the Young Musicians Program. Sarah Aroner, violin;
Sharla Goodson-Sullivan, soprano; Gustavo Hernandez, tenor; Jorge
Cruz, saxophone; and alumna Danica Morrison, trumpet (winner
of the 2000 Yamaha Young Artists Competition) perform works by
Mozart, Brahms, Lehar, and others. These young people play with
artistry uncommon to their age.
Adults: $10 | Children: $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Sunday, April 15, 8 pm
Dastan Ensemble with Namah
Dance Group
PERSIAN MUSIC/DANCE
Namah Ensemble is a group of 4-6 dancers who
have come together to find a language that expresses the ancient
within the contemporary and the sacred in our everyday lives--a
language that can communicate the mystical Persian tradition
to everyone regardless of cultural background.
Dastan, today's foremost classical music ensemble,
was founded by Hamid Motebassem in 1991 in Germany.
Adults: $25 | Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Tuesday, April 10, 7 pm
Young Musicians Program
YMP JAZZ COMBO
The YMP Jazz Combo features some of the Bay
Area's leading young jazz performers. For this exciting afternoon
of jazz, Hitomi Oba, winner of the best saxophone award at the
2000 Sacramento Jazz Festival, will be joined by YMP alumni Geechi
Taylor (New England Conservatory), Darrell Green (CAL Arts),
and David Michel-Ruddy (UC Berkeley) performing jazz standards
and original compositions.
Adults: $10 | Children: $5 |
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 Sunday,
April 8, 2:00 pm
HILLBILLIES FROM MARS
FIDDLE MUSIC WITH A TWIST
The Hillbillies from Mars have been rocking
the Bay Area for twenty years with their eclectic fusion of traditional
fiddle music with rock'n'roll, swing, Latin, and African beats.
These four talented multi-instrumentalists bring their varied
musical backgrounds together to create a new tradition of dance
music. Their family-oriented performances include tunes from
around the world, songs, storytelling, and audience participation.
Adults: $10 | Children: $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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JMCA and The Berkeley Opera present
Figuring out Figaro
A fun and engaging workshop for all ages.
April 1, 2:00 pm - Jump into the Act!
Participatory activities let willing
participants help out, creating an interactive experience for
all. Can be enjoyed either independently or as a compliment to
the first part.
Matinee Series Pricing! $10 Adults, $5 Children
Tickets: CBON 925-798-1300
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Fridays, March 23 and 30,
8 pm Saturdays, March 24 and 31, 8 pm
Sundays, March 25 and April 1, 7 pm
 The Berkeley
Opera presents
The Marriage of Figaro
Beaumarchais's notorious comedy thumbed its
nose at the decadence of the nobility - and was such a hit that
it helped spark a revolution in Paris and was banned by nervous
rulers all across Europe.
This adaptation, by musicologists Sherwood
Dudley and Miriam Ellis, is modeled on an actual production at
the Paris Opera shortly after the Revolution, supervised by Beaumarchais
himself. It restores much of Beaumarchais's original dialogue
to the story, and puts back the satire and subversion that delighted
and scandalized a continent!
$30 general, $25 senior (65+), $15 youth (17-),
$15 disabled and side seating
$10 student rush tickets 20 minutes before curtain
Discounts for groups of 10 or more
For Tickets Call Community Box Office Network at 925-798-1300
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Sunday,
March 25, 2 pm
An Afternoon of Song with
Elaine Bernstein
Elaine Bernstein, soprano, and Sally Munro,
mezzo, with Gwendolyn Mok at the piano, will present a variety
of songs and vocal duets from the operas Hansel and Gretel, Cosi
Fan Tutte, Der Rosenkavalier, and Lakme. They also will perform
songs and duets by Purcell, Amy Beach, Douizetti, and Mendelssohn,
among others. This interactive program is great for all ages.
Adults: $10 | Children: $5 |
Tickets: Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Sunday,
March 11, 11:30am & 2:00pm
Brundibár Children's
Opera
Part of the Jewish Music Festival
Written in 1938 by Czech composer Hans Krása,
Brundibár is a folktale opera performed 55 times at the
concentration camp of Theresienstadt. The story's defiant message
- where good triumphs over evil - gave the young performers and
their audiences courage and hope.
 Featuring members
of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra and sung in English by students
of The Crowden School, the program will be introduced by Joel
ben Izzy and special guest Ela Weissberger, Theresienstadt survivor
and original cast member. For children 9 and older; one hour
program.
