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They say it takes a village. For William Kentridge’s The Head & the Load, it takes a village and an arena. 🏗️
This production is too big for Zellerbach Hall, so we moved it to the newly remodeled Arena at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts in Oakland. Here’s how an empty room becomes Kentridge’s world, from the set build to the rehearsals.
This is the West Coast premiere of Kentridge’s largest work. It was first staged in London’s Tate Modern Turbine Hall and at New York’s Park Avenue Armory, and now it’s here.
📍 Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, Oakland
🗓️ November 12–15
🎟️ Link in bio
10 Nov 2026
Jason Moran on James Reese Europe, the composer and bandleader who brought a small portable organ to the front lines of World War I so he could keep writing songs.
Europe landed in France with the all-Black Harlem Hellfighters in 1918 and helped popularize jazz there, yet his name has largely been left out of jazz history. On Nov 21, Moran brings James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin, his tribute to Europe’s life and legacy, to Zellerbach Hall. Moran’s Bandwagon trio is joined by a seven-piece horn section, with visuals by Oscar-nominated cinematographer Bradford Young.
Come early for a free pre-performance conversation with Moran and UC Berkeley English professor Scott Saul at 6pm. The full Illuminations video, featuring William Kentridge and UC Berkeley scholars, is at the link in bio.
📍 Zellerbach Hall
🗓️ Sat, Nov 21, 7:30pm
🎟️ Tickets at link in bio
05 Nov 2026
âś… $10 tickets.
âś… Some of the best seats in the house.
âś… 40+ performances.
The Golden Bear Circle is back, and this season it covers more than half of everything we’re presenting — from Yuja Wang with the Vienna Philharmonic to Angela Davis in conversation to Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo.
Tickets go on sale in batches roughly every two weeks at noon, and they’re limited!
Join our Email Club and mark yourself as a UCB student so on-sale announcements come straight to your inbox. Link in bio.
27 Aug 2026
Are plants conscious? They can remember things for 30 days, have up to 20 senses, and can even be knocked out by anesthetics. 🌿
Michael Pollan dives into the controversial theory. What has been lost when a plant with observable behaviors is not responding under anesthetics? In humans, we would say consciousness.
Watch the whole conversation – link in @scipsychedelics bio.
#MichaelPollan #PlantIntelligence #Consciousness #Neuroscience #PlantScience
09 Nov 2026
📣 OPENING NEXT WEEK 📣
The Head & the Load
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts
Oakland, California
12 - 15 November, 2026
Booking now open on www.calperformances.org
Concept, Director
William Kentridge
Composer
Philip Miller
Choreography
Gregory Maqoma
Music Director, Co-Composer
Thuthuka Sibisi
Projection Design
Catherine Meyburgh
Costume Design
Greta Goiris
Set Design
Sabine Theunissen
Lighting Design
Urs Schönebaum
Sound Design
Mark Grey, Michele Greco
Video Editing and Compositing
Janus Fouché, Žana Marović, Catherine Meyburgh
Associate Director
Luc De Wit
Studio Technical Director
Chris Waldo de Wet
Cinematography
Duško Marović
Orchestration
Michael Atkinson, Philip Miller
Created and performed by
Actors: Hamilton Dlamini, Nhlanhla Mahlangu, Katlego Letsholonyana, Luc De Wit, [In memoriam Mncedisi Shabangu)
Featured vocalists & performers: Joanna Dudley, Ann Masina, Nhlanhla Mahlangu, Bham Ntabeni, Sipho Seroto, Dana Lyn (viola), N’Faly Kouyate (kora), Vincenzo Pasquariello (piano), Tlale Makhene (percussion)
Dancers: Otto Nhlapo, Julia Zenzie Burnham, Nhlanhla Mahlangu, Thulani Chauke, Xolani Dlamini
Ensemble vocalists: Mhlaba Buthelezi, Ayanda Eleki, Nokuthula Magubane, Ncokwane Lydia Manyama, Tshegofatso Moeng, Mapule Moloi, Xolisile Bongwana, Motho Oa Batho, Bulelani Madondile, Siphiwe Nkabinde, Lubabalo Velebayi
Musicians: Â Dilon Bryan, Shane Cooper, Kendra Grittani, Richard Harris, Sam Jones, Andrew Kershaw, Nathan Koci, Shoto Otaguro, Myles Roberts, Benny Vernon, Khelsey Zarraga
Additional orchestration: Â Nathan Koci
Executive producer: @theofficearts
06 Nov 2026
A 300-year-old sound, played like it’s brand new.
Jean Rondeau plays the harpsichord with freedom and imagination, and he’s the reason a lot of people are paying attention to the instrument right now. Fresh off a 2026 Gramophone Recording of the Year, he returns to Berkeley this Sunday with an ambitious all-French Baroque program.
📍 Hertz Hall, Berkeley CA
🗓️ Sun, Nov 8 at 3pm
🎟️ Link in bio
03 Nov 2026
In conversation with neuroscientist Christof Koch, Michael Pollan shared a thought-provoking metaphor: psychedelics “smudge the windshield” of everyday perception, forcing us to notice the invisible lens through which we experience the world.
📍 Recorded live at Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley on October 13, 2026
đź”— Watch the full conversation at the link in @scipsychedelics bio.
#MichaelPollan #Consciousness #PsychedelicsResearch #Neuroscience #UCBerkeley
30 Oct 2026
Your soundtrack for the walk across Lower Sproul this fall. 🍂🎧
Today we're feeling the piano, but inside it could be taiko drums, a full orchestra, or something you've never heard before.
🎟️ Fall lineup at the link in bio
01 Jan 1970
In 1918, James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters brought jazz to France. More than a century later, Jason Moran is making sure we remember them.
The Absence of Ruin is Moran’s tribute to the bandleader history nearly forgot. It features his trio with Tarus Mateen and Nasheet Waits, a seven-piece horn section, and visuals by Oscar-nominated cinematographer Bradford Young.
Part of our 2026–27 Illuminations series, “Innocence & Experience.”
📍 Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley
🗓️ Saturday, November 21 at 7:30pm
🎟️ Link in bio
27 Oct 2026
@MariachiherenciaMex takes the Zellerbach Hall stage tonight!
Founder and director CĂ©sar Maldonado talked with @ktvu2 about the musicians behind the music and tonight's DĂa de los Muertos performance, a celebration of the songs of Juan Gabriel.
📍 Zellerbach Hall
🗓️ Tonight, Oct 23 at 7:30pm
🎟️ Link in bio
🎥 @ktvu2
23 Oct 2026
Live jazz to actually wake up to > lo-fi jazz beats to study to 🎶 🎹
Jason Moran playing "Reanimation," one of his own compositions. This is not background music.
On Saturday, November 21, he comes to Zellerbach Hall with his longtime trio, the Bandwagon, plus a seven-piece horn section and visuals by Oscar-nominated cinematographer Bradford Young. The program is James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin, his tribute to the bandleader who helped bring jazz to France with the Harlem Hellfighters in 1918.
🗓 Sat, Nov 21 · 7:30pm
📍 Zellerbach Hall
🎟 Link in bio
21 Oct 2026
@mochrisallen concluded his recital tour with tenor @mrbenbliss last weekend at @cal_performances in Berkeley. The tour opened the @vocalartsdc season in Washington, D.C., followed by performances at New York’s @parkavearmory and the @muscocenter in Orange. With Allen at the piano, the all-American programs spanned art song and Broadway, featuring works by Barber, Bernstein, Ives, Sondheim, Rodgers, and more.
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#christopherallen #conductor #piano #tour #classicalmusic
19 Oct 2026
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