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CENTER FOR THE ART OF PERFORMANCE AT UCLA 2012-2013 SEASON

2012-2013 Season Venues Royce Hall 340 Royce Drive, UCLA Campus Parking Lot 5 Freud Playhouse 245 Charles E. Young Dr., East, UCLA Macgowen Hall Parking Lot 3 Hammer Museum 10899 Wilshire Blvd Hammer Lot Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater 120 Westwood Plaza, UCLA Kaufman Hall Parking Lot 4 Sunset Canyon Amphitheater 111 Easton Drive, UCLA Sunset Recreation Parking Lot 11 Powell Library Rotunda 220 Powell, UCLA Campus Parking Lot 5

Ticket information: UCLA Central Ticket Office 310.825.2101 Ticket prices listed are advertised price. Create Your Own season subscription prices are $5 off per ticket. *Indicates no-discount shows. **Indicates UCLA student ticket price. All prices and programs are subject to change. Subscription packages on sale May 22. Individual tickets on sale August 4.

2012-2013 Calendar of Events

SEPTEMBER

Fri.-Sat, Sept. 21-22 at 8 p.m. / Theater Royce Hall Rhinoceros by Eugéne Ionesco *$70/$55/$35/$30/$25/$20** A production of Théâtre de la Ville-Paris Directed by Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota U.S. Premiere This compelling restaging and U.S. premiere of Ionesco’s Rhinoceros is performed by the same troupe that debuted it at Paris’ Théâtre de la Ville in 2004, where Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota was named director in 2008. The story of protest and conformity is reflective of Ionesco’s personal and emotional reaction to the rise of Fascism and French collaboration with the Nazis. Rhinoceros is considered by many to be his finest work and revered as a gripping piece of the Theatre of the Absurd era of theatre history. Performed in French with English subtitles.

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Fri., Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. /Global Music Royce Hall plus special guests Forro in the Dark $55/$45/$30/$25/$20** The colorful sound of fills Royce Hall, featuring headliner Bebel Gilberto’s trademark electronic Bossa Nova, which took over clubs around the world and cemented Bebel as one of the top-selling Brazilian artists in the United States since her 2000 release T anto Tempo . Forro in the Dark is the collective of four New York-based Brazilian ex-pats— (zabumba drum and vocals) Davi Vieira (percussion and vocals) Guilherme Monteiro ( and vocals) and Jorge Continentino (piano flute, sax and vocals), who are brilliantly updating a traditional sound for the 21st century.

OCTOBER

Tues., Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. / Folk Royce Hall An evening with and Her Red Dirt Boys $60/$55/$35/$25/$20/$15** Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris has reinvented her music time and time again. Call it country, folk, rockabilly or honky-tonk — Harris has covered it all and then some. She performs with her band of Nashville heavyweight producers Phil Madeira and Will Kimbrough , master fiddle and player Rickie Simpkins , along with the always-in-lock- step rhythm section of Chris Donahue and Bryan Owings.

Fri.-Sat., Oct. 5 -Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. / Dance Royce Hall Akram Khan Company: Vertical Road $55/$35/$30/$25/$20/$15** West Coast Premiere Acclaimed choreographer Akram Khan’s signature style draws upon techniques and vocabularies from Kathak and modern dance. For Vertical Road he has assembled a cast of performers from across Asia, Europe and the Middle East for a courageous and ambitious work set to a specially commissioned score from composer Nitin Sawhney, Khan’s long-term collaborator and fellow cultural pioneer. Vertical Road draws inspiration from the Sufi tradition and beloved Persian philosopher-poet Rumi. Supported in part by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Endowment Fund and the Shirley and Ralph Shapiro Director's Discretionary Fund.

Sun., Oct. 7 at 7p.m. / Classical Music Royce Hall Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Ravel & Beethoven $105/$88/$52/$25 Jeffrey Kahane conductor & piano Augustin Hadelich violin Program: Andrew Norman The Great Swiftness (West Coast premiere); Ravel Piano Concerto in G major; James Matheson True South (West Coast premiere); Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

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Fri., Oct. 12 at 8p.m. / Global Music Royce Hall An evening with Bajofondo $50/$45/$30/$25/$20/$15** The vibrant collective of composers, singers and artists known as Bajofondo represents an innovative blend of acoustic tango and , as well as a fusion of Latin alternative and contemporary sounds. Consisting of eight musicians from Argentina and Uruguay, the group is led by the brilliant Gustavo Santaolalla , two-time Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning composer of Brokeback Mountain and Babe , as well as the highly anticipated upcoming film On the Road . Sponsored in part by José Luis Nazar Endowment for the Performing Arts.

Sat., Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. / Royce Hall Bill Frisell & Bill Morrison: The Great Flood $45/$35/$30/$25/$20/$15** Los Angeles Premiere Celebrated guitarist/composer Bill Frisell and award-winning filmmaker Bill Morrison have crafted a highly personal and illuminating musical vision, inviting us on a journey of discovery around the devastation wrought by the Mississippi River Flood of 1927. Frisell has composed an evening-length suite of original music accompanying film and staging from critically acclaimed experimental filmmaker Bill Morrison. Frisell’s evocative score harnesses a wide-ranging musical palette woven by the extraordinary composer’s vast vocabulary of American roots music and adds an emotional storytelling layer to the on-screen images that words alone can rarely attain. Presented in association with Angel City Jazz Festival and the Jazz Bakery. Supported in part by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Endowment Fund and the Merle & Peter Mullin Endowment for the Performing Arts.

Sun., Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. /Jazz Royce Hall An evening with Vijay Iyer: Trio, Quartet and Sextet $45/$35/$30/$25/$20/$15** featuring Steve Coleman We explore Vijay Iyer’s unique talent and vision in three contexts. His trio, featuring Stephan Crump on bass and Marcus Gilmore on drums, starts out the evening, pushing the classic combo configuration to entirely new territories. The legendarily influential saxophonist Steve Coleman joins the trio in the second set for a rare guest appearance. For more than four decades, Coleman has pushed the concept of jazz in ways few others have. Iyer’s new sextet, featuring the core trio plus Coleman, with the addition of Graham Haynes on trumpet and cornet, and Mark Shim on tenor sax, will close out the evening. This extraordinary evening with Vijay Iyer and his incomparable cohorts will be talked about for years to come. Presented in association with Angel City Jazz Festival and the Jazz Bakery. Supported in part by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Endowment Fund and the Sally and William A. Rutter Endowment for the Performing Arts.

Thurs., Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. / Spoken Word Freud Playhouse Miranda July: The Auction $20/$15/$10** Los Angeles Premiere Award-winning filmmaker, writer and a distinctive voice of her generation’s ethos, Miranda July has designed an evening of storytelling in which the audience becomes a generous and active player in the art of monologue. July solicits volunteers to interview and provide a personal item that will be put up for sale over the course of the performance in keeping with her most recent

Page | 3 CAP UCLA 2012-2013 Calendar of Events book, It Chooses You , which explores stories behind item-for-sale ads in the Pennysaver . July also wrote, directed and starred in the award-winning film Me and You and Everyone We Know , and her collection of stories No One Belongs Here More Than You won the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. Her recent film, entitled The Future , is now playing in select cities. Supported in part by the Kevin Jeske Young Artists Fund.

Thurs., Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. / Jazz Royce Hall Robert Glasper Experiment $35/$30/$25/$20/$15/$15** plus special guests José James, Taylor McFerrin and Austin Peralta Prolific pianist, composer and producer Robert Glasper has made a number of traditional jazz with his trio, but on this year’s revolutionary Black Radio , he surrounds the gorgeous acoustic sounds of his piano with synths, percussion and some fascinating guests such as vocalist Erykah Badu and Yasiin Bey (Mos Def). Associations with multiple hip-hop and R&B artists have long run parallel to Glasper’s emerging jazz career. Glasper’s music can best be described as explorations of chordal texture with space and rhythm, creating a lush tapestry of sound. The evening also includes the slickly soulful José James performing with Bobby McFerrin’s son, Taylor McFerrin . L.A.’s own keyboard upstart Austin Peralta opens. Get ready to groove. Supported in part by the Henry Mancini Tribute Fund. Co-produced by the UCLA Student Committee for the Arts.

Fri., Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. / Spoken Word-Music Royce Hall Laurie Anderson: Dirtday! $60/$45/$30/$25/$20/$15** Los Angeles Premiere One of the most captivating and iconic artists in contemporary performance, Laurie Anderson returns to Royce Hall with Dirtday ! In this all-new work, Anderson examines politics, theories of evolution, families, history, dreams and animals in a riotous and soulful collection of songs and stories, as told by Laurie and her alter ego, Fenway Bergamot. Set against a detailed and lush sonic landscape, the stories and music create a unique hallucinatory world of dreams and reality. The third and final element of Anderson’s triptych of solo story works — including Happiness and The End of the Moon — Dirtday! is the provocative culmination of Anderson’s groundbreaking work in this genre.

