Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month at the Berkeley Public Library.
Join us for a family fun event in front of the Central Library.
Kittredge Street will be closed to feature four Lowrider Cars from the West Side de Berkeley Car Club.
Music by DJ Ivan! Crafts! Free books!
A dance performance by Ballet Folklorico Reflejos del Sol!
Join the Berkeley Public Library and Bay Area Children's Theatre for Party at the Park! With a live performance by the cast of Elephant & Piggie's We Are in a Play!
Thursday, September 29th, 4-5PM
San Pablo Park: 2800 Park St. Berkeley, CA 94702, near the Park and Oregon entrance (see map below - this is where we plan to be)
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Accessbility requests? Email community@bactheatre.org
The Berkeley Public Library, in partnership with the Berkeley Old Time Music Convention, presents the Berkeley Old Time Music Convention's Kid's Show!
Please join us at the Claremont Branch for three hours of live music and dance to cap off our celebration of Latin/Hispanic American Heritage Month! We'll be closing down the street for an open-air event featuring some of the Bay Area's finest performers including children's singer-songwriter Mariela Herrera, the Afro-Peruvian dance company Cunamacué, and Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco. All ages are welcome. See you there!
Unforunately, this event has been cancelled due to muddy conditions.
Decoding Chinese Opera: Hello, My Concubine
Chinese opera draws on history, legend, and romance for its stories. The famous play Farewell, My Concubine combines all three and has inspired other art for two thousand years.
Decoding Chinese Opera Part Two : Appreciating Beauty
Classical Chinese drama, or opera, can be challenging for the uninitiated. This standalone companion to Part 1 looks at what makes Chinese theater mei (beautiful). We’ll see how the characteristic charms of opera relate to Disney animation, drag, and Las Vegas-style stage magic. We’ll conclude by watching comic and musical excerpts from the masterpiece Peony Pavilion.
Asheba is a musical storyteller specializing in Calypso, the musical and folkloric oral tradition of Trinidad, Asheba's homeland. Hope and happiness are the focus of his songs which range from original children's music to classic children's tunes with a Caribbean twist!
Sponsored by the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library
Classical Chinese drama, or opera, can be a challenge for the uninitiated. Many Western and Chinese audiences want to like it but then get lost in the clashing gongs and cymbals.
This talk breaks down the visual cues of staging, costumes, music, and rap that make this vibrant art form a UNESCO-recognized Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage.