Anniversary
“To know is nothing at all ... to imagine is everything.” —Akram Khan
2012—13
From the Chancellor In its 10 years of existence, the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, a genuine jewel of UC Davis, has truly transformed our campus and the Sacramento region. Arts and culture are at the heart of any university campus, both as a source of learning and pleasure and of creative and intellectual stimulation. I have been fortunate to be a part of several campuses with major performing arts centers, but no program I have experienced exceeds the quality of the Mondavi Center. The variety, quality and impact of Mondavi Center presentations enhance the worldwide reputation of our great research university. Of course, this great center serves many purposes. It is a place for our students to develop their cultural literacy, as well as a venue where so many of our wonderful faculty can share ideas and expertise. It is a world-class facility that our music, theater and dance students use as a learning laboratory. As a land grant university, UC Davis values community service and engagement, an area in which the Mondavi Center is also exemplary. Through school matinees, nearly 100,000 K–12 students have had what is often their first exposure to the arts. And through the center’s many artist residency activities, we provide up close and personal, life-transforming experiences with great artists and thinkers for our region. Thank you for being a part of the Mondavi Center’s 10th anniversary season.
Linda P.B. Katehi Chancellor, UC Davis
Photo by Lynn Goldsmith
A message from the Executive Director In its 10-year history, the Mondavi Center has established itself as one of America’s most distinguished presenters of music, dance, speakers and theater in a venue recognized worldwide for its architectural beauty and exquisite acoustics. Over 1,000,000 people, including more than 100,000 area schoolchildren and tens of thousands of UC Davis students have been a part of making the Mondavi Center a true epicenter for the arts in our region. We are thankful for every one of those visits as we celebrate this, our 10th anniversary season. What is more meaningful than these impressive numbers, however, are the individual experiences we hear about every day: the student whose eyes are opened in wonder by a first School Matinee in Jackson Hall; the lifelong arts patron who discovers new ways into a favorite work; the UC Davis students who launch careers in the arts due to their time working at the Mondavi Center. During this 10th anniversary season—and well beyond!—we aspire to continue creating these Mondavi Moments. I think you will agree that the artistic quality and diversity of our 10th anniversary season has us well on our way to this goal. But it is the deeper work you often do not see—the artist residencies, the master classes, the internship opportunities— that make the Mondavi Center a truly distinctive engine for the arts in the Sacramento region. Your subscription purchases and generous donations go a long way toward insuring our continued ability to provide these opportunities.
10th Anniversary Season Sponsors
As always, I encourage you to keep an open mind as you browse the brochure. Of course, you will be drawn to those artists you hold dear. But pay attention, too, to the artists who may be new to you but who are doing wonderful work. Please consider taking the subscription journey with us! You will save money, get access to great seats and be rewarded with moments of discovery and delight.
Don Roth, Ph.D. Executive Director
10th Anniversary Season
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Opening Events
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Director’s Choice
Thomas Hampson with Jupiter String Quartet Christopher Taylor David Lomelí
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Western Health Advantage Orchestra
San Francisco Symphony Philharmonia Baroque Russian National Orchestra St. Louis Symphony San Francisco Symphony
Wells Fargo Concert
Lang Lang Joshua Bell Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott Sarah Chang Curtis 20/21 Ensemble
10 Distinguished Speakers
Steve Wozniak Harry Belafonte Ira Glass Isabel Wilkerson
12 Hallmark Inn, Davis Dance
Akram Khan Company Dance Theatre of Harlem L.A. Dance Project
14 Studio Dance
Lucy Guerin Shantala Shivalingappa Sacramento Ballet
16 Capital Public Radio Jackson Hall Jazz
Stanley Clarke and Hiromi Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
18 Capital Public Radio Studio Jazz
Christian McBride Trio Ninety Miles Julian Lage Group
20 Chevron American Heritage
Bonnie Raitt Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires Robert Randolph Presents the Slide Brothers Bobby McFerrin
22 Special Events / Holiday National Theatre of Scotland Itzhak Perlman Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Danú Cantus American Bach Soloists Holiday Concert
24 Crossings
ETHEL with Todd Rundgren Jogja Hip Hop Foundation Medeski Martin & Wood with Joshua Light Show
26 Studio Classics: New Horizons
Calder Quartet Lara Downes and Build Paul Dresher Ensemble
28 World Stage
Ravi Shankar Ballet Folklórico de México Kodo Amadou and Mariam
30 With a Twist
One Man Star Wars Trilogy The Improvised Shakespeare Company The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
32 The Art of Migration
Calder Quartet Rootstock Percussion Trio Mayumi Hama Migration and Other Projects Empyrean Ensemble Stranger, Beware ... UC Davis Symphony Orchestra
34 Bistro 33 Marvels
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Company Finzi Pasca Cirque Mechanics Les 7 Doigts de la Main
San Francisco Symphony Family Concert Cashore Marionettes Lara Downes Family Concert
38 Debut
Stephen Waarts Charlie Albright Elena Urioste From the Top Young Artists Competition Winners Concert
40 Alexander String Quartet 42 Focus on Film
The Fallen Idol The 400 Blows and Antoine and Colette Days of Heaven
43 Focus on Opera
The Magic Flute Salome Il Trittico
44 UC Davis Department of Music 45 UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance 46 Engagement and Education 48 Donor & Subscription Information 50 Accessibility & Policies 52 How to Buy
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Single Tickets Single tickets will be available by phone and online beginning August 10. Venue Key JH = Jackson Hall VST = Vanderhoef Studio Theatre VST PUB = Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Pub
tenth anniversary opening events september 18–october 7
Tuesday, September 18
The Mondavi Center’s first decade has been marked by a commitment to expanding the cultural offerings available to the UC Davis community and the greater Sacramento region: by presenting the finest touring artists in music, dance and theater; by providing a space to fully engage with artists and thinkers; and by opening up opportunities for UC Davis students and local artists to learn from touring artists.
Bonnie Raitt, making her Mondavi Center debut, represents the vibrant growth of the American Heritage series since it was launched in our 06–07 season. From Doc Watson to Steve Martin, the best in “roots” music has found a home in Jackson Hall. Part of our Chevron American Heritage Series; see page 20.
©Jules Feiffer
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Monday, October 1
Christian McBride
The San Francisco Symphony performed
When Lang Lang first appeared at the Mondavi Center as a soloist with the China Philharmonic, he was still relatively unknown—though his technical and musical gifts were obvious. His return finds him a musician transformed, now a global classical celebrity and an educational groundbreaker, leading a wave of young Chinese students to be inspired by classical music.
played the first strains of jazz in what was then known as just the Studio Theatre (it was renamed in honor of chancellor emeritus Larry Vanderhoef and his wife Rosalie in the 2008–09 season). He is back with a trio to kick off our Capital Public Radio Studio Jazz series, which has grown to become the hottest jazz club in the region. Part of our Capital Public Radio studio jazz Series; see page 18.
We celebrate our evolution by opening the 10th anniversary season with three weeks of concerts that pay tribute to the many ways the Mondavi Center has changed the state of the arts in the Sacramento region for the better.
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Wednesday–Saturday, September 26–29
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under the baton of music director Michael Tilson Thomas for our opening gala. They return to Jackson Hall to open our 2012–13 Western Health Advantage Orchestra series, this time with another first: Mahler’s Symphony No. 5. Part of our Western Health Advantage Orchestra Series; see page 6.
Part of our Wells Fargo concert Series; see page 8.
©Jules Feiffer
Saturday, October 6, 2012 8PM JH
Sunday, October 7, 2012 2PM and 7PM VST
Sunday, October 7, 2012 3PM JH
Rising Stars of Opera
Alexander String Quartet
The Dancer Films Live Event
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2PM with Robert Greenberg Schubert: String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor, D. 703, “Quartettsatz” Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, D. 804, “Rosamunde”
Featuring Act 1 of Verdi’s La Traviata UC Davis Symphony Orchestra Christian Baldini, music director and conductor Sean Panikkar, tenor Dena Kuznetsova, soprano San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows One of the Mondavi Center’s most anticipated and celebrated annual events, Rising Stars of Opera presents the finest young operatic voices in recital and with the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra under the baton of maestro Christian Baldini. This year the program expands to feature the entire first act of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, with singers Dena Kuznetsova and Sean Panikkar, plus a group of San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows in recital. This special event is provided free to the community through the generosity of our dear Mondavi Center friend, Barbara K. Jackson.
EVENING ONLY Schubert: String Quartet No. 8 in B-flat Major, D. 112 Part of our Alexander String Quartet Series; see page 40.
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featuring Jules Feiffer, Andrea Weber and Jane Ira Bloom In 2011, Jules Feiffer’s beloved cartoon character, the modern Dancer, was brought to life in a collection of very short films directed by Judy Dennis: A Dance to Spring, A Dance to Art, A Dance to Summer, A Dance to the Loss of Innocence, A Dance to the New Year and A Dance to the End of Summer. The Mondavi Center is proud to host the West Coast debut of the films, a pair of which will also be screened before each Studio Dance performance (see page 14 for more information). For this special live family-friendly event, the creative forces behind the films, including director Judy Dennis and producer Ellen Dennis, will bring the Dancer to vivid life onstage in Jackson Hall. Feiffer will create new Dancer cartoons, with Andrea Weber (Merce Cunningham Dance Company) choreographing and composer/saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom making music in the moment to interpret Feiffer’s drawings. Audience members will have the chance to join the Dancer event on stage. Just as the Dancer is an icon of optimism and earnestness, so will these live moments of creativity celebrate the creative spirit and inspire a new generation with the bracing, topical and rapturous world of Feiffer.
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Director’s choice Three events $150/$123/$84 Jackson Hall Standard Seating
Director’s Choice As Executive Director of the Mondavi Center I have the privilege, along with my colleague and Associate Executive Director Jeremy Ganter, to select the artists that make up each season. The Director’s Choice series, then, offers me a place to narrow my focus to a selection of shows that are of particular interest. This season’s selection of three performances is special, as each of them came to fruition due to one of the many relationships we have built over the first 10 years. The Mondavi Center’s membership in Music Accord—a commissioning partnership among a number of leading music presenters—and a generous grant from The Mellon Foundation made the world premiere of a new song cycle by Mark Adamo possible. Thomas Hampson is a profound baritone, and the Jupiter String Quartet represents a new wave of string quartets that are moving this venerable chamber form forward. If you have not heard Adamo’s music, I think you will find it wonderfully lyrical—this should be a remarkable evening. Many of you witnessed Christopher Taylor’s astounding performance—from memory!—of Olivier Messiaen’s Vingt Regards. Taylor returns with another blockbuster work, the Goldberg Variations, and the Steinway-Moór Concert Grand, the only surviving dual manual Steinway in existence. The two keyboards make some of the trickier passages in the Goldbergs more manageable, though certainly not easy!
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Thomas Hampson, baritone with Jupiter String Quartet Schubert String Quartet in E-flat Major, D. 87 (Op. 125, No. 1) Adamo New Work for Voice and String Quartet Wolf Italian Serenade for String Quartet Selected Lieder for Voice and String Quartet Praised by The New York Times for his “ceaseless curiosity,” baritone Thomas Hampson is one of the most respected, innovative and sought-after soloists performing today. The exuberantly talented Jupiter String Quartet has established itself as “classical” music evangelists of the highest order. Together they present a program that includes a new Mark Adamo lyrical song-cycle that places vocal settings of four contemporary poems at the center of a surreally modern and intensely personal response to the Baroque masterpiece, Vilvaldi’s Four Seasons.
We presented Mexican tenor David Lomelí during the first Rising Stars of Opera performance, when he was still a part of the San Francisco Opera’s Adler Fellow program. The trajectory of his career has been appropriately stellar since then, with a stream of international engagements and the endorsement of the great tenor Placido Domingo. I advise you to catch him now!
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New work by Mark Adamo commissioned for baritone Thomas Hampson and Jupiter String Quartet by Music Accord.
Don Roth, Ph.D. Executive Director
Generous support provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013 8PM
lyrical world premiere
only dual-manual Steinway Placido Domingo protegé
Christopher Taylor, piano
Goldberg Variations on the Steinway–Moór Concert Grand Christopher Taylor stands out as an innovative musician with a diverse array of talents and interests (including a summa cum laude mathematics degree from Harvard). One of those interests was in rebuilding the only dual-manual Steinway in existence (known as the Steinway–Moór Concert Grand). Built in the late 1920s and housed at the University of Wisconsin, where Taylor is a professor of piano, the restoration was completed by Steinway in 2007 and marked the beginning of a new stage in the instrument’s life. Mondavi Center audiences will recall Taylor’s jaw-dropping Mondavi Center performances of Messiaen’s Vingt Regards in 2008; he brings his prodigious talent and the unique Steinway-Moór to perform Bach’s Goldberg Variations in their entirety. Friday, May 3, 2013 8PM
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Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Philharmonia Baroque
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David Lomelí, tenor David Lomelí caught the opera world’s attention in 2006 when he won the top prize in Plácido Domingo’s prestigious Operalia competition—in both the opera and zarzuela categories. He was the first artist to win both. Since then, the rich-voiced young Mexican tenor has built a growing reputation in opera houses and concert halls across North America and Europe, and right here at the Mondavi Center: his 2010 debut as part of the Rising Stars of Opera was nothing short of breathtaking. With a string of prestigious debuts coming in the years ahead, we are proud to bring the former San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow and Domingo protégé back in recital. Thursday, May 23, 2013 8PM regular
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10–11 Max Raabe & Palast Orchester
Stew and the Negro Problem
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Western Health Advantage ORCHESTRA Five events $340/$284/$192 Jackson Hall Orchestra Seating
Philharmonia Baroque
Nicholas McGegan, music director and conductor Emanuel Ax, fortepiano Beethoven Concerto No. 4 for Fortepiano á in G Major, Op. 58 Contredanses for Orchestra, WoO 14 Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60 Nicholas McGegan is one of the world’s finest interpreters of period music, always vigorously engaged with his musicians and audiences. His Philharmonia Baroque brings an all-Beethoven program featuring Emanuel Ax playing the Piano Concerto No. 4 on a fortepiano built during Beethoven’s lifetime and the under-performed Symphony No. 4, which Berlioz praised as possessing “celestial sweetness.” Wednesday, November 7, 2012 8PM
06–07 03–04 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 6
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Philadelphia Orchestra
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St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Dresden Staatskapelle
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, music director and conductor Samuel Carl Adams Drift and Providence Mahler Symphony No. 5 The San Francisco Symphony opened the Mondavi Center under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas. It returns 10 years later to open the 2012–13 Orchestra series with Mahler’s stirring, triumphal fifth symphony, which includes the gorgeous Adagietto. Thursday, September 27, 2012 8PM regular
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St. Louis Symphony
Patrick Summers, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano Smetana Overture to The Bartered Bride Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23 Dvořák Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60 Named one of the world’s top orchestras by Gramophone, the Russian National returns to Jackson Hall led by dynamic conductor Patrick Summers (Music Director of the Houston Grand Opera) and featuring Daniil Trifonov, a young pianist praised by The New York Times for “scintillating technique and a virtuosic flair.” Sunday, February 17, 2013 7PM
David Robertson, music director and conductor James Ehnes, violin Brahms Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Op. 56a Berg Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 The nation’s second oldest symphony orchestra, St. Louis Symphony combines masterful musicianship with a knack for making modern repertoire accessible. Under the exhilarating leadership of maestro Robertson and bolstered by the stunning technique and musicianship of soloist James Ehnes, they feature a program of Brahms, Beethoven and Berg.
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Herbert Blomstedt, conductor laureate Julia Fischer, violin Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 Nielsen Symphony No. 5 The San Francisco Symphony closes out the 2012–13 Orchestra series with conductor laureate Herbert Blomstedt, a renowned interpreter of Carl Nielsen, at the helm. German violinist Julia Fischer tackles Beethoven’s only violin concerto. Thursday, April 18, 2013 8PM regular
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St. Louis Symphony residency activities made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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“The hottest artist on the classical music planet.” —The New York Times on Lang Lang
CONCERT FOUR events $320/$241/$148 Jackson Hall Concert Seating
Lang Lang, piano Mozart Chopin
Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283 Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, K. 282 Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310 Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38 Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47 Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
The first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic and all the top American orchestras, Lang Lang certainly qualifies for consideration as the “hottest artist on the classical music planet” (The New York Times). This solo recital, featuring three Mozart piano sonatas and Chopin’s Ballades, will be a rare chance to experience his brilliant musicianship— and extravagant showmanship—in the pristine acoustics of Jackson Hall. Monday, October 1, 2012 8PM regular
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WELLS FARGO
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The English Concert
RenÉe Fleming
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09–10 Vladimir Feltsman Emerson String Quartet
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Yo-Yo Ma Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Silk Road Project
“Her gifts are at a level so removed from the rest of us that all we can do is feel the appropriate awe and then wonder on the mysteries of nature. The ancients would certainly have had Ms. Chang emerging fully formed from some Botticellian scallop shell.” —The New York Times Add-On Event curtis 20/21 Ensemble Featuring Curtis President and violist Roberto Díaz and Curtis students Penderecki Sextet for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano Schoenberg Pierrot Lunaire for Voice and Instrumental Ensemble, Op. 21
Joshua Bell, violin Sam Haywood, piano
Yo-Yo Ma, cello Kathryn Stott, piano
Joshua Bell has enchanted audiences worldwide with his breathtaking virtuosity and tone of rare beauty. Newly named Music Director of The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Bell is equally at home as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestra leader and composer who performs his own cadenzas to several of the major concerto repertoire. He returns to the Mondavi Center on the heels of two consecutive sold-out performances and will be accompanied by the critically acclaimed British pianist Sam Haywood. Saturday, November 10, 2012 8PM
Yo-Yo Ma has built his dazzling career on two bedrocks: consummate musicianship and a personal desire for artistic growth and renewal. The former trait is self-evident to anyone who has had the good fortune to hear him play. A skim through his many artistic collaborators reveals his far-flung musical imagination: Chris Thile, Emanuel Ax, Bobby McFerrin, Edgar Meyer, Mark O’Connor, the Assad Brothers and the many musicians from the Silk Road Project. We celebrate our fruitful relationship by presenting Ma in recital with accompanist Kathryn Stott who the Washington Post heralds as “every bit Ma’s equal, playing … with striking individuality.”
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013 8PM
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Sarah Chang, violin When Sarah Chang last performed in Davis, it was under the auspices of UC Davis Presents, the Mondavi Center was still just a dream and she was a stunningly talented prodigy riding a wave of international acclaim. Now recognized as one of the world’s great violinists, with a resume boasting appearances with the finest orchestras, conductors and accompanists, she joins us in a delightful recital program. Thursday, March 7, 2013 8PM regular
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Dedicated to the music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Curtis 20/21 is the Curtis Institute of Music’s contemporary music ensemble. Led by Curtis president Roberto Diaz, Curtis 20/21 offers a fascinating look at works that sit solidly in the canon yet still—even 100 years later—maintain the ability to surprise. Expect the same extraordinary level of musicianship you have come to expect from Curtis on Tour as the ensemble tackles Schoenberg’s melodramatic 1912 masterwork, Pierrot Lunaire and Polish composer’s Krzysztof Penderecki’s Sextet (2002). It is a pairing of two works connected by deep emotional expression, vibrant colors and virtuosic instrumental playing. Sunday, May 12, 2013 2PM VST regular
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Add-On Event
Presented in collaboration with the UC Davis College of Engineering as part of its 50th anniversary.
Campus Community Book Project Isabel Wilkerson The Warmth of Other Suns
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Isabel Wilkerson spent 15 years interviewing more than 1,200 people to write The Warmth of Other Suns, her epic work of narrative nonfiction that tells the story of three people who made the decision of their lives in what came to be known as the Great Migration. Reviewers have acclaimed it as “massive and masterly” (The New York Times Book Review); “a deeply affecting, finely crafted and heroic book” (The New Yorker); and “a brilliant and stirring epic” (The Wall Street Journal). Garnering numerous awards and making over 30 Best of the Year lists, her book is the 2012–13 Campus Community Book Project. Wilkerson is currently Professor of Journalism and Director of Narrative Nonfiction at Boston University and lectures frequently on migration, social justice, urban affairs and 20th century history. Tuesday, February 12, 2013 8PM JH
In Conversation with Steve Wozniak
The UC Davis Chancellor’s Colloquium brings together distinguished scholars and government leaders who promise to spark engaging conversations. These events are free and open to the public.