Sat., Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. / Jazz Royce Hall Ron Carter Quartet *$60/$55/$35/$25/$20/$15** plus special guests Robert Glasper Trio Ron Carter , the august and highly influential double-bass player and composer, is now in his sixth decade of a jaw-dropping career. He rose to prominence as part of Miles Davis’ second quintet in the early ‘60s. That band, which also included Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Tony Williams, performed in the groundbreaking style Davis called "time, no changes," folding in components of free jazz without completely surrendering to the method. With his quartet — Donald Vega (piano) Payton Crossley (drums) and Rolando Morales-Matos (percussion) — Carter leads another thrilling night of live exploration. Trailblazing pianist Robert Glasper has for years been walking the line between straight-ahead jazz and sounds of hip-hop, R&B and rock. Only this year has attention for his boundless abilities as an arranger, composer and player started to seep into a wider consciousness. With a slick rhythm section ( Derrick Hodge on bass

Page | 4 CAP UCLA 2012-2013 Calendar of Events and Chris "Daddy" Dave on drums), Glasper showcases his uncanny ability to inflect his music with incomparable soul and wit.

NOVEMBER

Fri., Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. / Folk Royce Hall David Grisman Sextet plus special guest David Lindley $60/$40/$35/$25/$20/$15** Mandolin virtuoso and composer David Grisman has been a guiding force in the evolving world of acoustic music for more than 40 years. His range embraces many styles, genres and traditions. An acoustic pioneer and innovator, David forged a unique artistic path, skillfully combining elements of jazz and bluegrass with many international flavors to create his own distinctive idiom: “Dawg” music. With his sextet, there is practically no sonic stone left unturned. L.A.’s own David Lindley has become known as the master of all things stringed: guitar, violin, , pedal steel, , and more. Known for his longstanding role as ’s instrumental foil, Lindley has amassed a loyal following.

Fri., Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. / Global Music Royce Hall Grupo Fantasma plus special guests Chicha Libre $35/$30/$25/$20/$15/$15** In one special evening, two contemporary Latin dance bands join forces in modern interpretations of long-held traditions. Grupo Fantasma , a Grammy-winning 10-piece Latin- orchestra from Austin are beloved for their exuberant live performances and have emerged as one of the most important Latin bands in the country over the last decade. Brooklyn’s Chicha Libre play a mixture of Latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop, inspired by Peruvian music from Lima and the Amazon. The name Chicha is also the name of Peru’s particular brand of Cumbia made popular in the late ‘60s by bands such as Los Destellos and Manzanita. In tribute to this underappreciated dance music, combines of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals as well as Cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Wagner.

Sun., Nov. 11 at 7p.m. / Classical Music Royce Hall Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven's Second $105/$88/$52/$25 Benjamin Wallfisch conductor Tereza Stanislav violin Program: Elgar Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47; Benjamin Wallfisch Violin Concerto (world premiere); Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36.

Thurs., Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. / Global Music Royce Hall An evening with Yemen $45/$40/$30/$20/$15/$15** Yemen Blues are neither Yemeni nor are they a blues band. The nine-piece Israeli-American group is a fascinating and original amalgam of traditional Yemenite melodies that deftly navigate blues, jazz, funk and more. The group is the potent outcome of Ravid Kahalani’s lifelong musical journey. After touring the world as the primary vocalist in the Idan Raichel Project, he joined forces with powerhouse upright bass player and composer Omer Avital . The result is Yemen Blues: a breathtaking experience of complex, danceable global grooves, from Bedouin rhythms to the sounds of brass and beyond.

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Thurs., Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. /Blues Royce Hall Charles Bradley plus special guests $40/$35/$30/$25/$20/$15** The 60-something brilliant soul singer Charles Bradley was discovered late in a very difficult life. Spurred by a little singing experience from his youth and a natural affinity for , in the mid-’90s Bradley began performing around Brooklyn as a James Brown impersonator. A fateful encounter with the soul revivalists of (known for their work with Amy Winehouse and Sharon Jones) transported Bradley from an uncertain future. They paired him with suitable material and personnel, including of the Menahan Street Band . That partnership wrought music that spoke to Bradley’s pain-filled biography — captured on 2011’s No Time for Dreaming . Backed by the deep funk of the Menahan Street Band (who open the show with an all-instrumental set), the “Screaming Eagle of Soul” will move you to the core.

Fri., Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. / Classical Music Powell Library Rotunda Anonymous 4: love fail composed and directed by David Lang Free (limited seating) West Coast Premiere love fail is a meditation on the timelessness of love. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang weaves together details from medieval retellings of the story of Tristan and Isolde with stories from more modern sources, honoring renowned vocal quartet Anonymous 4's longstanding commitment to medieval music with the direct, contemporary approach for which the composer is admired. The all-female quartet is acclaimed for combining historical scholarship with their singular and magical sound. This free all-acoustic performance in the beautiful rotunda of UCLA’s Powell Library (located directly across from Royce Hall) provides a rare opportunity for music aficionados to experience a new literary-charged work in the thoughtful confines of a space devoted to the written word. Space is very limited. First come, first seated. Supported in part by the Ginny Mancini Endowment for Vocal Performance.

