FALL 2019
Sergio Mendes
Tara Westover
Philip Glass
Kristin Chenoweth in Concert
Oct 2 / Granada Theatre
Sankai Juku Fri, Oct 4 / Granada Theatre
Dear Arts & Lectures’ Friends and Family, So often we live our lives facing forward, all eyes on the future, seeking out what’s on the horizon heading our way. Investigating the trends, introducing the next new artist-author-idealist. And this year we continue to do that, but we’re also keeping a keen eye on the past: we’re reflecting on our shared history, looking at how the past has shaped our world today and is likely to shape our future. We are pleased to announce a new thematic focus for the year: We Can Do It! A Century of Empowerment (pp. 4-5). We’re celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave American women the right to vote, but that is just the beginning: we’re looking at ways that women are telling our stories, shaping our communities, and yes, holding us accountable for changes still to come. We are also launching our new History Matters lecture series (p. 8), a fitting start for this collection of profound perspectives on American history and our place in the world. But we are still facing forward! Expect adventurous new work from Japan’s iconic dance artists Sankai Juku (p. 13), and the Santa Barbara debut of Dance Theatre of Harlem (p. 21). Enjoy our much-loved Danish String Quartet, this time with the 50-voice Danish National Girls’ Choir, a stunning ensemble of gorgeous voices (p. 22). Prepare for bliss and brilliance when composer Philip Glass joins Pico Iyer for our first Speaking with Pico event this year (p. 12). Corporate Season Sponsor
Community Partners
With deepest appreciation,
Celesta M. Billeci Miller McCune Executive Director
photos (opposite): Grace Kathryn Photography
I hope you’ll join us often in the coming months, and take your place among this community of people who care deeply about art and ideas.
Generosity matters. Thanks to the selfless contributions of our A&L friends and family, we educate, entertain and inspire..
And generosity has its rewards! Find your place in this big-hearted community and enjoy the benefits all year long. (see page 29 for details)
Join Arts & Lectures today. Call (805) 893-5679 or click “Give Now� online at www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu Clockwise from top left: 1. A&L Leadership Circle members Lisa & Christopher Lloyd with author Eli Saslow 2. David Miliband of the International Rescue Committee addresses members at a private home 3. A&L Leadership Circle members Tina Schlieske & Justine Roddick with Amari Ansari, saxophonist of St. Paul & The Broken Bones 4. Event sponsors and A&L Community Partners Lou Buglioli & Natalie Orfalea with photographer Annie Leibovitz and author Pico Iyer 5. A&L Leadership Circle member Betsy Atwater with author Dan Buettner 6. A&L Leadership Circle members Susan & Bruce Worster with cellist Yo-Yo Ma
We Can Do It!
A Century of Empowerment
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Tara Westover
Alex Morgan & Megan Rapinoe
Educated
An Evening of Achievement
Tue, Oct 1 / 7:30 PM / Granada Theatre Tara Westover’s bestselling memoir explores the tension between loyalty to one’s family and loyalty to oneself and tells a universal story about the transformative power of education.
Tue, Oct 15 / 7 PM / Arlington Theatre Powerful, playful and inspiring, soccer superstars Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe led the U.S. Women’s National Team to a monumental victory at this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. Now, Morgan and Rapinoe are creating a groundswell of support for women athletes and equality across the globe.
Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey
Elaine Weiss
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote Sun, Nov 3 / 3 PM / Campbell Hall Prize-winning journalist and author Elaine Weiss recounts the riveting story of one of America’s greatest battles: the ratification of the 19th constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote in 1920.
Sat, Oct 12 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall NY Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey reveal the gripping details of how they broke the Harvey Weinstein story, turning Hollywood’s “open secret” into a Pulitzer Prize-winning exposé that helped ignite the #MeToo movement.
Martha Graham Dance Company: The EVE Project Fri, Jan 24 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre Martha Graham’s company showcases masterpieces by (and inspired by) the mother of American modern dance in this collection that makes bold statements about female power.
Joy Harjo U.S. Poet Laureate
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Wed, Feb 5 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall A visionary poet of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation, Joy Harjo’s wide-ranging body of work includes the landmark poetry collection She Had Some Horses, the acclaimed memoir Crazy Brave and her newest collection, An American Sunrise. In June, she became the first Native American to be named United States Poet Laureate.
