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

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Announces New Programming for 2012-2013Big Idea: DareFinally available in a new 35mm print, Celine and Julie Go Boating is a brilliant meditation onthe art of cinema and the nature of fantasy. This magical tale recounts the adventures of Julie, alibrarian, and the flamboyant Celine, a magician of sorts, and a White Rabbit who leads Julieright through the Looking Glass into a world of her imagination. One of the seminal films of theseventies as well as a key feminist work, it’s regarded by many as New Wave master JacquesRivette's most accomplished film. (1974, 193 min, 35mm)Special Engagement – New 35mm print!We Won't Grow Old TogetherBy Maurice PialatThursday, September 27–Saturday, September 29, 7:30 p.m.;Sunday, September 30, 2 p.m.Tickets: $10 regular; $8 YBCA Members/students/seniors/teachers; FREE for YBCA: YouBig Idea: ReflectThis autobiographical film from French master Maurice Pialat (À nos amours, Loulou) is theharrowing account of a relationship in breakdown, with Jean Yanne (who won Best Actor atCannes for this role) as a domineering and philandering filmmaker whose behavior threatens todestroy his relationships with both his wife and mistress. Painfully intimate and marked byPialat’s trademark blend of naturalism and psychologically penetrating formalisticexperimentation, We Won’t Grow Old Together is a wrenching account of emotionalmasochism. (1972, 102 min, 35mmAbout Yerba Buena Center for the ArtsYerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), located in San Francisco's Yerba Buena culturaldistrict, is one of the nation's leading multidisciplinary contemporary arts centers. With a beliefthat contemporary art is at the heart of community life, YBCA brings audiences and artists of allbackgrounds together to express and experience creativity. The organization is known fornurturing emerging artists at the forefront of their fields and presenting works that blend artforms and explore the events and ideas of our time. As part of its commitment to the SanFrancisco Bay Area, YBCA supports the local arts community and reflects the region's diversityof people and thought through its arts and public programming.YBCA programs around four Big Ideas to organize its wide-ranging programs and provide acontext with which to engage the art. The Big Ideas are: ENCOUNTER: Engaging the socialcontext; SOAR: The search for meaning; REFLECT: Considering the personal; andDARE: Innovations in art, action, audience. These ideas, which encompass art from alldisciplines, are designed to focus an investigation of contemporary art and its relationship to thelarger world. Using the Big Ideas as portals, YBCA has established a framework of thought thatinvites exploration and risk-taking, quiet reflection and active engagement.Performing arts, visual arts and film/video programs are curated thematically around Big Ideaswhich illustrate the connections and associations between the works. Public programs and BigIdea Nights, YBCA's popular free open house series, are dedicated to establishing a deeperunderstanding and appreciation of contemporary art. YBCA presents programming year-roundin the Forum, Screening Room, Galleries and Novellus Theater. For tickets and information,call 415.978.ARTS (2787) or visit www.ybca.org.Funding15