DECEMBER

Sat., Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. / Classical Music Royce Hall Anonymous 4: love fail composed and directed by David Lang $45/$40/$25/$20/$15/$15** West Coast Premiere love fail is a meditation on the timelessness of love. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang weaves together details from medieval retellings of the story of Tristan and Isolde with stories from more modern sources, honoring renowned vocal quartet Anonymous 4's longstanding commitment to medieval music with the direct, contemporary approach for which the composer is admired. The all-female quartet is acclaimed for combining historical scholarship with their singular and magical sound. This presentation of love fail in Royce Hall features a theatrical setting complimented by Jennifer Tipton’s dramatic lighting, simple sound enhancement and a range of small instruments played by the quartet, including autoharps, whistles, bells and simple percussion. Seating for this performance will be orchestrated to create extra space around each listener. Every other seat in the hall will not be sold, deliberately allowing every audience member to be surrounded by a rich personal acoustic space. We

Page | 6 CAP UCLA 2012-2013 Calendar of Events invite concertgoers to embrace the space between companions and enjoy these talented artists and the renowned Royce Hall acoustics in a unique manner . Supported in part by the Ginny Mancini Endowment for Vocal Performance.

Fri., Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. / R&B-Blues Royce Hall Meshell Ndegeocello and James "Blood" Ulmer's $45/$35/$30/$25/$20/$15** Memphis Blood featuring Vernon Reid Exclusive Double Bill Two distinctly inventive artists fill out this exclusive double-headliner concert. Renowned bassist, singer, songwriter and 10-time Grammy nominee Meshell Ndegeocello writes, records and performs unpredictable, boundary-defying music in rock, jazz, funk, soul and more. Her killer band features Deantoni Parks on drums, Jebin Bruni on keys and Chris Bruce on guitar. Harmolodic guitarist, blues singer and composer James “Blood” Ulmer brings his thrilling Memphis Blood crew featuring master axman Vernon Reid (of Living Color fame), along with a full band featuring violin, mandolin, keys, harmonica, drums and bass. Ulmer draws upon a spectrum of music forms free jazz to deep-funk to bebop to avant-soul and beyond.

Sun., Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. / Classical Music Royce Hall Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Rhapsody in Blue $105/$88/$52/$25 Jeffrey Kahane conductor & piano Program: John Adams Son of Chamber Symphony ; Copland Appalachian Spring Suite (original 1944 version); Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 version); Dvorák Serenade for Winds, Op. 44

Fri.-Sat., Dec. 21-22 at 8 p.m. / Folk-Contemporary Royce Hall Christmas 101 : Rufus and Martha Wainwright $60/$50/$35/$25/$20/$15** Family and Friends’ Holiday Extravaganza Hits the Highway West Coast and Los Angeles Premiere The Wainwright-McGarrigle extended family of musicians are legendary contributors to the music scene across generations and national borders. The family’s enduring Holiday concert tradition, initiated by the late Kate McGarrigle and now spearheaded by indie-music sensations Martha and Rufus Wainwright, is hitting the shores of California for a not-to-be-missed Christmas concert bonanza starting in San Francisco and culminating in two concerts at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Two fabulous, lively evenings in Royce Hall will feature a bevy of to-be-announced special guests performing alongside Rufus, Martha and the McGarrigle-Wainwright clan, which will include Kate’s beloved extended family gathering from Montreal, New York and California. Join these enormously generous performers for a not-so-silent night. A special charity event benefitting the Kate McGarrigle Fund will be held Friday December 21 at Royce Hall. For more details and to donate, please visit cap.ucla/christmas101 . Supported by the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Endowment for the Performing Arts.

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JANUARY 2013

Wed.-Fri., Jan. 9 - 11 at 8 p.m. Sat. Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. / Theater Freud Playhouse Cheek by Jowl: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore $65/$40/$20** London’s internationally acclaimed theater troupe Cheek by Jowl’s mission is to re-examine classical texts and focus on the actor's art. Now, the company turns that focus to Jacobean-era dramatist John Ford’s tragedy of intrigue, incest and political machination with ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore . Despite its shocking subject matter, the play is considered an English classic. In this violent and bloody drama, we watch a brother and sister's passionate descent into hell. Incest, morality, religion and corruption all intertwine to make this play as provocative and controversial today as it was 400 years ago. Le Figaro calls it “a masterpiece. An absolute must-see.” Formed in 1981 by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod, Cheek by Jowl has performed in 301 cities in more than 40 countries.

Thurs., Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. / Classical Music Royce Hall Hahn-Bin: Till Dawn Sunday $35/$30/$25/$20/$15/$15** West Coast Premiere Hahn-Bin is the head turning violinist who harnesses performance art, technical prowess, powerful emotion and dynamic staging to transport classical music into pop culture. A shining protégé of the venerated Itzhak Perlman as well as famed Los Angeles violin teacher Robert Lipsett, the music prodigy began his study at age 6. Hahn-Bin brings his newest performance work Till Dawn Sunday to Royce Hall, a four-episode program of wide-ranging repertoire that includes pieces from Piazolla, Mozart, Bartók, Mendelssohn, Ravel and Tchaikovsky alongside work from Robert Russell Bennett, George Gershwin, John Williams, John Morris and more.

