Details: 8 p.m.Sept. 23 and 3 p.m. Sept. 24; Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley; $30–$68; 510-642-9988, calperformances.org. San Francisco Trolley Dances: Presented by Epiphany Dance Theater, Trolley Dances is the most delectable moveable dance feast of the season. Using the city as both a backdrop and unpredictable character, the peripatetic event ushers many of the Bay Area’s top dance companies off the stage and onto the street. This year’s route travels along the N-Judah line from the California Institute of Integral Studies’ South of Market campus to Kezar Triangle in Golden Gate Park with site-specific performances by Chaksam-Pa Tibetan Dance and Opera Company, Embodiment Project, Hope Mohr Dance, little seismic dance company, Maze Daiko and others.
Ragazzi Boys Chorus: The chorus presents “For the Beauty of the Earth,” featuring holiday music from around the world and a carol sing-along, Dec, 1, set of 10 ballet shoes decal/ ballet slippers vinyl wall decal 5 p.m, First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, $12-$29 at www.ragazzi.org or 650-342-8785, $15-$32 at the door, The Choral Project: The choir performs its annual holiday concert collaboration with the San Jose Chamber Orchestra, The concert’s repertoire will include music from cultures and faith traditions from around the world, Highlights include Randall Thompson’s “Road Not Taken,” Joshua Shank’s arrangement of the Basque carol “Gabriel’s Message” and Gabriel Faure’s “Cantique de Jean Racine.” Works from Buddhist and Judaic faiths balance out the program, which concludes with Ola Gjielo’s “Song of the Universal.” Dec 15, 8 p.m, First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto, Dec 16, 7p.m, Mission Santa Clara de Asis, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, $10-$35, https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3741237..
“Every show I’ve done, there was something to be learned, something to be gathered. This last year, every show, I learned. At Los Altos Stage, ‘The Crucible,’ that was a show that — in order to do it — I grew a lot, unexpectedly. It was more rewarding than I expected. It’s a very important piece, personally. It took me to a lot of places.”. Tachis’ current learning experience is one of the funniest farces ever written for the stage, “Noises Off,” which opened Oct. 12 at Hillbarn Theatre in Foster City.
Alvarado, director of the School for Arts and Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose, danced for more than 10 years before she attained her Mexica name in set of 10 ballet shoes decal/ ballet slippers vinyl wall decal a special naming ceremony, Her name, Mozahuani, can be translated into English as “she who merits her accomplishments.” But in Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, it means something less individualist and more group oriented, as if the name is a call to serve her people, “What it really means is that I shouldn’t complain about the work I have to do,” she said with a knowing smile, And then she moved through the entrance and into the ring, where she melted into a throng of moving, circling dancers..
While there’s no need for dancing shoes, you better pack your bathing suit and be ready to move because the musical lineup for the Palm Springs Hilton’s pool parties during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival weekends has just been announced. Tickets are now on sale for the Day Club Palm Springs April 13-15 and April 20-22 pool parties, set for noon to 6 p.m. each day. The dance parties include performances by more than 30 acts including heavy bass DJs like AC Slater and Justin Martin and London-based bass house DJ Jack Beats as well as American DJ Deorro among the main names on the first weekend.