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short list>1/2/3contemplateExperience Silence, a major exhibition thatexplores the absence of sound as subject andmedium in modern and contemporary art andfilm, from Magritte to Marclay, Bergman toBrakhage. P. 9be a part of historyDon’t miss the new —and final—staging ofAnna Halprin’s legendary 1965 dance Paradesand Changes, featuring live music by electronicmusic pioneer Morton Subotnick. You havethree opportunities to be involved in thecollective problem solving that is at the heartof the dance: Friday, February 15; Saturday,February 16; and Sunday, February 17. P. 5get lostIn the radiant layers of hues and tones ofRudolf de Crignis’s blue paintings. P. 4toastRaise a glass of Pyramid Ale to Lady Port-Huntly (Isabella Rossellini) at the tenthanniversary screening of Guy Maddin’sThe Saddest Music in the World. P. 27meditateCome clear your mind in the first of a threepartseries of guided meditations in thegalleries, with Wes Nisker of Spirit RockMeditation Center. P. 13watch out!Prepare for four months of suspense fromAlfred Hitchcock. See your old favoritesagain—from Vertigo and The Birds to North byNorthwest and Rear Window—and discoverhis earlier British films, including Young andInnocent and The Lady Vanishes. P. 20go globalSee the world from the perspectives offilmmakers from Egypt, Kenya, the Republicof Congo, Sudan, Morocco, Haiti, and SouthAfrica in our 2013 edition of the African FilmFestival. P. 18Cover Giorgio de Chirico: Melancholia, 1916, oilon canvas; 20 × 26 ½ in.; The Menil Collection,Houston. Photo: Hickey-Robertson,Houston.1. Anna Halprin: Parades and Changes P. 42. Rear Window, 1.25.13 P. 213. Christian Marclay: Pink Silence (The ElectricChair), 2006; silkscreen ink on synthetic polymerpaint on canvas; 22 × 30 ¼ in.; collectionMigs and Bing Wright, New York. CourtesyPaula Cooper Gallery, New York. P. 74. Rudolf de Crignis: swatch from Painting#02-26, 2002. P. 44University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive,program guideVolume XXXVlI Number 1. Published five times a year by the University of California,Berkeley. Produced independently by the UC Berkeley Art Museum andPacific Film Archive, which is solely responsible for its contents. BAM/PFA, 2625Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94720-2250, (510) 642-0808. Lawrence Rinder,Director. Nonprofit Organization: Periodical Postage Paid at Berkeley Post Office.Usps #003896. POSTMASTER: Send address change to: UC Berkeley Art Museumand Pacific Film Archive, Woo Hon Fai Hall, 2625 Durant Avenue #2250, BerkeleyCA 94720-2250. Copyright © 2013 The Regents of the University of California.All rights reserved.2 january & FEBRuary 2013Get MoreWant the latest program updates and eventreminders in your inbox? Sign up to receive ourmonthly e-newsletter, weekly film update, exhibitionand program announcements, and/or L@TE eventupdates at bampfa.berkeley.edu/signup.Download a pdf version of this and previous issuesof the Program Guide at bampfa.berkeley.edu/programguide.Subscribe to the digital BAM/PFA Event Calendar atbampfa.berkeley.edu.Learn more about our L@TE programmers atbampfa.berkeley.edu/late.
L@TE:FridayNightsL@TE FRIDAY NIGHTS123Friday / 2.1.13Pacific Guitar EnsembleProgrammed by Sarah Cahill7:30Doors 5:00This “eclectic group of pluckers”—eight virtuosos of classical guitar, including ensemblefounders David Tanenbaum and Peppino D’Agostino—supplements nylon strings withsteel, combines electric basses with seventeenth-century theorbos, and throws inan oud for good measure. Tonight they join forces to tackle a wide variety of music,including Steve Reich’s seminal Electric Counterpoint, as well as works by Sérgio Assad,Terry Riley, and Astor Piazzolla.Friday / 2.15.13Anna Halprin: Parades and ChangesVisionary choreographer Anna Halprin performs a new version of her iconic workParades and Changes, her final staging of the piece that formed the foundation forher subsequent career. Dancers from around the world are coming to Berkeley toparticipate in these three last performances, featuring live music by electronic musicpioneer Morton Subotnick.Parades and Changes will also be performed on Saturday, February 16 and Sunday,February 17 at 7:30 p.m.This performance is part of Anna Halprin / MATRIX 246, which also presents scoresand ephemera related to the history of Parades and Changes in Gallery 1 (p. 5).7:30Friday / 2.22.13BareTroupeProgrammed by Sean Carson7:30Doors 5:00Join us for an unquiet evening of music, theater, and video in this first of threeL@TE events presented in conjunction with the exhibition Silence. UC Berkeley’s ownBareTroupe performs a selection of scenes and songs that touch upon themes ofquietude and isolation. Rio Vander Stahl leads a dynamic chamber ensemble in exploringthe use of silence in the classical music tradition. And an experimental video work byChristopher Ariza abducts, obstructs, and obscures media newsfeeds.Please come early for best seating. A limited number of chairs will be available.1. Pacific Guitar Ensemble,2.1.13. Photo: AlezaD’Agostino2. BareTroupe, 2.22.133. Anna Halprin, 2.15.13.Photo: Kent RenoL@TE is made possible by the Thomas J. Long Foundationand the continued support of the BAM/PFA Trustees. Specialthanks to media sponsors East Bay Express and San FranciscoBay Guardian.Get MoreShare your photos of L@TE! Submit yourphotos on flickr to our group L@TE: FridayNights @ BAM/PFA to join our photostream.Visit flickr.com/groups/bampfalate.L@TE Fridays: Galleries open until 9 p.m.3 BAM / PFA
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