This year-long series celebrates the evolution of women’s rights since the ratification of the 19th amendment, which gave women the constitutional right to vote. “We Can Do It!” highlights the incredible achievements of women from various disciplines who have made an indelible mark on U.S. society and advancements in gender equality and empowerment over the last 100 years.
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Anita Hill From Social Movement to Social Impact: Putting an End to Sexual Harassment Wed, Feb 19 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall A women’s rights icon and powerful advocate for equality, Anita Hill inspires others to speak truth to power in order to foster true change.
Jill Lepore This America: The Case for the Nation Fri, Feb 21 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall Award-winning Harvard historian, New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the rise of America and an urgent reckoning with our divided nation.
Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal She Remembers Everything Wed, Mar 4 / 8 PM / Campbell Hall With an iconic sound that transcends country, pop, rock and blues, Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal summon powerful material rich with history, heartache, strength and humanity.
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Lead Sponsors: Marcy Carsey Lynda Weinman & Bruce Heavin Major Sponsor: Zegar Family Foundation
in Conversation with Pico Iyer Tue, May 12 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall Elizabeth Strout’s lauded works of fiction include the Pulitzer-winning short story collection Olive Kitteridge, The Burgess Boys and My Name Is Lucy Barton.
Additional events to be announced.
1. Tara Westover 2. Alex Morgan 3. Megan Rapinoe 4. Elaine Weiss 5. Joy Harjo 6. Anita Hill 7. Jill Lepore 8. Rosanne Cash 9. Elizabeth Strout 10. Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey 11. Martha Graham Dance Company
What is it? Arts & Lectures’ Thematic Learning Initiative extends the conversation from the
stage into the community, inspiring lifelong learning opportunities that initiate change and empowerment. Join A&L and other knowledge seekers like you who want to learn more, know more and do more to improve ourselves and the world around us. Connect with others at intimate salon-style discussions, film screenings and added special public events. Receive online educational resources, sign up for book giveaways and more!
What does it cost? It’s FREE! Who participates? More than 2,000 community members like you and local organizations including social services, health and wellness providers and civic organizations.
Get Involved! Visit www.Thematic-Learning.org or email TLI@ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu to
get updates and more information.
Fall 2019 Book Selection Each quarter, we select a book written by an A&L speaker that expands on one of the season’s themes, and provide free copies for the community.
Educated: A Memoir
“An amazing story, and truly inspiring. It’s even better than you’ve heard.”–Bill Gates FREE copies of Educated by Tara Westover will be available beginning Thursday, September 12 at Arts & Lectures’ Campbell Hall Box Office at UCSB and the Santa Barbara Central Library (40 E. Anapamu St.). Books available while supplies last.
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Note new A&L Box Office location
Tara Westover public lecture, Oct 1 at the Granada Theatre (p.10)
With thanks to our visionary partners, Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin, for their support of the Thematic Learning Initiative A&L Council Member Lynda Weinman & A&L Program Advisor Bruce Heavin with photographer Annie Leibovitz
We Can Do It! A Century of Empowerment
FREE EVENTS
Oct 12 PUBLIC LECTURE: Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey (p. 12) She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harrassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
7:30 PM / Campbell Hall Oct 14 FILM: Not For Ourselves Alone - The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, Part 1: Revolution 4 PM / SB Central Library, Faulkner Gallery* Related Event: Elaine Weiss public lecture, Nov 3 (p. 19)
Oct 21 FILM: Not For Ourselves Alone - The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, Part 2: Failure is Impossible 4 PM / SB Central Library, Faulkner Gallery* Related Event: Elaine Weiss public lecture, Nov 3 (p. 19)
Nov 7 FILM: Dolores
A film about rebel, activist, feminist and mother Dolores Huerta
7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall Nov 14 FILM: Anita: Speaking Truth to Power
A film about women’s rights icon Anita Hill
7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall Related Event: Anita Hill public lecture, Feb 19
Nov 19 DISCUSSION: Social Justice Book Club
She Said by Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey (authors will not be present)
6 PM / SB Central Library, Faulkner Gallery East* Related Event: Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey public lecture, Oct 12 (p. 12)
Oct- EXHIBIT: Women’s Suffrage Dec Letters, manuscripts and original writings by Susan B. Anthony, Jane Addams, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others
Wed - Sun / Noon - 4 PM Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, 21 W. Anapamu St. Oct- EXHIBIT: From Eunice Foote to UCSB Jun A Story of Women, Science, and Climate Change Mon - Fri / 8 AM - 5 PM UCSB Library, Ocean Gallery
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History Matters s e r i es
New Series!
