Posts Tagged ‘UC San Diego’
David Roussève’s ‘Halfway to Dawn’ Dances a Portrait of Jazz Great Billy Strayhorn
“Strayhorn was far ahead of his time, gay and out and living with his life partner in the late 1930s, which was unheard of and dangerous…His motto was ‘halfway to dawn.’”
Read MoreNot Your Typical Drama Program
There have been many powerful and unforgettable shows written about war veterans and their adjustment to the outside world. Less common in San Diego are plays where veterans are cast in full-length dramas.
Read MoreBlythe Barton Dance in-the-ROUND and More…
“Seating-in-the-round provides a unique opportunity to view choreography in three dimensions. Dancers swoop, glide, and flutter within inches of the audience…
Read MoreA Film that Fuses Music And Painting from Two Different Worlds
Can we hear paintings? Can we see musical sounds? UC San Diego composer Lei Liang and his high-tech collaborators have fused these two unusual propositions into a provocative film titled “Deriving Worlds” . . .
Read More‘Wrenegades: An Ecological Adventure’ Takes Flight at UC San Diego
“Our wren hero travels, so we use shadow puppets to show that. She rides a whale and…”
Read MoreArditti Quartet’s Tribute to Roger Reynolds at 80
No one has exercised a more profound influence on the character and direction of music at UC San Diego than composer Roger Reynolds. So it was fitting that the university fete its Pulitzer Prize winning resident composer on his 80th birthday with a concert . . .
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