Sponsored by an anonymous donor in honor of
Ursula Sherman, and Leonard Merrill Kurz.
Adults: $25
Seniors/Students/BRJCC members: $23
Children 9 to 18: $13
For tickets call CBON (925)-798-1300
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 Saturday, March 10, 8
pm
Suzanne Teng: Mystic Journey
Awarded the Independent Music Award 2000,
Suzanne Teng and Mystic Journey are a unique contemporary world
music ensemble based in Los Angeles who are making their Bay
Area debut at his performance. With Suzanne on a huge assortment
of exotic flutes, Gilbert Levy on world percussion, Barry Newton
on string bass and Fritz Heede on ethnic string instruments,
Mystic Journey's ethereal world beat music will transport you
around the world and beyond. Their debut album titled MYSTIC
JOURNEY is currently a candidate for a Grammy nomination and
has received wide critical acclaim as well as numerous awards.
All tickets $15
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Tuesday, March 6,
7 pm
S.F. Conservatory of Music:
Preparatory Division
Outstanding students from the San Francisco
Conservatory of Music's Preparatory Division, under the direction
of John McCarthy, will perform works by Sov, Barber and others.
This is the first ever event in this series!
Adults: $10 | Children: $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Saturday, March 3,
8 pm
Young People's Symphony Orchestra
This will be an all orchestral concert with
no soloists, David Ramadanoff conducting. There will be three
works on the program:
Schubert - Symphony No. 8 in B minor - "Unfinished"
Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet, "Overture-Fantasy"
Piston - Suite from the ballet "The Incredible Flutist"
Adults: $10 | Children: $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Fri., March 2, 8 pm and
Sun., March 4, 2 pm
 Opera
Non Troppo presents Dido and Aeneas
This masterpiece of English Baroque opera
follows the tale of Dido, Queen of Corinth, as she is courted
and won by Aeneas, the famous conqueror and future founder of
Rome. The love story is interspersed with hilarious scenes of
meddling witches who plot against Dido to bring about her downfall.
Friday March 2: Adults: $15 | Children: $10
Sunday March 4: Adults: $10 | Children: $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Sunday, February 25, 2
pm
Jewish Folk Chorus of San
Francisco
In its 75th year of singing... Focusing primarily
on Yiddish folk songs, the chorus has an emphasis on songs of
the worker, protest songs and songs of struggle. English introductions
and songbook for singing along are provided.
Adults: $10 | Children: $5
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Sunday, February 18,
2 pm
Sunday Matinee Series
Yassir Chadly
Moroccan Drumming/Storytelling
Yassir Chadly has been performing Traditional
Moroccan music since 1972, first in his native country of Morocco
and in the United States since 1977. His performances range from
the melodic love songs of the Magrib and Egyptian traditions
to the powerful spiritual rhyths of the religious music of The
GNAWA, the Sufi musicians from Morocco. Yassir is also known
as an ingenious storyteller of the Sufi tradition whose tales
invoke images from centuries past and deep emotions of spiritual
awakenings. He has recorded albums with Randy Weston, dizzy Gillespie
and Steve Coleman and will be featured on a forthcoming album
with Cuban Jazz pianist Omar Sosa.
Adults: $10 | Children: $5 | Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 LES PERCUSSIONS DE GUINEE
Friday, February 16,
8 pm
Saturday, February 17, 8 pm*
Sunday, February 18, 7 pm
*FEB. 17: SPECIAL HOUSE LIGHTS UP
INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION AT 7 PM!
Guinean percussionists, universally respected
throughout Africa and the rest of the world, present a performance
inspired by traditional music but resolutely modern in its scenic
presentation.
LES PERCUSSIONS DE GUINEE was formed by the
Republic of Guinea's Ministry of Culture in 1988 as an elite
group of the country's best percussionists. Guinea, preeminent
worldwide in performing traditional African drumming and dance
for over forty years now, is admired everywhere for its rhythmically
thrilling music and dance cultures.
Adults: $25 | Children: $20 | Student: $22
| Senior: $20 |
For tickets Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Sunday, February 11, 2
pm
First event in the Sunday Matinee Series
World
Arts West Presents People
Like Me
Tap dance, clogging, swing, ballroom, hip
hop, rock n roll, rap, salsa, the banjo, guitar, conga drums,
square, contra dancing, and more, all have roots in rich and
varied cultural traditions that have migrated, mixed and flavored
each other. People Like Me is a unique and innovative multicultural
arts education program for youth. At its heart is a lesson on
the value of diversity shared through dance.
