UCSB Arts & Lectures - 2015-2016 Season Brochure by UCSB Arts & Lectures

2015 2016 Season Brochure

Season Brochure

What makes a city great? Dear Friends, During any given year we give each of you many reasons to come together, fuel your passions and broaden your horizons. But I have to point out some “can’t-miss” personal favorites that deserve special mention: • Nobel Peace Prize recipient Malala Yousafzai in one of only three U.S. appearances this summer. (June 27) • Ry Cooder! One of the greatest living guitarists teams up with Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White, who together range far and wide among American musical styles. (September 29) • It would be hard to imagine more gorgeous dancers than those of New York City Ballet MOVES, hearts still beating to the mastery of George Balanchine, performing to live music. (October 26 & 27) • A dear friend to A&L, Yo-Yo Ma returns with his magnificent Silk Road Ensemble. (February 21 & 22)

• The fabulous soprano Renée Fleming, the diva we love to love, shares her stellar talent with us in the intimacy of Campbell Hall. (February 28) • Binge-Worthy Journalism: Backstage with the Creators of Serial, Sarah Koenig & Julie Snyder. (March 3) But that’s not all. Take a moment to browse what’s inside. Then, order your tickets today, and please consider a generous contribution to cover the cost of making this magic happen. This season will conclude our five-year Campaign for Arts & Lectures, and we need your help to hit that final goal. As you can see from the photos here, we’re fueling passions and broadening horizons every day. With deepest appreciation,

Celesta M. Billeci Miller McCune Executive Director

Inspiring conversations. Magical experiences. A sense of community.

2015 2016 Please join as we introduce another season of

cover photo: Max Pucciariello; photos 1-4: David Bazemore; photo 5: Mariachi Flor de Toloache; photo 6: Kimberly Citro

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1. Kids enjoy Family Fun series pre-show activities at Campbell Hall 2. Crowds

delight in free summer cinema with live musical accompaniment at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse 3. Yo-Yo Ma coaches UCSB students in a free community master class 4. Elementary school children enjoy a free school time concert 5. Mariachi Flor de Toloache takes its four-day residency to the beaches of Santa Barbara as part of the ยกViva el Arte de Santa Bรกrbara! community arts project 6. Bobby McFerrin in a master class with UCSB students Front cover: MOMIX, Alchemia (see page 25)

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Marquee series ��8 Be dazzled by some of the most renowned musicians in the world.

Chamber Arts series ��9 Be captivated by the charisma of today’s quintessential string quartets.

Up Close & Musical series ��9 Be transfixed by exquisite music in an intimate setting.

Global Sounds series ��10 Be transported by superstars of the world stage.

Roots series ��11 Be delighted by homegrown roots legends.

Word of Mouth series ��12 Be fascinated by new views on today’s big issues.

Bold Grooves series ��13 Be moved and grooved by these soulful sirens of song.

Jazz series ��13 Be thrilled by the hottest sounds from today’s jazz artists.

Talking Heads series ��14 Be entertained by wordsmiths of radio and stage.

National Geographic Live series ��15 Be enthralled by adventure tales and captivating images.

Family Fun series ��16 Bring the kids! Exciting events for the whole family.

Create Your Own series ��17 Be creative. Choose six or more events and save 10%.

Support Arts & Lectures �� 54 - 61 Special Thanks �� 62 Patron Information �� 63

New York City Ballet MOVES OCT 26 & 27

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Photo: Paul Kolnik

Event Descriptions �� 18 - 53

Season Highlights

RenĂŠe Fleming

Ry Cooder

Rosanne Cash

Yo-Yo Ma

FEB 28

SEP 29

MAR 9

FEB 21 & 22

Anna Deavere Smith

David McCullough

Anoushka Shankar

Twyla Tharp

OCT 18

OCT 1

APR 11

OCT 9

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Alvin Ailey® American Dance Theater

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Yannick Lebrun and Sarah Daley. Photo by Andrew Eccles

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Twyla Tharp

50th Anniversary Tour FRI, OCT 9 / 8 PM GRANADA THEATRE

New York City Ballet MOVES MON, OCT 26 / 8 PM GRANADA THEATRE

Akram Khan Company Kaash TUE, NOV 10 / 8 PM GRANADA THEATRE

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan Rice TUE, FEB 2 / 8 PM GRANADA THEATRE

Grupo Corpo From Brazil

SAT, APR 2 / 8 PM GRANADA THEATRE

Alvin Ailey速 American Dance Theater TUE, APR 12 / 8 PM ARLINGTON THEATRE Dance series sponsored in part by Margo Cohen-Feinberg & Robert Feinberg and the Cohen Family Fund

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Marquee $264

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Itzhak Perlman, violin Emanuel Ax, piano THU, JAN 21 / 7 PM / GRANADA THEATRE

Cameron Carpenter featuring the International Touring Organ TUE, FEB 9 / 7 PM / GRANADA THEATRE

The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma SUN, FEB 21 / 7 PM / GRANADA THEATRE

Renée Fleming, soprano SUN, FEB 28 / 2 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

Yuja Wang, piano MON, MAY 2 / 7 PM / GRANADA THEATRE

Special 7 PM start time for all Marquee series events (except Renée Fleming)

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Chamber Arts $88

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Kronos Quartet THU, NOV 19 / 7 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

Danish String Quartet TUE, MAR 1 / 7 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

Calder Quartet SAT, APR 23 / 7 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

Up Close & Musical $96

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Series purchase includes an opening night party with Ray Chen and Julio Elizalde

Ray Chen, violin Julio Elizalde, piano WED, OCT 21 / 7 PM / HAHN HALL

Lise de la Salle, piano SUN, NOV 8 / 4 PM / HAHN HALL

The Orlando Consort The Passion of Joan of Arc SUN, JAN 10 / 4 PM / HAHN HALL

Jennifer Koh, violin Shai Wosner, piano Bridge to Beethoven Part II TUE, APR 5 / 7 PM / HAHN HALL Up Close & Musical series in Hahn Hall at the Music Academy of the West sponsored by Dr. Bob Weinman

Special 7 PM start time for all Chamber Arts and Up Close & Musical series events (except Lise de la Salle and The Orlando Consort)

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Global Sounds $162

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Bollywood Masala Orchestra and Dancers of India Spirit of India MON, OCT 5 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club庐 Adi贸s Tour TUE, OCT 13 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE

The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma MON, FEB 22 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE

Anoushka Shankar MON, APR 11 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

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Roots ser ies

$224

Ry Cooder - Sharon White - Ricky Skaggs TUE, SEP 29 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE

Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt SAT, NOV 7 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

Melissa Etheridge This is M.E. Solo SUN, NOV 15 / 7 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal WED, MAR 9 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

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Word of Mouth $188

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David McCullough Lessons in Leadership from the Pioneers of Flight THU, OCT 1 / 8 PM GRANADA THEATRE

Diana Nyad

Record-setting long-distance swimmer

photo: UNICEF/HQ01-0123/ Nicole Toutounji

SAT, NOV 14 / 3 PM CAMPBELL HALL

Salman Khan Education Reimagined SUN, JAN 24 / 3 PM GRANADA THEATRE

Sebasti達o Salgado

Internationally-acclaimed photographer WED, MAR 2 / 8 PM ARLINGTON THEATRE

David Gergen The 2016 Election and the Future Political Landscape THU, APR 7 / 8 PM CAMPBELL HALL

Temple Grandin Different Kinds of Minds Contribute to Society TUE, MAY 10 / 8 PM GRANADA THEATRE

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Jazz

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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

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WED, OCT 28 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Lake Street Dive

FRI, SEP 18 / 8 PM GRANADA THEATRE

FRI, NOV 6 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

Pink Martini Holiday Show THU, DEC 3 / 8 PM / ARLINGTON THEATRE

Ms. Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton WED, FEB 17 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

Season Opening Night Event!

Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra THU, NOV 5 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour THU, JAN 14 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

Cécile McLorin Salvant WED, APR 27 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

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Talking Heads ser ies

$124 Patton Oswalt WED, OCT 7 / 8 PM GRANADA THEATRE

Sarah Koenig & Julie Snyder Binge-Worthy Journalism: Backstage with the Creators of Serial THU, MAR 3 / 8 PM ARLINGTON THEATRE

David Sedaris SUN, MAY 1 / 7 PM ARLINGTON THEATRE

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se r ie s Series Price: $80 adults / $60 UCSB students and youths 18 & under

Photos: Cory Richards (Crossing ice field in Antarctica), Keith Ladzinski (Mike Libecki portrait), Mark Moffett ( Mantids, Mark Moffett Hanging), Steve Winter (Jaguar, Steve Winter portrait, Tiger), Mark Thiessen (Spinosaurus exhibit), Rebecca Drobis (Nizar Ibrahim portrait)

Dynamic Events. Fascinating People. Captivating Stories. Climber and Adventurer

Mike Libecki Untamed Antarctica

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SUN, OCT 25 / 3 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

Join this climbing veteran for a hair-raising account of his ascent up Bertha’s Tower, a 2,000-foot spire in Antarctica’s Wohlthat Range, battling furious wind and snow. Ecologist and Photographer

Mark Moffett The High Frontier: Exploring the Forest Canopy SUN, NOV 22 / 3 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

On a mission to make people fall in love with the unexpected, this affable Ph.D., aka “Dr. Bugs,” will share photos of nature’s small wonders from the crowns of the world’s tallest trees. Wildlife Photographer

Steve Winter On the Trail of Big Cats: Tigers, Cougars, and Snow Leopards SUN, MAR 6 / 3 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

A thrilling and unforgettable expedition into the world of big cats, from the high Himalayas to the jungles of Latin America to the hillsides of southern California. Paleontologist

Nizar Ibrahim Spinosaurus: Lost Giant of the Cretaceous SUN, APR 3 / 3 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

Journey to the Cretaceous period, when the deserts of North Africa were a large river system teeming with diverse life, including a new species of semi-aquatic reptile.

