Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts

Friday, June 19, 2015

Concert Series @ Westwood Library


Get a head start on the 4th of July with this FREE, fun concert of American band music by the Brass Pacifica Quintet! Fun for the whole family, the program includes a potpourri of Americana, patriotic and Jazz favorites—Gershwin, Copland, Sousa, and more!

After the concert, meet the musicians and enjoy a complimentary reception hosted by Napa Valley Grille and Friends of Westwood Library. 

Where: Westwood Library Branch - 1246 Glendon Ave

When: Sunday, July 28th, 2015 at 2:30pm

What: Brass Pacifica Concert


Friday, May 9, 2014

Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA 2014/2015 Season


The announcement of the much anticipated CAP UCLA 2014/2015 season was released this week. Westwood Village was honored to attend the preview hosted by Executive and Artistic Director, Kristy Edmunds. The upcoming 2014/2015 season features an an impressive and complex mix of collaborative works from well known musicians, artists, and theater and dance troupes. The catalog of performers is astonishing and sure to inspire and delight all who witness their incredible talent.

Here are a few program highlights:

Friday, October 24, 2014 
Exposed - Songs for Unseen Warhol Films
Created in celebration of The Andy Warhol Museum’s 20th Anniversary, this multimedia performance event unveils 15 never-before-seen 1960s films captured by Andy Warhol, featuring Marcel Duchamp, Edie Sedgwick, Donovan, Warhol himself, and others. 

Saturday, November 1 and Sunday, November 2, 2014
Batsheva Dance Company 50th Anniversary Tour: Sadeh 21
One of the most influential contemporary dance companies in the world celebrates 50 years, embarking on a choreographic voyage of cinematic proportions. 

Friday, November 7, 2014
superposition by Ryoji Ikeda
superposition is a performance created by sound artist Ryoji Ikeda exploring the way we understand the reality of nature on an atomic scale and is inspired by the mathematical notions of quantum mechanics. 

Friday, April 17 through Sunday, April 19, 2015
Vincent by Leonard Nimoy
Using more than 500 letters exchanged between Vincent van Gogh and his brother Theo, author and acclaimed actor, Leonard Nimoy, brings this story life in a one-man performance by acclaimed French actor Jean-Michel Richaud.  

Saturday, May 2, 2015
John Zorn 
Zorn will present a series of performances on May 2 at different venues, including 12 sets that will take place over a course of six hours in galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The same day, he will perform an evening concert and a midnight organ recital at Royce Hall.

Season subscriptions are currently on sale now for preset series packages or you may Create-Your-Own (CYO) series of five or more events. Series subscribers save 15% off individual ticket prices, CYO subscribers save 10%. Individual tickets go on sale August 13. For a full lineup of this new and exciting season, please visit www.CAP.UCLA.edu