UCSB Arts & Lectures - Winter Calendar 2015

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TUE, JAN 27 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE$45 / $35 / $18 UCSB students

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Santa Barbara Debut

Gregory PorterTHU, JAN 15 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

$38 / $25 / $15 all students

“Mr. Porter is a jazz singer of thrilling presence, a booming baritone with a gift for earthy refinement

and soaring uplift.” The New York Times

A recent Grammy win for Best Vocal Jazz Album (Liquid Spirit) only confirmed what has been obvious for some time:

Gregory Porter’s time has come. As remarkable as his rich baritone voice is, it is his gift for songwriting that truly sets him apart. A natural storyteller, he redefines the emotional tenor of what jazz singing can be, weaving elements of folk,

R&B and soul into melodies that seem fresh and timeless at the same time. In his Grammy acceptance speech, Porter

recalled the advice of his mother as he considered a career as a singer: “Sing with an understanding.” Like all good sons, he

did well to listen, and we all share in the remarkable results.

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2014 Grammy Winner for Best Jazz Vocal Album

THU, JAN 15 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

Cécile McLorin Salvant 2014 Grammy Nominee for Jazz Vocal Album

THU, FEB 12 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

Cassandra WilsonComing Forth by Day:

A Celebration of Billie HolidaySUN, FEB 22 / 7 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

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Chaplin: City Lights Film Screening with Live Orchestra AccompanimentSAT, JAN 17 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE SUN, JAN 18 / 3 PM / GRANADA THEATRE$130 / $85 / $59 / $35 / $25 $10 UCSB studentsA Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“If only one of Charles Chaplin’s films could be preserved, City Lights (1931) would come the closest to representing all the different notes of his genius.” – Roger Ebert

Silent film icon Charlie Chaplin was an extraordinarily talented and inventive actor, director and screenwriter. But did you know he also composed music for his films? His quintessential romantic comedy, City Lights, follows the misadventures of the Little Tramp as he tries to help a beautiful blind flower seller. Chaplin’s score enhances the on-screen action, accelerating the poignant story and ratcheting up the slapstick. Enjoy a special screening of this beloved silent-era film as originally intended – with live accompaniment by the Santa Barbara Symphony.

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Wildlife Photojournalist

Paul Nicklen Spirit of the Wild SUN, JAN 11 / 3 PM / CAMPBELL HALL$25 / $15 UCSB students and youths (18 & under)

“They say I am a street photographer for the underwater world. I get dangerous animals close, personal, and intimate.” – Paul Nicklen

Paul Nicklen has spent his life honing the skills needed to capture what many consider the finest images of the world’s most remote places. He routinely braves extreme conditions to get unforgettable images of creatures most of us see only in zoos. Join this visionary photographer for a gripping encounter with the wild spirit that animates our world.Books will be available for purchase and signing

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Back by Popular Demand!

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great BritainTUE, JAN 20 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL$50 / $35 / $15 UCSB students

Giants among the world’s ukulele ensembles, the first and original Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain returns for one night only! The plucky, all-singing, all-strumming orchestra brings more crowd-pleasing songs, more wry banter and even more ukes (like the tiny sopranino and fuzz-distorted, no-hands Judas Ukulele) for an evening of rollicking fun. The Ukes’ genre-crashing antics continue, as they range wildly across an impressive musical landscape, from Lady Gaga to “The Ride of the Valkyries” to “Voodoo Chile.” Get your tickets soon… Their last Santa Barbara concert sold out!

Supported in part by Patricia Gregory, for the Baker Foundation

“Superbly tuneful fun… instrumental

panache and affable singing with no small amount of inimitably

British drollery.” The New York Times

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Brooklyn RiderThe Brooklyn Rider AlmanacTHU, JAN 22 / 7 PM / HAHN HALL$30 / $9 UCSB studentsA Hahn Hall facility fee will be added to each ticket price

The adventurous, genre-defying ensemble Brooklyn Rider returns to perform new works, including a new piece co-commissioned by Arts & Lectures and composed by Wilco’s Glenn Kotche, as part of its brilliantly inventive Brooklyn Rider Almanac project. Taking a cue from the Blue Rider artists’ collective of the pre-WWI era, the ensemble invited an exciting group of artistic collaborators to create compositions inspired by influential artists of the last half-century, ranging from Igor Stravinsky to Keith Haring, Chick Corea to John Steinbeck.

