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Bravo! Cal Performances
Last summer Cal Performances sponsored the West Coast's first AileyCamp, a summer dance and personal development program for 75 Oakland and Berkeley middle-schoolers. The camp, founded by dance great Alvin Ailey, ended August 1 with a jam-packed performance in Zellerbach Hall, showcasing the students' training over the six weeks of camp. Cal Performances also works closely with students and teachers from the Berkeley Unified School District in a special program, Cal Performances in the Classroom, which includes workshops and materials for teachers, in-class visits by artists, and tickets to a performance. The program is affiliated with the Partners in Education Program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. For information on SchoolTime Performances, call Laura Abrams (510) 642-3691. For information on AileyCamp for summer 2003, call (510) 642-7087. |
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Cal Performances, UC Berkeley's lively arts program, cares passionately about bringing the arts to Bay Area children. At the core of its commitment to children are the SchoolTime performances, now in their 13th year. SchoolTime is a series of one-hour daytime performances given by world-class artists who are part of Cal Performances' regular season. Alvin Ailey, Yo-Yo Ma, Ballet Argentino, and the fabulously popular Peking Acrobats are among those who have enchanted thousands of schoolchildren over the years. With nearly 1,900 seats in Zellerbach, the season is fully booked by October for SchoolTime performances. This year, to give more children the opportunity to attend, individual classrooms may attend no more than three performances a year. Each child's ticket is $3.