8 pm: Circus, Dance & Music

“Circus Orchestra,” presented by Cirque Eloize and the Pacific Symphony, combines circus arts, contemporary dance and live symphonic music. The show, which plays the Irvine Barclay Theatre through Sunday, features 15 circus performers specializing in aerial movement, rings, contortion, trapeze, hand-balancing and the giant German wheel. The 70-minute performance will be held five times during the run.

* “Circus Orchestra,” Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine, 8 p.m., Thursday through Sunday; and 2 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. Ends Sunday. $35 to $45. (714) 755-5799.

all day: Movies

The Hollywood Film Festival kicks off its fifth annual appearance with tonight’s invitation-only screening of Christopher Monger’s “Girl From Rio,” starring Hugh Laurie. Public screenings begin Friday and run through Sunday at Paramount and Raleigh Studios, featuring an international lineup of films from Australia, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the U.S. Highlights include Eva Gardos’ “American Rhapsody” and the closing-night film, Woody Allen’s “Curse of the Jade Scorpion.” Parallel to the festival is the Hollywood Film Conference, a four-day event beginning today at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, which includes panels, seminars and networking opportunities with industry professionals. The festival is capped by Monday night’s Hollywood Movie Awards gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

* Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Conference, Paramount Studios, 5555 Melrose Ave., L.A.; Raleigh Studios, Chaplin Theatre, 650 N. Bronson Ave., L.A.; Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood; Beverly Hilton Hotel, 9876 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. Screenings, $8; festival passes, $50; awards gala, $250; pass, plus awards, $295; VIP pass, $695; conference pass, $150 to $495. For days and times, contact (213) 480-3232 or https://hollywoodfestival.com/festival.

8:30 & 10:30 pm: Jazz

Pianist-composer Chick Corea first gained prominence in the late ‘60s when he played with jazz legend Miles Davis. Since then he’s performed in dozens of other creative musical endeavors. Tonight the Chick Corea New Trio continues a weeklong stint at Catalina’s Bar & Grill.

* The Chick Corea New Trio, Catalina’s Bar & Grill, 1640 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Also Friday, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. $25 to $30. (323) 466-2210.

7:45 pm: Pop Music

New Orleans rapper Mystikal leads a gallery of hip-hop hit makers into the Universal Amphitheatre tonight on the Seagram’s Gin Live concert tour. Originally, rappers Ginuwine and Juvenile were slated to perform together at the venue on July 13, but that show was merged with tonight’s to give fans a meatier bill with eight acts.

* Mystikal, Ginuwine, Juvenile, Nivea, Jaheim, Public Announcement, Jimmy Cozier and Supervision, Universal Amphitheatre, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, 7:45 p.m. $29.50 to $48.50. (818) 622-4440.

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Freebie

* Flutist Danilo Lozano describes the music of his group Cuba L.A. as “gleeful,” drawing upon every Spanish and African musical element. Lozano leads his group in a free concert at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A., 7:30 p.m. (310) 440-4575.