Performances 2023
Performances 2023
Ongoing
Music, dance, and other creative actions to inspire you at home.
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Feline Sarr
- Upcoming
Films - Past
Films - Past
Events
Past Events
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Wednesday, December 6, 7:30 PM1972 (Re)Mixtape with Red Fast Luck
Red Fast Luck (multi-instrumentalists David Boyce and PC Muñoz) present 1972 (Re)Mixtape, radical de-/reconstructions of some of 1972’s greatest songs, with special guest Femi and more!
Programmed by Sean Carson; Presented in conjunction with the exhibition What Has Been and What Could Be
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Wednesday, November 8, 7:30 PMThe Founding of the World Live Performance
In conjunction with MATRIX 281 / Kenneth Tam: The Founding of the World, this performance explores the ways desire for identity and belonging have intersected with the history of student-led organizations and movements on UC Berkeley’s campus.
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Wednesday, November 1–Saturday, November 4Ewako ôma askiy. This then is the earth.
A series of open rehearsals with dance artists Ivanie Aubin-Malo and Ceinwen Gobert, led by artist/choreographer Tanya Lukin Linklater, these sessions respond to the cyclical, seasonal, affective, and formal qualities of selected works in Duane Linklater: mymothersside.
Cosponsored by the Art Research Center
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Wednesday, October 18, 7:30 PMMusic and Mathematics
Leighton Fong and the UC Berkeley Chamber Musicians present a program of music that manifests mathematical structures and approaches. The concert includes works by Iannis Xenakis and Philip Glass, among others, performed by talented UC Berkeley students in response to #11, 1/6/21–6/26/26.
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Friday, October 6, 6 PMSelf_Less with ensemble PHASE
Self_Less is a multipart series of musical works examining our “sense of self” while questioning the uniformity of these perceived feelings. Composer Edward Shocker brings together a cross-cultural collaborative team featuring performance group ensemble PHASE from Korea, experimental film projectionist Keith Evans, and playwright Erik Ehn.
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Wednesday, September 6, 7:30 PMUnfretted
Unfretted is a Carnatic trio featuring chitravina (a rare Indian instrument with ancient origins), violin, and mridangam (a South Indian two-headed drum). The three musicians—Vishaal Sapuram, Sruti Sarathy, and Akshay Anantapadmanabhan—possess a deep and sensitive understanding of the Carnatic form, which they channel through a fresh, imaginative, and unbridled vision of collaborative music making.
Programmed by Sarah Cahill
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Sunday, June 11, 3 PMMFA 2023 Screenings and Performance
Film and performance works, part of the 53rd Annual Berkeley MFA Exhibition
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Wednesday, April 5, 7:30 PMFull: Radical Divination
During this event by composer and visual artist Gino Robair, papermakers create a score for an operatic work. That score then serves as a platform for interpretation by an ensemble of musicians.
Programmed by Sean Carson
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Sunday, March 26, 3:30 PMShawl-Anderson Dance Center
Berkeley’s own Shawl-Anderson Dance Center presents all four of its teen performance groups. Each group has worked with a professional Bay Area artist to create original choreographed works that highlight the technique and performance skills of the young dancers.
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Thursday, February 23, 5:30 PMCANCELED: Felwine Sarr: Music, Freedom, Africa
A conversation with Felwine Sarr and a musical performance by him.
Co-organized by the International Consortium of Critical Theory Programs
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Sunday, February 5, 7:30 PMFull: The Hunger Moon
Coraza performs. Poets Rachelle Escamilla, Lourdes Figueroa, and Leticia Hernández-Linares pay homage to love.
Programmed by MK Chavez