L.A. Dance Project. Jan. 26–27, 7:30 p.m.
Benjamin Millepied, who choreographed
the movie “Black Swan,” founded the L.A.
Dance Project with composers Nico Muhly
and Nicholas Britell, art consultant Matthieu
Humery, and producer Charles Fabius. The
project aims to make new work for dancers
in collaboration with visual artists, musicians
and composers to perform in both traditional
and unconventional spaces. Tickets $15–$80.
Memorial Auditorium, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford.
650/724-2464.
Keola Beamer & Henry Kapono. Jan. 27,
8 p.m. Tickets $45–$50. Savor the spirit
Shilpi Somaya Gowda, Jan. 31, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga; Disney’s Newsies, Dec. 1–10, Montgomery Theater,
San Jose; Schumann’s Cello Concerto with Lynn Harrell, Jan. 20–21, California Theatre, San Jose
of aloha at this anticipated performance
by KBeamer and Henry Kapono, among the
most respected masters of Hawaiian music.
Sharing the stage with evocative hula dancer
Moanalani Beamer, they transport audiences
to the islands with their lyrical slack-key stylings.
Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo
Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5800.
Jeremy Denk and Stefan Jackiw Play Ives.
Jan. 28, 2:30 p.m. Jeremy Denk, piano virtuoso
and a MacArthur “Genius” award winner,
visits the Bing with violinist Stefan Jackiw and
members of the Stanford Chamber Chorale
for a performance of sonatas of the American
modernist composer Charles Ives, who drew
upon contemporary hymns, songs and marches
to eloquently convey the American experience.
Tickets $15–$65. Bing Concert Hall,
327 Lasuen St., Stanford. 650/724-2464.
California Pops Orchestra’s “Broadway
Meets Hollywood.” Jan. 28, 3 p.m. Get
ready for thrilling, heart-warming and hilarious
music when guest vocalist Carly Honfi
joins the Pops to deliver a show filled with
beloved Tony and Oscar award–winning
scores and songs by Irving Berlin, George
Gershwin, Henry Mancini and more. Special
ever since its premiere. Tickets $20–$52. Center
for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, 555
Middlefield Road, Atherton. 650/330-2030.
Uriel Herman Quartet. Jan. 20, 8 p.m. The
Bing Studio cabaret will host the U.S. debut
tour of Herman, a classically trained pianist
and composer who operates on the seam
between jazz, rock, and grunge with influences
of Israeli sound. Herman wanders the world
on a journey of discovery with his quartet,
who include Avri Borochov, Uriel Weinberger
and Haim Peskoff. Tickets $15–$30. Bing
Concert Hall Studio Cabaret, 327 Lasuen St.,
Stanford. 650/724-2464.
Peninsula Symphony—South Pacific Live.
Jan. 20, 8 p.m. The Peninsula Symphony and
San Francisco’s celebrated 42nd Street Moon
theater company collaborate on “South Pacific,”
brought to life in a grand symphonic and
theatrical presentation, starring a talented
Broadway cast from 42nd Street Moon. Tickets
$10–$40. Flint Center for the Performing
Arts, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino.
408/864-8820.
Poco. Jan 20, 8 p.m. A band that ranks alongside
the Eagles and Buffalo Springfield in
the country-rock pantheon, Poco has been
thrilling fans for nearly 50 years with hits like
“Crazy Love,” “Rose of Cimarron,” “A Good
Feelin’ To Know” and “Call It Love.” Tickets
$63–$70. Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo
Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5800.
Five for Fighting with String Quartet. Jan.
23, 7:30 p.m. John Ondrasik, who goes by
the band name Five for Fighting, burst on the
scene 15 years ago with his Grammy-nominated
hit “Superman (It’s Not Easy).” Ondrasik
will perform backed by a string quartet, reinterpreting
his popular past songs and exploring
ambitious new material. Tickets $55–$62.
Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road,
Saratoga. 408/961-5800.
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bonus: music from the award-winning movie
“La La Land”! Tickets $20–$55. Flint Center,
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino.
408/864-8816.
Renée Fleming. Jan 31, 7:30 p.m. Renée
Fleming is one of the most beloved and
acclaimed sopranos, captivating audiences
with her magnificent voice and indelible
artistry. President Obama awarded her the
National Medal of Arts. Fleming has graced
the world’s greatest opera stages and concert
halls and is now extending her reach to jazz
clubs, Broadway, and even the Super Bowl.
Tickets $30–$80. Bing Concert Hall, 327
Lasuen St., Stanford. 650/724-2464.
Theater
DECEMBER
Disney’s Newsies. Dec. 1–10, times vary. Jack
Kelly, the charismatic leader of a ragtag band
of paperboys, dreams of a life far from the
hardship of the streets. But when ruthless publishing
titans raise prices at the boys’ expense,
Jack rallies “newsies” from across the city to
strike, take a stand and fight. Tickets $25–$30.
Montgomery Theater, 271 S. Market St., San
Jose. 408/792-4111.
The War Owl. Dec. 2, 6:30–8 p.m. This
play looks at the evils of war as initially rendered
in Iran’s epic poem “Shahnameh,” and
revisited by Bahar, the country’s 20th-century
master lyricist. The play is written and
directed by Reza Allamehzadeh, with the solo
performance of Hamid Abdolmaleki and live
musical accompaniment by Faramarz Aslani.
This production is performed in Farsi. Dinkelspiel
Auditorium, 471 Lagunita Dr, Stanford.
650/724-0939.
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