handmade espadrille ballet, laceups and crossovers with colored jute

Details: 7:30 p.m.; free; live.stanford.edu. 7 Dorrance Dance: The New York troupe that meshes traditional tap with contemporary dance, music and theatricality, comes to Berkeley to perform a Cal Performances-commissioned work, “Myelination,” set to original live music, and two other pieces. Details: 8 p.m. Oct. 27; Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley; $30-$86; calperformances.org. 8 Creatures of Impulse: The improv group made up of young performers has been entertaining folks in the Tri-Valley for years. And of course they have a Halloween show, in which audience suggestions lead to on-the-spot creations of campfire ghost stories.

Instead, she chose to ride Hines’ swinging exuberance as a wave, Costumed in black moray tops and pants with handmade espadrille ballet, laceups and crossovers with colored jute black or orange side insets, her dancers strutted, marched, wiggled and flew in a zone between jazz, ballet and theater, Voice-over dialogue spoke of catastrophe and faith that Axis’ dancers embodied with a rolling wheelchair and daring physicality, Robert Moses’ “Tip,” which is vernacular for a way of feeling or being, was set to Graham’s soul/funk guitar (think the opening riff on Seinfeld), To begin, the dancers gathered center stage in a pack under shadowy red light and then exploded, What ensued was a series of partnerings and counterpoints that emphasized the sexiness of the heavy bass beat, the flying phrases, and Graham’s capacity to bend the notes as far backward as Moses asked his men to bend the women, “Tip” was at its strongest when Moses created blocks of movement that spoke to the overall shape of the music, but the summery costumes by Christopher Dunn undermined the driving ’70s intensity of the work..

The concert will include. • Haydn: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 64, No. 5, “Lark.”. • Dutilleux: Ainsi la nuit. • Beethoven: String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2. A free public master class will be held at 5 p.m. with Young Chamber Musicians; a pre-concert talk is at 6 p.m. with Kai Christiansen; and a post-concert reception will provide an opportunity to meet the musicians. Carlstrom Productions; DJ San Mateo County; Marriott San Francisco Airport Waterfront; and San Mateo County Arts Commission Grants Program are sponsors of the event.

Pear Avenue Theatre, “The Tempest.” By William Shakespeare, Through Oct, 6, Directed by Jeanie K, Smith, Featuring John Baldwin, Lawrence Barrott, Sarah Benjamin, Mark Drumm, Ronald Feichtmeir, Jim Johnson, James Kopp, Doll Piccotto, Diane Tasca, Caitlyn Tella, and Laurence Varda, Pear Avenue Theatre, 1220 Pear Ave., Mountain View, $10-$35 (discounts available.) 650-254-1148 or www.thepear.org, TheatreWorks, “Warrior Class.” By Kenneth Lin, Oct, 9-Nov, 3, California premiere, Directed by Leslie Martinson, Featuring Pun Bandhu, Robert Sicular and Delia MacDougall, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View, $19-$73 (savings available for educators, seniors, and patrons 30 and handmade espadrille ballet, laceups and crossovers with colored jute under), theatreworks.org or 650-463-1960..

San Jose Greek Festival: The festival features homemade food by locals of Greek heritage, live Hellenic music and dance groups. June 1-3. St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 1260 Davis St. $5. sanjosegreekfestival.org, 408-246-2770. The San Jose Giant Race: Run or walk a 5-mile or 5K course through Kelley Park, Happy Hollow Zoo and History San Jose before finishing on the field at Municipal Stadium. All participants receive a shirt, finisher medal and free San Jose Giants baseball ticket. June 2, 7:30 a.m. San Jose Municipal Stadium, 588 E. Alma Ave. 5k registration $45, 5-mile registration $55. race-sfgiants.com/san-jose, 408-297-1435.