Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Announces New Programming for ...

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Announces New Programming for 2012-2013Daniel Bernard Roumain melds his classical music roots with his own cultural references andvibrant musical imagination. He has carved a reputation for himself as an innovative composer,performer, violinist, and band leader and is perhaps the only composer who has collaboratedand performed with Philip Glass, Cassandra Wilson, Bill T. Jones, and Lady Gaga.West Coast PremiereBebe Miller: HistoryFriday, January 25 and Saturday, January 26, 2013, 8 p.m./YBCA ForumTickets: $25 advance; $30 at the door; $20 students, seniors, teachers advance; $25students, seniors, teachers at the door; $20 YBCA members; FREE YBCA:YOUBig Idea: ReflectFor more than 25 years, ward-winning dancer and choreographer Bebe Miller’s has beenexploring the unruly edges of the heart and mind to create a unique physical language that fullyexpresses the complexities of the human condition. Her newest piece, A History, is an eveninglengthduet that invites audiences to experience what it feels like to make and perform a dance.Part performance, part installation, part interaction, A History shifts the focus from performanceto process and can be seen simultaneously as both the evidence and result of artistic creation,exposing how we do what we do and what the outcomes are.Bay Area PremiereWooster Group/New York City Players: Eugene O’Neill’s Early PlaysThree One-act PlaysThursday, February 14-Saturday, February 16, 2013, 8 p.m./YBCA ForumThursday, February 14: Thrifty Thursday: All Seats $5Tickets: $25 advance; $30 at the door; $20 students, seniors, teachers advance; $25students, seniors, teachers at the door; $20 YBCA members; FREE YBCA:YOUBig Idea: ReflectA reprise of thee one-act plays by Eugene O’Neill known collectively as the ―Glencairn plays‖ —Bound East for Cardiff (1914), The Long Voyage Home (1917), and The Moon of the Caribbees(1918) — Early Plays recounts the tales of a group of sailors on a tramp steamer as they gofrom port to sea and back again, exposing the under belly of turn-of-the-century maritime lifeand the longing and loneliness of life at sea. The episodes are threaded together with hauntingmelodies, composed and written by director Richard Maxwell, and staged with a simplicity andgrace that allow these simple stories to resonate deeply and emotionally.Since its inception in 1975, the Wooster Group has been celebrated as one of the most vibrantand vital voices in contemporary American theater. Known for their pioneering explorations withnew technology and multidisciplinary art forms, they have left an indelible mark oncontemporary performance, which has resulted in an Obie Award for direction for RichardMaxwell.West Coast Premiere/World PremiereKronos Quartet’s Kronos: Listen LocalThursday, February 21 and Friday, February 22, 8 p.m./ Lam Research Theater at YBCA(formerly Novellus Theater)Tickets: $25-30 regular advance; $30-25 at the door; $20-25 student, teacher, senioradvance; $25-$30 student, teacher, senior at the door; $20-25 YBCA member; YBCA:YouFREEBig Idea: EncounterSan Francisco’s own Grammy Award-winning Kronos Quartet concludes its multi-yearpartnership with the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts with this program highlighting the vibrant10