saturday/11
“Dance as a Weapon.” Martha Graham Dance Co. performs works by Jewish choreographers Jane Dudley, Eve Gentry, Isadora Duncan, Sophie Maslow and Martha Graham, who used dance to explore political and social issues. At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 8 p.m. Also Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. $48-$60. www.jccsf.org.
tuesday/14
“The Adopted Princess.” Theatrical production by girls in grades 4-8 presented by Jewish Study Network. At Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. 7:30 p.m. $5-$36. www.jsn.info.
thursday/23
Batsheva Dance Company. Israeli modern dance company perform Ohad Naharin’s new work, “Max.” At Yerba Buena Arts Center, 701 Mission St., S.F. 8 p.m. $35-$60. Also Feb. 24 and 25. www.ybca.org.
ongoing
Faith, family, desire. The new American Conservatory Theater play “Higher” takes audience members from New York to the Sea of Galilee as two American architects compete to design a memorial in Israel — and end up confronting their own pasts. Here, architect Elena Constantine (René Augesen) explores the memorial site with the help of judging committee member Jacob Stein (Alexander Crowther). 8 p.m. through Feb. 19 at Children’s Creativity Museum theater, 221 Fourth St., S.F. $45-$65. www.act-sf.org
“Crossing Delancey.” Tabard Theatre Co. presents romantic comedy about a Jewish woman looking for love in New York. Through Feb. 19. At Theatre on San Pedro Square, 29 N. San Pedro St., San Jose. Times vary. $10-$35. www.tabardtheatre.org.
“Ragtime.” Youth Musical Theater Company presents Tony Award–winning musical set in 1904 about tension between in American Jewish immigrants, African-Americans from Harlem and upper-class whites. Through Feb. 18. Special performance at 2 p.m. Feb. 12 benefits company’s tuition assistance program. At Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. $12-$24. www.ymtcberkeley.org.