January/February 2020 In Dance

music dance theater Performances Cal U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A , B E R K E L E Y

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The Joffrey Ballet

LIAM SCARLETT Vespertine (music: Bjarte Eike, Dowland, Corelli, Geminiani) (California Premiere)

STEPHANIE MARTINEZ Bliss! (music: Stravinsky)

(California Premiere) NICOLAS BLANC Beyond the Shore (music: Mason Bates) (Bay Area Premiere, Cal Performances Co-commission) JUSTIN PECK

The Times Are Racing (music: Dan Deacon)

ODC Theater Presents KINETECH ARTS AI SENSORIUM February 21 - 23, 8PM

Mar 6–8 ZELLERBACH HALL

Dorrance Dance SOUNDspace Thirteen tap dancers and one acoustic bass player—it’s all you really need! SOUNDspace strips tap dance down to its most raw and thrilling basics— movement as pure music.

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“One of the most imaginative tap choreographers working today.” — The New Yorker

Mar 13–15 ZELLERBACH PLAYHOUSE

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

All dance All free All week

Having debuted in Berkeley in 1976, the iconic prima ballerinas of the Trocks have helped bring gay culture and drag arts to the American mainstream through savagely funny satire married with seriously stunning ballet.

“The Trocks prove how parody and virtuosic technique work in glittering tandem.” — The New York Times

Mar 14 & 15 ZELLERBACH HALL

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Robert Battle, artistic director Matthew Rushing, associate artistic director

Programs will include classics from the Ailey repertoire plus Bay Area premieres by Aszure Barton , Camille A. Brown , Donald Byrd , and Jamar Roberts .

APRIL 24 – MAY 3, 2020

Start Planning for the 22nd Annual Bay Area Dance Week

• HOST A FREE EVENT — a class, performance, open house, work- shop, lec-dem, film screening, or design your own special event that promotes your activities • Last year ofter 21,000 participants took part in over 350 free events.

Mar 31–Apr 5 ZELLERBACH HALL

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