DANCE MADNESS AT THE SYMPHONY
BERKELEY—The symphony crowd missed an evocative evening at the Berkeley Symphony that was offering two important mid-career composers, a mad, mad dance program, a foray to British creativity and a fast-rising guest conductor. But the rafts of empty seats in Zellerbach Hall suggested that it was all a bit too far off the beaten track, even for an orchestra as innovative as Berkeley. Having less than average advance media coverage didn’t help either. Covering the pit with a dance surface…