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WELCOME TO THE 2018–19 ARTPOWER SEASON We are proud to be celebrating ArtPower’s 15th anniversary in the 2018–19 season! We have learned so much in the past 15 years, and we are still growing and still discovering meaningful ways to connect our students and the community to the best artists in the world. Inspired by the UC San Diego campus, which encourages us all to break from the ordinary, we strive to continue to bring you performing arts experiences that are filled with innovation and that broaden our awareness of worlds beyond our own. As part of our anniversary celebration, we are elated to be able to expand our dance series to include evenings by four diverse choreographers who bring vastly different movement styles and sources of inspiration to the stage. This season we embark on a four year-long celebration of Beethoven’s legacy with a String Quartet Cycle to mark his sestercentennial in 2020. The Global Music series takes us across the African continent, highlighting artists whose work reflects some of the rich traditions that continue to influence American culture. Our Special Events tackle timely issues facing our country, such as gun violence and flaws in the criminal justice system. And woven through many of our series are important stories of seminal figures in black history and dispatches from the black experience in America. The ArtPower staff and I love bringing the work of a wide variety of talented people to you every year, and we are sincerely grateful to the many people who support this program. You have helped us make these past 15 years of incredible performing arts possible, and we look forward to many more seasons together with you! See you in the theater. Jordan Peimer Executive Director, ArtPower at UC San Diego
A NOTE FROM THE CHANCELLOR UC San Diego was founded on the principles of excellence, affordability and access—a vision we are committed to upholding and ideals that epitomize ArtPower. Now in its 15th year, ArtPower continues to showcase a diverse group of emerging and international artists who define our barrier-breaking, innovative spirit. The arts are a dynamic part of UC San Diego’s transformative interdisciplinary environment, inspiring our creativity, raising cultural awareness, and promoting a sense of belonging. Thank you for supporting ArtPower and the UC San Diego community. Pradeep K. Khosla Chancellor, UC San Diego
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2018–19 PERFORMANCE CALENDAR Celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday in 2020—Performing the first of five concerts of the Beethoven Cycle
CHAMBER MUSIC GLOBAL MUSIC Maria de Barros Quatuor Van Kuijk Wed. Nov. 14, 2018 (pg 14) Fri. Oct. 5, 2018 (pg 7) Msaki and the Golden Circle Quatuor Modigliani Tues. Feb. 12, 2019 (pg 25) Fri. Nov. 16, 2018 (pg 15) a slice of this world Habib Koité Ariel Quartet which is quintessential Fri. Jan. 18, 2019 (pg 18) & Bassekou Kouyate American Tues. Feb. 26, 2019 (pg 27) Hermitage Piano Trio Fri. Feb. 1, 2019 (pg 23) Mokoomba Chamber music fans Wed. Apr. 24, 2019 (pg 33) St. Lawrence String Take note-Kahane Quartet with often mixes his Bring your classical background Stephen Prutsman dancing shoes! with modern folk- Fri. Apr. 26, 2019 (pg 34) JAZZ pop influences Keyon Harrold Fri. Oct. 12, 2018 (pg 9) AMERICAN ROUTES Braxton Cook Gabriel Kahane Fri. Oct. 19, 2018 (pg 10) a feel-good take Wed. Oct. 10, 2018 (pg 8) Somi on american Orkesta Mendoza Thur. Jan. 10, 2019 (pg 17) swing & gospel Thur. Nov. 29, 2018 (pg 16) Sammy Miller Bill Frisell and the Congregation Wed. Jan. 23, 2019 (pg 19) Wed. Mar. 6, 2019 (pg 30) Leyla McCalla Alfredo Rodríguez like you can have get your too much jazz Tues. Feb. 5, 2019 (pg 24) & Pedrito Martinez groove on Wed. Mar. 13, 2019 (pg 32) DANCE David Roussève / REALITY Fri. Nov. 9, 2018 (pg 13) Beijing Dance Theater Wed. Jan. 30, 2019 (pg 21) Ephrat Asherie Dance Thur. Feb. 28, 2019 (pg 29) Dorrance Dance Wed. May 15, 2019 (pg 37) Great for Jazz fans! Storytelling in all forms All programs subject to change. Illustrations by Neil Justin Bascos ‘19.
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SPECIAL EVENTS The Seshen Thur. Sept. 27, 2018 (pg 6) Inheritance Wed. Oct. 24, 2018 Fri. Oct. 26, 2018 Sat. Oct. 27, 2018 (pg 11) featuring live jazz combo Manual Cinema Fri. Feb. 22, 2019 (pg 26) Vijay Iyer & Matt Haimovitz Thur. Mar. 7, 2019 (pg 31) Dahlak Brathwaite Thur. May 9, 2019 (pg 35) Hybrid of our two most popular series—jazz and chamber music
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WELCOME WEEK: CELEBRATE THE ARTS / U.S.A.
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The Seshen
Thur. Sept. 27, 2018 7 pm Sun God Lawn Free UC San Diego student–only event as part of UC San Diego Welcome Week “It’s always cause for celebration when there’s new music from The Seshen.”—Afropunk The Seshen is a San Francisco–based six-piece band led by singer/lyricist Lalin St. Juste and bassist/producer Akiyoshi Ehara. Their forward-thinking sound combines synthesizers, drum machines, and live percussion to create an innovative fusion of R&B, synth-pop, and electronic music. Their unique alchemy of seemingly disparate sounds has led fans and critics alike to describe the band as defying categorization. The Seshen’s latest release, Flames & Figures, was two years in the making and marks an evolution in their distinctive sound. Narrated by St. Juste’s lyrical stream of consciousness, Flames & Figures explores themes of femininity, power, illusion, and loss, as she draws on both her personal experiences and the world of her imagination. UC SAN DIEGO PARTNER | Black Resource Center
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CHAMBER MUSIC / FRANCE
Quatuor Van Kuijk Fri. Oct. 5, 2018 8 pm Department of Music’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall Section A: $54 | Section B: $40 | UCSD Student: $9 ArtTalk (7 pm at The Loft) “Style, energy, . . . and a sense of risk. . . . These four young Frenchmen made the music smile.” —Guardian Currently BBC New Generation Artists, Quatuor Van Kuijk won first prize at the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition, as well as the Best Beethoven and Best Haydn prizes. Since their formation in 2012, the quartet has quickly established an international reputation, playing concerts in Europe, Australia, the U.S., and Asia, and receiving accolades at the Trondheim International Chamber Competition and the Aix-en-Provence Festival Academy. The quartet is currently in residence at ProQuartet, Paris, where they study with members of renowned ensembles, including the Alban Berg, Artemis, and Hagen quartets. Program: Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F; Franz Schubert: String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat Major; György Ligeti: String Quartet no. 1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes” SPONSORS | Eric Lasley and Judith Bachner; Josephine Kiernan and Bjorn Bjerede
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AMERICAN ROUTES / U.S.A.
