Showing posts with label San Francisco International Arts Festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label San Francisco International Arts Festival. Show all posts

Friday, June 3, 2016

San Francisco International Arts Festival: Peter Whitehead's Mini Music Marathon

One of my favorite SF artists, musician/composer/songwriter Peter Whitehead is doing something really cool as part of the San Francisco International Arts Festival which wraps up this weekend, a mini music marathon! For eight hours, Peter will hold down Gallery 308, now filled with his instruments, and improvise with invited collaborators all afternoon and early evening. 

Musical Mini Marathon with Peter Whitehead

EIGHT HOUR MUSICAL MINI MARATHON  JUNE 4 12 NOON - 8PM

FORT MASON BUILDING A GALLERY 308             TICKETS www.sfiaf.org $20 in advance, $25 at door. One ticket good all day,  re-admission allowed.
 Whitehead will remain on the stage throughout the performance with guests joining him every hour for half hour collaborations.
GUEST SCHEDULE:  

12.30 -1.00  David Samas - Instrument builder,collector - various unusual items & voice
 1.30 - 2.00  Bart Hopkin -  Renowned instrument builder and author - unique invented instruments
 2.30 - 3.00  Daryl Henline - Composer, choir master - Voice, various instruments 
 3.00 - 3.30  David Molina - Multi instrumentalist, composer, builder
  
 3.30 - 4.00  Patti Trimble -  Bay Area Poet and writer.
  
 4.30 - 5.00  Sudhu Tewari - Redesigned electronics, springs, looping, effects, noise.
  
 5.30 - 6.00  Norman Rutherford - Viola da Gamba, bass clarinet, sonar and other instruments
  
 6.30 - 7.00  Sarah Shelton Mann - Legendary SF Choreographer, teacher, performer, writer -     readings, dowsing
  
 7.30 - 8.00  Stephen Kent - Didgeridoo virtuoso, multi instrumentalist and radio host.  

Thursday, May 19, 2016

San Francisco Arts Festival: "HERE"

Several friends are featured in the San Francisco International Arts Festival taking place today through June 5. This weekend CALI & Co and Matt El bring there HERE show to Cowell Theater.

CALI & CO dance/
Matt EL
with guest collaborators
Kyoungil Ong and
Sooyeon Lyuh (USA, Korea)

HERE

Friday May 20, 7:00pm
Saturday May 21, 9:30pm
Sunday May 22, 2:30pm

Duration: 80 minutes (both companies)

Shared bill with Dana Lawton Dances

Cowell Theater
Tickets: General Admission
$20 in advance, $25 at door

HERE captures the rapture of existence through a new piece de resistance by CALI & CO dance/Matt EL music with guest collaborators Kyoungil Ong/Ong Dance Company and Sooyeon Lyuh. HERE is a rare, creative amalgamation of identity and culture through traditional Korean dance and music with American modern dance and rock music. Coursing shadow and light through its structure, HERE seeks to highlight the beauty and soften the pain of existence.