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$76 adults $48 children (12 & under) Subscribers to the Family Fun series receive priority seating and free tickets to Kid Flix Mix. Best for ages 5 and up

Featuring performers from Cirque du Soleil and Cirque Éloize

All shows at Campbell Hall

FREE to Family Fun series Subscribers New York International Children’s Film Festival

The Okee Dokee Brothers

SUN, OCT 11 / 3 PM This Quebec-based troupe of six acrobats is already lauded for its technical ability and panache. Don’t miss this fast-paced, innovative circus show. (Approx. 70 min.)

SUN, JAN 10 / 11 AM The festival that is “redefining what kids’ entertainment can be” (Time Out New York), with an exciting lineup of kid-friendly, parent-approved and jury selections. (Approx. 60 min.)

SUN, FEB 21 / 3 PM The Grammy-winning Okee Dokee Brothers will share songs, harmonies and life lessons rooted in their own adventures canoeing down the Mississippi and hiking the Appalachian Trail. (Approx. 70 min.)

Back by Popular Demand Hilarious Musical Improvisation for Kids

The Drummers of Japan

Winner of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival’s Spirit of the Fringe Award

SUN, NOV 8 / 3 PM Based on the idea that every child has a story to tell, this whimsical theater group uses stories written by elementary school kids as material for outrageous, side-splitting plays. (Approx. 60 min.)

SUN, JAN 31 / 3 PM Renowned for its tremendous athleticism and theatrical flair, the remarkable Japanese taiko drumming ensemble returns for a familyfriendly, high-energy matinee performance. (Approx. 70 min.)

Feet Don’t Fail Me Now!

Flip FabriQue

Attrape-moi (Catch Me!)

Story Pirates

Kid Flix Mix

YAMATO

Folk & Roots Music for Families

Adventure Songs

Rhythmic Circus

SUN, APR 17 / 3 PM A tap extravaganza, this joyous parade of genrehopping music and percussive dance hits the road with a trunk full of tap shoes, funky costumes and a big brass band. (Approx. 80 min.)

The Fun Starts Early!

Bring your kids an hour before the Family Fun events for balloons, face painting, and crafts!

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For maximum flexibility, select your favorite six events from the 2015-2016 lineup to create your own series* and save 10% on each ticket. Order early to get the best seats!

*Family Fun series events, National Geographic Live series events, Malala Yousafzai and student/youth tickets are not eligible for Create Your Own series.

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Special Summer Event Only Southern California Appearance

Malala Yousafzai

An Afternoon with the 2014 Nobel Peace Laureate SAT, JUN 27 / 3 PM (note special time) ARLINGTON THEATRE There are no more tickets available for the live Arlington Theatre event.

Two video simulcasts added for this high-demand event! Event Sponsors: Susan & Craig McCaw

— VIDEO SIMULCAST VENUES — SAT, JUN 27 / 3 PM (note special time) THE NEW VIC, 33 W. VICTORIA ST. — AND — UCSB CAMPBELL HALL $10 / $5 UCSB students and youths (18 & under)

“This award [the Nobel Peace Prize] is not just for me. It is for those forgotten children who want education. It is for those frightened children who want peace.” – Malala Yousafzai in her Nobel acceptance speech

Not eligible for Create Your Own series

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2015 - 2016 Season Opening Night!

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue FRI, SEP 18 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE JAZZ SERIES, SEE PAGE 13 $45 / $35 / $10 all students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

New Orleans native Trombone Shorty and his band Orleans Avenue are an “unstoppable force” (The New York Times) in today’s music scene with a hard-edged funk, jazz, rock and hip-hop dynamic that delivers big on rock-star swagger with the musical chops to back it up. Their singular blend of performance and improvisation in the jazz tradition is one high-octane party that dares you not to dance in your seat, because in Shorty’s words, “No matter what kinds of problems we might be going through… music is the place where we can all get along. We can all jam” (The Guardian, U.K.). Don’t miss this chance to kick off A&L’s 2015-2016 season with Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue before they headline at the Monterey Jazz Festival the following evening!

photo: Jonathan Mannion

“New Orleans’ brightest new star in a generation.” NPR “Dizzying talent.” The Washington Post

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Ry Cooder - Sharon White - Ricky Skaggs

An Historic Collaboration Santa Barbara Debut TUE, SEP 29 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE ROOTS SERIES, SEE PAGE 11 $75 / $55 / $40 / $25 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“In Ry Cooder’s hands, the guitar becomes a time machine… he has been a virtuoso in a host of guitar styles going back to the most primal bottleneck blues, country, vintage jazz, Hawaiian slack-key guitar, Bahamian folk music and countless other styles.” Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time In a most exceptional pairing, master multi-instrumentalists Ry Cooder and Ricky Skaggs will come together on stage to deliver a revelatory program of blues, gospel and bluegrass. They are joined by Skaggs’ wife Sharon White (The Whites), one of the purest voices in country music, Joachim Cooder on drums and Mark Fain on bass. With countless accolades between them, it was a Grammy Awards show many years ago that connected Cooder and Skaggs in their mutual admiration and desire to collaborate. “Cooder-White-Skaggs is the legacy express, or I’ll eat a bug,” quipped Cooder. “You are going to hear four-part singing from the heart, the finest and best instrumental activity in the land, songs you know and love… Now who’s happy?”

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photo: Jonathan Mannion

“Skaggs and his band are just about the best bluegrass has to offer.” The Seattle Times

Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning Historian

David McCullough Lessons in Leadership from the Pioneers of Flight

THU, OCT 1 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE WORD OF MOUTH SERIES, SEE PAGE 12 $40 / $25 / $15 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“McCullough is one of our most gifted living writers.” The Washington Post Author of the New York Times best-sellers 1776, John Adams and The Path Between the Seas, David McCullough has been widely acclaimed as a “master of the art of narrative history.” He is twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and in 2006, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His latest book, The Wright Brothers, tells the dramatic story of flight pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright. Drawing from private diaries, notebooks, scrapbooks and more than 1,000 letters, McCullough tells the human side of the Wright Brothers’ story, including the little-known contributions of their sister, Katharine.

Santa Barbara Debut

Spirit of India MON, OCT 5 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL GLOBAL SOUNDS SERIES, SEE PAGE 10 $40 / $25 / $15 UCSB students

Anthony Oblin

Bollywood Masala Orchestra and Dancers of India

Spirit of India is an original theatrical event in which 17 lavishly costumed dancers, acrobats, fire-eaters and sword dancers perform an eclectic repertoire on Western and traditional Indian instruments. This lively musical journey from Rajasthan to Mumbai is the bold vision of Artistic Director Rahis Bharti, who invites audiences to the world of music, dance, dynamic rhythm and spirituality that characterize India and, of course, the irresistible scores of Bollywood film soundtracks. A veritable feast of sight and sound, both the rich traditions and modern interpretations capture the signature sound and vision of India.

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Santa Barbara Debut

An Evening with

Patton Oswalt

WED, OCT 7 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE TALKING HEADS SERIES, SEE PAGE 14 $45 / $35 / $15 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“Patton Oswalt is one of the most brilliant comedy minds of a generation.” - Ricky Gervais

Comedian, actor and New York Times best-selling author Patton Oswalt is known for his Grammynominated comedy specials (My Weakness Is Strong, Finest Hour) and his many memorable guest roles on TV shows like Parks and Recreation, for which he received a TV Critics Choice Award, and the character Spence on The King of Queens. His latest book is Silver Screen Fiend: Learning about Life from an Addiction to Film, which comedian Amy Schumer calls, “a great one-sided conversation from your funniest friend.” Don’t miss this king of comedy in an evening of irreverent, sidesplitting stand-up. (Mature content)

photo: Jennifer Henry

“Epic, blistering rants, unforgettably searing but still brutally hilarious.” The A.V. Club

“Taking the atmosphere up to a breathless level.” The Independent (U.K.)

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® Adiós Tour

photo: Alejandro Perez

featuring Omara Portuondo, Eliades Ochoa, Guajiro Mirabal, Jesús “Aguaje” Ramos and Barbarito Torres

TUE, OCT 13 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE GLOBAL SOUNDS SERIES, SEE PAGE 10 Producers Circle members-only party with the artists $45 / $35 / $15 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

Buena Vista Social Club’s self-titled album became a global phenomenon when its romantic, enchanting brand of son, bolero and exuberant danzón was identified by Ry Cooder and cultivated into a Grammy-winning sensation that enthralled music lovers worldwide. Writes The Guardian, “Salman Rushdie even referred to this is in his 2001 novel Fury, describing the warm New York months of 1998 as ‘that Buena Vista summer’.” Now, the band bids audiences “adiós” with its grand farewell tour, featuring original members and the incomparable vocalist Omara Portuondo and ending, fittingly, in Havana in fall 2015.