Sat., Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. / Folk Royce Hall & Allison Moorer $45/$40/$30/$20/$15/$15** plus special guests Married musicians Steve Earle and Allison Moorer are on a roll. In the last few years, Earle has taken home three Grammys, penned a novel to critical acclaim and appeared in a stunning dramatic arc in the HBO series Treme . Moorer has recorded eight sublime albums of thoughtful, beautiful country-folk and written a hit for country superstar Miranda Lambert. As a couple and as musical confidants, they were recently nominated for another Grammy (Best Country Collaboration with Vocals) and are not afraid to explore some pretty heavy material. In this stripped-down presentation, Earle and Moorer perform at their most vulnerable — just where they want to be. Opening the evening is vocal quartet The Living Sisters — , , and Alex Lilly , all accomplished singer-songwriters in their own right. Together they embark on a joyous exploration of pure harmony, uplifting, clever lyricism and boundless, ecstatic optimism.

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Fri.-Sat., Jan. 18 -19; Sun., Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. / Music-Theater Freud Playhouse & Vocal Ensemble: On Behalf of Nature $45/$30/$10** World Premiere Meredith Monk — iconic composer, singer, director/choreographer and filmmaker — creates works that thrive at the intersection of music and movement, image and object, light and sound, in an effort to discover and weave together new modes of perception. A pioneer in what is now called “extended vocal technique” and “interdisciplinary performance,” Monk’s exploration of the voice as an instrument expands the boundaries of musical composition, creating landscapes of sound that unearth feelings, energies and memories for which there are no words. For her newest evening-length work, Monk offers a poetic meditation on the environment. Using her recent, highly acclaimed composition Realm Variations for vocalists and instrumentalists as a point of departure, she employs contrasts in range from high to low to create an expansive sound world. Within this world, Monk evokes the Buddhist notion of joining heaven and earth by way of human beings.

Thurs.-Sat., Jan. 24- 26 at 8 p.m.; Sun. Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. / Theater Freud Playhouse Back to Back Theatre: Ganesh Versus the Third Reich $60/$40/$20** West Coast Premiere One of Australia’s leading and respected contemporary theater companies, Back to Back Theatre creates new forms of modern theater imagined from the minds and experiences of a professional ensemble of actors with a disability, giving voice to the social and political issues that speak to all people. Their acclaimed and highly original production Ganesh Versus the Third Reich is a self-reflective revelation on the creation of theater, through a central hero’s adventure of epic proportions. The story begins with an actor portraying Ganesh, who embarks upon a mission through Nazi Germany to reclaim the ancient Hindu symbol being exploited as the swastika, to restore it to its proper context. Poignant, beautiful, disarming, full of vulnerability and theatrically sly transparency, Ganesh Versus the Third Reich delves into the weighty responsibility of storytellers, and questioning the ethics of cultural appropriation. Supported in part by Australia Council for the Arts and Arts Victoria.

Sun., Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. / Classical Music Royce Hall Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Mozart's Requiem $105/$88/$52/$25 Helmuth Rilling conductor USC Thornton Chamber Singers Program: Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543; Mozart Requiem in D minor, K. 626

FEBRUARY 2013

Fri., Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. / Global Music Royce Hall Vieux Farka Touré plus special guests Fool's Gold: $50/$40/$30/$25/$20/$15** A Tribute to Ali Farka Touré The son of legendary Malian guitar player Ali Farka Touré has paid his dues. With his third record, 2011’s The Secret, Vieux Farka Touré has moved well beyond an exploration of the connections between the haunting sounds of the West African desert and the history of American blues, by revealing himself to be a brilliant songwriter and arranger. Touré and his backing band will be

Page | 9 CAP UCLA 2012-2013 Calendar of Events joined by some very special guests in a powerful evening of music. Fool's Gold is an L.A. collective that weaves together western pop aesthetics with African rhythms and melodies. The group started as a side project of two young local musicians, vocalist/ bassist Luke Top and lead guitarist Lewis Pesacov . They’ve made two incredible albums, and recently testified, they always “get deep in the groove.”