Exploring America’s defining moments, then and now, with preeminent historians and thinkers of our time
Elaine Weiss The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote Sun, Nov 3 / 3 PM / Campbell Hall
Douglas Brinkley John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race Thu, Dec 5 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall
Jon Meacham America Then and Now Thu, Jan 30 / 7:30 PM / Granada Theatre
Jill Lepore This America: The Case for the Nation Fri, Feb 21 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross Sat, Apr 18 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall
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Create Your Own s e r ies
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For maximum flexibility, select your favorite 6 events from the 2019-2020 lineup to create your own series* and save 10% on each ticket. * Select Family Fun series events, Speaking with Pico series events, free events, and student/youth/child tickets are not eligible for Create Your Own series discount.
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Time 100 Most Influential People of 2019
Tara Westover Educated
Tue, Oct 1 / 7:30 PM / Granada Theatre $40 / $25 / $10 all students (vith valid ID) (very limited availability)
A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“Tara Westover is living proof that some people are flat-out, boots-always-laced-up indomitable.” USA Today
Spend an evening in the company of Tara Westover, whose bestselling memoir, Educated, has captured worldwide attention. Growing up in rural Idaho in a radical, survivalist family, Westover had no birth certificate, no medical care and no formal schooling. At age 17, she decided to educate herself, escaping her family to eventually earn a doctorate from Cambridge University. Westover’s redemptive story shows how a young woman’s unquenchable thirst for knowledge leads her to break ties from an early life of hardship and brutality. From her unique experience, she explores the tension between loyalty to one’s family and loyalty to oneself and tells a universal story about the transformative power of education.
Presented in association with the UCSB Writing Program
Presented through the generosity of Diana & Simon Raab Thematic Learning Initiative Book Selection (see page 6)
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photo: Lorentz Gullachsen
Books will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of Chaucer’s
Santa Barbara Debut
Kristin Chenoweth in Concert Wed, Oct 2 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre $150 Gold Circle (preferred seating) $100 / $75 / $50 / $25 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“Ms. Chenoweth always radiates a pleasure in performing that carries across the proverbial footlights… She’s like a singing ray of sunshine.” The New York Times
“Chenoweth is the human version of just-popped champagne.” The Daily Beast A wildly talented and versatile star of Broadway, television and beyond, Kristin Chenoweth commands the stage with her brilliant voice, unparalleled panache and downhome charm. A vocal powerhouse, Chenoweth won a Tony Award for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and was nominated for her original role as Glinda in Wicked. A television favorite, she won an Emmy Award for her role on Pushing Daisies and was nominated for an Emmy (twice) and a People’s Choice Award for her performance on Glee. In this intimate evening, the treasure of stage and screen shows off her sparkling demeanor and uncanny ability to shift between showtunes, gospel, country, pop and more as she performs standards and classics from Broadway to Hollywood.
Presented in association with the UCSB Department of Theater and Dance
photo: Gian Di Stefano
Presented through the generosity of Luci & Richard Janssen Additional Support: Mandy & Daniel Hochman
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Special Event!
Philip Glass
photo: Derek Shapton
photo: María Cristina Moreno
in Conversation with Pico Iyer
Thu, Oct 3 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall $45 / $25 / $10 UCSB students “Few composers of our time have dismantled the barriers between the music of the people and the music of the elite more consistently and creatively than Philip Glass.” The Guardian (U.K.) Promethean composer Philip Glass has had an unprecedented impact upon the musical and intellectual life of his times through an extraordinary body of work that has become part of our cultural soundtrack. Glass is also an acutely insightful chronicler of life and creativity, whether reflecting upon his time as a taxi driver in gritty 1970s New York or making eloquent observations on Buddhism in the West. This special evening brings together two unique and commanding crosscultural interpreters for an intimate conversation about life, creativity and the global soul.