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“Nonstop, fierce bravura, delivered with mind-boggling stamina.” The New York Times

TWYLA THARP 50th Anniversary Tour

photo: Walter Whitman

One of America’s Most Treasured Artists Takes Her New Company of 12 Dancers on Tour

Santa Barbara Premiere FRI, OCT 9 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE DANCE SERIES, SEE PAGE 7

photo bottom: Greg Gorman photo top: Bill King

Series purchase includes a reception with Twyla Tharp and dancers $50 / $40 / $19 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” – Twyla Tharp Twyla Tharp is an American original. In a lifetime of more than 160 works, the legendary dancer and choreographer has redefined dance and its many genres, sending “an immense amount of spellbinding movement into the world” (The New York Times). From jazz to full-length ballets, from Broadway to Hollywood, the Emmy and Tony Award-winner has forged a career that is nothing short of legendary. To celebrate her 50th year in the business, Tharp takes a new company of 12 dancers on a national tour with a new set of works that showcases her signature style – bold, brash and painstakingly precise – set to an equally diverse soundtrack with music by John Zorn, J.S. Bach, Henry Butler and Steven Bernstein. “Modern dance is not less,” she has said, “modern dance is more” (Kennedy Center Honors, 2008).

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Santa Barbara Premiere

Anna Deavere Smith

with Robert McDuffie, violin Never Givin’ Up

“The ultimate impressionist, she does people’s souls.” The New York Times

SUN, OCT 18 / 7 PM / CAMPBELL HALL $50 / $30 / $15 UCSB students

Actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith collaborates with world-renowned violinist Robert McDuffie in a powerful exploration of the voices and stories that gave shape to the civil rights movement. Featuring new theatrical works performed in her signature style, Never Givin’ Up delivers contrasting threads of strength, love, reason and outrage to the stage and shares the potency – and timeliness – of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s seminal text, “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”

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photo: Mary Ellen Mark

“The most exciting individual in American theater.” Newsweek

“MOMIX dazzles with undefinable grace, personality.” The Times-Picayune

“The beauty of MOMIX’s ideas is partly in their simplicity, partly in their acknowledgment of rhythm, humor, sex and amazing grace of the human body.” San Francisco Bay Guardian

Santa Barbara Premiere

MOMIX

Moses Pendleton, Artistic Director THU, OCT 22 / 8 PM GRANADA THEATRE $65 / $55 / $40 / $19 UCSB students

photos: Max Pucciariell

Alchemia

A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

Celebrated for its exceptional inventiveness and ability to conjure up a world of surrealistic images and physical beauty, MOMIX is a captivating company of dance-illusionists under the direction of Moses Pendleton, a founding member of the groundbreaking Pilobolus Dance Theater, and his wife Cynthia Quinn. The dazzling multimedia spectacle Alchemia manipulates the notion of transformation and the four classic elements: earth, air, fire and water, to create a visually arresting theatrical experience full of whimsy, sensuality, beauty and intrigue. Writes the Chicago Tribune: “They are inspired vaudevillians, creating slapstick, science fiction and improvisational surprise. Such quick, bright explosions of theatricality are delightful tricks and crowd pleasers…Their audience floats out on a dizzying high of pleasure.”

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Ray Chen, violin Julio Elizalde, piano WED, OCT 21 / 7 PM / HAHN HALL UP CLOSE & MUSICAL SERIES, SEE PAGE 9 Series purchase includes a party with the artists $30 / $9 UCSB students A Hahn Hall facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“Phenomenal talent.” The Washington Post

Program Schubert: Rondo in B Minor, D. 895 (“Rondeau Brillant”) Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, op. 100 Pärt: Fratres for Violin and Piano Stravinsky: Divertimento for Violin and Piano Ravel: Tzigane

Wunderkind violinist Ray Chen’s 2013 Hahn Hall performance with pianist Julio Elizalde dazzled audience members and critics alike as he “electrified Santa Barbara music lovers… with a sparkling debut that bore witness to his internationally lauded skills and musicianship” (Santa Barbara Independent). Winner of the Queen Elisabeth and Yehudi Menuhin Competitions, Chen is revered for his brilliant technique and has performed at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl. Chen’s prodigious performances, youthful zeal and 1.8 million SoundCloud followers are testament that he is not just “one to watch” (The Strad, Gramophone), Ray Chen is one of the most compelling young violin stars today.

Grammy Nominee for Best R&B Album

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings WED, OCT 28 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL BOLD GROOVES SERIES, SEE PAGE 13 $42 / $30 / $15 UCSB students

photo: Jacob Blickenstaff

“A dozen years in, her brass-powered group is both extending and preserving tradition; it remains a national treasure and an instant soul party.” Rolling Stone

Give the People What They Want is not just the name of their Grammynominated album, but the mantra that brought Sharon Jones, the matriarch of the world’s No. 1 live soul act, back with her beloved Dap-Kings after a recent battle with cancer. No other singer can match Jones’ energy and honest soul. The group’s magnetism has attracted everyone from Prince to Beck to John Legend to Michael Bublé, both on stage and in the recording studio, not to mention countless fans at more than a decade of electrifying shows that bring packed rooms to rapture. There’s a freshness in the band’s performance and songwriting that will keep those sharp danceable funk grooves in your bones; the fervent, impassioned singing in your heart; and the sweet soul hooks sticking in your head for days on end.

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New York City Ballet MOVES

Two Nights, Two Breathtaking Programs! Live Musical Accompaniment! “City Ballet’s dancing is gorgeously alive.” The New York Times

Peter Martins, Ballet Master in Chief “The foremost creative ballet troupe in the world.” The New York Times

MON, OCT 26 & TUE, OCT 27 / 8 PM GRANADA THEATRE Producers Circle members-only party with the artists on Oct 26 DANCE SERIES, SEE PAGE 7 $150 Gold Circle (limited availability) $85 / $65 / $45 / $20 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

Principal dancers will include: Tiler Peck, Amar Ramasar, Tyler Angle, Megan Fairchild, Sterling Hyltin, Teresa Reichlen, Daniel Ulbricht, Gonzalo Garcia, Rebecca Krohn and Andrew Veyette

New York City Ballet is one of the foremost dance companies in the world, with an unparalleled active repertory of more than 150 works, many of which are considered modern masterpieces. Established in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine, NYCB is widely acknowledged for its enduring contributions to dance. NYCB MOVES features a select group of 25 performers from the company’s outstanding roster of principals, soloists, corps and musicians.

MON, OCT 26 / DANCE SERIES, SEE PAGE 7

Justin Peck: In Creases William Forsythe: Herman Schmerman Pas de Deux Jerome Robbins: A Suite of Dances Alexei Ratmansky: Pictures at an Exhibition TUE, OCT 27

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photos: Paul Kolnik

Jerome Robbins: In the Night Jean Pierre Frohlich: Varied Trio (in four) Jerome Robbins: Other Dances Christopher Wheeldon: This Bitter Earth Peter Martins: Hallelujah Junction Programs and cast are subject to change

Santa Barbara Debut

Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra THU, NOV 5 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL JAZZ SERIES, SEE PAGE 13 $35 / $25 / $10 UCSB students

“Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra is one of the best jazz orchestras in existence, a powerhouse outfit whose precise section work is enhanced by thrilling soloists.” The New Yorker Pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill – leader of the “first family of AfroCuban Jazz” (The New York Times) – earned a reputation as a soloist in groups led by Dizzy Gillespie, Steve Turre, Freddy Cole, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis and Harry Belafonte. Son of the late, great composer Chico O’Farrill, he established the Grammy Award-winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra in order to bring the vital musical traditions of Afro Latin jazz to a wider audience. A “joyful force” (NPR) that fuses Latin rhythms, African-based percussion, modern jazz and swing, this 18-piece orchestra roars through new commissions and compositions by the best in Latin music: Tito Puente, Astor Piazzola, Hermeto Pascoal and Chico O’Farrill.

Santa Barbara Debut One of Rolling Stone’s Top 10 New Artists You Need to Know

Lake Street Dive

FRI, NOV 6 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL BOLD GROOVES SERIES, SEE PAGE 13 $40 / $25 / $15 UCSB students

“Rachael Price’s big voice triggers flashbacks of Amy Winehouse and her forebears.” Rolling Stone

The Brooklyn-based quartet Lake Street Dive draws on classic soul and R&B, jazz and British invasion to create an exhilarating brand of pop. The unstoppable joy of their live shows is propelled by knock-your-socks-off vocals (courtesy of Rachael Price) and virtuosic instrumentals. All it took was a casually made YouTube video gone viral that featured the band gathered around a single mic performing a cover of The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back” to catapult them into the limelight and capture the attention of industry titan T Bone Burnett and a growing legion of fans. PopMatters calls the band’s latest album, Bad Self Portraits, “a staggering, monumental disc.”