Thurs.-Sat. Feb. 7- 9 at 8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. Feb. 9- 10 at 2 p.m. / Theater Royce Hall Circus Oz: From the Ground Up $65/$55/$30/$20/$15/$15** With a spring-loaded love of the absurd, the internationally heralded troupe Circus Oz has created a fabulous new future From the Ground Up . This wildly popular company launches a glorious rebellion against the generic as they deliver a delightfully ridiculous show for all ages featuring power-packed aerialists, knockabout jugglers and live-wire musicians all acrobatically suspended in disbelief under the big top of Royce Hall. Circus Oz is an irreverent circus credited with revitalizing a traditional theatrical art form in a uniquely Australian way and that has influenced the development of circus arts around the world since its foundation in 1978. Join us as Circus Oz hits Los Angeles for the first time since its appearance in the 1984 Olympics Opening ceremony, for a not-to-be missed performance spectacle that will light up Royce Hall with vibrant characters and ribald theatrical artistry. Sponsored in part by Susan and David Leveton with the Ann C. Rosenfield Fund and Qantas Airways.

Tues., Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. / R&B-Funk Royce Hall Allen Toussaint Band plus special guests $60/$55/$30/$25/$20/$15** The Dirty Dozen Brass Band: All on a Mardi Gras Day We’re serving it up in style with a pre-show crawfish boil and party on the Royce terrace and two spectacular flavors of New Orleans music. American songwriter and producer Allen Toussaint is one of the most influential figures in New Orleans R&B. An evening sharing stories and hits — including “Working in the Coalmine,” “” and “Southern Nights” alongside songs from his 2010 Grammy nominee — is a moveable feast on its own. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band kicks off the festivities with its genre-bending romps and high-octane performances. The Dozen have defined the brass band scene in New Orleans and worldwide for decades.

Sat., Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. / Blues Royce Hall Robert Randolph presents The Slide Brothers $50/$40/$25/$17/$15/$15** plus special guest Otis Taylor Los Angeles Premiere Robert Randolph — the exciting pedal-steel guitar player known for an effortless mix of blues, gospel and funk — presents a new project with the Slide Brothers, the legendary masters who first inspired Randolph’s commitment to “Sacred Steel.” This sub-genre was born when steel were brought to the House of God Church during the ’40s to replace the traditional organ. He’s bringing the progenitors of the form — Calvin Cooke , Aubrey Ghent , Chuck and Darick Campbell — center stage for an evening of infectious, uplifting music. Opening the concert is Otis Taylor , a blues singer, guitarist and banjo player extraordinaire who started in music in the late ’60s and ’70s, giving it up for a while to become an antiques dealer. He came roaring back

Page | 10 CAP UCLA 2012-2013 Calendar of Events with 10 albums in the last decade. His latest, Contraband, is full of sharply rendered and lyrically eclectic songs.

MARCH 2013

Sat., March 2 at 8 p.m. / Jazz Royce Hall An evening with Rudresh Mahanthappa: $35/$30/$25/$20/$15/$15** Indo-Pak Coalition and Gamak Prolific alto saxophonist and composer Rudresh Mahanthappa recently was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Jazz Journalists Association has recognized his extraordinary sax talent for three years running. His rare ability to synthesize South Indian concepts with a seemingly boundless range of influences characterizes him as one of the most important artists in jazz today. We present his work in two contexts with two distinct sets and ensemble configurations. With Gamak (a modification of his quartet featuring David “Fuze” Fiuczynski on guitar) Rudresh explains, “I’m working with quarter-tones and melodic ornamentation in ways that I have not before, especially with regard to composition.” And with the tabla and guitar- studded Indo-Pak Coalition, he presents a playful take on the symbiosis between the music of his ancestors and the jazz to which he grew up listening.

Sat., March 9 at 8 p.m. / Spoken Word-Music Glorya Kaufman Theater Carl Hancock Rux: Excerpts from The Exalted $20/$15** Carl Hancock Rux is a multiple award-winning poet, playwright, novelist, essayist and recording artist, whose many collaborators include Robert Wilson, Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Bill T. Jones and Martha Clarke. He is the recipient of the Prize, NYFA Prize, and NEA/TCG Artist-in- Residency Fellow. Rux has appeared in films, in dance and contemporary opera. He was the subject of a documentary Coming of Age which received a Cine Golden Eagle Award. In an intimate performance, Carl performs excerpts from his new book, The Exalted , a poetic meditation on heritage, love and the willpower to overcome atrocity. Accompanied by live piano, Rux’s iconic baritone resurrects stories from the past and delivers a mesmerizing narrative on the fight for freedom. As part of CAP UCLA’s Who is the Poet in Your Life? initiative, Rux is destined to emerge as the poet in the lives of many.

Fri.-Sat, March 15-16 at 8 p.m. / Dance Royce Hall Ultima Vez: What the Body Does Not Remember $55/$35/$30/$25/$20/$15** A thrilling revival of the 1987 work that launched the enduring partnership of prolific choreographer-filmmaker Wim Vandekeybus and Belgium-based Ultima Vez, which has become one of Europe’s most highly acclaimed dance companies. Powered by a theatrical score by Thierry De Mey and Peter Vermeersch, What the Body Does Not Remember is a feat of daring and tempestuous energy punctuated by instinctual, dangerous and precise movement. In 1988 Vandekeybus received the prestigious Bessie Award for this production, which was credited as “a brutal confrontation of dance and music: the dangerous, combative landscape of What the Body Does Not Remember .”