Pauline Yu Wednesday, October 3, 2012
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Moderated by Dean Enrique Lavernia, UC Davis College of Engineering A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for more than 30 years, Steve Wozniak has been personally dedicated to a vision of making technology functionally and financially accessible. Founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and founding sponsor of the Tech Museum and Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, Wozniak “adopted” the Los Gatos School District, providing students and teachers with hands-on teaching and donations of state-of-theart technology equipment. Currently Chief Scientist at Fusion-IO, Wozniak released his autobiography, iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It in 2006.
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Jonah Lehrer
distinguished speakers THREE events $139/$113/$84 Jackson Hall Speakers Seating
Harry Belafonte An actor, humanitarian and the acknowledged king of calypso, Harry Belafonte ranks among the most important performers of the postwar era. One of the most successful African-American pop stars in history, Belafonte’s staggering talent and masterful assimilation of folk, jazz and world beat rhythms allowed him to achieve a level of mainstream eminence and crossover popularity virtually unparalleled in mid-century America. Belafonte has been a vocal leader in human rights movements, most notably with the Civil Rights movement in America, and as initiator of the We Are the World African aid project in the mid-80s. His close friend Dr. Martin Luther King said of Belafonte: “His commitment to our cause is a key ingredient to the global struggle for freedom … We are blessed by his courage and moral integrity.” Thursday, January 17, 2013 8PM regular
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In Conversation with Ira Glass
Moderated by Daniel Handler Host of NPR darling This American Life, Ira Glass was named Best Radio Host in America by Time Magazine in 2001. Glass’s quirky, unassuming and impossible not-to-like persona translate to the stage as well as through radio waves as evidenced by his 2010 sellout show at the Mondavi Center and in houses across the country. From his early experiences as a tape cutter, newscast writer and desk assistant to his current roles as editor and producer, Glass was lauded by playwright David Mamet as finding “drama and humor in the most pedestrian of places.” Saturday, May 18, 2013 8PM
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Dr. Jane Goodall Terry Gross 07–08
Seymour Hersh
04–05 Toni Morrison 09–10
jared Diamond
Arianna Huffington
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dance three events $125/$97/$68 Jackson Hall Standard Seating
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“A fantastic feast for the senses—design, lighting, music and dancers of all shapes and ethnicities combine in a rich glow of art.” —Ballet (UK) on Akram Khan
Akram Khan Company
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Limón Dance Company
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Merce Cunnigham Dance Company
Shen Wei Dance Arts
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Ballet Preljocaj
Trey McIntyre Project
Akram Khan Company
Vertical Road Akram Khan has been hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “a dancerchoreographer who crosses creative frontiers with every new project.” His company’s Mondavi Center debut performance features a cast of world-class performers from across Asia, Europe and the Middle East in a piece that draws inspiration from the road between the earthly and the spiritual. Friday, October 12, 2012 8PM regular
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Dance Theatre of Harlem
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A true Art Collective
40 years of expression
With a rapturous return from an eight-year hiatus, Dance Theatre of Harlem brings a legacy of 40 years of creative expression. Among the world’s foremost interpreters of the Balanchine canon, the company has garnered critical acclaim for history-making productions across an eclectic repertoire. Lauded as “one of ballet’s most exciting undertakings” by The New York Times in its inaugural year, the company makes its return in full force under the artistic direction of founding member and former principal dancer Virginia Johnson.
Akram Khan Company
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L.A. Dance Project Founded by choreographer and former New York City Ballet principal dancer Benjamin Millepied, the L.A. Dance Project exists as a true “art collective.” Often praised for his stylishness and craft, Millepeid presents a premiere of a new work with a new score by Nico Muhly and visual design by noted New York painter Christopher Wool. True to its mission, the troupe will also present two pieces from the canon of modern dance: Merce Cunningham’s Winterbranch, an exploration in falling and William Forsythe’s study in hope and loss, Quintett. L.A. Dance Project Prices subject to change
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NEW SERIES Expanding the use of the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre has been a goal from the outset of the Mondavi Center. The Studio Dance series represents the next step for that vision, offering our loyal dance audience the chance to experience modern dance up close in this flexible, intimate space. Each evening’s performance will be preceded by a screening of selections from The Dancer Films (see pg 3). ©Jules Feiffer
Lucy Guerin
Untrained Australian Lucy Guerin founded her own company in 2001, making her brand as a dancer/choreographer one of fervent, daring movements. In Untrained, two experienced dancers and two performers with no dance training are given the same instructions. The result is “wonderful, inimitable stuff … a fascinating combination of dance, theatre, improvisation and multimedia all presented with just the right amount of quirk and irreverence” (Australian Stage). Thursday–Saturday, December 6–8, 2012 8PM regular
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Shantala Shivalingappa
Gamaka Heralded as “divinely gifted” and “intoxicating” by The New York Times, Shantala Shivalingappa breathes life into kuchipudi, the 2,000-year-old Indian dance style. Shivalingappa, born in India and raised in Paris, captivates with the vibrant, precise storytelling embodied in her performances, and “erases cultural boundaries with her lightness, wit and musicality” (The New Yorker). Gamaka, a solo piece performed to live musical accompaniment, explores the primal power of vibrations in sound and movement: “In dance, the elements of movement, rhythm, sound, melody and poetry come together as vibrations that resonate,” says Shivalingappa, “calling each other, playing, escaping, mingling, deviating, forming patterns of great beauty and harmony.” Thursday–Saturday, April 11–13, 2013 8PM
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Modern Masters Widely recognized as a leading arts organization in Sacramento, the Sacramento Ballet has, for more than 20 seasons, offered the region full-length ballets, Balanchine masterworks and world premieres under the artistic guidance of Ron Cunningham. Their high regard from audiences and critics alike attest to their creativity, artistry and technique. The annual Modern Masters performance presents a magnificent display of choreographic talent, assembled to create works of astonishing creativity and provocative imagination. Thursday–Saturday, May 2–4, 2013 8PM regular
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“Spinning and stamping before a simple backdrop of white silk curtains, she was more like a one-woman commedia dell’arte troupe, shifting among various characters, time periods, moods and manners.” —The Washington Post on Shantala Shivalingappa
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“Clarke has found a more than worthy foil in Japanese pianist Hiromi, as dazzling a ball of energy as I’ve ever seen on stage.”—Examiner
An Acoustic Evening with Stanley Clarke and Hiromi One of the most celebrated bass players in the world, Stanley Clarke is known for ferocious chops and effortless musicality. His work as a founding member of Return to Forever and his early solo recordings are prime sources for any electric jazz bassist. Pianist Hiromi Uehara represents a new generation of musicians moving the fusion flag forward while respecting the storied jazz piano tradition, moving between sublime acoustic work and incendiary electric bands. The two first collaborated on Clarke’s acoustic trio album, Jazz in the Garden, and won a Grammy for Clarke’s 2011 electric effort The Stanley Clarke Band. They now extend that partnership with an intimate, daring set of acoustic duets. Wednesday, October 10, 2012 8PM regular
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intimate & daring
vigor & vision
jazz luminary
Monterey Jazz Festival on tour
55th Anniversary Celebration featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater, Christian McBride, Ambrose Akinmusire, Chris Potter, Benny Green and Lewis Nash From day one, it was clear something special was happening at the Monterey County Fairgrounds. Founded in 1958 by San Francisco jazz radio broadcaster Jimmy Lyons, the first Monterey Jazz Festival featured artists like Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Sonny Rollins and Billie Holiday, to name just a few. Now the longest running jazz festival in the world takes to the road with a new generation of jazz luminaries. Dee Dee Bridgewater, Christian McBride, Ambrose Akinmusire, Chris Potter, Benny Green and Lewis Nash carry forward the legacy of energy, talent, joy and expression that have made Monterey a pilgrimage site for tried-and-true jazz fans for 55 years—and running.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Hailed as “the greatest large jazz ensemble working today” by the Chicago Tribune, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is composed of 15 leading jazz soloists under the leadership of musical director Wynton Marsalis. Over his many appearances at the Mondavi Center (as well as those of his talented brothers Delfeayo, Branford and Jason), Marsalis has compelled and charmed audiences while presenting the full vigor and vision of America’s classical music, as interpreted by some of the finest musicians working today. Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8PM regular
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04–05 Branford Marsalis 06–07 07–08 09–10 brad mehldau Sonny Rollins Wayne Shorter quartet Herbie Hancock Michael Brecker Roy Hargrove
Dave Holland Big Band
Pat Metheny
SFJAZZ Collective
Capital public Radio
Jackson Hall jazz three events $133/$105/$68 Jackson Hall Standard Seating
“The greatest large jazz ensemble working today.” —Chicago Tribune on Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
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Julian Lage photo by Ingrid Hertfelder
studio jazz three events $91 Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Cabaret Seating
“Lage demonstrates a jaw-dropping stylistic range and thrilling technique.” —San Francisco Chronicle
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Lionel Loueke Joey DeFrancesco miguel Zenón 06–07 Luciana Souza & Romero Lubambo
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first MC jazz artist Cuban-American collaboration
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Christian McBride Trio
Ninety Miles
Julian Lage Group
Wednesday–Saturday,
Stefon Harris, Christian Scott, David Sánchez Ninety miles is the distance from the United States to Cuba. It also is unique collaboration between three critically acclaimed jazz musicians. Vibist Stefon Harris, saxophonist David Sánchez and trumpeter Christian Scott have collaborated to create a distinctly unique collection of songs recorded over the span of a week in Havana, Cuba, with local musicians including pianists Rember Duharte and Harold López-Nussa. The result is a true CubanAmerican musical collaboration that defies political borders.
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Christian McBride’s ability to slip between styles while maintaining his distinctive sound has made him both a sought after sideman (Diana Krall, Sting) and a bandleader of uncommon accomplishment. His recent projects include touring as part of Chick Corea and John McLaughlin’s Five Peace Band and a series of duets titled Conversations with Christian. McBride brings a new trio for his return to the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, where he first appeared 10 years ago as the first jazz artist to perform in the Mondavi Center’s inaugural season.