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An Acoustic Evening with

Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt

“Armed with just acoustic guitars, distinctive voices, their wits and songbooks bursting with wonder.” Santa Barbara News-Press “An unplugged show with a difference… Both men are master songwriters, fine guitarists and hugely distinctive singers.” The Irish Times

Back by Popular Demand SAT, NOV 7 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL ROOTS SERIES, SEE PAGE 11 $125 Gold Circle (limited availability) $85 / $55 / $25 UCSB students

Two of America’s most admired singer-songwriters return for an intimate acoustic evening of storytelling and music making. Grammy-winner Lyle Lovett fuses elements of country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel and blues in a convention-defying manner that has broadened the definition of American music. Among his many accolades, he was given the Americana Music Association’s inaugural Trailblazer Award, and was recently named the Texas State Musician. John Hiatt is a master lyricist whose blend of rock, country, folk and Mississippi Delta blues is heard in chart-topping songs covered by the likes of Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt and Iggy Pop. He lends his soulful, gritty voice to tales of redemption, relationships and surrender in this “witty and riveting” (Santa Barbara Independent) collaboration.

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Santa Barbara Recital Debut

Lise de la Salle, piano SUN, NOV 8 / 4 PM / HAHN HALL UP CLOSE & MUSICAL SERIES, SEE PAGE 9 $30 / $9 UCSB students A Hahn Hall facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“She might just be the most exciting young artist in classical music right now.” St. Paul Pioneer Press

Program Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, op. 2 no. 3 Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit Debussy: Six Préludes (from Books 1 & 2) Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24

photo: Lynn Goldsmith

Before the age of 20, pianist Lise de la Salle was recognized as “a talent in a million” (Gramophone). Now at 26, de la Salle has established a reputation as one of today’s most exciting young artists, and as a musician of uncommon sensibility. Her playing inspired a Washington Post critic to write, “For much of the concert, the audience had to remember to breathe... the exhilaration didn’t let up for a second until her hands came off the keyboard.” She recently made her London Symphony Orchestra debut and, in 2014, become the first Artist-in-Residence of the Zurich Opera.

Santa Barbara Debut Record-setting Long-distance Swimmer

An Afternoon with

Diana Nyad SAT, NOV 14 / 3 PM / CAMPBELL HALL WORD OF MOUTH SERIES, SEE PAGE 12 $40 / $25 / $10 UCSB students

photo: Julie Milligan

“It’s not only that Nyad accomplished this amazing feat… it’s that she accomplished at 64, one year short of Medicare eligibility, what she first failed at when 28.” USA Today

On Labor Day 2013, in her fifth and final attempt, Diana Nyad successfully fulfilled her lifelong dream of completing the 110-mile swim through sharkand jellyfish-infested waters from Cuba to Florida. Upon completing her grueling 53-hour journey, a breathless Nyad told the world, “I have three messages. One is we should never ever give up. Two is you are never too old to chase your dreams. And three is it looks like a solitary sport, but it takes a team.” Now a prominent sports broadcaster, author and public speaker, Nyad will discuss her forthcoming memoir Find a Way: One Wild and Precious Life, and her extraordinary quest to live life at the highest level, in and out of the water. Books will be available for purchase and signing

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Back by Popular Demand The Acclaimed Choreographer Behind the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony

Akram Khan Company Kaash

“An exquisitely beautiful shifting tapestry of tightly sewn motion, light and dark.” The New York Times

Akram Khan, Artistic Director TUE, NOV 10 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE DANCE SERIES, SEE PAGE 7 $45 / $35 / $19 UCSB students

“The dancing is furiously controlled, explosive and precise.” The Independent (U.K.)

photos: Jean-Louis Fernandez

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Twelve years ago, award-winning choreographer Akram Khan teamed up with the celebrated talents of composer Nitin Sawhney and sculptor Anish Kapoor to present his company’s first full-length piece Kaash (Hindi for “if only”) to rave reviews such as “epic, deeply focused and grandly beautiful” (The Telegraph, U.K.). Inspired by creation and destruction, Hindu gods, Indian time cycles and black holes, Kaash returns to the stage in a stunning revival – the company’s first ever – and continues Khan’s quest to bridge the worlds of contemporary dance and the Indian classical dance form kathak. Don’t miss this superb work by an artist “who speaks tremendously of tremendous things” (Financial Times).

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Santa Barbara Solo Debut

Melissa Etheridge This is M.E. Solo SUN, NOV 15 / 7 PM / CAMPBELL HALL ROOTS SERIES, SEE PAGE 11 $150 Gold Circle (limited availability) $75 / $50 / $25 UCSB students

Academy and Grammy Award-winning artist Melissa Etheridge will take the stage to perform songs from her new album, This is M.E., as well as some of her greatest hits like “Come to My Window,” “I’m The Only One” and “I Want to Come Over.” Known for her iconic voice, profound lyrics and riveting stage presence, Etheridge will share personal stories about her remarkable journey through life and the inspiration behind some of her most beloved songs. “I enjoy doing solo shows… to dive into my catalogue of songs and bring a new freshness to my older material. It is such an intimate experience with the audience, and it is truly one of my favorite ways to perform” says Etheridge.

“Melissa Etheridge has always poured her heart and soul into her music, so it’s no surprise that the same depth of emotion permeates her shows.” Hollywood Reporter

Kronos Quartet

photo: Jay Blakesberg

David Harrington, violin John Sherba, violin Hank Dutt, viola Sunny Yang, cello THU, NOV 19 / 7 PM / CAMPBELL HALL CHAMBER ARTS SERIES, SEE PAGE 9 $40 / $25 / $10 UCSB students

“The ensemble has revolutionized the approach to string quartet repertory.” The New York Times

Now in its fifth decade, the multi-Grammy Award-winning Kronos Quartet is building on its celebrated legacy of string-quartet innovation by doing what it does best: continuing to chart a bold musical path and inspire generations of fellow musicians. Its cornerstones are the mentoring of emerging artists and engaging communities in productive civic dialogue. To that end, Kronos’ distinctive concert performances draw upon hundreds of works composed for them by such visionaries as Steve Reich and Philip Glass. This season’s featured composition is the riveting multimedia piece about the Armenian Genocide of 1915, Silent Cranes by Mary Kouyoumdjian, who is praised by The New York Times for her “eloquently scripted” and “emotionally wracking” works that inspire hope for a peaceful resolution in the present day.

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Back b

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N I I T R A P I N K M Holiday

THU, DEC 3 / 8 PM ARLINGTON THEATRE BOLD GROOVES SERIES, SEE PAGE 13 $150 Gold Circle (limited availability) $55 / $45 / $35 $20 UCSB students

Show

“Impressive at every musician’s station, this ensemble produces music that’s charming and elegant.” Variety “This is rich, hugely approachable music, utterly cosmopolitan yet utterly unpretentious.” The Washington Post

photo: Holly Andres

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The beloved Pink Martini returns with singer Storm Large to ring in the holidays with a festive, globally-inspired concert of treasured classics and jovial tunes from its multi-denominational album Joy to the World and recent releases like Get Happy and Dream a Little Dream. The fabulously eclectic ensemble’s polished and glamorous sound – “jet set, vintage-chic, more than a little campy” (The New York Times) – is an intoxicating concoction of sultry Latin music, swinging jazz, cabaret, cinema scores and more. In the words of its effervescent bandleader/pianist Thomas Lauderdale: “Pink Martini is a rollicking around-the-world musical adventure… if the United Nations had a house band in 1962, hopefully we’d be that band.”

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The Orlando Consort Voices Appeared: Silent Cinema and Medieval Music – The Passion of Joan of Arc SUN, JAN 10 / 4 PM / HAHN HALL UP CLOSE & MUSICAL SERIES, SEE PAGE 9 $30 / $9 UCSB students A Hahn Hall facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“Dreyer’s most universally acclaimed masterpiece remains one of the most staggeringly intense films ever made.” Time Out

Carl Theodor Dreyer’s acclaimed 1928 silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc (La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc) is based on the actual record of the trial and execution of Joan of Arc and stars actress Renée Jeanne Falconetti. Famous for its stark realism and vivid close-ups, the depiction of the great French warrior who was burned at the stake in 1431 and ultimately canonized is often described as one of the finest performances in cinema history. The Orlando Consort has developed live vocal music accompaniment to the film that brings the sound of the 15th century to life with the group’s “consummate mastery and refinement” (The New York Times).

featuring Patti Austin, Terence Blanchard, Ravi Coltrane, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders & Justin Brown THU, JAN 14 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL JAZZ SERIES, SEE PAGE 13 $40 / $25 / $10 UCSB students

photo: Nitin Vadukul

Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour

“Nothing less than jazz nirvana.” San Jose Mercury News “The Monterey Jazz Festival has a reputation for doing things right… And when the tour comes to town, you had better pay attention.” Kansas City Star The Monterey Jazz Festival is the longest consecutively running jazz festival in the world. The first MJF in 1958 featured artists like Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, John Lewis, Sonny Rollins and Billie Holliday. Now, the 2016 tour reflects Monterey’s “traditional-untraditionalist” attitude that continues to be the hallmark of the Festival to this day. The who’s-who of award-winning artists includes velvety vocalist Patti Austin; trumpeter Terence Blanchard; saxophonist Ravi Coltrane; and the remarkable trio of Joe Sanders on bass, Justin Brown on drums, and MJF on Tour musical director Gerald Clayton on piano.

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A rare collaboration between two of the most beloved and accomplished artists of our time!

