Peter Jaques

upcoming performances

February 2007

• I'm joining the circus

  Thursday, February 1

  Dance Mission Theatre, 3316 24th St. @ Mission , San Francisco CA.
  Feb. 2-4th & 8-11th, 8pm, $20.
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  Sweet Can Productions- San Francisco’s newest circus ensemble- presents “habitat,” an intimate and spectacular circus, complete with acrobatics, clowning, and live music.

  Where: Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St. @ Mission (across the street from 24th St. BART.) 415-273-4633

  Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com

  Who: Under the direction of Rob Rodgers, “habitat” features Beth Clarke, BeeJay Joyer, Kerri Kresinski, Jeremy Sheets, Daniela Steiner, Elizabeth Strong, and Matt White with live music by Dan Cantrell, Peter Jaques, Tobias Roberson, and Lila Sklar. Costume and Set design by Laura Hazlett. Lighting design by Tad Shannon.

  More info: www.sweetcanproductions.com

  Circus acts include tissu, trapeze, juggling, slack rope, German wheel, bellydancing and acrobatics.

  Buy your tickets now, these shows will sell out!

  We look forward to seeing you there.

• ArtSF benefit with Brass Menazeri

  Saturday, February 3

  ArtSF, 110 Capp (at 16th) , San Francisco CA.
  8pm-1am, $8-15.
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  KAFANA BALKAN

  Featuring the Brass Menazeri Balkan Brass Band & DJs Zarko & Zeljko.

  Come out and support a great cause and listen to some great music. A benefit for the Bread and Cheese circus that has been making free circus shows and workshops for refugee children in Kosovo for the past 4 years. The international troupe consists of members from Bosnia, Serbia, Canada, and the United States. You can view footage and find out more about the circus by visiting: www.myspace.com/humanitariancircus

  The night’s festivities will include:

  • BRASS MENAZERI-Live Balkan Gypsy Brass Orchestra (brass.menazeri.com)

  • DJ ZARKO - spinning Balkan dance tunes

  • DJ ZELJKO - mixing an assortment of Balkan music including Boban Markovic, Kocani Orchaestra, and Fanfare Ciorcalia

  • Clowning with members of the Bread and Cheese Circus Art from Balkan and Local artists

  More information at ArtSF.org

• Gamelan X Chinese New Year!

  Friday, February 23

  1015 Folsom, San Francisco CA.
  10pm-6am, $20.
  
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  SF Guardian - Picks: Friday Feb. 23, 2007

  Gamelan X
  Since the word gamelan comes from the Javanese word game — meaning “to strike or hammer” — am I right to assume that the Bay Area’s own Funkadelic of ethnomusicology, Gamelan X, are the sound of hammering to the 10th power? It sure as hell sounds that way, judging by the trance-inducing rhythms pinballing between Balinese gongs, drums, and xylophones as this formidable primitive-futurist improvisational collective of epic proportions bashes out Indonesian marching music made for dance clubs yet to be conceived. Look at it this way: you could either stare at those four walls of yours to usher in Chinese New Year or give a wink to the Year of the Boar by joining Gamelan X in their quest for provocative new head spaces. Your choice.
  (Todd Lavoie)

  With Bassbin Twins, Bassnectar, and Glitch Mob
  www.raindancepresents.com

• Klezmer Brunch

  Sunday, February 25

  Revolution Cafe
  3248 22nd St. (at Bartlett), San Francisco.
  noon-3pm, free.
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  Accordionist & singer Jeanette Lewicki will host an intimate afternoon of Yiddish songs & rockin klezmer tunes, joined by clarinetists Aaron Novik & Peter Jaques.