Disney puts ‘princess power’ theme on ice
1 Disney on Ice: Disney has been striving to give its leading female characters more of a 21stcentury-appropriate sense of strength and empowerment, and this extends to its famed touring ice show, the current edition of which is titled “Dream Big.” You’ll see all the favorite princesses — Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Tiana, Jasmine, Aurora and Snow White — in this show, which kicks off a Northern California stint today.
DETAILS >> Tonight through Monday at Oracle Arena, Oakland; Wednesday through Oct. 29 at SAP Center, San Jose; Nov. 2-5 at Golden 1 Center, Sacramento; $10$135; ticketmaster.com.
2 Rolling Loud Festival: The lineup for this hip-hop tour is swollen with A-listers, including the headliner Travis Scott (known for dating Kylie Jenner and delivering wild concerts), and supporting acts Lil Wayne, Schoolboy Q, Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug and many more. The tour stops at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View this weekend.
DETAILS >> 1-11 p.m. Saturday, noon to 10 p.m. Sunday; $99-$129 one-day tickets, $199-$349 twoday packages; www.rollingloud.com. 3 “The Liar”: David Ives, best known for his sexually charged play “Venus in Fur,” adapted this Pierre Corneille 17thcentury comedy, and the show is getting revivals around the country, a perfect comedic complement to the era of fake news and “alternative facts.” The play centers on a playboy of sorts who can’t help but concoct outrageous fibs about himself. His servant has
the opposite issue — he can’t help but tell the truth. Naturally, romantic complications ensue. The show arrives this week at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center for the Arts.
DETAILS >> Presented by Center Repertory Company; in previews Friday through Sunday, main run is Tuesday through Nov. 18; $34-$56; 925943-7469, www.centerrep.org.
“Voices from the Kitchen”: This storytelling show featuring cooks and other culinary workers is presented by La Cocina, a nonprofit that seeks to help talented folks who don’t have a lot of money make it the high-stakes Bay Area foodie world. “Voices” comes to two Bay Area venues this week.
DETAILS >> 6 p.m. today at Swedish American Hall, San Francisco; 6 p.m. Friday at San Jose Museum of Art; $50-$55; voicesfromthekitchen.org.
Gathering of the Tribes: This concert and arts festival celebrates the milestone and spirit of the 1967 Summer of Love with a full day of Bay Area rock and psychedelic bands, visual arts and more. The event is also billing itself as a remembrance of those lost to the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland.
DETAILS >> Noon to midnight Sunday; Public Works performance/community space, San Francisco; $15; www.gatheringofthetribessf2017.org.
“State of Siege”: 20th-century author Albert Camus belongs on a list of those whose works are worth revisiting in these unsettling times. “Siege” is a 1948 play by Camus that centers on a demagogue who exploits fear in a time of plague to seize control of a city. Paris’ famed Theatre de la Ville troupe returns to UC Berkeley this weekend to perform its adaptation of the drama.
DETAILS >> Presented by Cal Performances; 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday; Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley; $48-$110; 510-6429988, calperformances.org.
“A Brimful of Asha”: Indian-Canadian mother-son team Asha and Ravi Jain wrote and perform this 85-minute stage comedy about an issue many in the Bay Area can relate to: How do you maintain your cultural roots while keeping up with a fast-changing world? The show is playing at Stanford’s Bing Concert Hall Studio through Sunday.
DETAILS >> Presented by Stanford Live; $15-$45; 650-724-2464, live.stanford.edu.
San Francisco Trolley Dances: The annual free public performance spectacle returns this weekend. Along Muni’s famed N-Judah line during Saturday and Sunday, performers from such troupes as Chaksam-Pa Tibetan Dance and Opera Company, Embodiment Project, Hope Mohr Dance and others will perform site-specific short works along the line.
DETAILS >> Hosted by Epiphany Dance; go to epiphanydance.org to see a schedule of performances and more information.
Lily Cai Dance Company: The acclaimed Bay Area troupe presents classical Chinese dance that is informed by Western modern dance, wrapped up with ornate theatricality. The company presents four works, including two premieres, in its program this weekend.
DETAILS >> 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday; Cowell Theatre at Fort Mason complex, San Francisco; $28$38; www.lilycaidance.org.
10 Andre Rieu: The 68-year-old Dutch violinist and his 60-piece Johann Strauss Orchestra travel the world, filling amphitheaters with romantic waltzes and delivering their message of love and joy (not filtered through any sense of irony) to thousands and thousands of fans. The global phenomenon lands at San Jose’s SAP Center on Tuesday and Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center on Wednesday.
DETAILS >> 8 p.m. each show; $65-$325 San Jose, $39-$99 Sacramento; ticketmaster.com.