Julian Lage made quite a first impression at his Mondavi Center debut (with Mark O’Connor, 2010), with a jaw-dropping solo piece that dazzled the crowd. He returns fronting his own group, behind a stellar album, Gladwell, that reflects Lage’s wide-ranging musical interests and talents: chamber music, American folk and bluegrass, Latin, world, string-band tradition and modern jazz. Lage’s fluid improvisations and rich, beautifully captured tone on electric and acoustic guitars anchor the music at every step, while the contributions of his band create a compelling, cohesive musical statement. Wednesday–Saturday,
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“Charles Bradley’s rise to the limelight is utterly amazing.” –Spin
Bonnie Raitt
Mavis Staples Bonnie Raitt is the definitive American Heritage artist: a scintillating slide guitarist, expressive singer and accomplished songwriter with a deep respect for the blues, folk and singersongwriter traditions. The nine-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, who Rolling Stone pegged as one of the “100 Greatest Singers” and “100 Greatest Guitarists” of all time makes her Mondavi Center debut in the wake of a new album, Slipstream, that continues her distinctive journey through American music. With opener Mavis Staples, herself a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and member of Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Singers,” this is a season-opening double bill that will be hard to top!
Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires
Bobby McFerrin
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 8PM
A testament to the power of perseverance, Charles Bradley is a commanding soul artist who gives new meaning to the oftused phrase “the voice of experience.” Inspired by seeing James Brown live at the Apollo in the 1960s, Bradley spent the next 48 years working day jobs from Maine to Alaska, all while stoking the flame of his unfulfilled music career. Now settled back in his hometown of Brooklyn, Bradley has received glowing reviews for his debut album No Time for Dreaming (at age 62), including a nod among Rolling Stone’s Top 50 Albums of 2011. Each note and gruff inflection is a reflection of his extended, sometimes rocky, personal path. And while his stage presence is profoundly unique, one can still see the traces of a young man, doing his best James Brown moves before the mirror.
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Spirit, You All Listening to Bobby McFerrin sing may be hazardous to your preconceptions; side effects may include unparalleled joy and a sudden, irreversible urge to lead a more spontaneous existence. Ten-time Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin will always be the guy who sang “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” but his “greatest gift to audiences may be transforming a concert hall into a playground, a village center, a joyous space” (Los Angeles Times). What Bobby McFerrin does is not an act; it’s spontaneous invention. Bobby’s legendary solo vocal performances have dazzled audiences all over the world and sent them home singing. With his new project, Spirit, You All, Bobby pays homage to his father (the opera singer Robert McFerrin, Sr.) and the generations of Americans who sang of our shared joy and pain through the songs commonly known as the Negro Spirituals. Friday, April 5, 2013 8PM regular
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Mark O’Connor
09–10 Arlo Guthrie
merle haggard
Steve Martin
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shemekia copeland
John Scofield Mavis Staples
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Doc Watson
Allen Toussaint & Marcia Ball
taj mahal
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Robert Randolph presents The Slide Brothers Sacred Steel is a dynamic, house-rocking blend of blues, gospel, rock and soul that respects faith and funk in equal measure. Regarded as a modern master of Sacred Steel’s distinctive voice, the electric steel guitar, Robert Randolph can make the instrument express everything from the deepest sadness to a growling, effusive joy. With this concert he pays homage to his Sacred Steel forebears by presenting Calvin Cooke, Aubrey Ghent and Chuck and Darick Campbell, all legendary masters of the lap and pedal steel guitar. Friday, February 22, 2013 8PM regular
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National Theatre of Scotland
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart Pull up a chair and wet your whistle for an evening of anarchic theatre, live music and strange goings-on as the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre transforms into a rural pub. One wintry morning Prudencia Hart, an uptight academic, sets off to attend a conference in Kelso in the Scottish Borders. As the snow begins to fall, little does she know who or what awaits her there. Inspired by the Border Ballads—and delivered in a riotous romp of rhyming couplets, devilish encounters and wild karaoke—Prudencia’s dream-like journey of self-discovery unfolds among and around the audience. With a rollicking text, barn-storming live music and a “terrific, inventive sense of fun” (The Scotsman), The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart is the lock-in to end all lock-ins. Wednesday–Saturday, January 23–26, 2013 8PM VST Pub regular
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Itzhak Perlman, violin Rohan De Silva, piano Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. Beloved for his charm and humanity as well as his talent, he is treasured by audiences throughout the world who respond not only to his remarkable artistry, but also to the irrepressible joy of making music that he communicates. His sold-out Mondavi Center appearances are always a happening, and his return for our 10th anniversary season, joined by accompanist Rohan De Silva, will certainly prove to be a very special occasion. Saturday, February 16, 2013 8PM JH regular
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Robert Battle, Artistic Director Masazumi Chaya, Associate Artistic Director With electrifying energy and soulful spirit, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to the Mondavi Center, bringing both their artistic legacy of outstanding performance and newly choreographed works as well. Under the leadership of new Artistic Director Robert Battle, the company continues its trademark vitality in technique and style, living up to its high praise as “possibly the most successful modern dance company on the planet” by The New York Times. Monday–Tuesday, April 29–30, 2013 8PM JH regular
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Danú
An Nollaig in Éirinn (Christmas in Ireland) In Ireland, the festival of Christmas has for centuries been celebrated by traditional music and song. The acclaimed ensemble Danú brings a taste of that traditional Irish Christmas with An Nollaig in Éirinn, a Celtic music celebration that warms the heart. Fiddle, flutes, button accordion, percussion and the gorgeous voice of Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh pay homage to early Irish traditions such as The Laden Table, placing a candle in a window, and touring from house to house on St. Stephen’s Day. Adding another dimension to this beautiful program, Danú has also created a set of songs to be performed in each community with a local choir. Wednesday, December 5, 2012 8PM JH regular
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Cantus
All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 The Western Front, Christmas Eve, 1914. Out of the violence of the Great War’s trenches comes a silence, then a song as a young German soldier steps into no man’s land singing Stille Nacht. Thus begins an extraordinary night of camaraderie, music and peace. The extraordinary nine-man vocal ensemble Cantus and its collaborators Theatre Latté Da bring this remarkable historical event to life through new arrangements of European carols, war-songs for a capella voices and excerpts from soldiers’ diaries.
American Bach Soloists Holiday Concert
with the San Francisco Girls Chorus Mary Wilson, soprano Vivaldi Gloria in D Major, R. 589 Handel Laudate Pueri Dominum (Psalm 113) in D Major, HWV 237 Corelli Concerto Grosso in G M inor, Op. 6, No. 8, “Christmas Concerto” M.A. Charpentier In Nativitatem Domini Canticum, H. 416
Saturday, December 8, 2012 8PM JH regular
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For the first time in our 10 year relationship, Jeffrey Thomas and his brilliant ensemble will take a break from Handel’s Messiah to present a new holiday concert experience for Mondavi Center audiences. Joined by the Grammy-winning San Francisco Girls Chorus—S.F. Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas praises them as “a treasure”—this promises to be a magical showcase of vocal and musical talent that will truly capture the season! Sunday, December 16, 2012 4PM JH regular
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explosive & beautiful spirit of adventure
rapping across borders
ETHEL with special guest Todd Rundgren
Tell Me Something Good The 1970s was a restless, intelligent, dissatisfied time—a decade of contradictions, a decade of loss, a decade of discovery. Visionary string quartet ETHEL celebrates this vibrant era with an explosive, beautiful collaboration with 1970s icon Todd Rundgren—a visionary in his own right—in a program that is scheduled to include Lou Harrison’s Quartet Set (1972), Kimo Williams’s Quiet Shadows, arrangements of music by Sun Ra and a fascinating new work by rising star Judd Greenstein. Saturday, November 3, 2012 8PM JH regular
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“ETHEL … plays their repertoire vigorously and cultivates a persona closer to (that) of a rock band than of a conventional string quartet.” —The New York Times
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Medeski Martin & Wood with Joshua Light Show Wide open: That’s the phrase John Medeski uses to describe his bandmates’ musical sensibilities, the attitude he seeks in himself and the spirit of musical adventure that Medeski Martin & Wood have pursued for two decades. The trio’s amalgam of jazz, funk and a million other musical currents and impulses is nearly impossible to classify, which is just how they like it. The trio’s genre-defying compositions, expansive improvisation and relentless grooves are made even more thrilling by the addition of the Joshua Light Show. Saturday, April 20, 2013 8PM JH regular
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Joshua Light Show Director and creator Joshua White uses many of the same analog visual effects that set the stage for musicians such as the Who, Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead (among countless others) at the Fillmore East in the late 1960s. This is a rare chance to experience an explosive, ephemeral combination of art-making and performance.
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Jogja Hip Hop Foundation Rapping across language and other borders, Indonesia’s foremost hip hop crew stands squarely in the cultural cross-hairs. This sharp Javanese collective from Yogyakarta promotes tolerance and pluralism while taking on corruption and inequality with wit and hooks that meld global and indigenous trance rhythms, Indonesian pop and gamelan music, traditional Javanese poetry and literature. Thursday–Saturday, November 29–December 1, 2012 8PM VST
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Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project
Roby Lakatos Ensemble
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Zakir Hussain and Masters of Percussion Anoushka shankar
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Philip Glass
Laurie Anderson
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studio classics: new horizons three events $91 Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Cabaret Seating
Calder Quartet Known for the discovery, commissioning, recording and mentoring of some of today’s best emerging composers, the Calder Quartet plays a central role in this season’s Art of Migration festival (see page 32), a collaboration with the UC Davis Humanities Institute, and Departments of Music and Theatre and Dance. The quartet will perform works by festival composer-in-residence Lei Liang—called “one of the most exciting voices in new music” by The Guardian—as well as new works by composition fellows. It is a perfect fit with a group that continues to work and collaborate with artists across musical genres, spanning the range of the classical and contemporary music worlds, as well as rock, dance and visual arts. Saturday, February 2, 2013 8PM Sunday, February 3, 2013 2PM regular
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Worlds of Discovery and Loss: the Art of Migration A four-day look at the creative worlds generated by migration. See page 32 for more information.