Speaking with Pico Series Sponsors: Martha Gabbert, Dori Pierson Carter & Chris Carter, Laura Shelburne & Kevin O’Connor
Free Community Event - Just added!
photo: Martin Schoeller
Megan Twohey & Jodi Kantor
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
Sat, Oct 12 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall / FREE
“Explosive, impactful journalism that exposed powerful and wealthy sexual predators... thus spurring a worldwide reckoning about sexual abuse of women.” –The Pulitzer Prizes New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey reveal the gripping details of how they broke the story of Harvey Weinstein’s decades of sexual abuse, turning Hollywood’s “open secret” into a Pulitzer Prizewinning expose that helped ignite the #MeToo movement. Recounting the fascinating story behind their investigation and its outcomes, they’ll take us into the heart of this social shift with superlative detail, insight and journalistic expertise. Discover the surprising journeys of those who spoke up – and so changed us all.
Books will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of Chaucer’s
Presented in association with the UCSB Department of Feminist Studies and the UCSB Women’s Center Thematic Learning Initiative Event (see page 7)
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U.S. Premiere
Sankai Juku
Direction, Choreography and Design by Ushio Amagatsu
“One of the most original and startling dance theater groups to be seen.” The New York Times
Meguri: Teeming Sea, Tranquil Land Fri, Oct 4 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre $60 / $45 / $35 / $19 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“The singular glory of Sankai Juku is that it achieves almost pure metaphor.” Time
photo: Sankai Juku
With its sublime visual spectacles and deeply moving theatrical experiences, Tokyo’s all-male Butoh company Sankai Juku is known the world over for its elegance, refinement, technical precision and emotional depth. Over the past 40 years, Artistic Director Ushio Amagatsu has become one of today’s leading choreographers. Sankai Juku will perform the U.S. premiere of one of Amagatsu’s strongest works, Meguri: Teeming Sea, Tranquil Land. Set against a relief of sea lily fossils, this exquisite performance is a poetic meditation on the passage of time, symbolized by the circulation of water and the seasonal transformation of the earth.
Presented in association with the UCSB Department of Theater and Dance Dance Series Sponsors: Annette & Dr. Richard Caleel, Margo Cohen-Feinberg & Bob Feinberg, Irma & Morrie Jurkowitz, Barbara Stupay, Sheila Wald
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Building the Photo Ark Photographer Joel Sartore
photos: Joel Sartore
Sun, Oct 13 / 3 PM / Campbell Hall $25 / $15 UCSB students and youth (18 and under)
“It is folly to think that we can destroy one species and ecosystem after another and not affect humanity… When we save species, we’re actually saving ourselves.” – Joel Sartore As founder of the Photo Ark, photographer Joel Sartore has shot stunning, provocative images of more than 9,500 species and counting. With this multi-decade documentary project, Sartore aims to create lush and unique portraits of all animal species in human care around the world. A regular contributor to National Geographic and other publications, Sartore and the Photo Ark are the subjects of the television series RARE, documenting some of the most endangered creatures left on Earth with humor and compassion. In carrying out his life’s work, Sartore conveys a powerful message: To know these animals is to save them.
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A Conversation with Soccer Superstars
Alex Morgan & Megan Rapinoe
photo: Sam Maller/The Players’ Tribune
An Evening of Achievement
Tue, Oct 15 / 7 PM / Arlington Theatre $100 Gold Circle (preferred seating) $45 / $25 / $15 UCSB Students and youth (18 & under) (very limited availability)
An Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price
Powerful, playful and inspiring, soccer superstars Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe led the U.S. Women’s National Team to a monumental victory at this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. Now, Morgan and Rapinoe are applying their sway and swagger beyond the field, creating a groundswell of support for women athletes and equality across the globe.
Presented in association with UCSB Athletics, Santa Barbara Soccer Club and AYSO
Presented through the generosity of Marcy Carsey, Susan & Bruce Worster
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Trio’s First Santa Barbara Appearance
Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer with Rakesh Chaurasia “Simply the best at what they do… they’re world-class masters of the banjo, the bass fiddle and the tabla [who] conquered mere technical prowess long ago.” – NPR
Three of the most limitless creators and composers in the history of music, Béla Fleck (banjo), Zakir Hussain (tabla) and Edgar Meyer (double bass) have each put forth an unprecedented array of projects that touch every geographical and stylistic corner of the musical world. Coming together as a trio of musical masters and genre-benders, these longtime friends and innovators create a fusion that is uniquely their own. With astonishing virtuosity and 20 Grammy Awards between them, Fleck, Hussain and Meyer move with ease among the worlds of classical, bluegrass and North Indian music, crossing sonic borders in an alchemical evening of magic that must not be missed.