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Gabriel Kahane
8980: Book of Travelers Wed. Oct. 10, 2018 8 pm The Loft Section A: $30 | Section B: $23 | General Admission: $18 | UCSD Student: $9 Bites & Beverages “A star of New York’s new-music scene.”—Los Angeles Times The morning after the 2016 presidential election, singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane took a two-week train trip across the United States with no phone or internet, embracing 8,980 miles of monkish Amtrak existence. The result is this hymn to the analog intimacy of American rail culture as antidote to the fragmentation and efficiency of modern life. Alone at the piano, Kahane draws from dining-car conversations he had with dozens of strangers—cowboys, postmasters, religious luddites, software engineers—to sing of his own upended assumptions about the body politic as revealed through his unplugged railroad exile.
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JAZZ / U.S.A.
Keyon Harrold
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Fri. Oct. 12, 2018 8 pm The Loft Section A: $30 | Section B: $23 | General Admission: $18 | UCSD Student: $9 Bites & Beverages “Harrold’s pop sensibilities and activist leanings shine through on the album, which is tied together by its catchy melodies—a rarity in critically acclaimed circles of modern jazz.” —Rolling Stone Raised from the fires of (now infamous) Ferguson, Missouri, Keyon Harrold has developed a reputation as one of the world’s most sought-after, emotionally electric young trumpeters on the scene. His latest album, The Mugician, examines our troubled times through a far wider lens than any one tragedy. Sweeping and cinematic, the music draws on elements of jazz, classical, rock, blues, and hip-hop to create something uniquely modern, unmistakably American, and triumphantly cohesive—thanks to Harrold’s virtuosic skill as a trumpeter and songwriter, and his relentlessly optimistic belief in brighter days to come. UC SAN DIEGO PARTNER | Black Resource Center
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JAZZ / U.S.A.
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Braxton Cook
Fri. Oct. 19, 2018 8 pm The Loft Section A: $30 | Section B: $23 | General Admission: $18 | UCSD Student: $9 Bites & Beverages One of this generation’s emerging voices on the alto saxophone, Braxton Cook is also a talented vocalist and songwriter, whose sound blends soul, R&B, and jazz. Raised in Prince George’s County, MD, Cook’s upbringing helped to shape his unique style, which captures the spirit of the Jazz Age while continuing to push the genre forward for his generation. A graduate of Juilliard, Cook has played alongside Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride, Jon Batiste, and Robert Glasper; toured with Grammy-nominated trumpeter Christian Scott; performed with Rihanna at MTV’s 2016 Video Music Awards and on America’s Got Talent 2015 and 2016 seasons; and recorded with renowned rappers Mac Miller and Anderson .Paak on the song “Dang!,” from Miller’s album The Divine Feminine. Cook and his newly formed band will perform their latest album, Somewhere in Between, which aims to inspire artists and people from all walks of life to embrace their uniqueness. UC SAN DIEGO PARTNER | Black Resource Center
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SPECIAL EVENT / U.S.A.
Inheritance Wed., Fri., & Sat. Oct. 24, 26, & 27, 2018 7 pm Department of Music’s Conrad Prebys Music Center Experimental Theater General Admission: $25 | UCSD Student: $9 Copresented with UC San Diego Music Inheritance is a timely multimedia chamber opera about gun violence in America, based on the true story of Sarah Winchester, heir to the Winchester rifle fortune. An eccentric widow selfimprisoned in her labyrinthine mansion, Winchester was haunted by the spirits of the thousands killed by Winchester weapons. With music by Lei Liang and libretto by Matt Donovan, Inheritance interweaves Winchester’s story with events from contemporary American life, asking complex questions about complicity, atonement, and gun violence in our society. Led by music director Steven Schick and directed by Cara Consilvio, the performance also features Grammy Award–winning soprano Susan Narucki.
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DANCE / U.S.A.
