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Concert picks: Stapleton and Price, Wailers
Dance picks: sjDANCEco, Margaret Jenkins
Here are two recitals Bay Area dance fans should know about.
sjDANCEco: With the pandemic wreaking havoc over live arts performances the past couple of years, this San Jose troupe has accumulated some new works just itching to make their in-person debut. That changes this weekend as the company performs a program of four world premieres and two encores. The new works include Maria Basile's ode to personal connection, “Yield”; Hsiang Hsiu Lin's “Rising”; “Hymn to a New Dawn,” a piece that touches on inhumanity and recovery created by Gary Masters, with Fred Matthews and company dancers; and “The Mitten” created by company dancers. Revivals include “Earth Song” (1988) and “Flying Colors” (2018). The troupe will be accompanies by the San Jose Chamber Orchestra.
Details: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; Hammer Theater Center, San Jose; $39-$45, $80-$100VIP; www. sjdanceco.org.
Margaret Jenkins Dance Company: The acclaimed troupe is marking its 50th anniversary with a worldly project with a worldly themes. “Global Moves,” a work that ponders migration and asks “What if Earth had no borders?” was created in collaboration with Cross Move Lab of China and the United States, Kolben
Here are four of the top shows happening this week in the Bay Area.
Chris Stapleton and company: The headliner for Chris Stapleton's All American Roadshow is, of course, Chris Stapleton. And, most certainly, he's the main reason fans will turn out to see the show at 7p.m. Saturday at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. Yet, an even bigger draw for us is the chance to see the support acts — terrific country vocalist Margo Price and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs. Tickets are $250and up; livenation.com.
Music in the Park: The Legendary Wailers, Third World and the Skatalites — three iconic Jamaican reggae/ska acts — kick off the Music in the Park 2022concert series at 5p.m. Friday at Plaza de Cesar Chavez in San Jose. Tickets are $25-$75; mitpsj.com.
Live at Lagunitas: The Live at Lagunitas concert series, which benefits the Best Friends Animal Society, kicks off Tuesday with Dan Deacon. Other upcoming shows include Valerie June (July 11), Les Claypool's Bastard Jazz (Aug. 2) and Big Freedia (Aug. 15) at the LaguMiniAmphitheaterette at Lagunitas Brewery in Petaluma. Tickets are $10; lagunitas. com.
Brit Floyd: While waiting for Pink Floyd founding members Roger Waters and Nick Mason to launch their own individual tours later this year, fans can check out this acclaimed Floyd tribute act at 7:30p.m. Tuesday at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga. Tickets are $39and up; mountainwinery.com.
Dance Company of Israel and Tanusree Shankar Dance Company from India. Performances will take place inside and outside the Presidio Theatre in San Francisco, and will feature musician and writer Rinde Eckert and a live score composed and performed by Paul Dresher with Joel Davel, poetry and text by Michael Palmer, and costumes by Mary Domenico. Details: 8 p.m. today through Saturday, 3p.m. Sunday; $20-$50; www. mjdc.org/global-moves.