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11–12 So Percussion Phil Kline’s Zippo Songs
Simone Dinnerstein and Tift Merritt
Christopher O’Riley
Lara Downes and Build
emerging composers
exploring musical links wild musical delights Generous support for Studio Classics provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
In Landscapes A collaboration between pianist Lara Downes and composer Matt McBane’s indie-classical band Build, In Landscapes takes a cinematic journey across centuries and continents, exploring musical linkages through physical and emotional landscapes of place and time. Includes works by Chopin, Debussy, Bartok, Cage and John Adams and featuring original music by Matt McBane for Build. Saturday, March 23, 2013 8PM Sunday, March 24, 2013 2PM regular
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Paul Dresher Ensemble
Double Duo From his collaborations with Rinde Eckert and Stephen Schick to his delightful Sound Stage performances, Paul Dresher has brought a garden of wild musical delights to the Mondavi Center. The San Francisco Classical Voice describes Paul Dresher’s Double Duo as “exciting, surprising, and refreshing—a chance to hear contemporary classical music at its best.” The quartet features the Dresher/Davel Invented Instrument Duo playing major works “In The Nameless” and “Glimpsed From Afar,” joined by the virtuoso violin and piano duo of Karen Bentley and Lisa Moore (Bang on a Can All Stars) for classic duo, trio and quartet works by Paul Dresher, John Adams and Martin Bresnick. Saturday, April 6, 2013 8PM Sunday, April 7, 2013 2PM regular
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Nati Cano
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Salif Keita
Ballet FolklÓrico de MÉxico de Amalia Hernández As the oldest and most celebrated dance company in Mexico, Ballet Folklòrico shares the beauty of the universe in motion through Mexican dances from the pre-Colombian era, the Hispanic Viceroy period and the popular period of the Revolutionary years. In 1952, dancer and choreographer Amalia Hernández founded the Ballet Folklórico de México, having embarked at a very early age on a never-ending quest to rescue the dancing traditions of Mexico. With more than 200 awards recognizing the troupe’s artistic merits, the performance honors the traditions of both storytelling and dance. Sunday, November 11, 2012 7PM regular
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Anoushka Shankar
Mariza
Seasons of Migrations
Ravi Shankar
Kodo
Legendary sitarist, composer, teacher and writer Ravi Shankar is India’s most esteemed musical ambassador whose artistry crosses all cultural and musical boundaries. Hailed as the godfather of world music, Shankar was already one of the brightest stars in India before coming to international attention in the 1960s. Since then, he has been the foremost pioneer in disseminating India’s rich classical music tradition to the West, including a treasured 2009 Mondavi Center appearance with his daughter Anoushka. Tuesday, October 23, 2012 8PM
One Earth Tour: Legend Kodo transforms the Japanese folk arts into a contemporary expression. Their intrepid performance, revered and emulated by artists across multiple genres worldwide, features brand new works alongside classic compositions from the Kodo repertoire that have earned the group an avid following. Having just passed its 30th anniversary, Kodo continues to deliver powerful performances with the sound of the taiko reverberating through the core of our very being.
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“To me, [Ravi Shankar’s] genius and his humanity can only be compared to that of Mozart’s.” –Yehudi Menuhin
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with a twist three events $99/$74/$48 Jackson Hall Standard Seating
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The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Renowned for its “perfectly polished professionalism, threaded through with dry wit and wry humor” (The Independent), The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is a group of all-singing, all-strumming ukulele players (the clue is in the name), which holds that all genres of music are available for reinterpretation, as long as they are played on the ukulele. With instruments small and large, in high and low registers, whether playing intricate melodies, simple tunes or complex chords, the ensemble wields the limitations of the instrument with virtuosic expertise, revealing unsuspected musical insight. With cheerful nods to the pompous and the trivial, the “Ukes” performances are at once moving and amusing, hailing the popular and the highbrow. Friday, April 12, 2013 8PM
One Man Star Wars Trilogy with Charles Ross Three movies, one man and a galaxy far, far away. In One Man Star Wars Trilogy, writer-performer Charles Ross takes the audience on a riotous, live action interpretation of the original Star Wars films. Ross plays all the characters, recreates the effects, sings from John Williams’s famous score, flies the ships and fights both sides of the light saber battles, complete with captivating facts and editorial asides. It’s a hilarious, one-of-a-kind tribute to the sci-fi classic. Hailed as “nerdier and funnier than you can imagine” (Spin), Ross has performed One Man Star Wars more than 1,200 times in more than 180 cities across four continents.
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The Improvised Shakespeare Company The Improvised Shakespeare Company returns! Based on one audience suggestion (a title for a play that has yet to be written) The Improvised Shakespeare Company creates a fully improvised play in Elizabethan style. Each of the players has brushed up on his “thee’s” and “thou’s” to bring you an evening of off-the-cuff comedy using the language and themes of William Shakespeare. Any hour could be filled with power struggles, star-crossed lovers, sprites, kings, queens, princesses, sword-play, rhyming couplets, asides, insults, persons in disguise and all that we’ve come to expect from the pen of the Great Bard. With nothing planned out, rehearsed or written, every performance is entirely unique!
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013 8PM
cheerful nods
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“One of the most exciting voices in new music.” —The Guardian on Calder Quartet
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Worlds of Discovery and Loss: the Art of Migration Wednesday–Sunday, January 30–February 3, 2013 Migration takes many forms. Worlds of Discovery and Loss: the Art of Migration looks at the creative worlds generated by migration, and tries to locate various boundaries, both real and imagined. Invited visual and performing artists and scholars, including Composer-in-Residence Lei Liang, will share their work and explain how their experience has been affected by cultural and geographical migration. Join us as we create a place where different traditions collide, intersect and flourish.
Lei Liang
Mayumi Hama
Rootstock Percussion Trio
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra
REFLECTIONS ON MIGRATIONS, REAL AND IMAGINED
Calder Quartet, Rootstock percussion trio and Mayumi Hama, marimba
Calder Quartet
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Thursday, January 31, 2013 12:05PM Yocha Dehe Grand Lobby
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migration and other projects:
Artwork by five emerging California artists curated by UC Davis Art Professor Robin Hill hung in the lobby’s art display space.
Saturday, february 2, 2013 8PM VST sunday, february 3, 2013 2PM VST
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A Presentation by MFA Candidates in Dramatic Art with the support of the Institute for Exploration in Theatre, Dance and Performance
Stranger, Beware …
Thursday, January 31, 2013 8PM VST
Saturday, february 2, 2013 10:30PM VST
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A Night of European Cabaret with Bella Merlin, Department of Theatre & Dance FREE
Empyrean Ensemble
Kurt Rohde and Mika Pelo, co-directors Music by Composer-in-Residence Lei Liang friday, february 1, 2013 8PM VST pre-concert talk 7pm Yocha Dehe Grand Lobby regular
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Christian Baldini, music director and conductor Mayumi Hama, marimba sunday, february 3, 2013 7PM JH regular
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Company Finzi Pasca
Donka: A Letter to Chekhov Donka is the latest creation of Daniele Finzi Pasca—creator of unforgettable shows with Cirque Eloize and Cirque du Soleil—who this time immerses himself in the life, writings and diaries of Russian author Anton Chekhov. With his newly formed company of international performers, Finzi Pasca gives life to a visual poem of suspended objects and bodies: decadent clowns, musicians, dancers and acrobats animate the stage, while accordions, waltzes, old romances and traditional choirs accompany a gallery of majestically costumed Chekhov characters. Sunday, October 14, 2012 3PM regular
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Cirque Mechanics
Birdhouse Factory Ageless stories spun in mid-air. Acrobats riding on mechanical wonders. All wrought from the raw material of American ingenuity (plus a little clowning around). Inspired in part by Charlie Chaplin’s film Modern Times and by the illustrations of Rube Goldberg, Cirque Mechanic’s Birdhouse Factory is brought to life by founder and director Chris Lashua. This is an American circus with incredible and inventive machines, and a story that speaks to us all. “Intelligently conceived and expertly executed, Birdhouse Factory is, in a word, excellent.” —The New York Times Sunday, February 10, 2013 3PM
“Watching PSY is like having the front-row seat to someone else’s fever dream. Les 7 Doigts raises the bar on what cirque nouveau can do—not just physically but emotionally.” —Boston Globe
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Les 7 Doigts de la Main
PSY In PSY, the Montreal-based Les 7 Doigts de la Main (The Seven Fingers of the Hand) delve into the rich and surreal underworld of the human psyche. By juxtaposing psychological issues with the invigorating and life-affirming language of circus arts, PSY brings out the humor, beauty, and commonality of these various neuroses, all the while celebrating the power of the individual to surmount their ailments and self-imposed restrictions, finding moments of strength, courage and joy while flying through the air. Sunday, May 12, 2013 3PM regular
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Velveteen Rabbit
San Francisco Symphony Family concert
The Snowman Sight and sound combine for this charming holiday experience. The short animated film The Snowman tells the story of a young boy’s magical friendship with a snowman. The Oscar-nominated short, based on the book by Raymond Briggs, is shown above the symphony as it performs Howard Blake’s heart-warming score. The evening also features performances of kidfriendly seasonal tunes and sing-alongs with the Orchestra! Friday, December 21, 2012 7PM JH regular
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Cashore Marionettes
Simple Gifts A performance by the Cashore Marionettes is a celebration of life. Engineering marvels with an extraordinary quality of movement, these marionettes explore a range of emotions with precise action and endearing nuance. The combination of virtuoso manipulation, music, illusion and artistry blend into a sensitive perspective of what it is to be human. Simple Gifts is a series of touching portrayals and poignant scenes from everyday life set to stunning music by such composers as Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven and Copland. Friday, March 15, 2013 7PM VST Saturday–Sunday, March 16–17, 2013 2PM & 7PM VST regular
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Lara Downes Family Concert
Gertrude McFuzz and other selections Lara Downes, piano Davis High School Orchestra From the classic story created by the inimitable Dr. Seuss comes the whimsical Gertrude McFuzz and her one-feathered tail. Following a sold-out run of the gleefully charming Green Eggs and Ham, Lara Downes will be joined in Jackson Hall by the entire Davis High School Orchestra to tell the story of the girl-bird who learns to like herself just as she is, presented in a delightfully lively musical style combining jazz, pop and classical influences. With music by Rob Kapilow and direction by Mindy Cooper, this will be a grand afternoon of entertainment for young and old alike. Sunday, May 19, 2013 3PM JH regular
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Debut three events $84 Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Standard Seating
Stephen Waarts, violin
Charlie Albright, piano
Elena Urioste, violin
Like most talented young musicians, Stephen Waarts has won his fair share of awards and prizes (including a Grand Prize at the 2008 Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition). More telling, however, is the justified praise heaped on the young violinist by critics and judges, including Michael White of The Telegraph: “Not just the mechanical wonder that some of his fellow entrants were, running through a repertoire of immaculately learnt tricks, but a soul!” A former student of Itzhak Perlman and San Francisco Symphony Concertmaster Alexander Barantschik, Waarts now attends the Curtis Institute of Music.