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Sun., March 24 at 7 p.m. / Classical Music Royce Hall Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Mostly Baroque $110/$90/$55/$25 Jeffrey Kahane conductor & keyboard Margaret Batjer violin David Shostac flute Program: Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Stravinsky Concerto in E-flat major, “Dumbarton Oaks”; Mozart Serenade No. 10 in B-flat major, K. 361, “Gran Partita”; Handel Water Music – Selections from Suites I, II & III

APRIL 2013

Dates TBD Hammer Museum Dance Company: Floor of the Forest Free In collaboration with the Hammer Museum and UCLA’s World Arts and Cultures /Dance department, Floor of the Forest will be presented as a temporary installation in the Hammer courtyard. The dance is created within a 12-by-14-foot pipe frame of tied ropes densely threaded with clothes — sleeves are woven beneath pant legs forming a solid rectangular surface. The audience moves around periphery as the performers dress and undress their way through the structure (Exact dates and performance times will be announced closer to April).

Thurs., April 4 at 8 p.m. / Dance Sunset Canyon Amphitheatre Trisha Brown Dance Company: Astral Converted $15/$5** Originally performed in 1991 at the National Gallery in Washington DC, Astral Converted exemplifies Brown’s longstanding creative collaboration with iconic American visual artist Robert Rauschenberg and an embrace of experimentation with new technology. Sculptural towers designed by Rauschenberg house dynamic lighting and a score entitled Eight within a mobile set built largely from automotive supplies. Motion sensors detect the presence of dancers in the self-contained performance space that respond to the movement so that the dancers are in full control of the production cues. The design itself is the staging ground for Brown’s abstract choreography. Situated in the open air amphitheatre at UCLA’s Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, Astral Converted is an evening event for all ages.

Fri., April 5 at 8 p.m. / Dance Royce Hall Trisha Brown Dance Company: Program A $55/$40/$30/$25/$20/$15** Trisha Brown’s most-recent work, I am going to toss my arms - if you catch them they’re yours , features a unique stage design of large industrial fans by visual artist Burt Barr and an original score by renowned composer Alvin Curran. Set and Reset (celebrating its 30th anniversary), is an exploration of visibility and invisibility with costumes/set by Robert Rauschenberg and a driving score by Laurie Anderson. The fluid quality of the movement, juxtaposed with an unpredictable geometric style, is a hallmark of Brown’s work. The solo Watermotor was originally performed by Brown in 1978. “Unpredictable, personal, articulate, dense, changeful, wild-assed. My model was improvisation … difficult to memorize. Don’t look directly at what you are doing. Totally physical.” —Trisha Brown The presentation of Trisha Brown Dance Company: The Retrospective Project is made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts—National Dance Project, with lead funding from

Page | 12 CAP UCLA 2012-2013 Calendar of Events the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and additional funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Also supported by the James A. Doolittle Endowment and the Royce Center Circle Endowment Fund.

Sat., April 6 (Time TBD) TBA Trisha Brown Dance Company: Roof Piece Free Los Angeles Premiere Roof Piece is one of Brown’s most iconic works, which has grown in legend over years of photographic reproduction since its original premiere in 1973. Set along the rooftops in New York’s SoHo, and performed by twelve dance students wearing fire-red costumes, this work was recently re-mounted at the High Line in NYC and will make a Los Angeles debut as part of The Retrospective Project through CAP UCLA. Details will be announced as permits are approved closer to April.

Sun., April 7 at 2 p.m. / Dance Royce Hall Trisha Brown Dance Company: Program B $55/$40/$30/$25/$20/$15** In the 1990s, Trisha Brown began choreographing for famed opera companies of Europe. We highlight this stage of Brown’s evolution with Les Yeux et l'ame, an adaptation of Trisha Brown’s Pygmalion, a rendition of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s one-act opera based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses , which premiered in 2010 at Theater Carré, Amsterdam. Foray Forêt , another collaboration with Robert Rauschenberg, is accompanied by a marching band outside the walls of the theater. This piece marks the beginning of Brown’s elegant and mysterious “Back to Zero” cycle, an investigation into unconscious movement. Rounding out the afternoon’s program is Spanish Dance , performed by five dancers in front of the curtain and set to singing Gordon Lightfoot’s “Early Morning Rain;” and Newark , a collaboration between Brown and painter/installation artist Donald Judd and post-minimalist composer Peter Zummo. The presentation of Trisha Brown Dance Company: The Retrospective Project is made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts—National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and additional funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Also supported by the James A. Doolittle Endowment and the Royce Center Circle Endowment Fund.

