India.Arie, CocoRosie, Jane Birkin, Tinariwen, Idan
Raichel,
and more at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex
Los Angeles, CA --- The Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State
L.A. announces another season of
groundbreaking international headliners, with artists coming to Los
Angeles from over 15 countries, showcasing the best in music, dance,
theatre, and visual arts from around the world.
The 2011/2012 season will feature a rare performance by actress and
musician
Jane
Birkin (Dec. 3), the legendary muse of French-pop icon
Serge Gainsbourg. Birkin will perform songs from her four-decade long
career. The Luckman Complex will also present avant-garde American duo
CocoRosie (Feb. 11), whose live performances blend their
hypnotic sounds into seamless performance art.
Celebrated R&B recording artist India.Arie
(Oct. 13) will grace the stage with Israeli superstar
Idan
Raichel performing live material from their new
collaborative project
Open
Door, featuring lyrics both in English and Hebrew. Soul diva
Nikka Costa (May 12)
will debut songs from her upcoming EP release PRO*WHOA!,
along with hits including “Like a Feather” and “Push & Pull.” Grammy
Award-winner and prolific R&B artist
Aaron
Neville (Dec. 17) will perform a special holiday concert.
The hugely popular Malian ensemble
Tinariwen (Oct. 29) returns to Los Angeles for their Luckman Theatre debut as part a new tour for their latest album release
+10:1. Returning for an encore performance at the Luckman
Complex is the Czech Republic’s international sensation, violinist, and
vocalist
Iva
Bittová (Oct. 22). Legendary Czech guitarist
Vladimir Václavek is set to reunite and perform with Iva
from their epic collaboration,
Bilé
Inferno. French electro-chanteuse
Émilie Simon
(Oct. 22) will join Bittová on this special
co-bill event. After three albums, Simon aims to take on the U.S. with
her latest release,
The
Big Machine, and will kick off her tour at the Luckman
Complex.
Macedonian-Gypsy vocalist, songwriter, and humanitarian Esma
Redžepova
(Oct. 1) makes her first live appearance in Los Angeles in close to a
decade. With an illustrious career spanning more than 50 years, Esma
Redžepova was crowned the "Queen of Gypsy Music" at the first World
Festival of Romani Songs and Music. Her Luckman appearance will also be
the opening concert of the
World
Festival of Sacred Music.
Anoushka Shankar (Apr. 21) will perform a concert of
Flamenco music entirely on Indian instruments, as a sonic voyage through
the history of the Roma people, following their journey from the Iranian
plateau to Europe. Shankar began training on the sitar with her father,
Ravi Shankar, and draws influence from India, Spain, the United Kingdom,
and the U.S.
Fresh from their 2011 Coachella performance, German experimental and
instrumental trio
Brandt Brauer Frick
(Nov. 12) brings an eloquently
crafted modern-classical and electro-pop vibe to the Luckman Intimate
Theatre.
Acclaimed Taiwanese-Australian violinist
Ray
Chen (Nov. 19) will perform at the Luckman Complex; his
first L.A. performance in years. At the age of 22, Chen was invited by the
Olympic committee to perform for the opening celebration of the 1998
Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. The Luckman Complex will also feature
a season-long tribute series by the Luckman Jazz Orchestra to
influential jazz musicians who changed the landscape of the genre. This
years tributes will include music by Horace Silver (Sep. 24), Hank Mobley
(Jan. 21), J.J. Johnson (Mar. 10), and Charlie
Parker (May 19).
The Luckman Fine Arts Complex continues to be the home of the best in
contemporary dance from around the globe. Hailing from Melbourne,
Australia, Chunky Move (Mar. 17) has earned an enviable reputation
for producing a distinct yet unpredictable brand of technology-driven
and genre-defying dance performance. San Francisco-based dance company Robert
Moses’ Kin (May 5) will perform their newly developed piece Faith
and Fable. Cloud Gate II (Feb. 18), a stellar ensemble of the
next generation of choreographers and dancers from Taiwan, will perform
pieces from their innovative and visually stunning repertoire.
Paris-based physical theatre group Macadâmes (Sep. 17) make their
U.S. debut at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex. Combining mime, acrobatics,
object manipulation, music, and dance, Macadâmes create whimsical
theatrical performances.