Itzhak Perlman, violin Emanuel Ax, piano THU, JAN 21 / 7 PM / GRANADA THEATRE MARQUEE SERIES, SEE PAGE 8 $125 Gold Circle (limited availability) $75 / $60 / $45 / $15 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“To call Itzhak Perlman a legend would be an understatement.” The Seattle Times “[Emanuel Ax’s] greatness, his overwhelming authority as musician, technician and probing intellect emerges quickly as he plays.” Los Angeles Times

Undeniably one of the most beloved violinists in the world, Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. Recognized for his charm and humanity as well as his talent, he is a Kennedy Center Honoree treasured by audiences who respond not only to his remarkable artistry, but also to his irrepressible joy for making music. This season, Perlman celebrates his 70th birthday with a duo recital with world-renowned pianist Emanuel Ax.

Program Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 17 in C Major, K. 296 Fauré: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in A Major, op. 13 Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat Major, op. 18 Additional works to be announced from the stage

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Santa Barbara Debut

Tommy Emmanuel FRI, JAN 22 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL $35 / $25 / $15 UCSB students

Australian native and prolific instrumentalist Tommy Emmanuel is considered a master of many genres including jazz, rock, blues and country music and has been described as the most charismatic, soulful and technically brilliant “finger-style” guitarist today. With a career spanning five decades, he is driven by his pure love for the music and delight in sharing it with the world with humor, passion and infectious joy. The late, great Chet Atkins (known for his signature picking style and Nashville sound) said it best: “Tommy Emmanuel is probably the greatest finger-picker in the world today. He’s a great showman, too. You can’t watch Tommy perform and not feel happy.”

Founder of Khan Academy and Author of The One World School House

An Afternoon with

Salman Khan Education Reimagined SUN, JAN 24 / 3 PM / GRANADA THEATRE WORD OF MOUTH SERIES, SEE PAGE 12 $40 / $25 / $15 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

photo: Ronn Seidenglanz

“Sal Khan’s vision and energy for how technology could fundamentally transform education is contagious. He’s a true pioneer in integrating technology and learning.” – Bill Gates A nonprofit educational organization with the mission of providing free, high-quality education to “anyone, anywhere” in the world, Khan Academy was founded by Salman Khan, a former hedge fund analyst with degrees from MIT and Harvard. Khan is also the author of The One World School House, which explores the potential impact of the web as a teaching tool. With 6,000 instructional videos covering everything from basic arithmetic to college level science and economics, 100,000 practice problems and 10,000,000 unique users per month, Khan Academy is redefining the way we learn. In this moderated conversation, Khan will discuss how we can rethink education.

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photo: Allan Clarke

“Widely considered to be one of the best living acoustic guitarists… that fingerpicking style that sounds like he is three guitarists at once put him on the map. He’s the type of artist you have to see to truly experience.” Los Angeles Magazine

30th Anniversary Tour

Culture Clash

Muse & Morros: True Stories - Real People WED, JAN 27 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL $38 / $25 / $15 UCSB students

“Three fiery, passionate, funny and incredibly committed master storytellers.” Orange County Weekly For 30 years, the San Francisco-based group Culture Clash has scoured the nation searching for the American character through the oral histories of its citizens. From the borders, safe houses, streets and jails, its carefully curated stories of unforgettable people give voices to the voiceless. Now in Muse & Morros, actors Ric Salinas, Herbert Siguenza and Richard Montoya – each of whom recalls their fathers affectionately referring to them as morros in childhood, as in the Moors, or the dark people in Shakespeare’s Othello – revisit the inspirations and the invisible yet indelible wounds inflicted by life in America. The underlying message of this big-hearted sketch show: “Our differences notwithstanding, we’re all in this together. We’re all trying to master some tricky steps” (The Boston Globe).

The Drummers of Japan

YAMATO

Bakuon: Legend of the Heartbeat

SUN, JAN 31 / 7 PM / CAMPBELL HALL $40 / $25 / $15 UCSB students and youths (18 & under)

Renowned for its tremendous athleticism and theatrical flair, the remarkable Japanese taiko drumming ensemble Yamato returns to Santa Barbara for a spectacular, high-energy performance. Inspired by the sound of the heartbeat in every one of us – continuous from birth to death, pulsing quiet and strong – Yamato weaves this beat into its story. Each beat from the taiko drums represents who we are. It is a life’s history of sweat and tears, and the endless memories recorded in the sound of every heartbeat, all on display “in a show of unbridled enthusiasm, much humor and great musical variety” (The Scotsman).

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photo: Hiroshi Seo

“A genuinely theatrical experience, delivered with balletic grace and infectious humor.” The Times (U.K.)

Santa Barbara Premiere A Visually Stunning Multimedia Dance Event

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan Rice Lin Hwai-min, Founder and Artistic Director

TUE, FEB 2 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE DANCE SERIES, SEE PAGE 7 $45 / $35 / $19 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“One of the finest dance companies in the world.” The Globe and Mail “Asia’s leading contemporary dance theatre.” The Times (U.K.)

photo: Gia To

Taiwan’s expansive panorama of living, breathing rice paddies are the backdrop for this visually stunning production by Lin Hwai-min, who has been regarded as “the most important choreographer in Asia” (Berliner Morgenpost). The formidable Cloud Gate dancers – trained in Qi Gong and internal martial arts, modern dance and ballet – enact a human drama parallel to the life cycle of rice, transforming ancient aesthetics into thrilling modern celebrations of motion. The awe-inspiring choreography and exuberant movement are woven through soil, sunlight, wind, water and fire to tell the story of the land. Rice is a multimedia work of devastation and resurrection in which “Lin attains a sharply moving synthesis of man and nature, east and west, death and rebirth” (The Guardian, U.K.).

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“Extravagantly talented… the audience’s response was raucous… everything he touches turns fantastical and memorable.” The New York Times

Santa Barbara Debut

Cameron Carpenter

Featuring the International Touring Organ

TUE, FEB 9 / 7 PM / GRANADA THEATRE MARQUEE SERIES, SEE PAGE 8 $45 / $35 / $19 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“No other musician of Carpenter’s generation has more adeptly fused shrewd showmanship, dazzling technique and profound thinking about his instrument and his place in the musical cosmos.” San Francisco Chronicle Cameron Carpenter is smashing the stereotypes of organists and organ music, and all the while generating international acclaim unprecedented in his field. Carpenter’s repertoire – from the complete works of J. S. Bach to film scores, his original compositions and hundreds of transcriptions and arrangements – is probably the largest and most diverse of any organist. He is the first concert organist in history to prefer the digital organ to the pipe organ and to champion it as the future of the instrument. In 2014, Carpenter launched his International Touring Organ, a monumental cross-genre digital organ built by Marshall & Ogletree to his own design. His album If You Could Read My Mind entered Billboard’s Traditional Classical chart at No. 1 on its U.S. release.

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Santa Barbara Debut As Seen in the Hit Documentary 20 Feet from Stardom

Ms. Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton WED, FEB 17 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL BOLD GROOVES SERIES, SEE PAGE 13 $35 / $25 / $15 UCSB students

“A stone-cold knockout.” Star Tribune “It’s clear that she is deeply and internally in love with the act of singing, utterly and blissfully present in the welling up of each note, in the zone of the sublime.” The Huffington Post By any measure of talent and accomplishment, Lisa Fischer is a superstar. Yet, if you do not know her name it is likely because Fischer has spent the last 20 years as the backup singer for the Rolling Stones, Sting, Chris Botti and countless others. In the documentary film 20 Feet from Stardom, Botti raves, “Everyone knew who Lisa Fischer was, she’s the talk of the town… an incredible artist that demands the room’s attention.” Her astonishing range, her spot-on intonation and her mastery of the stage keep her on top of the call list, but the breakout documentary has raised Fischer’s profile so high that she is taking her show on the road, riveting audiences with her interpretations of classic songs from across the rock and pop universe.

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Danish String Quartet TUE, MAR 1 / 7 PM / CAMPBELL HALL CHAMBER ARTS SERIES, SEE PAGE 9 $35 / $25 / $10 UCSB students

“This is one of the best quartets before the public today.” The Washington Post One of the hottest string quartets right now, the Danish returns for a consecutive season, following its thrilling 2014 Santa Barbara debut. Garnering seemingly every possible plaudit, from being appointed BBC New Generation Artists to endlessly quotable reviews, “these shaggyhaired Danes” (The New Yorker) are in demand worldwide for their integrated sound, flawless intonation and judicious balance. Los Angeles Times critic Mark Swed called the quartet “mystical,” remarking, “They allowed time to stand still, and they could assume the pose of excitingly aggressive rockers. They did it all.” Program Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat Major, op. 18, no. 6 Janáček: String Quartet No. 2 (“Intimate Letters”) Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, op. 13

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Celebrating 15 Years of The Silk Road Project Two Nights, Two Thrilling Musical Tapestries!

