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Caption: Cal Performances presents Angélique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma at the Greek Theatre, Saturday, August 30, 2025
(credit: Brantley Gutierrez)

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Vikingur Olafsson, an Icelandic man wearing blue rimmed glasses stares into the camera while smearing paint with his hands on a clear screen in front of him.
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Caption: Cal Performances 2025–26 Artist in Residence Vikingur Olafsson, piano
(credit: Ari Magg)

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Caption: Cal Performances welcomes Sadler’s Wells and Shaolin Temple presenting Sutra; Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / Antony Gormley / Szymon Brzóska with the Monks of Shaolin Temple, at Zellerbach Hall, Saturday–Sunday, November 8–9, 2025
(credit: Ali)

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Caption: Cal Performances presents the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Muti, conductor, at Zellerbach Hall, Saturday, January 17, 2026
(credit: Todd Rosenberg Photography)

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A black-and-white image of two dancers of the A.I.M. company wearing slacks and blazers, posing closely together to look as if they're connected at the hip.
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Caption: Cal Performances presents A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, at Zellerbach Hall, Saturday–Sunday, February 21–22, 2026
Pictured: Alysia Johnson, William Okajima
(credit: Tatiana Wills)

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Caption: Cal Performances presents the Paris Opera Ballet in A North American Premiere by Hofesh Shechter at Zellerbach Hall, Thursday–Saturday, October 2–4, 2025
Pictured: Hofesh Shechter, choreographer
(credit: Hugo Glendinning)

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Caption: Cal Performances presents The Joffrey Ballet in Midsummer Night's Dream, Alexander Ekman, choreographer, at Zellerbach Hall, Friday–Sunday, April 17–19, 2026
(credit: Cheryl Mann)

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Caption: Cal Performances presents Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens in Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual at Zellerbach Hall, Thursday–Friday, March 19–20, 2026
Pictured: Rhiannon Giddens
(credit: Ebru Yildiz)

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A black-and-white image of Joyce DiDonato, a white woman with a pixie cut, staring into the camera.
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Caption: Cal Performances presents Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-sopranoand Time for Three in Emily – No Prisoner Be (Cal Performances Co-commission), at Zellerbach Hall, Saturday, February 17, 2026
Pictured: Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
(credit: Zurich F. Kalotay)

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A drawing depicting a little girl attached to a string held by a hand as she stands on a bright red road in the midst of a black and white forest.
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Caption: Cal Performances presents Manual Cinema in The 4th Witch, Inspired by Macbeth (Cal Performances Co-commission) at Zellerbach Hall, Saturday, November 22, 2025
(credit: courtesy of Manual Cinema)

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Jordi Savall gestures enthusiastically with one hand as he holds his viol in his other hand.
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Caption: Cal Performances presents Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Tembembe Ensamble Continuo and Special Guests in Un Mar de Músicas (A Sea of Music) at Zellerbach Hall, Saturday, April 21, 2026
(credit: H Pouyforcat)

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The Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band performs on a dimly lit stage in front of an audience.
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Caption: Cal Performances presents Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band at Zellerbach Playhouse, Friday, March 6, 2026
(credit: Jasz Garrett)

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Caption: Cal Performances presents Lara Downes and Friends in This Land: Reflections on America at Zellerbach Hall, Saturday, May 9, 2026
(credit: Ebru Yildiz)

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