David Roussève/ REALITY Halfway to Dawn
Fri. Nov. 9, 2018 8 pm Mandeville Auditorium Section A: $43 | Section B: $35 | Section C: $25 | UCSD Student: $9 Post-Performance ArtTalk “Shattering dance/theater.”—New York Times Choreographed, written, and directed by David Roussève, Halfway to Dawn is an evening-length work weaving dance, music, sound, video, and text to uncover the deeper ”truths” of African American, gay jazz composer Billy Strayhorn’s life (1915–67) while also creating a dialogue on urgent social issues of our own time. The work is danced to a score of Strayhorn and Duke Ellington songs, from raise-the-roof jazz anthems to emotion-laden ballads. Halfway to Dawn intersects fact, conjecture, comment, abstraction, and fantasy to create an abstract portrait of Ellington’s most important, though largely unknown, collaborator. Founded in 1988, David Roussève/REALITY creates expressionistic dance/theater works that combine the accessibility, grit, and passion of African American traditional and pop cultures with the challenging compositional structures of avant-garde dance and theater in order to explore socially-charged, immensely relevant, and often spiritual themes. SPONSOR | Renita Greenberg UC SAN DIEGO PARTNERS | LGBT Resource Center; Department of Theatre and Dance
This performance of David Roussève/REALITY was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Halfway to Dawn is a National Performance Network (NPN) Creation Fund Project co-commissioned by REDCAT in partnership with ArtPower at UC San Diego, Contemporary Arts Center of New Orleans, the Kelly Strayhorn Theater and NPN. For more information: www.npnweb.org. Commissioned by: ArtPower at UC San Diego; Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans; Kelly Strayhorn Theater, Pittsburgh; Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; NC State LIVE, Raleigh; REDCAT, Los Angeles
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GLOBAL MUSIC / CAPE VERDE
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Maria de Barros
Wed. Nov. 14, 2018 8 pm The Loft Section A: $25 | Section B: $20 | General Admission: $15 | UCSD Student: $9 Bites & Beverages “Maria de Barros opens a window to Cape Verde.”—Seattle Times An invitation into the musical realm of Maria de Barros calls for an intriguing geography lesson. The charismatic young chanteuse is a native of Dakar, Senegal, and lived the first 13 years of her life in Nouakchott, Mauritania, in Northwest Africa. De Barros’s creative heart, however, lies in the culturally rich land of Cabo Verde, a former Portuguese colony located 350 miles off the coast of Senegal, the birthplace of her parents and her godmother, Cesária Évora, also known as the “barefoot diva.” It’s the island’s incredible melting pot of music—which includes everything from African and Portuguese to Argentine and Cuban influences—that has always inspired de Barros to set her heart on home. UC SAN DIEGO PARTNER | African and African-American Studies Research Center
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CHAMBER MUSIC / FRANCE
Quatuor Modigliani
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Fri. Nov. 16, 2018 8 pm Department of Music’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall Section A: $54 | Section B: $40 | UCSD Student: $9 ArtTalk (7 pm at The Loft), Donor Reception (see page 41) “A gripping and persuasive performance, played with awesome individual and communal brilliance.” —The Strad The Paris-based Modigliani Quartet, formed by four close friends in 2003, is one of the most sought-after string quartets and a regular guest at the world’s top venues, including London’s Wigmore Hall, New York’s Carnegie Hall, Salzburg’s Mozarteum, Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, and Tokyo’s Oji Hall, among others. Praised for their “elegance and shaded refinement [that brings] a distinctive style to the tapering of phrase, balance, and quality of sound” (Sydney Morning Herald), the quartet brings their distinctively French style and astonishing technical finesse back to ArtPower for an evening of string quartet masterpieces. Program: W.A. Mozart: Quartet in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance”; Igor Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: String Quartet no. 3 in E-flat Minor, op. 30 SPONSOR | Sam B. Ersan
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AMERICAN ROUTES / U.S.A.
Orkesta Mendoza Thur. Nov. 29, 2018 8 pm Price Center East Ballroom General Admission: $30 | UCSD Student: $9 “Sergio Mendoza is one of the great innovators of the Arizona music scene.”—Guardian Led by multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Sergio Mendoza (Calexico), Orkesta Mendoza fashion borderless sounds that span the Americas, embracing mambo and cumbia with the same vigor as psychedelic pop, twang rock, and analog electronics. Originally formed as a tribute to “King of Mambo” Pérez Prado, Orkesta Mendoza plays music that explores a myriad of directions, rhythms, and moods, delivering big-band orchestrations mixed with lo-fi electronica, vocals en Español, and moving instrumentals. Epic and soulful, they truly capture the positive spirit of the Southwest. UC SAN DIEGO PARTNER | Raza Resource Centro
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JAZZ / U.S.A.
Somi
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Thur. Jan. 10, 2019 8 pm The Loft Section A: $30 | Section B: $23 | General Admission: $18 | UCSD Student: $9 Bites & Beverages “All elegance and awe.…Utterly captivating.”—Billboard Singing in English and a wide range of African languages, Somi has had a fascinating artistic evolution. Born in Illinois to immigrants from Rwanda and Uganda, she has spent the last decade building a career as a jazz vocalist, songwriter, and activist through transatlantic sonicism and storytelling. Her newest album, Petite Afrique—a daring, relevant refashioning of what “jazz” and “African music” mean—is inspired by the vibrant African immigrant community that has become a vital part of Harlem. UC SAN DIEGO PARTNERS | Institute of Arts and Humanities; Thurgood Marshall College; Black Resource Center
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CHAMBER MUSIC / ISRAEL
Ariel Quartet
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Beethoven Cycle, Part 1
Fri. Jan. 18, 2019 8 pm Department of Music’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall Section A: $54 | Section B: $40 | UCSD Student: $9 ArtTalk (7 pm at The Loft), Donor Reception (see page 41) Distinguished by its virtuosic playing and impassioned interpretations, the Ariel Quartet has earned its glowing international reputation. Formed in Israel nearly 20 years ago, when its members were middle-school students, the quartet now serves as the Faculty Quartet-inResidence at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. Widely considered to include some of Beethoven’s greatest compositions, this cycle consists of 16 quartets divided into three periods: early, when the composer was strongly influenced by Haydn and Mozart; middle, including three quartets that honored Russian Count Razumovsky; and late, a reflection of the final years of his life. This is the beginning of a four-year endeavor, with Ariel Quartet performing the complete Beethoven cycle, in honor of the composer’s 250th birthday in 2020. Program: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in F Major, op.18, no. 1; Quartet in G Major, op. 18, no. 2; Quartet in F Minor, op. 95; Quartet in F Major, op. 135 SPONSORS | Eric Lasley and Judith Bachner; Amnon and Lee Ben-Yehuda STUDENT ENGAGEMENT SPONSOR | Joan Jordan Bernstein Student Engagement Endowment Fund
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AMERICAN ROUTES / U.S.A.
Bill Frisell
When You Wish Upon a Star
Featuring Petra Haden, Thomas Morgan, and Rudy Royston Wed. Jan. 23, 2019 8 pm Price Center East Ballroom General Admission: $30 | UCSD Student: $9 Hailed as “the most innovative and influential guitarist of the past 25 years” (Wall Street Journal), Bill Frisell has seen collaborations with the likes of Elvis Costello, Bono, Paul Simon, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic over the course of his 35-year career. His Grammy-nominated album When You Wish Upon a Star features his arrangements and interpretations of music for film and television. The album is more than an homage to a set of iconic scores; Frisell draws upon the sentimentality of music heard on screen and how it shapes and informs our emotional relationships to what we see. The guitarist will be joined by bassist Thomas Morgan, drummer Rudy Royston, and singer Petra Haden in reimagining time-honored gems like “When You Wish Upon a Star” and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” as well as music from television favorites, including The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Honeymooners.
