December

BAY AREA PREMIERE

Dorrance Dance

The Nutcracker Suite

Sat, Dec 14, 8pm
Sun, Dec 15, 3pm, Zellerbach Hall

Explosive tap dance meets hot jazz rhythms in this acclaimed company’s intoxicating interpretation of the holiday classic, danced to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s joyful take on the iconic Tchaikovsky score.
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Asmik Grigorian, soprano
Lukas Geniušas, piano

Sun, Dec 15, 3pm, Hertz Hall

Among the most electrifying performers of her generation, the Lithuanian soprano makes her first West Coast appearance with an all-Russian-language Cal Performances debut recital, performing rarely heard songs—“small pieces of opera in a few minutes”—by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff.
Patron Sponsors: S. Shariq Yosufzai and Brian James
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San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus
Holiday Spectacular!

Sat, Dec 21, 5pm, Zellerbach Hall

Celebrate the season with a couple hundred of your most talented neighbors at this beloved annual tradition, complete with holiday carols, satirical sketches, guest dancers, and drag artists. It’s heartfelt, it’s hilarious, and it’s a uniquely Bay Area celebration of community and holiday cheer.
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