Compagnie Käfig; Pixel November 16 & 17, 8 pm Zellerbach Hall Compagnie Käfig merges elements of Brazilian urban dance and capoeira with hip-hop, modern dance, and circus arts in its break-neck productions. Pixel was created by founder Mourad Merzouki in … Continued
What holiday season would be complete without go-go boots, dancing G.I. Joes, gender-bending snowflakes, and a spirited, slightly out-of-control family Christmas party? Mark Morris’ The Hard Nut, “as gleefully irreverent as it is visually poetic and musically sensitive” (Dance Magazine), returns … Continued
Exploring the black queer past leads a young scholar to imagine the future.
Don’t miss the DROP.TOWN Art Show! A group of Berkeley undergrads, graduate students, and alumni are working to develop the art/music community at Cal by building bridges and providing more opportunities to network, share, and learn from each other. Visit their … Continued
Panoramic views of the campus and the Bay are pretty common for Ph.D. student Tiffany Ng, a university carillonist.
Season highlights include Yo-Yo Ma performing solo Bach at the Greek Theatre and a three-concert residency with Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; UCB students receive a 50% discount on single tickets.
The Arts Research Center (ARC) has announced the selection of fellows for the 2014 ARC Fellows Program for UC Berkeley graduate students and faculty. The cohort, led by Professor Mary Ann Smart (Department of Music), includes faculty and students from a wide range of … Continued
November is packed with performances, from family theater to classical music, jazz, and dance. Berkeley students receive 50% off for all Cal Performances events. Here are seven performances to put on your calendar: Saturday, November 16, 8 pm, Zellerbach Hall … Continued
Jazz pianist-composer Vijay Iyer recently received a giant windfall: the MacArthur Foundation’s “genius” grant.
The performance will take place on Saturday, August 24, at the Greek Theatre. Student tickets start at $17.50.
The first-ever fellowship award from the Philip Brett LGBT Fund was made this spring by a faculty committee choosing from a highly competitive field of 19 applicants. The winner was Chris Atwood, a Ph.D. student in Italian Studies. He is … Continued
Jamie Apgar says he owes his “whole presence at Berkeley” to the Ausfahl Family Fellowship Fund. It enabled the Baltimore native to return to his studies, after performing professionally following his 2009 graduation from Yale.
Of the many, many GSIs on campus, nearly 300 were singled out as Outstanding Graduate Student Instructors by the Graduate Division’s GSI Center — and 10 GSIs were given special recognition for their innovative solutions to teaching problems.
More information about the fund is available at lavendercal.berkeley.edu; donations may be made at givetocal.berkeley.edu (search for “Brett”).
Toward the end of September 2008, the New York Times reviewed a concert by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and mentioned, in the same breath, music by Rachmaninoff, Respighi, and a new work, “Fiesta!” “by a young Peruvian composer, Jimmy … Continued