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DANCE / CHINA
Beijing Dance Theater Wed. Jan. 30, 2019 8 pm Mandeville Auditorium Section A: $43 | Section B: $35 | Section C: $25 | UCSD Student: $9
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Post-Performance ArtTalk
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“An invigorating experience . . . Sheer visual beauty.”— Washington Post Founded in 2008, Beijing Dance Theater is led by its choreographer, Wang Yuanyuan, together with visual artists Tan Shaoyuan and Hanjiang. Born and raised in Beijing, Wang is one of China’s leading modern dance choreographers. She prides herself on being rooted in Chinese traditions, while at the same time producing innovative, authentic, and thought-provoking contemporary dance works for the world stage. The evening program includes selections from Hamlet—which explores Hamlet’s psychological landscape from a fresh perspective and confronts his melancholy, his compassion for humanity, and his doubt in the face of death and destruction; Wild Grass—renowned for the alluring fusion of Chinese tradition with a fiercely modern sensibility, and adapted from the poetry collection written by Chinese literary giant Lu Xun in 1927; and Crossing—which traces the struggles of the individual dancers to mark the emptiness, and sets lyrical movement against the stark realities of the space and sound. UC SAN DIEGO PARTNERS | Department of Theatre and Dance; Chinese Studies
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CHAMBER MUSIC / RUSSIA
Hermitage Piano Trio Fri. Feb. 1, 2019 8 pm Department of Music’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall Section A: $54 | Section B: $40 | UCSD Student: $9 ArtTalk (7 pm at The Loft), Donor Reception (see page 41) “Three of Russia’s most spectacular young soloists …turned in a performance of such power and sweeping passion that it left you nearly out of breath.”—Washington Post Descending from the great Russian musical tradition, the Hermitage Piano Trio is distinguished by its exuberant musicality, interpretative range, and sumptuous sound. In the same way that St. Petersburg’s venerable Hermitage State Museum represents the very essence and history of Russia while also using its collection to embrace and promote cultures from around the world, the trio embodies the majesty of their Russian lineage. A rarity in the chamber music world, this elite trio comprises three musicians who are noted soloists in their own right. Together they have performed to tremendous acclaim for audiences on major chamber music series in Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Tucson, Portland (OR), San Miguel de Allende (Mexico), and New Orleans. They make their San Diego debut at ArtPower, presenting a program of Russian masterpieces. Program: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, op. 50; Sergey Rachmaninoff: Trio élégiaque in D Minor, op. 9
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AMERICAN ROUTES / U.S.A.
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Leyla McCalla
Tues. Feb. 5, 2019 8 pm The Loft Section A: $30 | Section B: $23 | General Admission: $18 | UCSD Student: $9 Bites & Beverages A former member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, multi-instrumentalist Leyla McCalla ventured out on a solo career to pursue a personal sound. A New York–born Haitian American living in New Orleans, McCalla is deeply influenced by traditional Creole, Cajun, and Haitian music, as well as by American jazz and folk. Her music is at once earthy, elegant, soulful, and witty. It vibrates with three centuries of history, yet also feels strikingly fresh, distinctive, and contemporary. McCalla’s latest album, A Day for the Hunter, A Day for the Prey, explores issues of social justice and pan-African consciousness. She has spent the last year and a half touring extensively around North America and Europe, and plans to release her third album in 2018. SPONSORS | Sam and Barbara Takahashi
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GLOBAL MUSIC / SOUTH AFRICA
Msaki and the Golden Circle
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Tues. Feb. 12, 2019 8 pm The Loft Section A: $25 | Section B: $20 | General Admission: $15 | UCSD Student: $9 Bites & Beverages Trailblazing vocalist and guitarist Msaki creates a sound that combines soulful folk, Xhosa lyrics, and African polyrhythms with moments of sincere improvisation. Her raw delivery disrupts your senses as she weaves subtle tales of love, loss, home, revolution, and hope. For this performance, Msaki plays with the Golden Circle, an ever-evolving and expanding band of incredible musicians from different backgrounds that was created to retain and promote Africa’s identity and culture through soulful music. STUDENT ENGAGEMENT SPONSOR | Kimberly A. Godwin UC SAN DIEGO PARTNERS | Thurgood Marshall College; African and African-American Studies Research Center; Black Resource Center
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SPECIAL EVENT / U.S.A.
Manual Cinema
No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks Fri. Feb. 22, 2019 8 pm Mandeville Auditorium Section A: $25 | Section B: $20 | Section C: $15 | UCSD Student: $9 No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks brings to life the story of one of Chicago’s most beloved figures. Brooks was an icon, a poet laureate, and a Pulitzer Prize winner, but she was also a treasured educator and mentor to the countless writers and children who knew her as their very own “Miss Brooks.” Weaving together poetry, storytelling, original music performed by a full jazz combo, and striking visuals, No Blue Memories is an exploration of Brooks’s beloved city and a story of how she navigated identity, craft, and politics over the course of one of the most remarkable careers in American literary history. A Chicago-based performance collective, Manual Cinema uses vintage overhead projectors, multiple screens, puppets, actors, live feed cameras, multi-channel sound design, and a live music ensemble to transform the experience of attending the cinema, imbuing it with liveness, ingenuity, and theatricality. SPONSORS | Phyllis and Daniel Epstein UC SAN DIEGO PARTNERS | UC San Diego’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Thurgood Marshall College; African and African-American Studies Research Center
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GLOBAL MUSIC / MALI
Habib Koité & Bassekou Kouyate
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Tues. Feb. 26, 2019 8 pm Price Center East Ballroom General Admission: $25 | UCSD Student: $9 One of Africa’s most recognized musicians, Mali’s pop icon Habib Koité has a deep and varied musical vocabulary, blending Afro-pop with jazz, rock, and even classical. His intimate vocal delivery blends beautifully with both the modern and ancient musical traditions from which he derives his inspiration. Koité is joined by Bassekou Kouyate, Malian musician and master of the ngoni, a traditional African lute. Time Out says, “Ngoni virtuoso Bassekou Kouyate can make notes bend like light rays in the desert heat.” Together, Koité and Kouyate exemplify the shared experience associated with the historical, cultural, and unifying properties of Malian music. Kouyate’s comfort in a vast array of musical settings actively complements Koité’s presence, resulting in a spirited collaboration that brings innovation and a sense of unity. UC SAN DIEGO PARTNERS | Thurgood Marshall College; African and African-American Studies Research Center
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DANCE / ISRAEL
Ephrat Asherie Dance Odeon
Thur. Feb. 28, 2019 8 pm Mandeville Auditorium Section A: $43 | Section B: $35 | Section C: $25 | UCSD Student: $9 Post-Performance ArtTalk This performance of Ephrat Asherie Dance was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Dedicated to revealing and exploring the inherent complexities of street and social dance forms, Ephrat Asherie Dance (EAD) creates original contemporary work that straddles dance and theater. EAD makes its West Coast debut with Odeon, an original dance work for seven dancers and four musicians. The performance marks the second collaboration between sisterand-brother team Ephrat and Ehud Asherie (choreographer and musical director, respectively). Odeon is set to the music of Brazilian composer Ernesto Nazareth, known for mixing early 20thcentury romantic music with samba and other popular Afro-Brazilian rhythms. The piece delves into what happens when you bring together the extended family of street and club dances— including breaking, hip-hop, house, and vogue—remix them, pick them apart, and challenge them to inhabit unfamiliar spatial and choreographic contexts. STUDENT ENGAGEMENT SPONSOR | Murray Galinson San Diego Israel Initiative
UC SAN DIEGO PARTNERS | Thurgood Marshall College; Department of Theatre and Dance
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JAZZ / U.S.A.
