UC Berkeley stages Brecht’s fiery ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle’
TDPS/Courtesy
Ensconced in the center of the Zellerbach Playhouse is a vertiginous stage, stained in aquamarine, licorice red and pale salmon.
Read More…
Picks of the Week: Take a pre-Thanksgiving break with holiday fairs and orchestra concerts
On Friday, get yourself in the holiday spirit with the tree lighting ceremony at Oakland’s Jack London Square.
Read More…
Berkeley Dance Project showcases empowering physical movement in ‘The Body Remembers’
As they moved onto the mat, their movements were often made in unison, twirling together to show support, even through melancholic moments.
Read More…
Picks of the week: Fairy tales, Mayan weavers and St. Patrick’s Day
This week promises opportunities to interact with local art, through Mallory Ortberg’s book reading and a showcase of traditional Mayan textiles.
Read More…
Camille A. Brown & Dancers evoke emotional dreamscape of Black girlhood in ‘BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play’
Each dancer drew from her own childhood memories of play, self-doubt, friendship and empowerment, giving the dances an air of genuine vulnerability.
Read More…
Camille A. Brown & Dancers celebrate Black girlhood, social dance in upcoming performances
Part of Brown’s mission is to elevate the history of social dance, which is woefully too often ignored in dance education.
Read More…
‘Ojai at Berkeley’ unites trailblazing musicians in celebration of diverse classical styles
The concert series ran Thursday through Saturday, hosting a broad selection of talented musicians trained in a wide variety of musical acumens.
Read More…
Picks of the week: No rain check needed
It’s full steam ahead on fall: Pumpkin spice lattes are for sale again, Halloween costume discussions are getting serious and, most importantly, it’s starting to rain. The latter can put a serious damper on social plans, but there’s still plenty of great indoor events you can attend to avoid frizzy
Read More…
3 professors win 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award
Last week, three campus professors were selected as recipients of the 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award, the most esteemed honor given to faculty on campus.
Read More…
Navigating post-war burdens with deftness in ‘Blues’
It had certainly been a long, long time since Chet Monkawa actually felt lucky. At a lottery earlier that day, he and Earl Worthing — a resident from the San Francisco boarding house Monkawa runs — entered a raffle for a modern American phenomenon: a brand-new television. Miraculously, they had
Read More…
