Let It Be Known

Short Films Inspired by Octavia E. Butler

"Two" by Wura-Natasha Ogunji

"The Golden Chain" by Buki Bodunrin and Ezra Claytan Daniels

"A Feeling Like Chaos" by Suné Woods

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“Octavia E. Butler’s work helped define the literary cornerstone of Afrofuturism.” — CNN

Los Angeles Premiere

The legacy of groundbreaking African American science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler (1947 – 2006) is the inspiration for this wide-ranging program of experimental shorts by contemporary artists, curated by Erin Christovale. Films include: Moon Tendon (2013) and Playing Possum (2012) by Jamilah Sabur; Big Gurl (2006), a stop-motion animation by Lauren Kelley; The Golden Chain (2015) by filmmaker Buki Bodunrin and graphic novelist Ezra Claytan Daniels; A Feeling Like Chaos (2015) by artist Suné Woods; The Origin of the Blues (2013) by Ariel Jackson; My father and I dance in outer space (2011) and Two (2010) by Wura-Natasha Ogunji. Presented in conjunction with the Clockshop exhibition Radio Imagination: Artists and Writers in the Archive of Octavia E. Butler.

In person: Erin Christovale, Suné Woods, Buki Bodunrin and Ezra Claytan Daniels

Let It Be Known is curated by Erin Christovale.

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MON 11/28 8:30 pm	$11	$8	$6

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REDCAT, CalArts' downtown center for contemporary arts, announces adventurous international and LA performances featured in the Fall of 2019 beginning on September 12, 2019.

In the gallery, Adelita Husni Bey explores healing and activism in her site-specific exhibition of works in CHIRON, where she probes questions about the global immigration crisis, the complexity of collectivity, and the human and social consequences of imperialist ventures. In the theater, acclaimed Dominican-born and Florida-raised Ligia Lewis, who came to REDCAT as part of the PST Festival in 2018, engages gothic imagery to consider entanglements of nature, the feminine, and blackness. The writings of Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz are mined by Polish director Natalia Korczakowska in a searing work about protecting our individuality from the soulless social machine of Western civilization. Los Angeles-based Dorian Wood, accompanied by an exquisite string quartet, gives a riveting personal tribute to the legendary Chavela Vargas.

Music highlights include Peter Vermeesch and FLAT EARTH SOCIETY celebrating its 20-year jubilee and the 100th anniversary of Ernst Lubitsch’s landmark 1919 film The Oyster Princess (Die Austernprinzessin); and the Los Angeles premiere of a new opera by Hunter Hunt Hendrix performed with Ulrich Krieger's Sonic Boom and the "black metal" band Liturgy.

Film at REDCAT features premieres of films by James Benning, Alexandra Cuestra, Juan Pablo González, Sylvia Schedelbauer and the special series Mur Murs inspired by Agnès Varda. The Bagley Wright Lecture Series on Poetry presents acclaimed Suquamish poet Cedar Sigo.

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