The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma joins The Silk Road Ensemble in Santa Barbara

Yo-Yo Ma, Artistic Director SUN, FEB 21 / 7 PM / GRANADA THEATRE MARQUEE SERIES (FEB 21), SEE PAGE 8

MON, FEB 22 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE GLOBAL SOUNDS SERIES (FEB 22), SEE PAGE 10 $150 Gold Circle (limited availability) $80 / $65 / $50 / $25 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

photo: Jeremy Cowart

Producers Circle members-only party with the artists on Feb 21

“Classical musicmaking rarely achieves this combination of spontaneity and superb craftsmanship.” The Washington Post “One of the 21st century’s great ensembles.” The Vancouver Sun

photo: Max Whittaker

Under the direction of Yo-Yo Ma, the indefatigable Silk Road Ensemble returns for two glorious nights of globally-inspired musicianship. The Grammy-nominated collective of performers from Asia, Europe and the Americas combines superb technique with an eagerness to connect across cultures and musical traditions. Western string instrumentalists perform with folk percussionists and virtuosos of instruments like the gaita (Galician bagpipes), tabla (Indian hand drums), shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) and kamancheh (Persian bowed lute). The ensemble’s lively concert features sumptuous traditional music alongside new work by composers the world over. Now “celebrating 15 years of cross-pollination” (The Boston Globe), the ensemble continues to connect the world’s neighborhoods, breaking down boundaries of ethnicity and era. Come delight in the fertile crossroads of musical culture.

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One of the Most Treasured and Celebrated Musical Ambassadors of Our Time! “America’s reigning diva for more than a decade now.” The Washington Post

Renée Fleming, soprano SUN, FEB 28 / 2 PM / CAMPBELL HALL MARQUEE SERIES, SEE PAGE 8 $125 Gold Circle (limited availability) $75 / $55 / $20 UCSB students

“Renée Fleming is a true diva du jour. Her sumptuous soprano, dazzling technique and glamourous persona make her the complete package.” Star Tribune

photo: Andrew Eccles Decca

The people’s diva, soprano Renée Fleming has done more in recent years to elevate the artistry of classical voice than any other American artist, receiving the National Medal of Arts from President Obama and her fourth Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo for Poémes, an intimate collection of 20th-century French music. She is beloved for the defining roles she has played in The Metropolitan Opera productions staged especially for her and, in 2014, she performed the title role in Dvořák’s Rusalka at the Metropolitan Opera as well as hosting The Met’s Live in HD series. In recital, Fleming embraces grand arias alongside lieder and delicate French songs, peppered with favorites from the Great American Songbook that showcase her exquisite soprano and “gleaming high notes arcing down like wires of gold” (The Washington Post).

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Illustrated Presentation by the Internationally-acclaimed Photographer

An Evening with

Sebastião Salgado WED, MAR 2 / 8 PM / ARLINGTON THEATRE WORD OF MOUTH, SEE PAGE 12 $35 / $25 / $10 UCSB students An Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“Possibly the best-loved photojournalist in the world.” The Guardian (U.K.) The subject of the Academy Award-nominated documentary film The Salt of the Earth, Brazilian-born Sebastião Salgado has travelled in more than 100 countries for his photographic projects that capture the effects of poverty, famine and industrialization. He has been awarded every major photographic prize, is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His recent “Genesis” project is a collection of images depicting nature, animals and indigenous people in breathtaking beauty. He will give an illustrated presentation of this and other iconic works.

photos top row: Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antartica), Deception Island, Antarctica 2005; Iceberg between Paulet Island & the Shetlands Islands, Antarctica 2005; Gold mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil [Figure Eight] 1986; photos bottom row: Church Gate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay India 1995; Nenet Nomads, Wind Storm, Siberia, Russia 2011 © Sebastião Salgado /Amazonas Images Courtesy Peter Fetterman Gallery; Salgado portrait photo credit: UNICEF/HQ01-0123/ Nicole Toutounji photos from top left: Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antartica), Deception Island, Antarctica 2005; Iceberg between Paulet Island & the Shetlands Islands, Antarctica 2005; Gold mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil [Figure Eight] 1986; Church Gate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay India 1995; Nenet Nomads, Wind Storm, Siberia, Russia 2011 © Sebastião Salgado /Amazonas Images Courtesy Peter Fetterman Gallery 43

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The Fastest Podcast to Reach 5 Million Downloads in iTunes History!

Sarah Koenig & Julie Snyder Binge-Worthy Journalism

photos; Meredith Heuer

Backstage with the Creators of

“Her voice – literate, probing, witty, seemingly without guile – is an intoxicating one to have in your head.” The New York Times on Sarah Koenig THU, MAR 3 / 8 PM / ARLINGTON THEATRE TALKING HEADS SERIES, SEE PAGE 14 Producers Circle members-only party with the artists

“[Serial is] the best tutorial you’ll find on what it takes to be a reporter.” Slate

$125 Gold Circle (limited availability) / $65 / $45 / $15 UCSB students An Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price

Co-created by veteran radio journalists and producers Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder, Serial launched in the fall of 2014 and quickly became the most popular podcast in the world. At a time when quick-succession soundbites and fast-paced news dominates media, the 12-part series centering on one legal case proved that slow-motion journalism can captivate and sustain listeners. In their live presentation, Koenig and Snyder will take the audience behind the scenes of this cultural phenomenon, sharing stories and providing insight into the ups and downs of creating a new form of modern journalism.

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Santa Barbara Debut The New York Times

WINNER: Herb Alpert Award

Taylor Mac’s

Best Theater Actor of NYC

24-Decade History of Popular Music: The 1910s & 1920s

Obie Award

TUE, MAR 8 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL $35 / $25 / $10 UCSB students inset photos: Kevin Yatarola; background photo: Ves Pitts

“One of the most exciting theater artists of our time.” Time Out New York Get ready for an evening of glittering musical time travel. Equal parts bedazzled shaman, searing social critic and radical angel, Taylor Mac is a critical darling of the New York cabaret scene, beloved for his iconic beauty, disarming vulnerability and soaring spirit. Says Mac, “I think of myself as a fool in the Elizabethan sense... someone who is phantasmagorical enough in their aesthetic and behavior that they can say what everybody knows is true.” Mac’s dynamic performance will feature selections from an ambitious 24-hour extravaganza that will, upon completion, cover the last 240 years of popular music.

Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal The River and the Thread WED, MAR 9 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL ROOTS SERIES, SEE PAGE 11 Producers Circle members-only party with the artists $45 / $25 / $15 UCSB students

photo: Clay Patrick McBride.

“Cash comes full circle as a storyteller and singer of exceptional grace and grit. It’s among her finest work in a 35-year career.” The Boston Globe Singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash will perform selections from the acclaimed album The River and the Thread with collaborator, guitarist and husband, John Leventhal. Winner of three Grammy Awards (including Best American Roots Song for “A Feather’s Not a Bird”), the collection of original songs connects and re-connects Cash to the American South, the place of her birth and the home of her ancestors. It follows the awardwinning albums Black Cadillac and The List with Cash’s own poetic survey of the places and people of the south. Says Cash, “The soul and richness of the people and the music of the south resonates in a particular way for all of us. It’s a deep connection.”

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“Gently picking a classical guitar and singing in a high, thin whisper, [González] weaves a spell with the softest contours of rhythm and sweetest breezes of melody.” The Telegraph (U.K.)

A singing voice as “soft and supple as a down comforter.” Pitchfork Santa Barbara Debut

José González and yMusic THU, MAR 10 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL $40 / $25 / $18 UCSB students

background photo: Malin Johansson

José González is a testament to the irrefutable power of one man and a guitar. His classically-inspired playing draws comparisons to Nick Drake, Paul Simon and Elliott Smith. He is a masterfully eloquent interpreter of folk, pop and world music traditions, building songs that are powerful, haunting and intimate. The Swedishborn musician has released three solo albums – Veneer, which won a Swedish Grammy, In Our Nature and Vestiges & Claws – and is also a founding member of the band Junip. González will be joined by yMusic, a group of New York City instrumentalists whose virtuosic execution has attracted the attention of highprofile collaborators as formidable and innovative as Beck, Sufjan Stevens, Mark Dancigers and Ben Folds.

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From Brazil

Grupo Corpo Paulo Pederneiras, Artistic Director

“Brazil’s leading ambassador of contemporary dance.” The Globe and Mail

SAT, APR 2 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE DANCE SERIES, SEE PAGE 7 $45 / $35 / $19 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“Colorful, rhythmic and always looking forward.” Houston Chronicle

photo: Sharen Bradford

With its seductive movement, scintillating music, vibrant costuming, sets and lighting, Grupo Corpo reflects the amazing diversity and rich color of Brazil. This hugely popular dance company returns with a program that will light up the Granada stage with its incomparable mix of ballet and contemporary Afro-Brazilian movement. The evening’s program will include one of the company’s most celebrated works, Sem Mim, inspired by the sea and the songs of medieval Galician-Portuguese troubadours. See the “astonishing” (The Seattle Times) dancers in action, performing to an original score composed by Carlos Núñez and José Miguel Wisnik.