Sammy Miller and the Congregation Wed. Mar. 6, 2019 8 pm The Loft Section A: $30 | Section B: $23 | General Admission: $18 | UCSD Student: $9 Bites & Beverages Sammy Miller and the Congregation are on a mission to put generosity back into jazz and bring art back to the people. A native of Los Angeles, Grammy-nominated drummer, singer, and bandleader Sammy Miller has become known for his unique maturity and relentless focus on making music that feels good. Upon completing his master’s at Juilliard, Miller formed his ensemble, the Congregation. As a band, they are focused on sharing the power of community through their music—joyful jazz, a style that enriches, entertains, and uplifts. Independently, the band members have performed and recorded with notable artists, including Wynton Marsalis, Lady Gaga, and Queen Latifah, at venues such as the White House, Lincoln Center, and the Hollywood Bowl. As the Congregation, they have opted to stick together to create globally conscious music with the intention to spread joy throughout the world. SPONSOR | Jack Lampl
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SPECIAL EVENT / U.S.A.
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Vijay Iyer & Matt Haimovitz Thur. Mar. 7, 2019 8 pm Department of Music’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall Section A: $59 | Section B: $45 | UCSD Student: $9 ArtTalk (7 pm at The Loft) | Copresented with UC San Diego Music Cellist Matt Haimovitz—an artist whose barrier-breaking performances have taken him around the world—joins forces with genius jazz composer-performer pianist Vijay Iyer in a program that truly defies definition. This special event showcases Iyer’s own composition alongside the music of Zakir Hussain, John McLaughlin, J. S. Bach, Ravi Shankar, Billy Strayhorn, and others to create a program of unprecedented virtuosity and depth. Duets are the centerpiece, but also expect solo performances by each of these mesmerizing players.
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Alfredo Rodríguez & Pedrito Martinez
Wed. Mar. 13, 2019 8 pm The Loft Section A: $30 | Section B: $23 | General Admission: $18 | UCSD Student: $9 Bites & Beverages Grammy-nominated artists, pianist Alfredo Rodríguez and percussionist Pedrito Martinez first worked together on Rodríguez’s 2012 release The Invasion Parade. Since that initial recording session, they have had the rare occasion to perform together as a duo, leaving audiences completely mesmerized by their fearless and virtuosic playing. A protégé of Quincy Jones, Rodríguez was schooled in the rigorous classical conservatories of Havana, while Martinez’s musical training came directly from the streets of the Cayo Hueso neighborhood of Old Havana, where he was raised. Bringing different approaches to their joint performance, the master musicians take listeners on a unique and exciting journey.
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GLOBAL MUSIC / ZIMBABWE
Mokoomba
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Wed. Apr. 24, 2019 8 pm Price Center East Ballroom General Admission: $25 | UCSD Student: $9 “A band that deserves to be seen live.“—NPR Mokoomba is one of Africa’s most exciting young bands, dazzling audiences worldwide with their knockout live shows and electrifying blend of Afro-fusion and tantalizing traditional Tonga rhythms. “Mokoomba” is a Tonga word that connotes the deep respect Tonga people have for the Zambezi River and for the vibrant life that it brings to their music and culture. The Zimbabwe-based group’s latest album, Luyando—a stripped-down, mostly acoustic album— took critics by storm. Mokoomba have rocked legendary rooms and stages worldwide, from New York City’s Apollo Theater and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to London’s 100 Club and Amsterdam’s Melkweg, to WOMEX and SXSW, sealing their reputation as one of Africa’s best young live bands. STUDENT ENGAGEMENT SPONSORS | Anne Marie Pleska and Luc Cayet UC SAN DIEGO PARTNERS | Thurgood Marshall College; African and African-American Studies Research Center
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CHAMBER MUSIC / U.S.A. & CANADA
St. Lawrence String Quartet with Stephen Prutsman Fri. Apr. 26, 2019 8 pm Department of Music’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall Section A: $54 | Section B: $40 | UCSD Student: $9 ArtTalk (7 pm at The Loft) The award-winning St. Lawrence String Quartet (SLSQ) has spent nearly three decades at the top of the chamber music world. Based at Stanford University, the ensemble is renowned for the intensity of its performances, its breadth of repertoire, and its commitment to concert experiences that are at once intellectually exciting and emotionally alive. A frequent visitor to ArtPower, SLSQ is this time joined by acclaimed pianist and composer Stephen Prutsman. Described as one of the most innovative musicians of his time, Prutsman was a medalist at both the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition and the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition. Program: Robert Schumann: Quintet in E-flat Major, op. 44; Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in F Minor, op. 55 no. 2 “The Razor”; Stephen Prutsman: Color Preludes for Piano and Strings SPONSOR | The Weil Family Foundation
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SPECIAL EVENT / U.S.A.
