In the Theater

Nov 16

Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, with Liturgy and CalArts’ Sonic Boom dir. Ulrich Krieger and Nicholas Deyoe: Origin of the Alimonies 

Origin of the Alimonies is a multidisciplinary opera by Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, the founder of Liturgy, the “transcendental black metal” band which The New York Times praised as “hungry for other musical languages, devouring them and putting them to work.” 

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Nov 18

Lei Lei: Breathless Animals and a selection of shorts

Following its world premiere at the Berlinale and its U.S. premiere at Art of the Real, Breathless Animals constantly surprises and unsettles the viewer by keeping the titular animals off-screen—within the cadence of the speaker’s nonlinear memory. 

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Nov 22 to Nov 23

Dorian Wood: XAVELA LUX AETERNA 

Coinciding with the centenary of Chavela Vargas, the unforgettable voice of La Llorona, Los Angeles-based artist Dorian Wood honors Chavela with Xavela Lux Aeterna, a riveting personal tribute with original compositions and folk music from Costa Rica. 

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Nov 25

Playful Perversions: Short Films by Gabriel Abrantes 

Since emerging in 2006, Gabriel Abrantes has carved a unique niche for himself at the vanguard of contemporary cinema. 

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Dec 02

Happy Birthday Chick Strand! 

To celebrate the birthday of filmmaker, teacher and cultural force Chick Strand (Dec 3), who passed away ten years ago, REDCAT has organized a program of rarely seen masterworks spanning forty years. 

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Dec 06 to Dec 07

CalArts Winter Dance: Repertory Right Now! 

CalArts Dance presents international repertory from strong voices working in the continuing present. 

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Dec 09

Alexandra Cuesta: Camera Notes (Part One) / Notas de Cámara (Parte Uno) 

Known for her experimental, precise and hypnotic portraits of places and people shot in 16mm (Recordando El Ayer, Beirut 2.14.05, Piensa En Mí, Despedida, Territorio), Alexandra Cuesta expands her cinematic vocabulary into an “intimate ethnography,” shot over three years in upstate New York, Los Angeles, Japan, and Chile. 

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Dec 11

Isaura String Quartet: hum 

Using the vulnerability of the human voice as a connective thread, the Isaura String Quartet weaves together a program of music exploring hidden layers, transformations, and unspoken realities. 

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Dec 13

Reanimating Ancient Worlds: The Short Films of David Lebrun 

David Lebrun combines techniques of animation, documentary, and experimental and anthropological film to explore the art, architecture, cosmology and history of cultures ancient and modern. 

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