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Santa Barbara Premiere

Jennifer Koh, violin Shai Wosner, piano Bridge to Beethoven Part II: Finding Identity through Music TUE, APR 5 / 7 PM / HAHN HALL UP CLOSE & MUSICAL SERIES, SEE PAGE 9 $30 / $9 UCSB students A Hahn Hall facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“Koh has become one of the most impressive and expressive violinists on the scene.” Los Angeles Times

Program Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor Andrew Norman: Short and new works interspersed

David Gergen The 2016 Election and the Future Political Landscape THU, APR 7 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL WORD OF MOUTH SERIES, SEE PAGE 12 $40 / $25 / $10 UCSB students

“Superb… Gergen is a masterful journalist… fascinating… fair… generous… and wise.” The Philadelphia Inquirer “Perhaps nothing distinguishes [Gergen] more than the fundamental sympathy and respect he shows toward all the presidents he served.” The New York Times A true public servant who puts his country above his personal politics, David Gergen served under presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan and then Clinton. Currently he is co-director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, a senior political analyst for CNN, and editor-at-large of U.S. News & World Report. He is also the author of Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership, Nixon to Clinton and an upcoming book on presidential transitions. He’ll offer an inside glimpse into the corridors of power and the leadership challenges presidents face, bringing clarity to the most complex international and domestic issues. Gergen will provide a bipartisan analysis of the Obama Administration, a Republican-controlled Congress, the 2016 Presidential election and what today’s headlines mean for the future of America.

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photo: Juergen Frank

Violinist Jennifer Koh and pianist Shai Wosner’s ambitious fourpart project explores the impact and significance of Beethoven’s music on various composers. New commissions from composers such as Vijay Iyer (whose piece Bridgetower Fantasy premiered in Santa Barbara in 2015) and Andrew Norman serve as companion pieces to Beethoven’s violin sonatas. “Bridge to Beethoven is about coming to an understanding of oneself in a foreign context through music,” says Koh.

An Evening with

Anoushka Shankar MON, APR 11 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL GLOBAL SOUNDS SERIES, SEE PAGE 10 $38 / $25 / $15 UCSB students

“She’s one of the most gifted artists in her generation of Indian-classical artists.” Los Angeles Times

Anoushka Shankar is a true cross-cultural musician. Her interest in many genres of music is illustrated by her Grammy-nominated albums Rise, Traveller and Traces of You. However, the ancient Indian classical form that was handed down from her father, Ravi Shankar, is always a central current running through her work. For this performance, Manu Delago – the Austrian percussionist and frequent collaborator of Björk – will perform on the Hang drum. Multi-instrumentalist Sanjeev Shankar, who plays the shehnai (double reed instrument) and tanpura (longnecked lute), along with a guest DJ round out the lineup. In the words of award-winning musician Nitin Sawhney, “No one embodies the spirit of innovation and experimentation more evidently than Anoushka Shankar.”

photo: Yuval Hen / Deutsche Grammophon

“She plays with great sensitivity and emotion, bending and twisting notes so that they pirouette like the dancers that spin around in interminable circles.” The World Music Report

Santa Barbara Debut

Boban and Marko Marković Orchestra

THU, APR 14 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL $35 / $25 / $10 UCSB students

“A stunning blast of exuberance & virtuosity.” The New York Times “Fearsome… Phenomenal musicians.” MOJO Long revered as the greatest Balkan Gypsy brass orchestra, the Boban and Marko Marković Orchestra is led by Boban Marković, judged the “best trumpet on Earth” at the legendary Guca festival in central Serbia. Originating from Vladicin Han, southern Serbia, the band is wholly defined by its Gypsy lineage; from an old-world brass heart comes flavors as diverse as flamenco, klezmer, Latin and rock. Marković’s son, Marko, who joined the ensemble at age 14, has subsequently become the main soloist, arranger and composer of new material. Now, with Marko as the visionary, they are taking off in thrilling new directions, performing an eclectic repertoire that “zigzags between Turkish delights, ballistic Balkan rhythms and funk that would draw a smile from George Clinton’s countenance... genius at work here” (The Weekend Australian).

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Two Spectacular Programs! America’s Cultural Ambassadors to the World

“Big, big wow.” San Jose Mercury News

Robert Battle, Artistic Director Masazumi Chaya, Associate Artistic Director TUE, APR 12 & WED, APR 13 / 8 PM ARLINGTON THEATRE DANCE SERIES (APRIL 12), SEE PAGE 7 $75 / $55 / $40 / $20 UCSB students An Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“Unbelievable. Go see Ailey. It’s change-your-life good.” The Today Show

Be inspired by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s incomparable dancers as they bring you the pulse-racing thrill of contemporary favorites and the spirit-lifting joy of such classics as Alvin Ailey’s masterpiece, Revelations. Experience the power of Ailey for yourself and see why this extraordinary company is hailed as America’s cultural ambassador to the world.

“Some of the most bravura dancers on the planet.” Chicago Sun-Times

top photo: Linda Celeste Sims; inset photos left to right: Yannick Lebrun and Glenn Allen Sims / Jacqueline Green / Akua Noni Parker and Yannick Lebrun. All photos by Andrew Eccles

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Calder Quartet SAT, APR 23 / 7 PM / CAMPBELL HALL CHAMBER ARTS SERIES, SEE PAGE 9 $35 / $25 / $10 UCSB students

Highly regarded for its “passionate engagement with the music” (Boston Globe), skillful innovation and “superb” (The New York Times) delivery, the Calder Quartet performs a broad range of repertoire at an exceptional level, always striving to channel and fulfill the composer’s vision. Already the choice of many leading composers to perform their works – including Christopher Rouse, Terry Riley and Thomas Adès – the group’s distinctive approach is exemplified by a musical curiosity brought to everything they perform. Program

“One of America’s most satisfying – and most enterprising – quartets.” Los Angeles Times

Thomas Adès: The Four Quarters Benjamin Britten: String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, op. 36 Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, op. 127

Back by Popular Demand

Cécile McLorin Salvant

photo: JP Dodel

WED, APR 27 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL JAZZ SERIES, SEE PAGE 13 $40 / $25 / $15 UCSB students

Grammy-nominated Cécile McLorin Salvant – one of the most acclaimed jazz vocalists to emerge in years – so captivated the audience with her breathtaking 2015 Santa Barbara debut that we just had to bring her back for more! Born in Miami to French and Haitian parents, she won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2010. This phenomenal young singer bends notes to her will and gets inside each song the way an actress inhabits a role, so incredibly that The New York Times proclaimed, “If anyone can extend the lineage of the Big Three – Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, and Ella Fitzgerald – it is this 23-year-old virtuoso.”

“Ms. Salvant has it all… a playful sense of humor, a rich and varied tonal palette, a supple sense of swing.” The New York Times

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Back by Popular Demand Author of Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls and Other New York Times Best-sellers

An Evening with

David Sedaris SUN, MAY 1 / 7 PM / ARLINGTON THEATRE TALKING HEADS SERIES, SEE PAGE 14 $45 / $35 / $25 / $19 UCSB students An Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price

photo: Anne Fishbein

“Brilliantly clever, inventive and funny.” The Guardian (U.K.) David Sedaris returns to Santa Barbara for another enthralling round at the podium. “The closest thing the literary world has these days to a rock star” (The New York Times), Sedaris will regale us with hilarious anecdotes, not-yet-published writing and excerpts from his mega-best-selling books. His laugh-out-loud satire and engrossing storytelling have won him an avid following worldwide. Stick around after the show for his epic book signing, which has become the stuff of legends in itself: He might just put you in one of his next stories. A must-see evening for humor fans! (Mature content) Books will be available for purchase and signing

Autism Self-advocate, Animal Scientist and Best-selling Author

Temple Grandin

Different Kinds of Minds Contribute to Society TUE, MAY 10 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE WORD OF MOUTH SERIES, SEE PAGE 12 $40 / $25 / $15 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“A brainy, straight-speaking, cowboy-shirt-wearing animal scientist and slaughterhouse designer who is perhaps the world’s most famous autistic person.” The New York Times Perhaps the most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world, Temple Grandin, Ph.D., has been named one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” and was the subject of the multi-award-winning HBO biopic Temple Grandin. Though she was labeled “weird” in her youth, Grandin found a mentor who recognized her interests and abilities. She later developed her talents into a successful career as a livestock-handling equipment designer and is a professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University with more than 400 scholarly articles to her name. Grandin is an outspoken proponent of autism awareness and the best-selling author of several books, including Emergence: Labeled Autistic, The Way I See It and Animals Make Us Human. Books will be available for purchase and signing

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“Superhuman keyboard technique with artistic eloquence that is second to none.” San Francisco Chronicle “Yuja Wang is a wonder… She displayed degrees of speed, agility and strength that may have been in violation of gravity’s laws.” Los Angeles Times

Yuja Wang, piano MON, MAY 2 / 7 PM / GRANADA THEATRE MARQUEE SERIES, SEE PAGE 8 $55 / $45 / $35 / $15 UCSB students

photo: Fadil Berisha

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Program [TBD]

Lauded for her prodigious technique, the 28-year-old Chinese-born pianist Yuja Wang has been praised for her authority over the most complex technical demands of the repertoire and the depth of her musical insight, as well as her fresh interpretations and charismatic stage presence. From her “enormous sensitivity” to her “endless range of expression” (New York Classical Review), Wang is the real thing: a world-famous artist who has achieved a level of brilliance that eludes many more experienced artists. A past recipient of the Gilmore Young Artist Award and the Avery Fisher Career Grant, Wang astounds everyone who sees her perform “fully in her element… she [takes] off like a rocket, all glitter and rhythmic sass” (Los Angeles Times).

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Join the Campaign for Arts & Lectures. There are so many ways to get involved. Why join Arts & Lectures? “Because A&L matters to all of us. At A&L there is something for everyone, and everyone can participate.”