Dahlak Brathwaite
Spiritrials
Artwork Courtesy of Artist
Thurs. May 9, 2019 8 pm Price Center East Ballroom General Admission: $25 | UCSD Student: $9 A young African American man is stopped by the police without clear cause. Again and again and again. The tenth stop leads to entanglements with the courts, jail, and attorneys, with potentially life-changing results. In Spiritrials, addiction, religion, and the law intersect in a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program. Dahlak Brathwaite’s incisive humor transforms a chilling personal story into a vital performance that layers character-driven storytelling and poetic verse with original songs to create a hybrid hip-hop drama, accompanied by beats from DJ Dion Decibels. A virtuosic and timely exploration of the criminal justice system, Spiritrials chronicles the journey of Brathwaite’s own criminalization along with his struggle to be vindicated and decriminalized in the eyes of the law and society. The piece works through the personal shame of criminal stigmatization to examine the factors—both internal and external—that have misplaced him in what appears to be a cultural rite of passage. UC SAN DIEGO PARTNERS | Institute of Arts and Humanities; Black Resource Center; Thurgood Marshall College
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DANCE / U.S.A.
Dorrance Dance ETM: Double Down Wed. May 15, 2019 8 pm Mandeville Auditorium Section A: $43 | Section B: $35 | Section C: $25 | UCSD Student: $9 Post-Performance ArtTalk
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“A fresh and innovative show. . . . When ETM: Double Down is rocking, Dorrance Dance is one big band.”—New York Times A collaboration between “one of the most imaginative tap choreographers working today,” (New Yorker) Michelle Dorrance and company member Nicholas Van Young, ETM: Double Down celebrates the origins of tap dance, in a contemporary context, by using electronic trigger boards. Turning the entire stage into an instrument, the score is not just danced to but danced by the company. ETM, which stands for electronic tap music, features eight dancers and six musicians exploring acoustic and digitally produced sounds. Founded in 2011 by artistic director and 2015 MacArthur Fellow Michelle Dorrance, Dorrance Dance is an award-winning tap dance company based out of New York City. The company’s work aims to honor tap dance’s uniquely beautiful history in a new, dynamic, and compelling context; not by stripping the form of its tradition, but by pushing it—rhythmically, technically, and conceptually. The company’s inaugural performance garnered a Bessie Award for “blasting open our notions of tap,” and the company continues its passionate commitment to expanding the audience of tap dance. SPONSORS | Bobbie and Jon Gilbert; Phyllis and Daniel Epstein UC SAN DIEGO PARTNER | Department of Theatre and Dance
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ENGAGE WITH THE ARTS Through partnerships with academic departments, faculty, and local organizations, we offer meaningful engagement programs that connect our artists to audiences of all ages in the most inspiring and transformative ways.
UCSD Student Programs Internships
ArtPower works with a bright team of undergraduate student interns during the academic year, teaching them skills in arts marketing, outreach, curating, and production. These future professionals learn firsthand what it takes to execute a performing arts season.
Master Classes
ArtPower offers opportunities for those future artists among us to get personal instruction from some of the best in their field. Taught by guest musicians, dancers, and choreographers, master classes provide that spark of inspiration to continue on the path to artistic excellence. ArtPower is proud to collaborate with the UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance and Department of Music.
Innovators-in-Residence
ArtPower engages the world’s leading artists to enrich campus life by participating in extended residencies in collaboration with diverse campus departments. Whether artists are leading a panel, acting as visiting faculty, giving a series of workshops, or co-creating work with young artists, our Innovators38
in-Residence leave a lasting impact on students of all majors. We are thrilled to connect students to Ephrat Asherie, Dahlak Brathwaite, and David Roussève—among other creative innovators—in the 2018–19 season.
UC San Diego Student Tickets
We recognize students’ budgets can be tight, so we make sure our performances are not only fantastic, but also very affordable. Tickets are just $9 for UC San Diego students—and it’s even further discounted during Week One of every quarter, at just $5*! It’s just another benefit of being part of this great university. SPONSOR | Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation *Does not apply to Special Events.
K–12 STUDENT PROGRAMS Student Matinees
It’s never too early to start loving art. We make it easy and accessible for K–12 students to visit UC San Diego and experience ArtPower Student Matinees. These fantastic live performances expose students to new cultures, and introduce them to the excitement of life on a university campus. This season Dahlak Brathwaite, Mokoomba, Manual Cinema, and Inheritance will dazzle young audiences. To learn how you can participate or to find out about the scholarships we offer Title 1 schools, contact Molly Clark at moclark@ucsd.edu or 858.534.0499.
ArtPower in the Classroom
Imagine experiencing a beautiful performance by a world-class string quartet upon returning from recess. That’s exactly the kind of scene you can expect when our artists visit classrooms at K–12 institutions. Students learn about the history and theory of music right from the comfort of their own desks.
transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project
transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project—located in National City—ignites the power of creativity in youth, inspiring them to overcome obstacles and providing them with the skills needed to become compassionate catalysts for positive change in themselves, their communities, and the world. We’re committed to connecting transcenDANCE students with ArtPower artists through workshops and discussions, enriching the program’s mission by allowing the students to share their enthusiasm and talent with our artists. UC SAN DIEGO PARTNERS | Partners at Learning; Office of Admissions
To sponsor an engagement program and make a lasting impact, contact Carolena Deutsch-Garcia at carolena@ucsd.edu or 858.534.7657. 39
Photo by Heather Vandemark/Vicariously Tru Me
STEP INTO THE SPOTLIGHT WITH US!
CONTRIBUTE TO MAKE ARTPOWER’S 15TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR OUR BEST SEASON YET! Art has the power to enhance and transform lives. Studies confirm that exposure to the arts increases academic performance, improves critical thinking skills, boosts empathy, and makes people happier. These lifelong benefits are what we want to cultivate in UC San Diego students. Since our inception in 2003, more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students have attended ArtPower performances. Support ArtPower today and help us stimulate curiosity and expand world views by commissioning new works and collaborating with artists across cultures. Your support can also promote more K–12 student engagement activities that expose students to the benefits of the arts even earlier. Ticket sales and university funds make up a fraction of our annual budget. ArtPower relies on your support to sustain a diverse and stimulating performing arts calendar.
Double your impact and help us achieve our goal! To make a donation or pledge: Phone: 858.534.7657 Email: carolena@ucsd.edu Online: artpower.ucsd.edu/support 40
Mail: ArtPower at UC San Diego c/o Carolena Deutsch-Garcia 9500 Gilman Drive, #0029 La Jolla, CA 92093-0029
THE POWERPLAYERS $100,000 MATCH PowerPlayers have generously committed $100,000 in matching funds to help ArtPower secure a total of $200,000 above last year’s fundraising goal. This season the PowerPlayers will match the donation of all new contributors, as well as current donors who increase their giving level. • Each NEW gift made in support of ArtPower between June 18, 2018 and June 30, 2019, will unlock the same amount from our match fund. • Each donor who INCREASES their gift to ArtPower in the same time period will unlock a match of the net increase.
