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The Palette
Exploring Creative Santa Monica |
November 1, 2007 |
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This weekend in Santa Monica we have
some artists doing their level best to explode
boundaries while other artists strive to create beauty within
age-old traditions. At McCabes you'll
find the wonders of throat singing, an art form derived
from the Republic of Tuva in Central
Asia, while at the Miles Playhouse
you'll see dazzling new concepts in modern dance. One
pair of visual artists will challenge the very
definition of art and space at the DCA Fine Art while
at Highways another set will use the
rituals of the past to celebrate our lives today. It's
a weekend of diversity, a showcase of the broad spectrum
of art and culture available here in our City.
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Contemporary Dance Going Strong @ Miles
Playhouse |
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ANGLES – An evening of dance
B.E.
Productions Dance Company
8:30 pm
Friday and Saturday, November 2nd & 3rd
Miles Playhouse
1130 Lincoln Boulevard
Reservations by
e-mail
949/887-1134
Guest choreographer Keith Glassman
has created exciting new work set to a selection
of music from Bellini's opera
Norma and Brahms'
German Requiem. The company continues to
challenge the boundaries of dance with works
that examine how we think about physical
space with dances created by Rebecca
Levy and Eryn Schon
which include classical guitarist music along
with a new work set to adverising jingles. |
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Day of the Dead Rituals |
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Dias de Los Muertos
Ritual and Performance
8:30 pm
Friday & Saturday, November 2 & 3
Highways Performance Space
1651 18th Street
310/315.1459
The evening
will start with a traditional Mexican
Dia de Los Muertos ceremony honoring
our ancestors followed by a performance of
Calavereando an original performance piece
inspired by the work of artist Jose
Guadalupe Posada and conclude with pan
de muerto, tamales and music at a community
altar. This event is funded by a grant from the
City of Santa Monica’s Community Arts
Grant Program. |
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Beidul & Gehry Push Boundaries |
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Alejandro Gehry |
Biedul & Gehry: Raw Space
Artist
Reception Saturday, November 3, 6-9pm
Exhibition runs
through December 31
DCA Fine Art
3107 Pico Boulevard
310/396.8565
This
collection of paintings by Brian Biedul
and Alejandro Gehry invites
viewers to step inside of this Raw
Space to experience art that
pushes our own understanding of how the human
form can be used in art. Biedul
investigates gestalt space with a special
interest in the boundary between the concepts of
“inside” and “outside.” Gehry
explores the cultural boundaries of human
sexuality while challenging society’s norms.
This is bound to be one of the most talked about
exhibitions of the fall gallery season! |
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Open House at Santa Monica Airport |
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Third Anniversary Open House
6:00 to 9:00 pm
Saturday, November 3rd
12:00 to 5:00 pm
Sunday, November 4th
Santa Monica Art Studios
3026 Airport Avenue
310/397-7449
Be sure to
visit the Third Anniversary Open House
at Santa Monica Art Studios
this weekend. Located in a historic 22,000
square foot hangar the art complex features
three galleries provides working space for over
30 painters, printmakers, photographers,
sculptors and mixed media artists including
Gerard Bourgeois,
Suzanne Erickson, Judith Golden, Yossi Govrin,
Sally Lamb, Rachael McCampbell, Sylvia Moss,
Rimi Yang and Rodd Zinberg. |
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Are We Our Toys? |
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Mae West, 2007, Michael Gregg
Michaud, digital print |
The Toy Show
Artist Reception: November 3, 5:00 –
7:00 pm
Exhibition runs through December 22
Hunsaker/Schlesinger Fine Art
Bergamot Station Arts Center
2525 Michigan Avenue, T3
310/828-1133
Toys. We all want them - big
ones, little one, expensive ones. How often in
course of a one-half hour television show do you
hear the words “I want that!”? Could television
even exist without our constant desire for new
and better toys? And how long does it take for
yearning to turn to boredom and that fabulous
new toy finds itself in the trash? These are a
few of the thoughts explored by artists such as
Michael Beck, Kim Dingle, Bruce Richards and
Peter Zokosky in this group show.
And while you're visiting Bergamot, be sure
to check out the new John Humble exhibition at
The Rose Gallery, George Yepes' work at
Patricia Correia Gallery and Marlena Chumo
at
Schomburge Gallery. |
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Our Own Beach Club |
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Shape Your Beach Club
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Saturday, November 3
Multi-Purpose Room
Santa Monica Main Public Library
601 Santa Monica Boulevard
Construction is already underway for the new
Annenberg Community Beach Club on Santa Monica
Beach and the City of Santa Monica is eager to
hear what you'd like to see at your beach club.
City staff will be on hand to talk about the ins
and outs of the planned operations, special
events, parking and transportation and also to
hear your ideas for programming this amazing new
community asset. |
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The Magical Otherworldly Sounds of
Throat Singing |
Huun –Huur-Tu
7:00 pm & 9:00 pm
Sunday, November 4
McCabes
3101 Pico Blvd
310/ 828.4497
McCabe’s
manages to maintain a balance of musical
traditions and innovations offering up
performances by consistently excellent
performers. This Sunday they’re got a real
treat in store when Huun-Huur-Tu
steps onto their stage with the astonishing
musical phenomenon of throat singing. The music
produced by this quartet as they simultaneously
generate multiple tones is indescribably
beautiful so I won’t waste words here. Just go
see them! It’s an experience you’ll never
forget |
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Happy Weekend-
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