Upon his Kennedy Center debut, the Washington Post hailed Charlie Albright as “among the most gifted musicians of his generation.” His dance card has filled up accordingly, with soloist appearances with the San Francisco Symphony and the Boston Pops as well as a special performance with Yo-Yo Ma in Messaien’s Quartet for the End of Time in a 10year anniversary remembrance of the 9/11 attacks. A Steinway Artist, Albright is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance at the New England Conservatory.
Violinist Elena Urioste has been hailed for her lush tone, the nuanced lyricism of her playing and her commanding stage presence. An alumnus of the Curtis Institute of Music, she completed graduate studies at the Julliard School and has forged an impressive career including appearances on From the Top, Performance Today and acclaimed debuts with the Philadelphia Orchestra (at age 13), New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and London Philharmonic among others.
Sunday, January 13, 2013 2PM
Sunday, November 4, 2012 2PM
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“Jaw-dropping technique and virtuosity meshed with a distinctive musicality.” —The New York Times
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From The Top
with host Christopher O’Riley For the past decade, From the Top has been the preeminent showcase for America’s best young musicians, including many of our own Young Artists Competition finalists and winners. Through award-winning NPR and PBS programs hosted by Christopher O’Riley, online media, a national tour of live events and education programs, From the Top shares the stories and performances of precollegiate musicians ages 8 to 18 with millions each week. Each program provides a compelling and entertaining window into the world of a diverse group of young people, who pursue life with passion, determination and joy.
Elena Urioste photo by Jonathan Niemerfroh
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Young Artists Competition Winners Concert Mondavi Center resident pianist Lara Downes hosts a celebratory concert featuring the incredibly talented winners of the annual Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition. The competition, held in October, is juried by a panel of internationally renowned musicians, with winners in multiple instrumental and vocal categories. Sunday, March 3, 2013 2PM
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Alexander String Quartet Three events $118 Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Standard Seating
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Alexander String Quartet After a lively exploration of works by Antonin Dvořák, the acclaimed Alexander String Quartet turns to Austrian Franz Schubert, one of the leading exponents of the early Romantic era in music. The Quartet, a major artistic presence in its home base of San Francisco, is a fixture in the major music capitals of four continents, securing its place among the world’s foremost ensembles. Admired for its interpretations of major classical works, the ensemble also established itself as an important advocate of new music through more than 25 commissions and numerous premiere performances.
Robert Greenberg (2PM performances only) Robert Greenberg, Ph.D. is music historian-in-residence with San Francisco Performances. A graduate of Princeton University, Greenberg holds a Ph.D. in music composition from the University of California, Berkeley and has seen his compositions—which include more than 45 works for a wide variety of instrumental and vocal ensembles— performed all over the world.
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ASQ Series 2
Renowned musicologist, author and composer Robert Greenberg provides commentary throughout the concert.
The quartet performs this program without intermission, then remains for a Q&A session with the audience.
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Sunday, October 7, 2012 Schubert: String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor, D. 703 “Quartettsatz” String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, D. 804 “Rosamunde”
Sunday, October 7, 2012 Schubert: String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor, D. 703 “Quartettsatz” String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, D. 804 “Rosamunde” String Quartet No. 8 in B-flat Major, D. 112
Sunday, December 2, 2012 Schubert: String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887
Sunday, December 2, 2012 Schubert: String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887 Mozart: String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K. 575
Sunday, January 6, 2013 Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956
Sunday, January 6, 2013 Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956 Mozart: String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590
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Add-On EVENT 10th Anniversary Performance with Robert Greenberg Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden” Crumb Black Angels As part of our 10-year relationship with ASQ, the Mondavi Center proudly presents this intriguing juxtaposition between the classical and the contemporary. In one afternoon, ASQ performs Schubert’s stirring masterwork Death and the Maiden followed by George Crumb’s “electric string quartet” Black Angels (which quotes from the Schubert piece). While Schubert’s work is considered to be a pillar of the chamber music canon, Crumb aims to reinvent the art form altogether. Both technically demanding works, the program looks back at established musical traditions while looking forward to explore unconventional musical landscapes. Sunday, April 14, 2013 2PM regular
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focus on film Three Films $25 Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Standard Seating
Through the Eyes of Children Our film series for 2012–13 includes cinematic work from three distinct cultures and generations that represents the world, at least in large part, from the perspective of youth. They include an overlooked American masterpiece (Days of Heaven), a small English gem from the director and screenwriter of The Third Man (Fallen Idol) and the genesis of the French New Wave (The 400 Blows). The three Focus on Film screenings can be purchased together now at a discounted rate of $25. The package is considered a single CYO or add-on event; series subscription discounts and benefits do not apply. Individual tickets for films on sale August 10.
Antoine and Colette
The 400 Blows The Fallen Idol Directed by Carol Reed (1948) Not Rated,1 hour and 36 minutes Philippe (Bobby Henrey), a diplomat’s son, worships the household butler, Baines (Ralph Richardson), who’s regaled the boy with tales of his life’s adventures. So, when his hero becomes implicated in a murder, Philippe will stop at nothing to protect his idol. This despite his own suspicions about the servant’s guilt. Adapted from a story by Graham Greene, director Carol Reed’s reflection on moral ambiguity earned him an Oscar nod for Best Director. Director Reed’s tour de force is to film the story from the perspective of the eightyear-old Philippe. Monday, december 3, 2012 7PM
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Directed by François Truffaut (1959) Not Rated, 1 hour and 39 minutes
AntoinE and Colette Directed by François Truffaut (1962) Not Rated, 32 minutes
Days of heaven Directed by Terrence Malick (1978) Rated PG, 1 hour and 34 minutes
Antoine and Colette is the director’s follow-up to The 400 Blows. This beautifully-photographed black-and-white short film deftly depicts the giddy highs and devastating lows of first love found and lost, as experienced by Truffaut’s cinematic alter ego, Antoine.
Director Terrence Malick’s beautifully shot period piece, which won an Oscar for its cinematography, tells the story of Bill (Richard Gere), an early-1900s Chicago steel-mill worker who flees town after accidentally killing a man. In search of a better life, he moves his girlfriend Abby (Brooke Adams) and younger sister to the wheat fields of Texas. But they run into tragedy when a wealthy farmer (Sam Shepard) falls for Abby. Malick’s characteristic voiceover is from the perspective of Bill’s younger sister.
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Monday, may 6, 2013 7PM
After young Antoine (Jean-Pierre Léaud) runs away, life on the streets of Paris leads to nothing but trouble and guilt in this gritty feature film debut from legendary director François Truffaut. Though he turns to petty crime to survive, Antoine’s remorse often leads him to try to return things he’s stolen—with disastrous results. The film was nominated for a Best Screenplay Oscar and the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
focus on opera three films $50 Jackson Hall General Admission
San Francisco opera grand cinema series All three Focus on Opera High-Definition screenings are sung in Italian with English subtitles and include a behind-the-scenes interview at intermission.
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Il Trittico
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Recorded Fall 2007, 2 hours and 54 minutes
by Richard Strauss Recorded Fall 2009, 1 hour and 53 minutes
by Giacomo Puccini Recorded Fall 2009, 3 hours and 19 minutes
Filled with ritual and symbolism, Mozart’s final masterpiece is a playful but profound look at man’s search for love and his struggle to attain wisdom and virtue. From the virtuosic arias of the Queen of the Night to the folksong-like melodies of the bird catcher Papageno, the full range of Mozart’s miraculous talent is on display in this magical fairy-tale opera.
Considered scandalous when it premiered a century ago with its provocative “Dance of the Seven Veils,” Richard Strauss’s adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s play has not lost its ability to shock. Set in Biblical times, this erotically charged opera centers on a tangled triangle: the persecuted John the Baptist, a lecherous King Herod and the monarch’s pathologically seductive stepdaughter, Salome. The New York Times says it has “all the zesty blood lust of a good vampire movie … bravely and marvelously macabre!” German soprano Nadja Michael gives a vocally and physically sensual reading of this amazing one act opera.
This evening of one-acts is what the San Francisco Chronicle calls “a lavish three-course dinner, prepared by a master and promising something for everyone’s taste.” The production features tenor David Lomelí as Rinuccio, soprano Patricia Racette, whose many San Francisco Opera triumphs include an incisive portrait of Cio-Cio San in Madama Butterfly, baritone Paolo Gavanelli, intelligent direction by James Robinson and sweeping lyricism by conductor Patrick Summers.
Monday, November 5, 2012 7PM
“Spectacularly sung, visually enchanting!” —San Francisco Examiner
Monday, April 15, 2013 7PM
Monday, February 4, 2013 7PM
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The UC Davis Department of Music presents more than 100 events each year by a range of ensembles, including the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, University Chorus and Chamber Singers, Empyrean Ensemble, Concert Band and Wind Ensemble, Early Music and Baroque Ensembles, Jazz Band, Gospel Choir, Hindustani Vocal Ensemble, Gamelan Ensemble and Samba School. The department sponsors an annual artist-in-residence program, bringing internationally renowned artists for performances and lectures. Additionally, the department presents a free weekly noon concert series, which features visiting artists, department ensembles and student performers in an informal setting.
University Chorus
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra
Friday, December 7, 2012 7PM
Saturday, October 6, 2012 8PM Rising Stars of Opera
Sunday, March 10, 2013 7PM University and Alumni Chorus Thursday, June 7, 2013 7PM
Sunday, November 18, 2012 7PM Sunday, November February 3, 2013 7PM Art of Migration performance with Mayumi Hama, marimba Sunday, May 5, 2013 7PM Tuesday, June 4, 2013 8PM Family Concert
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Qudus Onikeku, UC Davis Granada Artist-in-Residence Winter 2013
The UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance presents twoexciting Granada Artist-in-Residence productions each year. This program is unique in American university theater, bringing world-class directors, playwrights, choreographers and filmmakers to campus each academic quarter to teach and create a work for public performance. The Granada program has been part of the artistic life of the Department of Theatre and Dance and the larger Davis community for 30 years. Initially hosting British practitioners exclusively, it has been expanded to include distinguished artists from all parts of the globe to better reflect the rich cultural mix of students at UC Davis.
The Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to announce Qudus Onikeku, one of Africa’s pre-eminent choreographers working today, as Granada Artist-in-Residence Winter 2013.
Directors such as William Gaskill, Yvonne Brewster, Annabel Arden and others also credited with shaping 20th-century theater, have shared their aesthetic viewpoints and professional expertise. Granada artists have guided UC Davis students through the world’s theatrical repertoire in diverse projects that range from Shakespeare’s work to the contemporary realism of Miller and non-realism of Shogo Ohta.
In 2007 he directed Do We Need Coca-Cola to Dance?, an urban dance project in various African cities which gave rise to a documentary film. Other works include I Must Set Forth (2009) at the Bates Dance Festival, My Exile is in My Head (2010) at Centquatre in Paris, and STILL/Life (2011) at the Festival d’Avignon. Onikeku’s work is influenced by Nigerian dance, hip hop, acrobatics and tends to explore themes of identity and exile.
For more information: theatredance.ucdavis.edu
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, young Onikeku graduated from the National Higher School of Circus Arts in Chalons-en-Champagne, France. Often inspired by his Yoruban culture, Onikeku conducts artistic research in Africa and has toured the United States, the Caribbean and Europe with artists including Heddy Maalem, Christophe Abdul Onibasa, George Lavaudent, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Jean Claude Galotta.
“I create a movement identity that fuses dance and acrobatics, while I make my Yoruba culture my basis. I combine it with several other influences such as hip hop, capoeira, and contemporary dance vocabularies, to weave a certain understanding of the human nature and condition.”
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On Campus The Mondavi Center is the only performing arts center in our region that can draw on the intellectual and creative resources of a major research university. This connection to UC Davis benefits not only the campus community, but all who attend Mondavi Center presentations.
Conductor James Conlon
ENGAGEMENT At the Mondavi Center, we believe that presenting great performances is not enough. We must also provide ways for audiences to develop a deeper relationship with the arts. We achieve greater engagement by connecting audiences with the worldrenowned artists and speakers that visit our venue and through partnerships and collaborations with other arts organizations, both on and off campus.
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Activities such as the free PrePerformance Talks (PPT), and Question and Answer Sessions (Q&A) regularly draw on campus experts to provide enlightenment and context for our audience members. During the 2012–13 season, the Mondavi Center will once again partner with our academic colleagues to produce the week-long, multidisciplinary festival Worlds of Discovery and Loss: The Arts of Migration. Led by our faculty colleagues in the Department of Music, the Department of Theatre and Dance and the Davis Humanities Institute, Worlds of Discovery and Loss will look at the creative worlds that are generated by migration. In addition to performances by the Calder Quartet, Empyrean Ensemble, the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, Professor Bella Merlin and UCD graduate students in Performance Studies, invited artists and scholars
will share their work, explain how their experience has been affected by cultural and geographical migration and help us explore how traditions collide, intersect and flourish. The Mondavi Center is proud to participate in the UC Davis Campus Community Book Project, as part of our continuing contribution to UC Davis’s Principles of Community. Community members are encouraged to visit the Book Project website to learn more about the selected book and to take part in a variety of activities related to the shared experience of reading the book. We encourage our audiences to learn more about these important UC Davis initiatives at: Principles of Community principles.ucdavis.edu Campus Community Book Project occr.ucdavis.edu/ccbp
Artistic PARTNERSHIPS The Mondavi Center has developed partnerships with some of the great arts organizations of our day. We are pleased to be collaborating with the St. Louis Symphony, which, in addition to a full orchestra performance in Jackson Hall, will be performing at the
Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. You’ll also see them around the UC Davis campus as they perform new works commissioned from UC Davis composers. These pieces celebrate our wonderful Robert Arneson Egghead sculptures. In 2012–13, we celebrate our 10-year relationship with the San Francisco Symphony, which will appear twice on our orchestra series, plus a special all-ages holiday concert featuring live orchestral accompaniment to the beautifully animated film The Snowman. In addition to these performances, musicians from the SFS will spend time on campus working with university musicians and in the community sharing their musical knowledge with Davis High School students. For 2012–13, we are continuing our partnership with SFJAZZ, by continuing the Mondavi Center SFJAZZ High School All-Stars, an ensemble of the Sacramento region’s most talented high school musicians that we launched last season. This program provides advanced training for serious jazz students through on-going rehearsals, master classes with members of the SFJAZZ Collective and performance opportunities.
Also continuing are the Dance for Parkinson’s dance classes, offered in partnership with the Mark Morris Dance Group and the Pamela Trokanski Dance Theatre. The program offers weekly dance classes to people with Parkinson’s Disease and their caregivers. Classes are taught by local dance teachers who have received training in the Mark Morris Dance Group’s Dance for PD© program. First launched in Davis in 2011, we’ve recently expanded into Sacramento, thanks to support from the Kelly Foundation.
ON STAGE Pre-Performance Talks Free to all ticket holders, these half-hour talks and conversations with UC Davis faculty, local experts and guest artists provide context for our audiences—one of the most popular programs we offer. Question & Answer Sessions with the Artists After select Mondavi Center performances, artists returns to the stage to take questions from the audience, providing a unique opportunity to share artists‘s reactions and insights.
Mondavi Center Arts Education Programs
• Expose young people to the full spectrum of performing arts through school matinees and artist residences • Support the growth of young and adult artists by working with professional artist mentors in residence • Provide professional development in the performing arts for teachers Mondavi Center programs for K–12 students open the classroom to the creative process, while conforming to the California Visual and Performing Arts Standards. Residency activities bring master classes and lecturedemonstrations to aspiring K–12, college and adult artists. Through exposure and participatory activities, we seek to ensure that the arts remain an integral part of our region’s rich heritage.
School matinee program: K-12 ExPOSURE TO THE ARTS Target School Matinee Series Hour-long performances at the Mondavi Center specially produced for students, School Matinees are high-quality, curriculum-based learning experiences that address and support the content standards for the California Visual and Performing Arts for K–12 education. CueSheets Provided free to all teachers attending school matinees, CueSheets contain background information on the artists and their art form to enhance students’ understanding of the performance,as well as guidelines for appropriate audience etiquette. Also available online.
California Visual and Performing Arts Standards Curriculum Development The Mondavi Center has produced a series of 10 Curriculum Guides to meet the core standards of the California Visual and Performing Arts curriculum. Free to all teachers, Curriculum Guides are available for elementary grades in Storytelling, Instrumental Music, Dance, Elementary Theater, Multicultural Music, Ethnic Dance and Vocal Music, and for secondary grades in Drama, Jazz and Modern Dance. Also available online. Pre-Matinee Classroom Talks Docents from the Friends of Mondavi Center visit area classrooms before students attend a matinee and deliver a 30-minute talk designed to support teachers’ preparations for the matinee.
ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG and adult ARTISTS The Mondavi Center is dedicated to bringing its guest artists into our community and schools to support the artistic development of area artists, both youth and adult. Artists appearing at the Mondavi Center conduct master classes and workshops for performing arts magnet schools and other institutions, offering advanced classroom opportunities for aspiring dancers, musicians and theater artists. Both the San Francisco Symphony and SFJAZZ regularly provide master classes and sectionals to young classical and jazz musicians. Every artist on the Mondavi Center Debut series spends 2-3 days providing residencies in local schools. In recent seasons, great musicians like Delfeayo Marsalis, Leon
Fleisher and Vladimir Feltsman have offered free master classes to area musicians. The annual Young Artists Competition is our most important regional activity, which recognizes and rewards our top young talent.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT programs for teachers Kennedy Center Partners in Education The Mondavi Center has partnered with the Twin Rivers Unified School District and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to provide in-depth professional development workshops. These are led by artists trained by the Kennedy Center to help teachers integrate the arts into their classrooms.
Globe Education Academy for Teachers In partnership with Los Rios Community College District, the School of Education, UC Davis and Shakespeare’s Globe in London, the Mondavi Center offers a unique professional development opportunity each year for 12 drama and English teachers (grades 7–12) to immerse themselves in the world of William Shakespeare, both in London and at UC Davis. At the heart of the Academy experience is a twoweek intensive residency at Shakespeare’s Globe in London in June 2012, during which the teachers will work with Globe Education theater practitioners. Teachers complete the program with a fall festival day of theater and celebration with their students at the Mondavi Center.
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INNER CIRCLE Licensed Seats* Benefactor: $6,500 • Invitation to meet an artist backstage • Invitation to a private dinner recital Plus all benefits listed below … Producer: • • • • •
$3,250
Dedicated VIP ticket line: personalized service for ticketing and seating requests Ability to purchase tickets for your licensed seats up to 45 days prior to each performance Private 2013–14 season preview and dinner with the Executive Director and Associate Executive Director Parking (fair market value is applied) Plus all Community Circle benefits
*Licensed Seats: the exclusive privilege to purchase tickets in the same reserved, prime seating location for any Mondavi Center presentation in Jackson Hall. This is the very best way to assure your seating at all Mondavi Center presentations.
Director: $1,250 The Inner Circle Director level is highlighted by significant seating priority. You get the best seats available! • • • • •
Invitations to Uncorked, a monthly wine experience Invitation to a recital with a Debut series artist 2013–14 season preview event hosted by the Executive Director and the Associate Executive Director Admission to the Bartholomew Room, our private donor lounge prior to Jackson Hall performances and at intermission Plus all Community Circle benefits
COMMUNITY CIRCLE Encore: $600 • Special invitation to two (2) Uncorked events • Invitation to a backstage Cast Party • Admission to open rehearsals and master classes with guest artists • Plus all benefits listed below … Orchestra: $300 • Invitation to a backstage book signing for a Distinguished Speakers Series artist • Admission to a School Matinee performance • Plus all benefits listed below … Mainstage: $100 • Opportunity to buy single tickets before the general public (Includes Just Added performances) • Advanced mailing of season brochures • Invitation to a private, behind-the-scenes Mondavi Center tour • Listing in the season playbill For donation questions please call 530.754.5438
Series Subscription
Series Subscription Select a pre-packaged set of performances and save 20% off the regular single ticket price.
(pre-packaged)
Choose-Your-Own Subscription (CYO)
Seating Priority*
1st
Select five or more performances and save 15 % off the regular single ticket price.