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Sat, Oct 19 / 8 PM / Campbell Hall $60 / $40 / $15 UCSB students
Cuban Jazz Legend
Chucho Valdés and Band Jazz Batá
Sun, Oct 20 / 7 PM / Campbell Hall $55 / $35 / $15 UCSB students
photo: Carol Friedman
“Valdés’ explorations of the African influences in Cuban music are so profound that he is revered by musicians who play jazz, dance music, Buena Vista styled classic Cuban son, and even the island’s hip-hop community.” – NPR A protean performer who has been a singular force in music for more than half a century, Chucho Valdés’ unprecedented synthesis of folkloric Afro-Cuban rhythms, rock, funk and jazz opened up vast new musical frontiers. His most recent project, Jazz Batá, revisits an exceptional early experiment pairing a piano jazz trio with batá drums, sacred instruments used in Santeria rituals. The influential Cuban pianist, composer and arranger revamps that formative project, leading his youthful, powerhouse band of bass, congas and batá in this upbeat night with the “founder of the definitive contemporary Cuban jazz” (Billboard).
Santa Barbara Debut
Z.E.N. Trio
“Each of the three is a bold, imaginative and inspiring performer: never eclipsing their colleagues but… dazzling in their own right.” Cambridge Independent (U.K.)
Zhang Zuo, piano Esther Yoo, violin Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello Tue, Oct 22 / 7 PM / Hahn Hall $30 / $9 UCSB students
An enthralling ensemble, the Z.E.N. Trio is made up of three standout solo musicians who captured the music world’s attention as BBC New Generation Artists. Coming together as Z.E.N., their name represents the philosophy with which they approach chamber music making: forgoing the self for total togetherness.
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Program
Schubert: Notturno in E-flat Major, D. 897 Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, op.67 Rachmaninoff: “Vocalise” (arr. Gayane Akhnazaryan) Babajanian: Piano Trio in F-sharp minor Presented in association with the UCSB Department of Music Up Close & Musical Series Sponsor: Dr. Bob Weinman
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John Kasich
It’s Up to Us: Bringing About Meaningful Change Wed, Oct 23 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall $35 / $20 / $10 UCSB students
“The health of a society can be measured by how often and how meaningfully its people are able to reach that higher plane, to live lives bigger than they are.” – John Kasich As a former leader of Congress, two-term governor of Ohio and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, John Kasich has seen that the most powerful movements have started from the bottom up. In his new book, It’s Up to Us, and this rousing public lecture, Kasich shares the guiding principles that have informed his public life for more than three decades, offering observations on how to bring about meaningful change and move us to our shared American dream.
Books will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of Chaucer’s
Santa Barbara Debut
Ensemble Mik Nawooj
Fri, Nov 1 / 8 PM / Campbell Hall $35 / $20 / FREE for UCSB students
Oakland’s groundbreaking hip-hop orchestra Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN) incorporates elements from hip hop and classical, creating a unique hybrid that reimagines the role of music and culture in civic engagement. Founder and composer JooWan Kim, classically trained in composition at Berklee College of Music and San Francisco Conservatory of Music, fell in love with hip hop’s spirit of disruption. Merging the two influences, the innovative 10-piece ensemble – two MCs, winds, strings, piano, drums and a lyric soprano – brings its cutting-edge stylings to renditions of Wu-Tang Clan and original songs alike.
Presented in association with the UCSB Office of Student Life
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“Hip hop is the new great American art music and Ensemble Mik Nawooj is on the cutting edge of it.” Huffington Post
Elaine Weiss
The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote Sun, Nov 3 / 3 PM / Campbell Hall $35 / $20 / $10 UCSB students
“A genteel but bareknuckled political thriller… Weiss’ narrative is energetic and buoyant even at the most critical moments.” Ms. Magazine
The prize-winning journalist and author of the blockbuster book The Woman’s Hour, Elaine Weiss recounts the riveting story of one of America’s greatest battles: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote. In her “gripping account… of courage and cowardice” (The Wall Street Journal), Weiss draws powerful parallels to today’s political environment. Extolling Weiss’ narrative as “both a page-turning drama and an inspiration for every reader,” former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is teaming up with Steven Spielberg to bring this triumphant episode of American history to the small screen.
