ABT II: The American Ballet Theatre's Bright Young Stars of Ballet, performing Allegro Brillante (George Balanchine), Interplay (Jerome Robbins), White Swan Pas de Deux (after choreography by Lev Ivanov) and Carnival of Venice (Marius Petipa). 8 p.m. Nov. 7, Jackson Hall. Preperformance lecture, 7 p.m., Studio Theatre, and postperformance question-and-answer session. School matinee, 11 a.m. Nov. 6. (Nov. 8 performance canceled.)

JOSE FRANCH-BALLESTER: The classical clarinetist leads off the Mondavi Center's 2008-09 Debut Series. Born in Moncofa, Spain, into a family of clarinetists and Zarzuela singers, Franch-Ballester came to the United States to attend the Curtis Institute of Music, where he graduated in 2005. He is a member of Lincoln Center's Chamber Music Society Two. 8 p.m. Nov. 8, and 2 p.m. Nov. 9, Studio Theatre.

SONG AND DANCE ENSEMBLE OF WEST AFRICA: Formed in 1970 to revive traditional rhythms, instruments, folklore and mythology, and now blending those traditions with the musical stylizations of the Western world. 8 p.m. Nov. 14, Jackson Hall.

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