The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been performing annually in Berkeley for more than half a century—appearing at Zellerbach Hall more than any other place in the world outside of New York City. Following its video performance for Cal Performances at Home this June, the Ailey dancers return—in person again after two long years—as […]

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been performing annually in Berkeley for more than half a century—appearing at Zellerbach Hall more than any other place in the world outside of New York City. Following its video performance for Cal Performances at Home this June, the Ailey dancers return—in person again after two long years—as […]

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been performing annually in Berkeley for more than half a century—appearing at Zellerbach Hall more than any other place in the world outside of New York City. Following its video performance for Cal Performances at Home this June, the Ailey dancers return—in person again after two long years—as […]

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been performing annually in Berkeley for more than half a century—appearing at Zellerbach Hall more than any other place in the world outside of New York City. Following its video performance for Cal Performances at Home this June, the Ailey dancers return—in person again after two long years—as […]

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been performing annually in Berkeley for more than half a century—appearing at Zellerbach Hall more than any other place in the world outside of New York City. Following its video performance for Cal Performances at Home this June, the Ailey dancers return—in person again after two long years—as […]

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been performing annually in Berkeley for more than half a century—appearing at Zellerbach Hall more than any other place in the world outside of New York City. Following its video performance for Cal Performances at Home this June, the Ailey dancers return—in person again after two long years—as […]

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been performing annually in Berkeley for more than half a century—appearing at Zellerbach Hall more than any other place in the world outside of New York City. Following its video performance for Cal Performances at Home this June, the Ailey dancers return—in person again after two long years—as […]

In her tap dance work SOUNDspace—a stripped-down production free of ornate sets and glitzy costumes—, acclaimed choreographer Michelle Dorrance shows how powerfully movement and music are entwined in the bodies of expert dancers. Featuring 12 dancers and a lone acoustic bassist, Dorrance and her company focus the viewer’s attention with a sense of drama and […]

In her tap dance work SOUNDspace—a stripped-down production free of ornate sets and glitzy costumes—, acclaimed choreographer Michelle Dorrance shows how powerfully movement and music are entwined in the bodies of expert dancers. Featuring 12 dancers and a lone acoustic bassist, Dorrance and her company focus the viewer’s attention with a sense of drama and […]

In her tap dance work SOUNDspace—a stripped-down production free of ornate sets and glitzy costumes—, acclaimed choreographer Michelle Dorrance shows how powerfully movement and music are entwined in the bodies of expert dancers. Featuring 12 dancers and a lone acoustic bassist, Dorrance and her company focus the viewer’s attention with a sense of drama and […]

Gerald Arpino/Birthday Variations (1986; music: Giuseppe Verdi) Chanel DaSilva/Swing Low (West Coast Premiere; 2021; music: Zoe Keating) Nicolas Blanc/Under the Trees’ Voices (West Coast Premiere; 2021; music: Ezio Bosso) Itzik Galili/The Sofa (1994; music: Tom Waits) Yoshihisa Arai/Boléro (West Coast Premiere; 2021; music: Maurice Ravel)

Gerald Arpino/Birthday Variations (1986; music: Giuseppe Verdi) Chanel DaSilva/Swing Low (West Coast Premiere; 2021; music: Zoe Keating) Nicolas Blanc/Under the Trees’ Voices (West Coast Premiere; 2021; music: Ezio Bosso) Itzik Galili/The Sofa (1994; music: Tom Waits) Yoshihisa Arai/Boléro (West Coast Premiere; 2021; music: Maurice Ravel)

Gerald Arpino/Birthday Variations (1986; music: Giuseppe Verdi) Chanel DaSilva/Swing Low (West Coast Premiere; 2021; music: Zoe Keating) Nicolas Blanc/Under the Trees’ Voices (West Coast Premiere; 2021; music: Ezio Bosso) Itzik Galili/The Sofa (1994; music: Tom Waits) Yoshihisa Arai/Boléro (West Coast Premiere; 2021; music: Maurice Ravel)

Lil Buck, a star of the homegrown Memphis street dance style called “jookin’”, became a YouTube star after director Spike Jonze uploaded a video of his dance improvisation with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and since then the young sensation has collaborated with everyone from Madonna to choreographer Benjamin Millepied. Along with a DJ and an expert […]

Lil Buck, a star of the homegrown Memphis street dance style called “jookin’”, became a YouTube star after director Spike Jonze uploaded a video of his dance improvisation with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and since then the young sensation has collaborated with everyone from Madonna to choreographer Benjamin Millepied. Along with a DJ and an expert […]

The ballerinos of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo have been charming Berkeley audiences with their singular brand of ballet satire since their campus debut in 1976. The “unspeakably talented” (Calgary Herald) all-male ballet troupe performs a sophisticated form of ballet parody en travesty; dance aficionados revel in the company’s smart send-ups of iconic repertory, […]

The ballerinos of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo have been charming Berkeley audiences with their singular brand of ballet satire since their campus debut in 1976. The “unspeakably talented” (Calgary Herald) all-male ballet troupe performs a sophisticated form of ballet parody en travesty; dance aficionados revel in the company’s smart send-ups of iconic repertory, […]

Continuing a collaboration that dates to 1987, Mark Morris Dance Group returns to its West Coast home away from home with three distinctive works not seen on Cal Performances stages for many seasons, all of them exemplars of Morris’ supreme choreographic sensitivity to musical form and expression. Dancing Honeymoon is a frolic through pop songs […]

Continuing a collaboration that dates to 1987, Mark Morris Dance Group returns to its West Coast home away from home with three distinctive works not seen on Cal Performances stages for many seasons, all of them exemplars of Morris’ supreme choreographic sensitivity to musical form and expression. Dancing Honeymoon is a frolic through pop songs […]

Continuing a collaboration that dates to 1987, Mark Morris Dance Group returns to its West Coast home away from home with three distinctive works not seen on Cal Performances stages for many seasons, all of them exemplars of Morris’ supreme choreographic sensitivity to musical form and expression. Dancing Honeymoon is a frolic through pop songs […]

At this time, Cal Performances has cancelled their upcoming performances. A towering wall crashes to rubble on the stage. Dancers make their way through the remains of a crumbling city in stiletto high heels. Six pianists hammer out Tchaikovsky on upright pianos while men and women exploit and are exploited. In Palermo Palermo, the late […]

At this time, Cal Performances has cancelled their upcoming performances. A towering wall crashes to rubble on the stage. Dancers make their way through the remains of a crumbling city in stiletto high heels. Six pianists hammer out Tchaikovsky on upright pianos while men and women exploit and are exploited. In Palermo Palermo, the late […]

At this time, Cal Performances has cancelled their upcoming performances. A towering wall crashes to rubble on the stage. Dancers make their way through the remains of a crumbling city in stiletto high heels. Six pianists hammer out Tchaikovsky on upright pianos while men and women exploit and are exploited. In Palermo Palermo, the late […]