Pre-signed books will be available for purchase courtesy of Chaucer’s
Presented in association with the UCSB Division of Humanities and Fine Arts and the UCSB Department of History
photo: Nina Subin
History Matters Series presented through the generosity of Loren Booth, Ellen & Peter O. Johnson Additional Support: Gretchen Lieff, Lisa & Christopher Lloyd Related Thematic Learning Initiative Event (see page 7)
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Spain’s Flamenco Master
Farruquito
Tue, Nov 5 / 7 PM / Arlington Theatre $75 / $55 / $40 $15 all students (with valid ID) An Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“I’ve never seen any flamenco dancer with such dynamic variety.” The New York Times
“Raw, visceral, and executed with blazing intensity and immediacy.” The Boston Globe
Journey into the very spirit of flamenco with one of the most famous names of the art form. Born into a flamenco dynasty, Andalusian “flamenco puro” royalty Farruquito weaves an ancestral spell, blending fiercely stunning and intricate rhythmic foot patterns – performed at harrowing speeds – with elegant and expressive body movements. With his masterful ensemble of dancers, singers and musicians, “one of the greatest flamenco dancers of this new century” (The New York Times) displays his technical prowess, dramatic flair and brilliant sense of invention in “quite simply… one of the most exciting flamenco shows in recent memory” (The Boston Globe).
photos: Matthew Bledsoe
Presented in association with the Flamenco Arts Festival and Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara
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Santa Barbara Debut
Virginia Johnson, Artistic Director Wed, Nov 6 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre
Producers Circle Party with the dancers $80 / $65 / $45 / $19 UCSB students and youth (18 & under) A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“The occasion is major.” The New York Times
“One of ballet’s most exciting undertakings.”
photo: Amanda Smith by Rachel Neville
The New York Times
Celebrate 50 years of Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH), a singular presence in the dance world presenting a powerful vision for ballet in the 21st century. Founded in 1969 in response to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the beloved, multiethnic company of 17 dancers performs a forward-thinking repertoire that includes treasured classics, neoclassical works as well as innovative contemporary works that use the language of ballet to celebrate AfricanAmerican culture. A multicultural institution with an extraordinary legacy, DTH brings bold new forms of artistic expression to audiences in New York City, across the country and around the world, carrying forward DTH’s message of empowerment through the arts for all.
Presented in association with the UCSB Department of Theater and Dance Dance Series Sponsors: Annette & Dr. Richard Caleel, Margo Cohen-Feinberg & Bob Feinberg, Irma & Morrie Jurkowitz, Barbara Stupay, Sheila Wald
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Danish String Quartet Tuesday Performing with the Danish National Girls’ Choir
Only U.S. Date!
Phillip Faber, Chief Conductor
Featuring works by Shostakovich and Bach, as well as contemporary compositions and traditional folk tunes, this spectacular program is not to be missed! Tue, Nov 12 / 7 PM / Granada Theatre $65 / $45 / $30 / $19 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
Witness Santa Barbara favorite the Danish String Quartet performing with 50 soaring voices from one of the world’s best girls’ choirs and one of Denmark’s strongest musical brands, the Danish National Girls’ Choir. Established in 1938 as part of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), the charismatic choir has garnered great acclaim both in Denmark and abroad for their ability to move effortlessly between songs, hymns, modern choral works and well known pop songs.
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Two Nights! Two Programs! Wednesday J.S. Bach: Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861 (arr. Förster) Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, op. 132 Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, op. 13
“A truly fab four.” – Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times
Wed, Nov 13 / 7 PM / Campbell Hall $40 / $25 / $10 UCSB students
Frederik Øland, violin Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, violin
Asbjørn Nørgaard, viola Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin, cello
“The playing is exquisitely refined… thought-provoking, and often startlingly beautiful.” Gramophone (U.K.) For their second performance, the Nordic lads and fierce friends who’ve captured the hearts of music lovers around the world with their “warmth, wit, beautiful tone and technical prowess second to none” (NPR) return for a profound evening of classical masterworks.