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Education for All A&L’s award-winning education outreach program serves more than 30,000 students annually. Here are just a few examples of what we do: •• Assemblies in elementary and secondary schools •• After-school workshops and conversations •• Meet-the-artist sessions on- and off-campus •• Lecture-demonstrations and artist panels in University classes •• Master classes for students and community members •• Post-show Q-and-As with audiences of all ages •• Assemblies and workshops with incarcerated youths •• Free family performances in underserved neighborhoods Our sincere thanks to those who generously support UCSB Arts & Lectures’ education and outreach programs. WILLIAM H. KEARNS FOUNDATION

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We educate. We entertain. We inspire. What is it like to meet the world’s great thinkers and game-changing artists? Arts & Lectures’ visionary patrons know that it’s a life-altering experience – and thanks to their continued support, those bold moves and big ideas can transform our community.

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1. A&L Council Co-chair and Event Sponsor Sara Miller McCune with Audra McDonald 2. A&L Council member Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin of A&L Corporate Season Sponsor lynda.com with Patti Smith 3. Event Sponsors and A&L Council member Susan & Craig McCaw with Robert Gates 4. Event Sponsors Pete & Jillian Muller with Patty Griffin 5. Event Sponsors and A&L Ambassador Annette & Dr. Richard Caleel with Joffrey Ballet Artistic Director Ashley Wheater and dancer 6. A&L Producers Circle members Nancy & Mike Sheldon with Michael Lewis 7. Series Sponsor Dr. Bob Weinman with pianist Charlie Albright.

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“Reel Comedy” with Mel Brooks Legendary funnyman Mel Brooks entertained generous patrons at a benefit for A&L’s arts education and outreach programs on May 12, 2015 at the Montecito Country Club. Thanks to your support, thousands of children and students will enjoy great art and encounter big ideas throughout the year. 1

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1. The legendary Mel Brooks on stage at the Montecito Country Club 2. Premier Sponsors Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree and Marcy Carsey with Mel Brooks 3. A&L Ambassador Maxine Prisyon and A&L Council member Milton Warshaw with Mel Brooks 4. A&L Ambassadors Lew & Genevieve Geyser with Mel Brooks 5. Guests at the Mel Brooks benefit 6. A&L Ambassadors Heather Sturgess and Meg Burnham with A&L Council Co-chair Dan Burnham and A&L Council member Tom Sturgess 7. A&L Leadership Circle member Noelle Wolf with Mel Brooks

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1. A&L Council Co-chair Sara Miller McCune and SAGE Publications CEO Blaise Simqu with creativity advocate Sir Ken Robinson 2. A&L Council member Natalie Orfalea and A&L Council member Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin with Matt Groening 3. Event Sponsors, A&L Council member Anne & Michael Towbes and family and Event Sponsors Cristina & Erck Rickmers with Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea 4. Author David Brooks with A&L Council member Tim Fisher 5. A&L Leadership Circle members John Mike & Marcia Cohen with Susan Tedeschi 6. A&L Council member Rich Janssen and A&L Ambassador Luci Janssen with Mel Brooks 7. A&L hostess extraordinaire Laura Shelburne with author Michael Lewis 8. A&L Producers Circle members Howard & Susan Silver with physicist Michio Kaku 9. Event Sponsors Gretchen & Robert Lieff and Katherine Fisk with Erwin Chemerinksy

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1. A&L Council member Fredric E. Steck with musicians Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi 2. Chancellor Henry & Dilling Yang with former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates 3. Event Sponsor and A&L Council member Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree with Tony Bennett 4. A&L Producers Circle members Monica & Tim Babich and Amy & Mike Wilson with Audra McDonald 5. Event Sponsors Dr. Diana Raab & Simon Raab with artist Art Spiegelman 6. A&L Leadership Circle member Carla Hahn with Mel Brooks 7. A&L Producers Circle members Justine Roddick & Tina Schlieske with Susan Tedeschi 8. Event Sponsor John Arnhold with Mel Brooks 9. Event Sponsors Bob & Siri Marshall with Rhiannon Giddens of the Carolina Chocolate Drops 10. Earvin â&#x20AC;&#x153;Magicâ&#x20AC;? Johnson with young fans

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1. Event Sponsors Dorothy Largay & Wayne Rosing with physicist Michio Kaku 2. A&L Council member Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree and A&L Leadership Circle members Martha & John Gabbert with neuroscientist Dr. Daniel J. Levitin. 3. A&L Council member Tom Kenny & Susan McMillan and A&L Leadership Circle member Marcia Cohen with David Brooks 4. A&L Council member Anne & Michael Towbes with A&L Council Co-chair Sara Miller McCune, and A&Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Miller McCune Executive Director Celesta M. Billeci 5. A&L Producers Circle members Tana & Joe Christie at a reception featuring Norman Doidge 6. A&L Council member Barrie Bergman & A&L Ambassador Arlene Bergman with Mel Brooks 7. Event Sponsors Nicole & Kirt Woodhouse with psychiatrist Norman Doidge 8. A&L Leadership Circle members Judy & Bruce Anticouni 9. Still smiling at the end of the night, the great Mel Brooks with A&L Associate Director Roman Baratiak 10. Producers

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2015-2016 Producers Circle members-only parties with artists Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® (Oct 13) New York City Ballet MOVES (Oct 26) The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma (Feb 21) Conversation with Serial creators Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder (Mar 3) Rosanne Cash (Mar 9)

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Thanks to Chancellor Henry T. Yang, Executive Vice Chancellor David Marshall and Acting Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Mary Jacob for their support of the program. A&L thanks UCSB students for their renewed support through activity fees. These funds directly support reduced UCSB student ticket prices and educational outreach by A&L artists and authors who visit classes.

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Granting Organizations • Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation • California Arts Council • Cohen Family Fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan • National Endowment for the Arts • Orfalea Foundation • Roddick Foundation • Santa Barbara County Arts Commission • Santa Barbara Foundation • UCSB Office of Education Partnerships • William H. Kearns Foundation

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If a performance is canceled, you will receive a full refund or a credit toward another A&L performance that you request. Refunds are granted only for canceled performances not replaced. Handling charges and facility fees are not refundable. Under the authority of California Government Code 7597.1, smoking and the use of all tobacco products, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e.g., “e-cigarettes”) are prohibited anywhere at all indoor and outdoor spaces managed by UC Santa Barbara. A&L presents performances at UCSB Campbell Hall and the following off-campus locations. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. Hahn Hall at Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Rd.

Parking at the UCSB Campus UCSB charges $4 for evening and weekend parking. For patron convenience, Arts & Lectures sells open-dated UCSB parking permits for $4 with ticket purchase. 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. Extended evening & weekend parking permits (valid for 15 days) are also available for only $8 from any parking dispenser in any campus parking lot. Parking rates subject to change.

UCSB Arts & Lectures Season Brochure, Issue# 2015-2016. This free publication is printed annually. Arts & Lectures, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5030

JUNE 27 Malala Yousafzai, Special Event SEPTEMBER 18 Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue 29 Ry Cooder - Sharon White - Ricky Skaggs OCTOBER 1 David McCullough 5 Bollywood Masala Orchestra & Dancers of India 7 Patton Oswalt 9 Twyla Tharp, 50th Anniversary Tour 11 Flip FabriQue, Attrape-moi (Catch Me!) 13 Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® 18 Anna Deavere Smith, Never Givin’ Up 21 Ray Chen, violin & Julio Elizalde, piano 22 MOMIX, Alchemia 25 National Geographic Live: Mike Libecki 26 &27 New York City Ballet MOVES 28 Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings NOVEMBER 5 Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra 6 Lake Street Dive 7 Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt 8 Story Pirates 8 Lise de la Salle, piano 10 Akram Khan Company, Kaash 14 Diana Nyad 15 Melissa Etheridge 19 Kronos Quartet 22 National Geographic Live: Mark Moffett DECEMBER 3 Pink Martini Holiday Show JANUARY 10 NY International Children’s Film Festival: Kid Flix Mix 10 The Orlando Consort, The Passion of Joan of Arc 14 Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 21 Itzhak Perlman, violin & Emanuel Ax, piano 22 Tommy Emmanuel 24 Salman Khan, Education Reimagined 27 Culture Clash, Muse & Morros 31 YAMATO, The Drummers of Japan FEBRUARY 2 Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Rice 9 Cameron Carpenter, organ 17 Ms. Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton 21 The Okee Dokee Brothers 21&22 The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma 28 Renée Fleming, soprano MARCH 1 Danish String Quartet 2 Sebastião Salgado 3 Sarah Koenig & Julie Snyder 6 National Geographic Live: Steve Winter 8 Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music 9 Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal 10 José González and yMusic APRIL 2 Grupo Corpo 3 National Geographic Live: Nizar Ibrahim 5 Jennifer Koh, violin & Shai Wosner, piano 7 David Gergen 11 Anoushka Shankar 12&13 Alvin Ailey® American Dance Theater 14 Boban and Marko Marković Orchestra 17 Rhythmic Circus, Feet Don’t Fail Me Now! 23 Calder Quartet 27 Cécile McLorin Salvant MAY 1 David Sedaris 2 Yuja Wang, piano 10 Temple Grandin

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