Winter 2001
Winter 2001
Families interested in having their children attend the Academic Talent Development Program should visit the program's website at www-atdp.berkeley.edu or call 510- 642-8308 now. Registration begins at the end of January and is often closed by February
January
The Mighty Clouds of Joy & the Campbell Brothers
Grammy award winning members of the Gospel Hall of Fame
Friday, January 19, 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Aeros
15 gold medal-winning members of the Romanian gymnastics team highlight the powerful athleticism inherent in the art of dance.
Saturday, January 20, 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 21, 3 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
The Peking Acrobats
.Elite Chinese acrobats perform a jaw-dropping showcase of strength and agility set to live music.
Saturday, January 27, 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 28, 3 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
February
Sasha Waltz: Allee der Kosmonauten
.Germany's acclaimed dance-theater ensemble returns to the Bay Area.
Friday, February 2, 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 3, 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Russian National Orchestra
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor; Mikhail Plenev, piano.An afternoon of Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich.
Sunday, February 4 , 4 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Masters of Persian Classical Music
Featuring Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Hossein Alizadeh, Kayhan Kalhor, and Homayoun Shajarian.
Sunday, February 10, 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Horacio Gutiérrez, piano
An afternoon of Berg, Schumann, Beethoven, and a world premiere by George Perle.
Sunday, February 11, 3 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Gamelan Sekar Jaya
A world premiere of a new dramatic work based on Balinese mythology.
Friday, February 16, Saturday February 17, 8 p.m., Zellerbach Hall
Nederlands Dans Theater
Internationally celebrated dance company bridging the gap between modern and classical dance.
Tuesday, February 20, Wednesday, February 21, Friday, February 23, Saturday, February, 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Prazak Quartet
Czech chamber ensemble plays Haydn, Berg and Dvorák.
Sunday, February 25, 3 p.m., Hertz Hall. Pre-concert talk, 2 p.m.
Clerks' Group
British vocalists specializing in Renaissance Flemish music.
Wednesday, February 28, 8 p.m.
Hertz Hall
Lunch Poems
Sherman Alexie, a Spokane/Coeur d/Alene Indian; poet, novelist and author of the screen play for Smoke Signals.
Thursday, February 1, 12:10 - 12:50, Morrison Room, Doe Library, admission free
March
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Judith Jamison's world-renowned company returns with three new works plus company favorites, including Revelations.
Friday, March 2-Sunday, March 11
Zellerbach Hall
Nathan Gunn, baritone
This rising protégé of the Metropolitan Opera has received wide spread acclaim for his recording of American songs.
Sunday, March 4, 3 p.m.
Hertz Hall
Burhan Öçal & The Istanbul Oriental Ensemble
Gifted Turkish singer and darbuka (finger drum) player & his ensemble perform wailing melodies and rhythms of the ancient Ottoman Empire.
Sunday, March 11, 3 p.m. & 7 p.m, Hertz Hall
Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall, director
Paradise Lost: Music of Jews and Christians at the time of King Alfonso X of Castille (1221-1284).
Friday, March 1, 8 p.m. Pre-concert talk, 7 p.m.
First Congregational Church
Andrei Serban & Julie Taymor's
The King Stag
Monsters, magic and mortals collide in this theatrical tale featuring puppets, costumes, masks & movement by Julie Taymor (Broadway's "The Lion King").
Thursday March 22 and Friday March 23, 8 p.m.; Saturday, March 24, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
An afternoon of Beethoven, Ravel and Tchaikovsky.
Sunday, March 25, 3 p.m.
Hertz Hall
Lunch Poems:
Aleida Rodriguez
Award winning Cuban poet.
Thursday, March 1, 12:10-12:50 p.m., Morrison Room, Doe Library, admission free
April
CAL DAY
Cal welcomes visitors to a day of discovery, learning and fun on the campus. Schools, colleges, departments, museums, athletic facilities, lawns and libraries are open and waiting.
For more information, call (510) 642-5215.
Saturday, April 21, 2001, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Richard Goode, piano
Universally recognized as one of the truly great pianist of our time.
Sunday, April 1, 3 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Chucho Valdés Quartet
Cuba's most renowned jazz pianist plays a synthesis of jazz and Afro-Cuban music.
Wednesday, April 4, 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Lindsay String Quartet with Geraldine Walther, viola
Mozart Quintet in G minor, and Quintet in C major, plus a Haydn Quartet.
Sunday, April 8, 3 p.m.
Hertz Hall
Paco de Lucía & Septet
World-renowned flamenco guitarist blends the traditional gypsy-flavored folk music of Andalusia with jazz inspired improvisation and Caribbean beat.
Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14,
8 p.m
Zellerbach Hall
Dawn Upshaw, soprano and Richard Goode, piano
Wednesday, April 18, 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Gil Shaham, violin
Sunday, April 22, 3 p.m.
Hertz Hall
Alla Francesca
French ensemble specializing in the repertoire of the Middle Ages.
Wednesday, April 25, 8 p.m.
First Congregational Church
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra,
Suite for Pops
All star 16-piece band pays tribute to Louis Armstrong's 100th birthday.
Saturday, April 28, 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall.
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson,
mezzo-soprano
This San Francisco native is one of the outstanding vocalists of our time.
Sunday, April 29, 3 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Lunch Poems
Galway Kinnell, former MacArthur Fellow and winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award in 1982 for his Selected Poems.
Thursday, April 5, 12:10-12:50 p.m., Morrison Room, Doe Library, admission free
John Ashbery , prize-winning poet. Special Sunday reading.
Sunday, April 8, 3 p.m., Morrison Room, Doe Library, admission free
May
Robert Lepage
The Far Side of the Moon
Space travel and life come together, set against the voyage to the moon, in a solo performance award-winning actor and director, with a score by Laurie Anderson.Thursday, May 3, 8 p.m.; Friday, May 4, 8 p.m.; Saturday, May 5, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 6, 3 p.m.
Zellerbach Playhouse
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
This artistic icon returns with the West Coast premiere of a new work featuring a set design by New York City sculptor Charles Long. Dancers will perform in, around, and under Long's surrealistic structures.
Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5, 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Lunch Poems
.Student Readings featuring Berkeley's remarkable student poets.
Thursday, May 3, 12:10-12:50 p.m., Morrison Room, Doe Library, admission free
For additional events please see the following websites:
www.berkeley.edu/calendar/events/poems/; 510-642-0137.
http://calbears.fansonly.com/calendar/cal-calendar.html;
510-642-3277
www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/pfa/filmseries/index.html/ 510-642-1412.
Children's Summer Programs
A complete listing of children's summer programs at UC Berkeley will be included in the spring issue of Cal Neighbors (April 2001).
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