CAL PERFORMANCES JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
23 October 2012Saturday, January 19, 7:00–7:30 p.m.
SIGHTLINES
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour pre-performance talk with Chuy Varela, music director of KCSM radio, and the artists. Sightlines is a continuing program of pre-performance discussions with artists and scholars, designed to enrich the concertgoer’s experience. These talks are free to event ticketholders.
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Saturday, January 19, at 8:00 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
Jazz
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour
Dee Dee Bridgewater, vocalist
Christian McBride, bass
Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet
Chris Potter, saxophone
Benny Green, piano
Lewis Nash, drums
Program: Celebrating the 55th Anniversary of the Monterey Jazz Festival, members of the Festival bring a line-up of jazz greats, direct from the longest consecutively running jazz festival in the world.
Tickets: Range from $20.00 – $56.00, subject to change, and are available through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at (510) 642-9988; at calperformances.org; and at the door.
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Thursday, January 24, at 7:00 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
Special Event
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Kathryn Stott, piano
Program:
Stravinsky/Suite Italienne
Villa-Lobos, arr. Calandrelli/Alma Brasileira
Piazzolla, arr. Yamamoto/Oblivion
Guarnieri, arr. Calandrelli/Dansa Negra
De Falla/7 Canciones Populares Españolas, G. 40
Messiaen/Louange à l’Eternité de Jésus
Brahms/Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Tickets: This performance is sold out. Tickets range from $30.00 – $175.00, subject to change, and may become available from last minute returns through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at (510) 642-9988; at calperformances.org; and at the door.
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Saturday, January 26, 7:00–7:30 p.m.
SIGHTLINES
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
Joffrey Ballet pre-performance talk with dance specialist Kathryn Roszak. Sightlines is a continuing program of pre-performance discussions with artists and scholars, designed to enrich the concertgoer’s experience. These talks are free to event ticketholders.
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Saturday, January 26, at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 27, at 3:00 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
Dance
Joffrey Ballet
Program:
The Age of Innocence (2008): music by Philip Glass and Thomas Newman; choreography by Edwaard Liang.
After the Rain (2005): music by Arvo Pärt; choreography by Christopher Wheeldon
The Green Table (1932): music by F. A. Cohen; choreography by Kurt Jooss
Tickets: Range from $30.00 – $92.00, subject to change, and are available through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at (510) 642-9988; at calperformances.org; and at the door.
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Sunday, January 27, at 3:00 p.m.
Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Bancroft Way at College Ave., Berkeley
Recital
Nicolas Hodges, piano
Program:
Debussy/Etudes, Books I and II
Busoni/Study after Mozart
Birtwistle/Gigue Machine (World premiere)
Stravinsky/Three Movements from Pétrouchka
Tickets: Start at $42.00 and are subject to change, tickets are available through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at (510) 642-9988 to charge by phone; at calperformances.org; and at the door.
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Friday, February 1, at 11:00 a.m.
SCHOOLTIME PERFORMANCE
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley
Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
SchoolTime
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Program: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago presents a special one-hour performance for school children.
Tickets: $8.00 per student or adult chaperone, available in advance only through Cal Performances at (510) 642-9988. SchoolTime performances are open to students in kindergarten through grade 12 in Bay Area public and private schools. Supplemental study guides for the classroom are provided. For more information about the SchoolTime program, contact the SchoolTime coordinator at Cal Performances by email at eduprograms@calperfs.berkeley.edu or by phone at (510) 642-0212.
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Friday & Saturday, February 1 & 2, at 8:00 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
Dance
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Program:
Too Beaucoup (2011): music by Ori Lichtik; choreography by Sharon Eyal and Gaï Behar
Little Mortal Jump (2012): music by Philip Glass, Beirut, Andrew Bird, Hans Otte, Max Richter, Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan; choreography by Alejandro Cerrudo
TBD: New work by Alonzo King
Tickets: Range from $30.00 – $68.00 and are subject to change, tickets are available through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at (510) 642-9988 to charge by phone; at calperformances.org; and at the door.
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Saturday, February 2, from 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Artist Talk
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
A pre-performance talk with HSDC Artistic Director Glenn Edgerton and dance specialist Kathryn Roszak. This event is free and open to the public.
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Sunday, February 3, at 7:00 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
World Stage
Kodo
One Earth Tour: Legend
Program: Celebrating the limitless possibilities of the traditional Japanese drum, the taiko, Kodo returns with their awesome drums that mesmerize the audience, including the massive o-daiko, a 900-pound instrument carved from the trunk of a single tree and played by two men.
Tickets: Range from $22.00 – $58.00 and are subject to change, tickets are available through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at (510) 642-9988 to charge by phone; at calperformances.org; and at the door.
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Friday, February 8, at 8:00 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
World Stage
Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca
Program: Founded in Madrid in 1993 by director Martín Santangelo and his wife Soledad Barrio, Noche Flamenca celebrates the purity, essence and drama of one of the world’s most expressive art forms, flamenco.
Tickets: Range from $22.00 – $58.00 and are subject to change, tickets are available through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at (510) 642-9988 to charge by phone; at calperformances.org; and at the door.