Adults: $10 | Children: $5
Call CBON for tickets: 925-798-1300
School shows: Tuesday-Friday (Feb 6-9) / Call 1-888-PLM-0888
for details
2001 PEOPLE LIKE ME Program
Includes Seven Unique Dance Groups:
Ballet Jali Diabate - Exquisite songs and energetic dance
performed by traditional West African griots.
De Rompe y Raja - A lively and playful dialogue of
rhythmic footwork and song, celebrating a master of Afro-Peruvian
performance.
Evie Ladin - Skilled and versatile tap dancer, clogger,
body percussionist, and banjo player par excellence
Group Petit la Croix - Festive and flirtatious Haitian
partner dance, accompanied by a dynamic drum ensemble.
Olorum - Afro-Cuban cosmology brought to life with beautiful
and powerful dance, mesmerizing batá drumming, and songs.
Rami Margron - Acrobatic and jazzy Swing dance and Lindy
Hop with a Big Band Beat.
Amara Tabor-Smith - Playful Trickster guides the children
on their active and riveting dance journey.
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Thurs./Fri.
February 8/9, 8 pm
In Search of My Clitoris
presented by
Liberian Comedienne SiaAmma
While female circumcision is no laughing matter
in itself, Liberian comedienne SiaAmma has courageously and hilariously
devised a comedy act that combines humor, dance, music, tradition,
and drama in an effort to bring attention and celebration to
the part of a woman's body that has been subjected to mutilation.
Adults:$16 | Students: $13
Seniors: $13 | Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Saturday, February 3, 4 pm
Special pre-concert "House Lights Up" forum, 3 pm
Empyrean Ensemble
Children's Concert
featuring Yu-Hui Chang, composer/conductor, with Anthony Craig,
narrator.
This is the second installment of Empyrean
Ensemble's three-concert series at the Julia Morgan Center.
As the second work in this performance, Empyrean's
long-time clarinetist and composer Peter Josheff will premiere
his unique "Piece for Ten Players and Percussion Chorus."
Commissioned through a generous grant from the American Composer's
Forum, Bay Area Chapter, the work is conceived for and incorporates
the participation of children. Middle schoolers from the West
Lake School in Oakland will perform on hand-held percussion instruments.
PROGRAM:
The Horizon Unfolds (2000) Yu-Hui Chang
World Premiere, written for Empyrean Ensemble
(clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin,
bass)
Piece for Ten Players and Percussion
Chorus (2000) Peter Josheff
World Premiere. Commissioned for Empyrean Ensemble
(clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin, bass,
percussion chorus)
The Soldier's Tale (1918) Igor Stravinsky
(clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin, bass)
Adults: $10, or $8 if accompanied by child
Children: $4
Call CBON for tickets: 925-798-1300
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 Saturday, January 27, 8 pm
Nicinha Raizes: Afro-Brazilian
Dance
This is the first-ever U.S. tour of Nicinha
Raizes de Santo Amaro. These artists hold a deep understanding
of the Orizas rhythms of the Candomble religion, as well as of
the Samba de Roda, Samba de Caboclo and Chula. They are direct
inheritors of the Maculele, an Afro-Brazilian tradition from
the sugar cane plantations of Bahia that uses canes/sticks and
energetic percussion. Nicinha was the first woman ever to perform
the Maculele and her troupe keeps the rhythms alive.
Adults: $15 Children: $10
Students: $10 Seniors: $15
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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Saturday, January 20, 8
pm
The Hot Rhythm of Latin
Hearts
Latin-American Music and Dance
Music and dance styles presented will include
Chilean, Brazilian, Salsa, Flamenco, Afro-Peruvian, Brazilian
Samba, Argentinean, Mexican, and Cuban.
Adults: $25 | Children & Students:
$15
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 Friday, January 19, 8 pm
La Pena Community
Chorus
CD Release Concert
The La Pena Community Chorus - A Berkeley
institution for 22 years - sings Nueva Cancion and other topical
music from its just-released first CD. Come celebrate with us
and take the music home with you.
All tickets: $15
Sliding Scale for those unable to pay full price.
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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 Saturday,
January 13, 8 pm
Flamenco
Y Mas
An evening of contemporary flamenco with dancers
Mercedes Metal and Carola Zertuche, and tribal belly dancer Jill
Parker. The dancers will be accompanied by the group Potaje,
an ensemble with original repertoire based on flamenco and Cuban
Charanga.
Advance tickets: $14
At the door: $16
Call CBON 925-798-1300
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  Saturday,
January 6, 9:00 am
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