Wed., April 17 at 8 p.m. / Spoken Word-Music Royce Hall Allen Ginsberg's Kaddish for Naomi Ginsberg (1894-1956 ) $50/$40/$35/$30/$20/$15** A Hal Willner Project West Coast Premiere Kaddish is legendary music producer Hal Willner’s live staging of the Allen Ginsberg poem of the same name. The piece is directed by Chloe Webb and features Willner and Webb performing the poem accompanied by a live score written and conducted by Grammy Award-winning jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, along with a visual design that features projected paintings by “Gonzo” artist Ralph Steadman incorporated into a film by Chloe Webb. An epic lament to Ginsberg’s loss of his mother and a reflection on his own estrangement from Judaism, Kaddish is a cornerstone of the Beat Generation and has been the inspiration to many artists past and present. This musical and visual journey into Kaddish showcases the unique conceptual energy of Hal Willner, whose off-kilter genius for creating multi-artist concept albums and live shows over the last 30 years has

Page | 13 CAP UCLA 2012-2013 Calendar of Events made him among the most original voices in music of his generation. Kaddish was commissioned by the Park Avenue Armory.

Sun., April 21 at 7 p.m. / Classical Music Royce Hall Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: $105/$88/$52/$25 Concertos-Handel & Mozart Jeffrey Kahane conductor & piano Marchgaret Batjer leader* & violin Program: Handel Concerto Grosso in A major, Op. 6, No. 11*; Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22 in E- flat major, K. 482; Andrew Norman Sound Investment commission (world premiere); Ginastera Variaciones Concertantes , Op. 23

Fri., April 26 at 8 p.m. / Jazz Royce Hall An evening with Medeski Martin & Wood: $50/$45/$25/$20/$15/$15** Acoustic and Electric ’s avant-groove jazz trio Medeski Martin & Wood is cherished for its extended improvisatory explorations. Fluent in countless styles, from funk to hip-hop to noise, few combos speak as many musical languages so effortlessly. The fearsome commands the keys on everything from mellotron to melodica, from electric piano to Moog, and from clavinet to the mighty Hammond B3 organ. On the Steinway, Medeski and his extraordinary collaborators—the always-exacting master of the low end, Chris Wood on basses, and boundless percussionist Billy Martin —move right back to stripped-down acoustic language. In a fearless exploration of the enduring piano, bass, and drums combination, and with near- telepathic communication, the trio explores the roots of classic piano trios lead by McCoy Tyner and Bill Evans, then zooms light-years ahead with outbursts of contrapuntal catharsis. This evening offers the rare opportunity to see the band truly dominate in two unique formats.

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Wed., May 1 at 8 p.m. / Spoken Word Royce Hall An evening with David Sedaris $85/$75/$55/$50/$35/$15** Prodigious satirist David Sedaris is a master storyteller and quintessential arbiter of the art of monologue. Sedaris’ simple moments from the podium not only delight the throngs of fans and readers who flock to this event annually, but also provide inspiration and insight into the bestselling author’s idiosyncratic creative process. In this special seasonal return to Royce Hall, CAP UCLA celebrates the 17-year presenter/artist relationship with a no-holds barred event that is not to be missed. Supported in part by the Roslyn Holt Swartz and Allan J. Swartz Endowment for the Performing Arts.

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Sat., May 4 at 8 p.m. / Jazz Royce Hall Brad Mehldau Trio and The Bad Plus $55/$45/$30/$25/$20/$15** featuring Joshua Redman Exclusive Double Bill For the past 12 years The Bad Plus — bassist Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson, and drummer David King — have created an uncompromising body of work by shattering musical convention. Rolling Stone called their amalgam of jazz, pop, rock and avant-garde "about as badass as highbrow gets," while The New York Times said the band is "better than anyone at mixing the sensibilities of post-'60s jazz and indie rock." Few groups have amassed such acclaim, and few have generated as much controversy while audaciously bucking trends. Joining the trio is brilliant composer and inimitable saxman Joshua Redman . Jazz pianist and composer Brad Mehlda u has recorded and performed extensively since the early ‘90s as and bandleader — with everyone from Pat Metheny and Wayne Shorter to Renée Fleming and John Mayer. With bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard , Mehldau’s brilliant improvisatory outbursts underscore his structured musical language.

Sun., May 19 at 7 p.m. / Classical Music Royce Hall Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Concerto Finale $105/$88/$52/$25 Jeffrey Kahane conductor Alisa Weilerstein cello Kenneth Munday bassoon Program: Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62; Hugo Gonzalez-Pioli The Love of Zero (Bassoon Concerto with Robert Florey’s 1927 short silent film); Anna Clyne Within Her Arms ; Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107 ###

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