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Sunday, February 10, at 3:00 p.m.
Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Bancroft Way at College Ave., Berkeley
Recital
Eric Owens, bass-baritone
Warren Jones, piano
Program: “[Commanding] the stage with a warm, sympathetic voice and presence” (Associated Press), bass-baritone Eric Owens makes his Cal Performances debut. Program TBA.
Tickets: Start at $46.00 and are subject to change, tickets are available through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at (510) 642-9988 to charge by phone; at calperformances.org; and at the door.
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Sunday, February 10, at 7:00 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
Strictly Speaking
Ira Glass
Program: Host and creator of public radio’s This American Life—now heard on more than 500 radio stations each week by over 1.7 million listeners—Ira Glass returns to Cal Performances.
Tickets: Range from $30.00 – $72.00 and are subject to change, tickets are available through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at (510) 642-9988 to charge by phone; at calperformances.org; and at the door.
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Tuesday, February 12, at 8:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
Recital
Christian Tetzlaff, solo violin
Program:
Ysaÿe/Sonata for solo violin in G minor, Op. 27, No. 1 “Joseph Szigeti”
Bach/Sonata for solo violin in C major, No. 3, BWV 1005
Kurtág/“a choice” out of Signs, Games and Messages
Bartók/Sonata for solo violin, Sz 117, BWV 124
Tickets: Start at $52.00 and are subject to change, tickets are available through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at (510) 642-9988 to charge by phone; at calperformances.org; and at the door.
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Friday, February 15, at 11:00 a.m.
SCHOOLTIME PERFORMANCE
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley
Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
SchoolTime
Circus Oz
Program: Australia’s Circus Oz presents a special one-hour performance for school children.
Tickets: $8.00 per student or adult chaperone, available in advance only through Cal Performances at (510) 642-9988. SchoolTime performances are open to students in kindergarten through grade 12 in Bay Area public and private schools. Supplemental study guides for the classroom are provided. For more information about the SchoolTime program, contact the SchoolTime coordinator at Cal Performances by email at eduprograms@calperfs.berkeley.edu or by phone at (510) 642-0212.
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Friday, February 15, at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 16, at 2:00 p.m. [FF]
Sunday, February 17, at 3:00 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
World Stage
Circus Oz
From the Ground Up
Program: Australia’s Circus Oz fills the Zellerbach stage with their renowned brand of collective mayhem including fearless aerial artists laughing at gravity, slapstick knockabouts descending into chaos, and live on-stage musicians.
Tickets: Range from $22.00 – $76.00 and are subject to change, tickets are available through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at (510) 642-9988 to charge by phone; at calperformances.org; and at the door.
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Sunday, February 17, at 3:00 p.m.
Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Bancroft Way at College Ave., Berkeley
Recital
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Program: Violinist Leonidas Kavakos comes to Cal Performances for the first time.
Tickets: Start at $48.00 and are subject to change, tickets are available through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at (510) 642-9988 to charge by phone; at calperformances.org; and at the door.
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Tuesday, February 19, at 8:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
Recital
Milos, guitar
Program: Montenegro-born guitarist Milos makes his Cal Performances debut.
Tickets: Start at $36.00 and are subject to change, tickets are available through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at (510) 642-9988 to charge by phone; at calperformances.org; and at the door.
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Sunday, February 24, 11:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.
Wheeler Auditorium, UC Berkeley Campus
Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
First Stage for Families
Kaila Flexer, violin & leader
Oakland Folkharmonic
with Shira Kammen, fiddle
Teslim
with Gari Hegedus, multi-instrumentalist
Program: Kaila Flexer’s Oakland Folkharmonic and Teslim perform music from Greece, Turkey and the Middle East and original compositions in this one hour concert.
Tickets: Start at $20.00 (adults)/$10.00 (children), and are subject to change, tickets are available through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at (510) 642-9988 to charge by phone; at calperformances.org; and at the door.
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Sunday, February 24, at 3:00 p.m.
Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Bancroft Way at College Ave., Berkeley
Recital
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Program: Soprano Susanna Phillips makes her Cal Performances debut. Program TBA.
Tickets: Start at $46.00 and are subject to change, tickets are available through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at (510) 642-9988 to charge by phone; at calperformances.org; and at the door.
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TICKETS AND OTHER INFORMATION
Single tickets for the general public are now available for purchase by phone, in person, mail, fax or online. The Family Fare [FF] series offers 50% off single ticket prices for children 16 and younger. Family Fare event for January and February 2013 is Circus Oz (Sat., Feb. 16, at 2:00 p.m.). Half-price tickets are available for purchase by UCB students for all Cal Performances events. UC Alumni Association members receive a $5.00 discount on all events; UCB faculty and staff, senior citizens and other students receive a $5.00 discount (Special Events excluded). Subscriptions may be mailed, faxed to Cal Performances’ Ticket Office at (510) 643-2359, or phoned in to (510) 642-9988. For more information, call Cal Performances at 510.642.9988, e-mail a brochure request to Cal Performances at tickets@calperfs.berkeley.edu or visit the Cal Performances web site at www.calperformances.org.
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