The Luckman will present its third annual World Arts Day
(Oct. 8),
a free event designed to give the community the opportunity to interact
with various art forms from around the world. This year, in
collaboration with the World Festival of Sacred Music, the
Luckman Complex will present Burat Wangi and Sekar Jaya in the
Mebarung, a Balinese dance competition, as well as Makoto
Taiko, a sensational Japanese drumming ensemble. All performances,
interactive workshops, and seminars are free of charge. Also coming to
the Luckman Complex is a special performance by the Brass Ensemble of
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela (Jan. 25). Free of
charge, this event is co-presented with the LA Phil as part of its
Mahler symphony cycle with Gustavo Dudamel.
The Luckman will present two film series showcasing the best in
world-renowned cinema. This year the Luckman is home to the third annual
Tournées French Film Festival, a series of recent
critically-acclaimed French cinema. On the bill this year are Un
Prophéte, L'Illusionniste, Persepolis,
and more.
The
Global Lens Film Series will feature widely praised
films from five different countries, including Dancer
in the Dark,
Run
Lola Run,
Va,
Vis et Deviens, and more. All screenings for
both film festivals are free of charge.
The Luckman Gallery will have four installations of renowned local and
international contemporary artists. The first exhibition Primer II
(Sep. 17), will feature one painter, sculptor, photographaer, and
filmaker in an introduction to the vibrant Los Angeles art community.
The second exhibition will feature the works of John Souza (Nov.
12), spanning his 30-year career. The third installation, Galería
Perdida (Jan. 28), focuses on the collaboration between artists
Andrés Janacua and Julie Spielman, who employ a mulit-disciplinary
approach in their artistic processes. The Revolution Will Not Be
Televised (Apr. 7) is the Luckman Gallery’s final exhibition of
2011/2012 and brings together a group of Latin American artists whose
works draw attention to overlooked conditions and experiences in several
Latin American countries today.
The Luckman Fine Arts Complex delivers cutting edge music, dance, and
visual arts from around the world to the Los Angeles community. A
professional arts entity on the campus of California State University,
Los Angeles, located just five miles east of downtown, the Luckman
Complex is home to three unique space: the Luckman Theatre, with a
capacity of nearly 1200; the Intimate Theatre, with modular seating of
up to 300; and the Luckman Gallery, with contemporary presentations
throughout the year. Since 1994, the Luckman has featured the best in
international and local music, dance, theatre, and visual art. Bringing
once-in-a-lifetime experiences and artists from all over the globe to
Los Angeles, the Luckman furthers its mission of presenting the best of
world-class arts to a diverse community.
|
Macadâmes |
September 17 at 8 pm |
|
LJO: Tribute to Horace Silver |
September 24 at 8 pm |
|
Esma Redžepova |
October 1 at 8 pm |
|
World Arts Day |
October 8 from 2 pm til 8 pm |
|
India.Arie + Idan Raichel |
October 13 at 8 pm |
|
Émilie Simon + Iva Bittová |
October 22 at 8 pm |
|
Tinariwen |
October 29 at 8 pm |
|
Brandt Brauer Frick |
November 12 at 8 pm |
|
Ray Chen |
November 19 at 8 pm |
|
Jane Birkin |
December 3 at 8 pm |
|
Aaron Neville |
December 17 at 8 pm |
|
LJO: Tribute to Hank Mobley |
January 21 at 8 pm |
|
Simon Bolivar Brass Ensemble |
January 25 at 7 pm |
|
CocoRosie |
February 11 at 8 pm |
|
Cloud Gate II |
February 18 at 8 pm |
|
LJO: Tribute to J.J. Johnson |
March 10 at 8 pm |
|
Chunky Move |
March 17 at 8 pm |
|
Anoushka Shankar |
April 21 at 8 pm |
|
Robert Moses’ Kin |
May 5 at 8 pm |
|
Nikka Costa |
May 12 at 8 pm |
|
LJO: Tribute to Charlie Parker |
May 19 at 8 pm |
(Gallery opening details for Primer II, John Souza, Galería Perdida, and The Revolution Will Not Be Televised will be posted at luckmanarts.org as they become available.)
TICKET
INFO:
Tickets for all events are available on
Ticketmaster and via the Luckman Box Office at 323-343-6600.
(Admission to free events can also be reserved via
the Luckman Box Office.)
PRESS INFO:
Interviews requests with artists, press kits (full event info, bios,
high-res photos, etc), and press passes can be requested by calling the Luckman Marketing Office at
323-343-6616.
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