Cal Performances' programmatic origins date back to 1906, when the celebrated French actress Sarah Bernhardt performed for earthquake refugees in UC Berkeley's Hearst Greek Theatre. Since that time, appearances by such renowned performers as Luisa Tetrazzini, Margaret Anglin, George Gershwin, Marian Anderson, Dave Brubeck, Glenn Gould, the Berliner Ensemble, Yo-Yo Ma and Mark Morris Dance Group demonstrate that Berkeley has sufficiently lived up to its reputation as "the Athens of the West."