The Forgotten Empress is dynamic-dance drama based on the history and life of Empress Noor Jahan exploring the influence she had in 17th century Mughal India, and how she maintained her delicate power in a male dominated empire only to be almost forgotten in the latter years of her life and in death. $35-$60. https://www.vbotickets.com/v4.2/event_info.asp?eid=39954&s=46757EC3-C9D9-4D19-B4BA-D4C88487EC7D

Hammer Theatre Center and San Jose Jazz bring the best names in jazz to downtown San Jose with a new intimate cabaret concert experience, Black Cab Jazz. Award-winning saxophonist Melissa Aldana connects her work to the legacy of Latina artists who have come before her. $20-$25. https://hammertheatre.com/events/

For nearly five decades, Mummenschanz has been the epitome of contemporary mask theater worldwide, crossing language barriers and cultures. With no spoken words, purely visually, and completely without music and set design, only with masks and bodies against a black background, the artists appear. $40-$50. https://hammertheatre.com/events/

For nearly five decades, Mummenschanz has been the epitome of contemporary mask theater worldwide, crossing language barriers and cultures. With no spoken words, purely visually, and completely without music and set design, only with masks and bodies against a black background, the artists appear. $40-$50. https://hammertheatre.com/events/

Join Councilmembers Jimenez, Peralez, Carrasco, Esparza and Arenas for a conversation about the history of inequity in San Jose with Dr. Stephen Pitti, the Author of the Devil in Silicon Valley and Dr. Albert Camarillo, the Author of Chicanos in a Changing Society. Free. https://hammertheatre.com/events-list/