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Sergio Mendes & Bebel Gilberto
60th Anniversary of Bossa Nova Sun, Nov 17 / 7 PM / Campbell Hall $55 / $35 / $15 UCSB students “There has been no name more synonymous with the musical art form than bossa nova legend Sergio Mendes.” Phoenix New Times “Bebel Gilberto has carved her own distinct niche [while staying] true to her roots.” The Adelaide Review Bossa nova was born on July 10, 1958, at the old Odeon recording studios in Rio de Janeiro, when a João Gilberto recording marked the beginning of a musical and cultural phenomenon. In this worldwide celebration, two of its reigning superstars and their bands span the breadth of Brazil’s best-known musical style, transporting us to today’s hottest music clubs and the Rio beaches of yesterday. A multi-Grammy-winning producer, composer, keyboardist and vocalist, Sergio Mendes is one of Brazil’s most internationally-renowned artists of all time. Bebel Gilberto – daughter of João Gilberto – is a thrilling vocalist steeped in the genre.
A Tuba To Cuba: Preservation Hall Jazz Band
“[Preservation Hall’s] Ben Jaffe is an evangelist for the music’s ability to bridge colors and cultures.” The New York Times
with Cuban singer Yusa and special guests
photo: Josh Goleman
Thu, Nov 21 / 8 PM / Campbell Hall $50 / $35 / $15 UCSB students
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Holding the torch of New Orleans music aloft for more than 50 years, Preservation Hall Jazz Band finds its classic sound invigorated by the band’s life-changing journey through Cuba, an island integral to the evolution of jazz and New Orleans culture. Discover the musical links between the Big Easy and Havana in this immersive concert experience drawing on music from the iconic septet’s recent album, So It Is, and cinematic visuals from the documentary A Tuba to Cuba.
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Relationship and Intimacy Expert
An Evening with
Esther Perel
Wed, Dec 4 / 7:30 PM / Granada Theatre $40 / $25 / $15 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“One of the most influential and well-known psychotherapists in the world… [Perel] explores the one subject she believes interests every human: relationships.” New York Magazine
photo: Karen Harms
Groundbreaking couples psychotherapist Esther Perel is the bestselling author of Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic and The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity. Her riveting podcast, Where Should We Begin?, brings listeners inside her private sessions addressing everything from sexlessness to grief. Through her international work on erotic intelligence, trauma, sexual honesty and conflict resolution, Perel provides a daring framework for understanding the intricacies of love and desire.
Books will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of Chaucer’s
Presented through the generosity of Diana & Simon Raab
Douglas Brinkley
American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race
Thu, Dec 5 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall $35 / $20 / $10 UCSB students Award-winning historian Douglas Brinkley takes the lessons of the past and applies them to the present and our future. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing, his new book American Moonshot takes a fresh look at President John F. Kennedy’s inspiring challenge and America’s race to the moon. Brinkley pays homage to scientific ingenuity, human curiosity and the boundless American spirit through his vivid and enthralling chronicle of one of the most thrilling, hopeful and turbulent eras in the nation’s history.
Books will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of Chaucer’s Presented in association with the UCSB Division of Humanities and Fine Arts and the UCSB Department of History
History Matters Series presented through the generosity of Loren Booth, Ellen & Peter O. Johnson
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A Santa Barbara Tradition Back by Popular Demand
Pink Martini
Sun, Dec 8 / 7 PM / Arlington Theatre $150 Gold Circle (preferred seating) $60 / $50 / $40 / $20 UCSB students
“Rich, hugely approachable music, utterly cosmopolitan yet utterly unpretentious... It seems to speak to just about everybody.” The Washington Post
An Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price
Presented through the generosity of Patricia Gregory, for the Baker Foundation
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The internationally-acclaimed “little orchestra” Pink Martini will deck the hall with festive holiday songs from around the globe, from timeless classics to rarely heard gems. At what is sure to be the best holiday party you’ll attend this year, they will perform tracks from their holiday album, Joy to the World, with classics like “White Christmas” alongside Hebrew prayers, Chinese New Year tunes and a samba-inspired version of “Auld Lang Syne,” as well as crowd favorites from their non-holiday albums. “This multi-denominational, multicultural jubilee overflows with enough holiday spirit to warm your entire family” (NPR). Pink Martini’s infectiously joyous music will have you dancing in the aisles.
