NOV 27–29
Mummenschanz
Swiss mime troupe
Mummenschanz
employs comedy,
pathos, costumes and
masks to entertain
through a magical collection of silent skits.
Zellerbach Hall (UC
Berkeley). 510.642.9988,
calperformances.org
DANCE
NOV 6–8 Bridge Project
This year’s work, entitled Re writing Dance,
features works by choreographers Jeanine
Durning and Deborah
Hay, philosopher Alva
Noë, curator and dance
producer Michèle
Steinwald and six Bay
Area artists working at
the intersection of language and movement.
CounterPulse (SF).
hopemohr.org
NOV 6–15 Alonzo
King Lines Ballet
Choreographer Alonzo
King’s Lines Ballet
welcomes Grammy
Award–winning Lisa
Fischer to its fall home
season as the dancers
pay tribute to the power
of song. YBCA (SF).
415.978.2787,
linesballet.org
NOV 17 Forever Tango
Anna Trebunskaya
of Dancing With the
Stars joins six world-class Argentine tango
couples, a traditional
Argentine 1930s-style
vocalist and an 11-piece
orchestra for an evening of sensuous,
sophisticated dance.
Veterans Memorial
Auditorium (San
Rafael). 415.499.6400,
marincounty.org
NOV 20–22
International Hip-Hop
Dance Fest Featuring
16 hip-hop dance com-
panies from around the
world, the event also
hosts a screening of the
hip-hop documentary
Shake the Dust. Palace
of Fine Arts (SF).
415.392.4400,
sfhiphopdancefest.com
NOV 27–DEC 13 The
Velveteen Rabbit ODC
co-artistic director KT
Nelson’s now-classic
interpretation of
Margery Williams’
beloved children’s book
The Velveteen Rabbit
returns for its 29th
season. YBCA (SF).
415.978.2787,
odcdance.org
COMEDY
TUESDAYS Tuesday
Comedy Funnies An
evening of hilarity
featuring comedians
who make us laugh and
think. Throckmorton
Theatre (Mill Valley).
415.383.9600, throck
mortontheatre.org
NOV 5–21 Nerd
Nation Stand-up
comedian Dhaya
Lakshminarayanan
brings her brand of
intellectual comedy to
her first solo show. Exit
Studio (SF). divest.info
MUSIC
SUNDAYS Traditional
Irish Session Head to
Fairfax for an open
Irish-pub-style jam session. The Sleeping Lady
(Fairfax). 415.485.1182,
sleepinglady
fairfax.com
THRU NOV 20 The
Magic Flute The San
Francisco Opera
presents Mozart’s The
Magic Flute, which
takes place in a fantastical world of ferocious
dragons and enchanted
musical instruments,
where a noble prince
sets out to rescue a
beautiful princess.
