THINGS TO DO

February 1st – 26 th

A Young Yu: Mourning Rituals

Cantor Arts Center, Stanford

A young Yu’s work engages with Korean folklore, ritual, and dance, reinterpreting and regenerating it for contemporary, diasporic contexts. Mourning Rituals is a performance-based video reimagining the Korean ssitkimgut ritual, during which the spirits of the deceased are cleansed and guided into the afterlife.

4 Th

Lunar New Year Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose

Kick off the Year of the Rabbit at the annual Lunar New Year celebration bringing together Chinese and Vietnamese traditions. Create your own branch of beautiful flowers to symbolize health, prosperity, and good fortune in the coming year, signifying the end of winter and the beginning of spring. Be thrilled by the magnificent and ever-popular Lion Dance by Yun Yee Tong USA, as we welcome in the new year together.

10 th Forest Therapy

Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills

Decades of research show that forest bathing may help reduce stress, improve attention, boost immunity and lift mood. Forest Therapy is a practice of spending time in a forested area for the purpose of health, wellness and happiness. The walks start at 9:00 am and we will meet at the main parking lot in front of the information kiosk. Please come and experience Forest Therapy at Hidden Villa. $45.

11 th Rustem Hayroundinoff Piano Concerto

Historic Hoover Theatre, San Jose Rustem Hayroudinoff has performed to critical acclaim in Japan, the USA, Latin America, Canada, Russia and Europe. He has recorded for Chandos, EMI and Onyx Classics. His CD of the complete Rachmaninoff Preludes was selected by Classic FM Magazine as part of its ‘Essential Rachmaninoff Collection’ together with the recordings of Arthur Rubinstein and André Previn. Hayroudinoff’s disc of the complete Rachmaninoff Études-Tableaux was hailed as a ‘benchmark recording’ and became BBC Music’s Instrumental Choice of the Month, as well as being nominated for the Best Instrumental CD of the Year. BBC Radio 3’s ‘Building a Library’ selected the disc as the finest existing version of these pieces.

Cinema Paradiso (Film In Concert)

San Jose Center for the Performing Arts

Young Salvatore Di Vita discovers a refuge from his life in his war-torn Sicilian village…the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo instills in the boy a deep love of films. When Salvatore grows up, falls in love with a beautiful local girl, and takes over as the Paradiso's projectionist, Alfredo must convince Salvatore to leave his small town and pursue his passion for filmmaking. This beloved film features one of the most unforgettable of all movie scores by Italian maestro Ennio Morricone. The film won a BAFTA award for Best Original Score.

11th – 26 th Falstaff

California Theatre, San Jose

Women take charge in Verdi’s hilarious and beloved comedic masterpiece, Falstaff. Adapted from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV (Parts 1 and 2), this rollicking production offers a joyful look at one of the Bard’s most popular characters — the boisterous knight Sir John Falstaff and his misadventures at the hands of four witty women.

16 th – 17 th PHILADANCO

Hammer Theatre Center, San Jose

Renowned for its vibrant and highenergy performances, The Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO) is set to bring down the house with works from a diverse collection of multi-award-winning choreographers. Globally acclaimed for its artistic integrity, superbly trained dancers, and captivating stage presence, the innovative dance company has bridged cultural divides by showcasing the contributions of multicultural choreographers and performing for sold-out audiences of all ethnicities and communities worldwide.

21st – 26 th My Fair Lady

San Jose Center for the Performing Arts

Boasting such classic songs as “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “The Rain in Spain,” “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly” and “On the Street Where You Live,” My Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady.” But who is really being transformed?

March 2 nd – 5 th

Hershey Felder as George

Gershwin Alone

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

This musical masterpiece tells the story of legendary American songwriter George

Gershwin. George Gershwin Alone reviews the composer’s brilliant and prolific partnership with his brother, lyricist Ira Gershwin, incorporating beloved songs ranging from the popular hits “Fascinating Rhythm,” “I Got Rhythm,” “’S Wonderful” and “They Can’t Take That Away from Me,” to excerpts from his groundbreaking musicals Porgy and Bess and An American In Paris, and a complete performance of “A Rhapsody In Blue.” Felder’s exploration of Gershwin’s short but extraordinary life illuminates the master tunesmith whose work shaped a distinctly American style of music.

March 8 th – April 2 nd

Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer

Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto

Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer traces Hamer’s inspiring gospel journey to justice, from sharecropper to cofounding the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and becoming an outspoken voice for African American voting rights. Featuring songs including “This Little Light of Mine” and “We Shall Not Be Moved,” this incendiary call to action will ignite audiences to rise up and do their part to fight for what’s right.

March 9 th – April 22 nd

Clue

San Francisco Playhouse

Murder and blackmail are on the menu as six mysterious guests arrive at Boddy Manor for an unusual dinner party. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects and race to find the killer as the body count rises. This uproarious comedy whodunit should leave both cult-fans and newcomers in stitches as they try to solve the mystery. San Francisco Playhouse Co-Founder and Producing Director Susi Damilano helms a starry cast of theatre veterans who personify the game’s iconic characters, including Miss Scarlett, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock, and Colonel Mustard.

March 18 th – 19 th

Symphony San Jose presents:

Nakamatsu Plays Grieg Piano

Concerto

The California Theatre, San Jose San Jose’s own Cliburn gold medal winner Jon Nakamatsu reprises the first work he ever played with Symphony San Jose: Grieg’s Piano Concerto. The program ends with Florence Price’s pioneering Symphony No. 1, skillfully incorporating spirituals, folksong and syncopated African American dance rhythms into a classical structure.

March 25 th

Benjamin Grosvenor

Piano Concerto

Louis B. Mayer Theatre, Santa Clara Now among the world’s most admired pianists, Benjamin Grosvenor became the youngestever winner of the BBC Young Musician Competition at age 11. At 19, he was the youngest British musician ever signed by Decca Classics; his first album won the Gramophone award for best instrumental album of the year. He has also won the Classic Brits Critics’ Award, UK Critics’ Circle Award for Exceptional Young Talent, and a Diapason d’Or Jeune Talent Award. Grosvenor has been featured in two BBC television documentaries, BBC Breakfast and The Andrew Marr Show, as well as in CNN’s Human to Hero series. Since 2011 he has appeared eight times at BBC Proms.