LOOKING FOR A WAY TO SUPPORT ARTPOWER AND INSPIRE OTHER DONORS? • Sponsor a performance and be recognized from the stage and in the ArtPower performance program. • Sponsor an ArtPower Student Engagement class. • Host a private concert in your home for your friends. • Make a tax-deductible contribution and receive fabulous benefits! See benefits chart below for more information. Insert the amount on your ArtPower ticket form today! 2018–19 SEASON DONOR GIVING LEVELS AND BENEFITS Spark
($250–499) Entire gift is tax deductible
Contributor ($500–999) $48 not tax deductible
Guardian
($1,000–$2,499) $98 not tax deductible
Advocate
($2,500–$9,999) $420 not tax deductible
Creator
($10,000–$19,999) $570 not tax deductible
Catalyst
($20,000+) $570 not tax deductible
Invitations to private travel with Executive Director Invitations to Private Home Concerts Reserved VIP UCSD parking at ArtPower events Access to the Concierge Ticket Line Invitation to preperformance DanceTalk receptions Invitation to postperformance event receptions 10% off ArtPower ticket purchases Recognition in our programs
Donors at the Contributor giving level ($500+) are invited to Post-Performance Receptions with the Artists: Quatuor Van Kuijk (Oct. 5), Ariel Quartet (Jan. 18), and Hermitage Trio (Feb. 1). 41
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CREATE A LASTING LEGACY WITH ARTPOWER
HERE’S HOW Make an Estate Gift in Support of ArtPower
Join the York Society at UC San Diego. Planned or estate gifts carry your philanthropic impact into the next generation. Donors who make provisions for ArtPower in their estate become members of the York Society, an esteemed group of UC San Diego philanthropists whose giving ensures the long-term greatness of the university. With the help of the UC San Diego Gift Planning Office, we can guide you through the process and make your vision for your legacy a reality.
Make an Endowment Gift
To support stability and long-range programming, ArtPower needs a reliable stream of operating income. Please consider establishing your own endowment to enable us to do that or support one of the following endowment funds. 42
The Hamburger Chamber Music Endowment Fund, founded by Robert and Sonia Hamburger in 1996, provides crucial stability for ArtPower’s Chamber Music series. The Joan Jordan Bernstein Student Engagement Endowment Fund, established by Joan J. Bernstein in 2017 and with gifts from the ArtPower community of donors, provides critical annual support for ArtPower’s student engagement activities.
Leveraging your Contribution through Employer Matching Benefits
Many companies offer matching gift programs that make their employees’ charitable gift contributions go further. We are grateful to our corporate partners who provide this important resource. Visit matchinggifts.com/ucsd to see if your employer participates.
Photo by Heather Vandemark/Vicariously Tru Me
Join our Community of ArtPower Corporate and Foundation Supporters
Share ArtPower with your employees through opportunities to attend vibrant performances and engage with world-renowned artists. There are many ways that you, as a Corporate Sponsor, can create value for your employees by getting involved with ArtPower.
Make Gifts of Securities, Stock, and IRAs
Donating stock can be highly beneficial to you as well as to the university. When you donate appreciated securities, you avoid paying capital gains tax, and claim a charitable deduction for the full, appreciated value of the securities. You may also want to consider donating retirement plan assets to ArtPower. When you designate ArtPower as the beneficiary of your retirement plan, your gift passes through tax free.
ArtPower PowerPlayers —Inquire Today
An invitation-only circle of leadership supporters that began with a shared passion for ArtPower. PowerPlayers are philanthropists who provide financial support for ArtPower’s curation, artistic direction, and engagement funds.
PowerPlayers are also treasured ambassadors who raise community awareness for ArtPower and its work, both on and off campus, and advocate for arts and arts education. PowerPlayer donors pledge $2,500 per year for three consecutive years, and enjoy insider access to season previews, special events, backstage meetings with artists, and intimate social hours spent discussing the arts. PowerPlayers host international artists in their homes, attend art conferences and festivals, and much more. Interested? Contact Carolena for more information: carolena@ucsd.edu.
Join PowerPlayers NextGen
Based on the richly diverse interests of donors, we’re bringing together a new group of philanthropic leaders—our next generation of ArtPower PowerPlayers! Join us! Contact Carolena for more information: carolena@ucsd.edu.
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TICKET & BOX OFFICE INFORMATION
Ordering Tickets BY PHONE : 858.534.TIXS (8497) DONOR CONCIERGE LINE ($2,500+ DONORS) : 858.822.6512 ONLINE : boxoffice.ucsd.edu BY MAIL : UCSD Box Office, 9500 Gilman Drive #0029, La Jolla, CA 92093-0029 IN PERSON : The UCSD Box Office is located on the plaza level of the Price Center West. For mail orders, use order form or download and print from artpower.ucsd.edu.
Handling Charges
Tickets are subject to a flat $5 handling fee on all orders placed through the UC San Diego Box Office, unless purchased in person.
Order Confirmation
For all advance season ticket orders, seating requests will be confirmed by phone or email before processing orders.
Ticket Exchanges
As an ArtPower donor or subscriber, you receive ticket exchanges at no additional charge. Patrons who are not donors or subscribers can exchange tickets for a $5 handling fee per transaction. Exchanges must be requested in person, by mail, or by phone no later than 48 business hours prior to the performance. Exchanges are only valid within the same series. Exchanges must be of equal or lesser value and are subject to availability. There are no refunds on tickets unless an event is rescheduled or canceled. Tickets may not be donated back to ArtPower for taxdeduction purposes.
MUIR COLLEGE DRIVE
Tickets to ArtPower events can be purchased through the UCSD Box Office in person, by mail, or by phone. Tickets can also be ordered from boxoffice.ucsd.edu. SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE JULY 23.
