Arts
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Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture to feature 50th anniversary screening of honored film
Sharmila Tagore, one of India’s most famous film stars, and Indian art historian Dr. Partha Mitter will be the featured speakers at the fifth annual Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture set for Sunday, October 23 at 4 p.m. in the Music Center Recital Hall at UC Santa Cruz. See poster of event. The event will also…
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Scholar/performer tapped to lead UCSC programs in North Indian classical music
Dard Neuman has ambitious plans for promoting Indian music and culture at UC Santa Cruz. As holder of the university’s Kamil and Talat Hasan Endowed Chair in Classical Indian Music, he is responsible for building interest in Hindustani music through a variety of programs–functioning as a combination of academic instructor, concert promoter, event coordinator, sitar…
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UCSC and Santa Cruz Cultural Council to collaborate on arts project with NEA grant
The Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County has received a $14,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a collaborative project with the UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures program. Titled Connecting Arts and Community, the project will bring high-quality dance experiences to Santa Cruz County youth, their families, and other community…
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New ‘Outspoken Speakers’ series featured in Arts & Lectures 2005-06 season
Environmental advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., superstar classical violinist Midori, Grammy-winning mandolinists Mike Marshall and Chris Thile, and Spain’s powerful traditional flamenco troupe Noche Flamenca are just a few of the internationally acclaimed artists and speakers on the 2005-06 UCSC Arts & Lectures season. Kennedy will headline a new “Outspoken Speakers” series featuring lectures and…
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Cutting-edge dance/theater collaboration occurs between UC Santa Cruz and New York University
Lubricious Transfer-an ambitious dance experiment in live, transcontinental collaboration using the Internet-was broadcast simultaneously last week to audiences at UC Santa Cruz’s Experimental Theater and New York University’s Frederick Loewe Theater. The April 15 and 16 performances were the culmination of a distance arts education project undertaken by an interdisciplinary mix of faculty, students, and…
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UCSC kicks off Arboretum Music Series at new amphitheater beginning April 21
UC Santa Cruz will kick off its inaugural Arboretum Music Series on Thursday, April 21, with a concert by singer/songwriter Keith Greeninger, plus Dayan Kai and Band, at the new Arboretum Amphitheater off High Street in Santa Cruz. The series is part of the university’s 40th anniversary celebration this year. The Marie Beckham Arboretum Music…
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UC Santa Cruz celebrates 40th anniversary with exhibit of early years at Cowell College
Cowell College opened in the fall of 1965 as a “challenging and imaginative experiment” undertaken by 650 students and 40 faculty members. In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the college will present an exhibition titled Reminiscing: Cowell College, The Early Years, focusing on historical highlights from 1965 to 1975. The exhibit runs from April 16…
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Sesnon Gallery features innovative exhibit by three new art faculty
Innovative, kinetic, and sonic installations merging sculpture, electronic media, and performance art will be on display in Faculty Works: 2005 at UCSC’s Sesnon Gallery. The exhibit, from April 6 to May 7, will feature works by three new art faculty: Dee Hibbert-Jones, Ed Osborn, and Jennifer Parker. Dee Hibbert-Jones was recently hired as an assistant…
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High profile alumni guests introduce UCSC students to real life in Hollywood
Ever wondered what it’s really like to work in the entertainment industry? For the past eight years, students at UC Santa Cruz have flocked to a popular class taught by television consultant and UCSC alumnus Loren Steck for an inside look at the realities of an actual career in Hollywood. Titled Working in TV and…
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UC Santa Cruz Presents Pacific Rim Music Festival featuring artists from 12 countries in nine concerts: April 29 to May 7
Thirty composers, 15 ensembles, and over 100 performers will be featured in the 2005 Pacific Rim Music Festival–a nine-day international celebration that will be presented by the UC Santa Cruz Music Department from April 29 to May 7. Highlights of the festival include a celebration of composer Terry Riley’s 70th birthday featuring the Kronos Quartet…
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UC Santa Cruz guitarist has solo track on Grammy-winning CD
Last year, UCSC Music Department lecturer William Coulter recorded a solo guitar track for a CD titled Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar. On February 13, the disc won a 2005 Grammy Award for “Best Pop Instrumental Album” from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Released on the Solid Air Records label, the CD features…
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Gravity-defying dance performance to be presented by UCSC Arts & Lectures
The work of dancer/choreographer Trisha Brown is well known for its lack of respect for the laws of physics. Throughout Brown’s artistic career that has spanned more than three decades, her dancers have literally walked on walls and down the faces of buildings. Twisting in midair, they have climbed up and down each other in…