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For Immediate Release : November 21, 2012 Press information: Jessica Wolf 310.285.7789 [email protected] Image Library : www.cap.ucla/press-images
Rufus and Martha Wainwright Gather Family and Friends in First LA Installment of Annual Christmas Concerts December 21-22 at Royce Hall CAP UCLA
Post-Show Galas to Benefit Kate McGarrigle Foundation for Sarcoma Research
Special guests include Emmylou Harris, Van Dyke Parks, Carrie Fisher and more
Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA presents “Christmas 101,” two special musical evenings with Rufus and Martha Wainwright, who bring their annual family concert gathering to Los Angeles for the first time December 21-22 at 8pm at Royce Hall. Tickets to the concert ($20-$60) are on sale now at cap.ucla.edu , via Ticketmaster and at the UCLA Central Ticket office at 310.825.2101.
Tickets ($101) to the post-show reception and party with the artists are also on sale now and may be purchased in conjunction with concert tickets online or via the UCLA Central Ticket office. The total cost of the gala ticket benefits the Kate McGarrigle Foundation, which was created to raise money for underfunded sarcoma research by famed Canadian folk singer Kate McGarrigle before her death from the disease in January 2010.
Kate McGarrigle first brought her busy family together in concert for the holidays in New York in 2005, and her final live performance was the 2009 family Christmas show. Surrounded by family and friends on stage in a magical, emotional night in London at the Royal Albert Hall and undaunted by protests that she was too ill, she persevered as only Kate could and brought the family together for one more Christmas concert. Now, Kate’s children, grandchildren, sisters, nieces and nephews and her legions of friends carry on the tradition in honor of her legacy, her music, her passion for life and her fight against cancer.
The evenings in Royce Hall will feature two not-so-silent nights of eclectic carols being performed in French and English by the talented McGarrigle and Wainwright clans and many friends – both famous and infamous – along with food, drink and merriment at the gala event immediately following each night’s performance.
ABOUT CAP UCLA Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA (CAP UCLA) is dedicated to the advancement of contemporary performing arts in all disciplines — dance, music, spoken word and theater, as well the emerging digital, collaborative and cross-art platforms inspired by today's leading artists and creators. CAP supports the creation, presentation and critical dialogues vital to the ongoing innovation and expressive potential of artists whose work, whether vibrantly emerging or internationally acclaimed, forms the dynamic and evolving heritage of contemporary performance. Based in UCLA's iconic Royce Hall, CAP UCLA is the university's public center for the presentation of the performing arts and contributes to the cultural life of the campus and greater Los Angeles, promoting civic dialogue and creative inquiry. Through an annual season of performing arts programs and extensive community- engagement events — including artist fellows and residency programs, K–12 arts education (Design for Sharing), student mentorship (Student Committee for the Arts), and art-making and experiential activities (Art in Action) — CAP UCLA advances the importance of art in society by celebrating and deepening the connection between artist and audience.
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