Save 20% off regular single ticket price
Single Tickets Single tickets will be available by phone and online beginning August 10, 2012.
Add-on single tickets (including Just Added events) at 15% discount anytime throughout the season. (Add on tickets may not be seated next to series locations. Retain your seating season to season Free ticket exchange privileges and event credits
CYO Subscription
(5 or more events)
2nd
Single Tickets
3rd
On Sale Now!
Save 15% off regular single ticket price
Add-on single tickets (including Just Added events) at 10% discount anytime throughout the season
Available August 10
*Since ticket prices cover only 40% of the cost of performances, donors to the Mondavi Center receive additional priority in ticket seating.
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Accommodations for Patrons with Disabilities The Mondavi Center is proud to be a fully accessible stateof-the-art public facility that meets or exceeds all state and federal ADA requirements. Patrons with special seating needs should notify the Mondavi Center Ticket Office at the time of ticket purchase to receive reasonable accommodation. Accessible needs should be stated in writing on subscription order forms. Seating spaces for wheelchair users and their companions are located at all levels and prices for all performances. Ushers are available at the doors to Jackson Hall and the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre to answer questions and seat patrons. The Mondavi Center may choose to move a patron to another seat to give that accessible seat to another patron. Requests for sign language interpreting, real-time captioning, Braille programs and other reasonable accommodations should be made with at least two weeks’ notice. The Mondavi Center may not be able to accommodate last-minute requests. Requests for these accommodations may be made when purchasing tickets at 530.754.2787 or TDD 530.754.5402.
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Listening Enhancement Devices
Service Animals
Assistive Listening Devices are installed in both Jackson Hall and the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre. Receivers that can be used with or without hearing aids are available for patrons who have difficulty understanding the dialogue or song lyrics. They may be checked out at no charge from the Patron Services Desk near the lobby elevators. The Mondavi Center requires an ID to be held at the Patron Services Desk until the device is returned.
Mondavi Center welcomes working service animals that are necessary to assist patrons with disabilities. Service animals must remain on a leash or harness at all times. Please contact the Mondavi Center Ticket Office if you intend to bring a service animal to an event so that appropriate seating can be reserved for you.
Elevators The Mondavi Center has two passenger elevators serving all levels. They are located at the north end of the Yocha Dehe Grand Lobby, near the restrooms and Patron Services Desk.
Restrooms All public restrooms are equipped with accessible sinks, stalls, baby-changing stations and amenities. There are six public restrooms in the building: two on the Orchestra level, two on the Orchestra Terrace level and two on the Grand Tier level.
Parking You may purchase parking passes for individual Mondavi Center events for $7 per event at the parking lot or with your ticket order. Rates are subject to change. Parking passes that have been lost or stolen will not be replaced. Parking passes exchanged must be redeemed.
Privacy Policy The Mondavi Center collects information from patrons solely for the purpose of gaining necessary information to conduct business and serve our patrons efficiently. We sometimes share names and addresses with other not-for-profit arts organizations. If you do not wish to be included in our e-mail communications or postal mailings, or if you do not want us to share your name, please notify us via e-mail, U.S. mail or telephone. Full Privacy Policy at MondaviArts.org.
Choose-Your-Own and Add-On Tickets
Student & Children Tickets*
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50% off the regular single ticket price. * Students • Full-time students age 18 and over, currently enrolled for the current academic year at an accredited institution and matriculating towards a diploma or a degree. (Continuing education enrollees are not eligible.) • Proof Requirements: School ID showing validity for the current academic year or copy of your transcript/report card/tuition bill receipt for the current academic year. * Children (age 17 and under) • A ticket is required for admission of all children regardless of age. Any child attending a performance should be able to sit quietly throughout the performance. • For events other than the Children’s Stage series, it is recommended for the enjoyment of all patrons that children under the age of five not be brought to performances.
Choose-Your-Own (CYO) Subscribers save 15% off regular ticket prices on orders of five or more performances. CYO Subscribers can add on single tickets throughout the season for an additional savings of 10%. Series Subscribers can add on additional shows to a series subscription at a 15% discount off regular ticket prices.
UC Davis Faculty and Staff* •
UC Davis faculty and staff save 10% on all Mondavi Center Presenting Program purchases. Series Subscription discounts are listed on the order form. To apply the 25% Faculty and Staff discount for Add-On tickets or Choose-Your-Own Subscriptions, see attached order form.
* Current and retired UC Davis faculty and staff are eligible. * To qualify for the discount, a UC Davis email address must be provided on the order form. * Limit two per order.
Student and children discounts cannot be combined.
Seating Price Level Diagrams
Jackson Hall
Jackson Hall Orchestra Seating Upper Tier
Jackson Hall Standard Seating
Jackson Hall Concert Seating
Jackson Hall Speakers Seating
Orchestra Terrace
Orchestra Terrace
Orchestra Terrace
Orchestra Terrace
Orchestra
Orchestra
Orchestra
Orchestra
Licensed Seats
Licensed Seats
Licensed Seats
Licensed Seats
STAGE
STAGE
Grand Tier
STAGE
STAGE
Price Levels P1
P3
P2
Licensed Seats
vanderhoef studio theatre Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Standard Seating
Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Thrust Seating
Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Cabaret Seating
Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Pub Seating BAR
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For the best seats and the best prices ‌ www.MondaviArts.org 10th Anniversary Season Sponsors
Mondavi Center Corporate Partners Platinum
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Office of Campus Community Relations
Mondavi Center Grantors and Arts Education Sponsors The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Mondavi Center offers four easy ways to purchase your 2012–13 subscriptions. Whether you prefer to speak with a friendly customer service representative or make your purchases online at home, we have made buying subscriptions an easy, no-hassle process.
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Visit mondaviarts.org to start your order. If you have never bought tickets to a Mondavi Center event, select the tab that says “Don’t have an account? Register here.” If you have purchased tickets on our site before, select the tab for “Forgot Login?/Activate Account.” From there, follow the prompts and we’ll send you a temporary password so that you can activate your account in our new system. We will acknowledge receipt of your order with a postcard. For information on the seating process, check page 49. Event credits and gift certificates cannot be redeemed online. Main Theatre Wyatt Pavilion Hyatt Place
UC Davis Exit (#71)
I-80 East
Gallagher Hall/ Graduate School of Management
I-80 West
ShremFarrow Museum of Art
Visit the Mondavi Center Ticket Office and work directly with a ticket agent on your order. The ticket office is open from noon to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. For the best service, fill out the attached order form and have it ready when you visit. We will acknowledge receipt of your order with a postcard.
Vanderhoef Quad & Morris Fountain
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South Entry Parking Structure
In Person
Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
Call our toll free number 866.754.2787 to speak to a ticket agent. The ticket office is open from noon to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. For the best service, fill out the attached order form and have it ready when you call. We will acknowledge receipt of your order with a postcard.
Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine & Food Science
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Fill out the attached order form. Return your order form along with payment (check or credit card number) to: Mondavi Center Ticket Office University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 We will acknowledge receipt of your order with a postcard. For assistance completing the order form, contact the ticket office.
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SEPTEMBER 18 26–29 27
Bonnie Raitt Christian McBride Trio San Francisco Symphony
OCTOBER
1 Lang Lang, piano 6 Rising Stars of Opera 7 The Dancer Films Live Event Alexander String Quartet 10 An Acoustic Evening with Stanley Clarke & Hiromi 12 Akram Khan Company: Vertical Road 14 Company Finzi Pasca: Donka: A Letter to Chekhov 23 Ravi Shankar 25 From the Top with host Christopher O’Riley 29 In Conversation with Steve Wozniak
NOVEMBER
3 ETHEL with Todd Rundgren: Tell Me Something Good 4 Stephen Waarts, violin 5 Focus on Opera: The Magic Flute 7 Philharmonia Baroque 9 Dance Theatre of Harlem 10 Joshua Bell, violin 11 Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández 29–12/1 Jogja Hip Hop Foundation 30 One Man Star Wars Trilogy with Charles Roth
DECEMBER
1 Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires 2 Alexander String Quartet 3 Focus on Film: The Fallen Idol 5 Danú An Nollaig in Éirinn: Christmas in Ireland 6–8 Lucy Guerin: Untrained 8 Cantus: All Is Calm 16 American Bach Soloists Holiday Concert 21 San Francisco Symphony Family Concert
JANUARY
6 Alexander String Quartet 9–12 Ninety Miles: Stefon Harris, Christian Scott, David Sánchez 13 Charlie Albright, piano 17 Harry Belafonte 18 Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 23–26 National Theatre of Scotland The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart 26 L.A. Dance Project 29 Yo-Yo Ma, cello and Kathryn Stott, piano 30–2/3 Worlds of Discovery and Loss: The Art of Migration
FEBRUARY 2–3 4 7 10 12 16 17 22 28
Calder Quartet Focus on Opera: Salome Kodo: One Earth Tour: Legend Cirque Mechanics: Birdhouse Factory Isabel Wilkerson, Campus Community Book Project Itzhak Perlman, violin Russian National Orchestra Robert Randolph presents the Slide Brothers Amadou and Mariam: Eclipse
MARCH
3 Young Artists Competition Winners Concert 6–9 Julian Lage Group 7 Sarah Chang, violin 12 The Improvised Shakespeare Company 15–17 Cashore Marionettes: Simple Gifts 17 St. Louis Symphony 19 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis 23–24 Lara Downes and Build: In Landscapes 25 Focus on Film: The 400 Blows and Antoine and Colette
APRIL
5 6–7 11–13 12 14 15 18 20 24 29–30
MAY
2–4 3 5 6 12 18 19 23
Bobby McFerrin: Spirit, You All Paul Dresher Ensemble: Double Duo Shantala Shivalingappa: Gameka The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Alexander String Quartet Focus on Opera: Il Trittico San Francisco Symphony Medeski Martin & Wood with Joshua Light Show Thomas Hampson, baritone with Jupiter String Quartet Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Sacramento Ballet: Modern Masters Christopher Taylor, piano Elena Urioste, violin Focus on Film: Days of Heaven Curtis 20/21 Ensemble Les 7 Doigts de la Main: PSY In Conversation with Ira Glass Lara Downes Family Concert: Gertude McFuzz David Lomelí, tenor
Company Finzi Pasca: Donka: A Letter to Chekhov October 14