UC San Diego Box Office Hours Monday to Friday 10 am to 4 pm (closed Saturday & Sunday)
Accessibility
Mobility Wheelchair seating and accessible parking are available at all of our venues. Please mention your needs when purchasing tickets so that an appropriate seat can be reserved for you. Information on where to park is available at artpower.ucsd.edu/visit/directions. Visual Large-print programs are available if they are requested 48 business hours in advance. Please contact us for accommodation at artpower@ucsd.edu or call 858.822.3199. Assisted-Listening Devices Arrangements can be made to set you up with assisted-listening devices or an ASL interpreter for our performances. Please place your request 48 business hours in advance. Please contact us for accommodation at artpower@ucsd.edu or call 858.822.3199. Restrictions Children under the age of five years old will not be allowed at ArtPower events. Some select performances have further age limits. For additional information, please contact the Box Office at 858.534.TIXS (8497).
All single-ticket pricing is subject to change following the end of the subscription period, on July 23. In an effort to offer the lowest possible prices, please be aware that ticket prices may increase closer to show date. Order early and save!
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Happy Parking Navigating the UC San Diego campus is no longer a hassle with double the signage to get you here. UC San Diego requires parking permits for all weekday parking from 7 am to 11 pm. For $8, you can purchase parking permits in advance through the UC San Diego Box Office. Advance parking orders must be placed by September 7, 2018.
How to Get Here For driving and walking directions, downloadable maps, and information on where to park, visit artpower. ucsd.edu/visit. Complete information will also be mailed with your season ticket order. Arrive early! Late seating is granted based upon the artists’ wishes, so don’t miss one exciting moment.
Permits can also be purchased the night of the performance through attendants or at permit machines. Visit artpower. ucsd.edu/visit for information on where to buy your permit, and costs.
Need Directions? On day of show, text Joanna Szu, Associate Director of Marketing, at 858.230.0943 for a dropped pin for the venue and/or parking.
Shuttles will be available at Gilman Parking Structure for Mandeville performances starting at 7 pm. Shuttles will also be available following the performances.
Donors Donors at the $2,500+ receive personalized and reserved parking just steps away from ArtPower Performance Venues. Email Carolena at carolena@ucsd. edu for more information.
Accessibility If you have a Disabled Person (DP) placard or license plate, you can parking in these spaces without a UCSD permit: handicap-accessible spaces designated by the wheelchair symbol; metered spaces (no fee required); and spaces marked S, B, or A (visit website for more information and exceptions: artpower.ucsd. edu/visit/directions). ArtPower Administrative Offices Our offices are located on the third floor of the Student Services Center, Room 301 on the UCSD Campus. Come say hello or give us a call at 858.246.1199.
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TICKET DISCOUNTS UC San Diego Student Tickets We recognize students’ budgets can be tight, so we make sure our performances are affordable. We do this by offering a limited number of reduced-price tickets. Tickets start at $9.
UC San Diego Faculty & Staff: Save 15% You are a group of brilliant and dedicated people who push this university forward. We recognize and appreciate you! Join us for an ArtPower event and receive 15% off the regular ticket price.
UC San Diego Alumni: Save 15% You’re an important part of this campus’s creative history and future. Together, ArtPower and the UCSD Alumni Association want you involved. As UCSD Alumni, you receive 15% off the regular ticket price. Contact artpower@ucsd.edu for discount code.
Youth & San Diego Students : Save 50% Youth (ages 5–18) and students with valid student ID within San Diego County receive 50% off the regular ticket price. Not all performances are suitable for young children. See event descriptions for more details. Regardless of age, all children must have a ticket. Children under five are not permitted inside the theater.
Groups (10+): Save 15% Groups of 10 or more people who attend the same performance receive 15% off regular ticket price.
Donors: Save 10% Donors at the Spark giving level ($250+) receive 10% off regular ticket price. See page 41 for more information.
HOW TO ORDER
ArtPower at UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. #0029 La Jolla, CA 92093-0029
PHONE
858.534.TIXS (8497)
ONLINE
Subscriptions are now available online at: boxoffice.ucsd.edu
2018–19 MULTI-ARTS SEASON SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM SERIES TITLE CHAMBER MUSIC
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$49 $36
Quatuor Modigliani (Nov. 16)
$49 $36
Ariel Quartet (Jan. 18)
$49 $36
Hermitage Piano Trio (Feb. 1)
$49 $36
St. Lawrence String Quartet with Stephen Prutsman (Apr. 26)
$49 $36 $148 $120 $88
David Roussève / REALITY (Nov. 9)
$39 $32 $23
Beijing Dance Theater (Jan. 30)
$39 $32 $23
Ephrat Asherie Dance (Feb. 28)
$39 $32 $23
Dorrance Dance (May 15)
$39 $32 $23
GLOBAL MUSIC
$88 n/a
n/a $14 GA $14 $23 $18 GA $23 GA $23 GA $23 $18
Maria de Barros (Nov. 14) Msaki & the Golden Circle (Feb. 12) Habib Koité & Bassekou Kouyate (Feb. 26) Mokoomba (Apr. 24)
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$230 $170 n/a
Quatuor Van Kuijk (Oct. 5)
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$130 $100 $75
Keyon Harrold (Oct. 12)
$27 $21
Braxton Cook (Oct. 19)
$27 $21
Somi (Jan. 10)
$27 $21
Sammy Miller and the Congregation (Mar. 6)
$27 $21
Alfredo Rodríguez and Pedrito Martinez (Mar. 13)
$27 $21
$16 GA $16 GA $16 GA $16 GA $16 GA SUBTOTAL A
SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM CONTINUED ON BACK GA = General Admission | N/A = Not Available
PARKING: $8/VEHICLE UCSD requires permits for all weekday parking. Parking permits may be purchased in advance with your ArtPower order (before September 7) or at the night of the event through attendants or permit machines.
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Gabriel Kahane (Oct. 10)
$27 GA $27 GA
Orkesta Mendoza (Nov. 29) Bill Frisell (Jan. 23)
$16 GA
$27 $21
Leyla McCalla (Feb. 5)
SPECIAL EVENTS (Subscriber Discounts Not Available) Inheritance (Oct. 24) Inheritance (Oct. 26) Inheritance (Oct. 27)
$25 GA $25 GA $25 GA
Manual Cinema (Feb. 22)
$35 $30 $25
Vijay Iyer & Matt Haimovitz (Mar. 7)
$59 $45
Dahlak Brathwaite (May 9)
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