‘Sonic Runway’ comes to San Jose
Downtown San Jose has received an infusion of colorful lights in recent months — notably the illuminating sculpture atop The Pierce apartments near Interstate 280 — but there hasn’t been a big public draw at City Hall since Zero One turned the rotunda dome into a canvas.
That changes Friday night when the public art piece called “Sonic Runway” makes its debut along Santa Clara Street from Fourth to Sixth streets. The opening celebration runs 6-8 p.m.
The installation, which encourages visitors to walk through the display of changing, pulsating concentric lights, was created by artists Rob Jensen and Warren Trezevant. They took it to Burning Man in 2016 and then to London.
It will remain in San Jose for two to three months, according to Kerry Adams-Hapner, the city’s director of cultural affairs, as part of a long “Playa to Paseo” public art partnership with the Burning Man organizers.
Details: Learn more at sonicrunway.net. — Linda Zavoral, Staff
Russian ballet performs ‘Swan Lake’
The Russian Grand Ballet’s first visit to the South Bay will come with one of the grandest ballets of them all.
Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” will be performed Saturday and Sunday in San Mateo and Cupertino by this company, which has been traveling the globe since 2005.
Headed by artistic director Constantine Pinchuk and ballet master Andrey Litvinov, the troupe has expanded to include 50 dancers. Sixty U.S. cities are on the schedule for their third North American tour.
Both performances will be full-length productions.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at San Mateo Performing Arts Center; 4 p.m. Sunday at Flint Center for the Performing Arts, Cupertino; $25-$75; 800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com. Find out more about the ballet company at www.russiangrandballet.com.