The Hammer Theatre Center presents this FREE event featuring, aerial dance, live performances, food trucks and more! Come celebrate downtown's art, innovation,and community! http://cbpr.co/press/hammerplazacelebration/

Through Bridgman|Packer’s signature integration of live performance and video technology, an ordinary box truck evolves from the utilitarian into a reimagined space, a micro-world of magical visions and transformation. The work ranges from evocative to humorous, to sensuous, to wacky. Free. http://hammertheatre.com/event/bridgman-packer-truck-dance/2018-09-28/

BANDALOOP honors nature, community, and the human spirit through perspective-bending dance. A pioneer in vertical performance, BANDALOOP seamlessly weaves dynamic physicality, intricate choreography, and climbing technology to turn the dance floor on its side. Free. http://hammertheatre.com/event/bandaloop/2018-09-28/

Through Bridgman|Packer’s signature integration of live performance and video technology, an ordinary box truck evolves from the utilitarian into a reimagined space, a micro-world of magical visions and transformation. The work ranges from evocative to humorous, to sensuous, to wacky. Free. http://hammertheatre.com/event/bridgman-packer-truck-dance/2018-09-28/

Through Bridgman|Packer’s signature integration of live performance and video technology, an ordinary box truck evolves from the utilitarian into a reimagined space, a micro-world of magical visions and transformation. The work ranges from evocative to humorous, to sensuous, to wacky. Free. http://hammertheatre.com/event/bridgman-packer-truck-dance/2018-09-28/

BANDALOOP honors nature, community, and the human spirit through perspective-bending dance. A pioneer in vertical performance, BANDALOOP seamlessly weaves dynamic physicality, intricate choreography, and climbing technology to turn the dance floor on its side. Free. http://hammertheatre.com/event/bandaloop/2018-09-28/

BANDALOOP honors nature, community, and the human spirit through perspective-bending dance. A pioneer in vertical performance, BANDALOOP seamlessly weaves dynamic physicality, intricate choreography, and climbing technology to turn the dance floor on its side. Free. http://hammertheatre.com/event/bandaloop/2018-09-28/

The Hammer Theatre Center presents this FREE event featuring, aerial dance, live performances, food trucks and more! Come celebrate downtown's art, innovation,and community! http://cbpr.co/press/hammerplazacelebration/

Through Bridgman|Packer’s signature integration of live performance and video technology, an ordinary box truck evolves from the utilitarian into a reimagined space, a micro-world of magical visions and transformation. The work ranges from evocative to humorous, to sensuous, to wacky. Free. http://hammertheatre.com/event/bridgman-packer-truck-dance/2018-09-28/

BANDALOOP honors nature, community, and the human spirit through perspective-bending dance. A pioneer in vertical performance, BANDALOOP seamlessly weaves dynamic physicality, intricate choreography, and climbing technology to turn the dance floor on its side. Free. http://hammertheatre.com/event/bandaloop/2018-09-28/

Through Bridgman|Packer’s signature integration of live performance and video technology, an ordinary box truck evolves from the utilitarian into a reimagined space, a micro-world of magical visions and transformation. The work ranges from evocative to humorous, to sensuous, to wacky. Free. http://hammertheatre.com/event/bridgman-packer-truck-dance/2018-09-28/

Through Bridgman|Packer’s signature integration of live performance and video technology, an ordinary box truck evolves from the utilitarian into a reimagined space, a micro-world of magical visions and transformation. The work ranges from evocative to humorous, to sensuous, to wacky. Free. http://hammertheatre.com/event/bridgman-packer-truck-dance/2018-09-28/

Frankenstein returns to international cinemas to mark the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s most famous novel. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development, and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic tale. $14-$21. http://hammertheatre.com/event/frankenstein/2018-10-03/

Frankenstein returns to international cinemas to mark the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s most famous novel. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development, and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic tale. $14-$21. http://hammertheatre.com/event/frankenstein-cumberbatch-as-frankenstein/2018-10-05/

Regarded as one of Shakespeare’s finest works, Hamlet contains prominent themes on the complexity of action vs. inaction, the mystery surrounding death, and the uncertainty inherent in existence itself, as Hamlet experiences visions from the afterlife that indict his uncle in the murder of his father. $14-$21. http://hammertheatre.com/event/hamlet-actors-from-the-london-stage-in-hammer-4/2018-10-05/

Regarded as one of Shakespeare’s finest works, Hamlet contains prominent themes on the complexity of action vs. inaction, the mystery surrounding death, and the uncertainty inherent in existence itself, as Hamlet experiences visions from the afterlife that indict his uncle in the murder of his father. $14-$21. http://hammertheatre.com/event/hamlet-actors-from-the-london-stage-in-hammer-4/2018-10-05/

An all-star ensemble comprising eight of the finest performer/composers at work in jazz today, the SFJAZZ Collective performs fresh arrangements of works by Antônio Carlos Jobim and newly commissioned pieces by each SFJAZZ Collective member. $25-$45. https://sanjosejazz.org/artist/sfjazz-collective-plays-the-music-of-antonio-carlos-jobim/

Cordelia Fine is a Professor in the History & Philosophy of Science program at the University of Melbourne, known for her books, Delusions of Gender, and, Testosterone Rex, which was the winner of the prestigious Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book prize in 2017. Free event. http://hammertheatre.com/event/cordelia-fine-ha-talks/

Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two aging fathers—one a King, one his courtier—reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends. $14-$21. http://hammertheatre.com/event/king-lear/

Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito returns to the Hammer Theatre with his new program celebrating Italian Piazzas (squares). The program is the live version of his new Public TV Special on San Francisco PBS (KQED). $66-$86. http://hammertheatre.com/event/pasquale-espacito-celebrating-italian-piazzas/

Mixing new techniques and acts with ancient traditions, The New Chinese Acrobats present the opportunity to view the best of China’s ancient folk art, mixed with the style and virtuosity of today’s generation. $29-$46. http://hammertheatre.com/event/the-new-chinese-acrobats/

Gary Kamiya, bestselling author of Cool Gray City of Love: 49 Views of San Francisco, will give a talk of 25–40 minutes, to include a conversation with Michael Johns and a question-and-answer session and book-signing to follow. $11-$51. http://hammertheatre.com/event/gary-kamiya-ha-talks/

Celebrate the many film adaptations of Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein with an evening of clips, discussion, and a panel of experts from San José State University and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. This is a free event, sponsored by an SJSU Artistic Excellence Programming Grant. Due to limited seating, please RSVP. http://hammertheatre.com/event/frankenstein-goes-to-the-movies/