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Tommy Emmanuel, CGP with very special guests Jim & Morning Nichols Sat, Dec 14 / 8 PM / Campbell Hall $60 / $45 / $15 UCSB students
“Delivers the goods with a beam on his face and a deftness and agility of touch that leaves you wide-eyed.” The Australian Times
photo: Simone Cecchetti
Two-time Grammy-nominated guitarist Tommy Emmanuel’s career speaks to his musical diversity, stretching from authentic country-blues to face-melting rock shredding by way of tender and devastating pure song playing. One of Australia’s most respected musicians, the legendary guitarist’s unique style is akin to the way a pianist plays piano, using all 10 fingers to play the parts of an entire band – melody, rhythm, bass, drums and more – on one guitar. Widely acknowledged as the international master of the solo acoustic guitar, Emmanuel will be joined by special guests to revisit his recent album, Accomplice One, featuring collaborations with some of today’s finest singers, songwriters and guitarists.
Coming in 2020
January March 9 Elaine Pagels 4 Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal in Conversation with Pico Iyer 6 The Wood Brothers 21 Itzhak Perlman, 7 Michael Barenboim and the Stories of His Life and Career West-Eastern Divan Ensemble 22 Jon Boogz & Lil Buck, 7 Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, Charlie Musselwhite Love Heals All Wounds April 24 Martha Graham Dance Company 1 & 2 Lyon Opera Ballet 25 Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin 3 Samin Nosrat and Yotam Ottolenghi and Jay Campbell, cello 4 Yamato 26 Ranky Tanky 5 Bryan Stevenson, American Injustice 28 Black Violin 7 Yefim Bronfman and the 30 Jon Meacham, New York Philharmonic String Quartet America Then and Now 9 DakhaBrakha February 15 Jennifer Koh and Jean-Baptiste Barrière, 1 Hanzhi Wang, accordion The 38th Parallel 4 Chris Thile 16 Hamza Akram Qawwal & Brothers 5 Joy Harjo, U.S. Poet Laureate 17 Mohsin Hamid in Conversation with Pico Iyer 7 Daniil Trifonov, piano 18 Henry Louis Gates, Jr., The African Americans 9 FLIP Fabrique, Blizzard 21 Brooklyn Rider, Healing Modes 11 David Brooks, The Quest for a Moral Life 25 Stile Antico, Breaking the Habit 13 Sammy Miller and The Congregation 27 Gautier Capuçon, cello and Yuja Wang, piano 18 Cirque Éloize, Hotel May 19 Anita Hill 1 Jon Batiste and Stay Human 21 Jill Lepore, This America 2 Circa, Wolfgang’s Magical Musical Circus 23 Miloš and Friends, 12 Elizabeth Strout The Voice of the Guitar in Conversation with Pico Iyer 25 Grupo Corpo Dance 14 & 15 Ephrat Asherie Dance
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A&L’s educational outreach program serves more than 30,000 community members annually. Our gratitude to the following education sponsors:
The Danish String Quartet performs for students in BRAVO! at Monroe Elementary
“Arts & Lectures was established to promote the arts as an integral and necessary facet of education that elevates the human spirit, provokes the imagination, inspires personal discovery and intellectual inquiry, and sustains an inclusive and diverse community.” – Certificate of Commemoration presented by Santa Barbara Mayor Cathy Murillo, honoring UCSB Arts & Lectures on its 60th Anniversary
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WILLIAM H. KEARNS FOUNDATION
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Here are just a few examples of what we do:
• Assemblies in elementary and secondary schools • Workshops and conversations with artists and speakers • Ticket subsidies for students at all levels • The Thematic Learning Initiative’s lifelong learning opportunities • School-time presentations for students at The Granada Theatre • Lecture-demonstrations and artist panels in University classes • Master classes for students and community members • Post-show Q&As with audiences of all ages • Free family performances in underserved neighborhoods
Monica & Timothy Babich Connie Frank & Evan Thompson Dorothy Largay & Wayne Rosing Ginger Salazar & Brett Matthews Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor
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A&L presents performances at UCSB Campbell Hall and the following locations. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. Hahn Hall at Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Rd.
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UCSB charges $4 for evening and weekend parking. For patron convenience, Arts & Lectures sells open-dated UCSB evening and weekend parking permits for $4 with ticket purchase (not available online). They will be mailed to you with your tickets. When you arrive on campus, write the date on one of your permits in ink and display it on your dashboard. Unused or lost permits cannot be refunded or replaced. Parking rates subject to change.
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“Raw, visceral, and executed with blazing intensity and immediacy.” The Boston Globe
Tue, Nov 5 / 7 PM / Arlington Theatre
Farruquito
Spain’s Flamenco Master
Santa Barbara, California 93106-5030