Up Close & Musical series in Hahn Hall at the Music Academy of the West sponsored by Dr. Bob Weinman

“The future of chamber music.” Strings magazine

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Community Ukulele Jam with Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Mon, Jan 19, 7 PM, St. Michael’s University Church,

6586 Picasso Road, Isla Vista (bring your ukulele and a music stand!)




Theoretical Physicist, No. 1 New York Times Best-selling Author and Futurist

Michio KakuThe Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the MindWED, JAN 28 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE$40 / $25 / $15 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

As the co-founder of string field theory, Dr. Michio Kaku continues Einstein’s elusive search for a unified theory to explain the laws of the universe. Drawing from The Future of the Mind, his “deeply fascinating” (Booklist) best-seller about the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience, Kaku takes us on a grand tour of what the future might hold. He explains how astonishing research in the world’s top laboratories may one day deliver technologies only dreamed of in science fiction – from telepathy to recording dreams, and more.Books will be available for purchase and signing

Event Sponsors: Dorothy Largay & Wayne Rosing

Renowned Chinese Acrobats

Cirque ZívaSAT, JAN 24 / 3 PM / CAMPBELL HALL$16 / $12 children (12 & under)

“When the Golden Dragon Acrobats come to town, the wonders stack up... These touring acrobats from China know how to keep topping themselves.” The New York Times

Cirque Zíva, the incredible cirque spectacular from the fabled Golden Dragon Acrobats, returns to Santa Barbara after a triumphant run on Broadway! Get ready to be dazzled “with amazing feats of athleticism [and] daring heart-stopping stunts” (Broadway World), performed by the premier Chinese acrobatic company touring the U.S. Filled with eye-popping, fast-paced fun, the show offers a bounty of gorgeous visuals to thrill the young and young at heart. (Approx. 75 min.)

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One of Rolling Stone’s 50 Greatest Live Acts Right Now

Patti Smith and Her BandTUE, JAN 27 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE

$45 / $35 / $18 UCSB studentsA Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“Patti Smith was, and is, pure experience… a street-hot rock & roll messiah.” – Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth

“Between each song she overflowed with charisma – coy, cocky, witty and surreal

all at once.” The Telegraph (U.K.)

The high priestess of punk rock, Patti Smith ranks among the most influential rock icons of all time. Ambitious and unconventional, she cracked New York City’s underground music scene in the early ’70s with incendiary sounds that were punk before punk even existed. A

singer, songwriter, poet and author (Just Kids), Smith is defined by the fearless poetic fervor that propelled her groundbreaking album Horses, which celebrates its 40th anniversary

in 2015. Her live shows combine the energy of unbridled emotion with transcendent, incantatory lyrics. Don’t miss this rare appearance by a true artist and iconoclast.

“She still burns white hot onstage… For her, rock ’n’ roll feels like a

mission and the fountain of life.” The New York Times

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Nrityagram Dance & MusicSongs of Love and LongingSurupa Sen, Artistic Director/ChoreographerTHU, JAN 29 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL$40 / $19 UCSB students

Working together for the past two decades as luminaries of the acclaimed Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, Surupa Sen and Bijayini Satpathy have created art that is as deeply illuminating as it is exhilarating. With uncanny synchronicity and compelling physicality, these exquisite dancers lead audiences on a “riveting” (The New York Times) and transcendent journey based on the Gita Govinda, a 12th century ballad of immortal love. Like elegant temple sculptures come to life, they weave a sensuous spell in solos and duets, accompanied by live music and narration.

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“Rock stars of the dance world… Mark Morris was on his feet, shouting bravos… it’s their precision and grace that brings

the house down.” New York Post

New York Times Best-selling Author and Psychiatrist

Norman Doidge, M.D.The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of NeuroplasticityMON, FEB 2 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL / FREE

Neuroplasticity – the ability of the brain to change its structure and function in response to mental experience – is one of the most important breakthroughs in neuroscience in the last 400 years. In his revolutionary new book, best-selling author Norman Doidge (The Brain That Changes Itself ) shows how neuroplastic healing works. He describes how natural, non-invasive treatments – based on light, sound, vibration and movement – can awaken the brain’s remarkable healing capacities. And he explores cases of its applications, from chronic pain relief to stroke recovery, autism to multiple sclerosis, while teaching us how to reduce dementia risks and more.Books will be available for purchase and signing



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World-renowned Taiko Drumming Pioneers from Japan

One Earth Tour 2015: MysteryWED, FEB 4 / 7 PM (note special time) / GRANADA THEATRE$65 / $50 / $35 / $19 UCSB studentsA Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“Superlatives don’t really exist to convey the primal power and bravura beauty of Kodo.” Chicago Tribune

“Nothing will prepare you for the 1,000-pound drum… the precise timing or the wall of sound. An essential experience.” Time Out London

A performance by Kodo, Japan’s most celebrated taiko drumming ensemble, is a rare treat: part athletic feat, part artistic sensation, and an all-around electrifying experience. Created by Kodo’s brilliant artistic director and kabuki star Tamasaburo Bando – who was recently named a Living National Treasure in Japan – Mystery evokes the mood of otherworldly splendor and awe found in the world’s most sacred places. A tour-de-force display of exquisite musicianship, Shinto dancing and dazzling visual theater, Mystery breathes new life into ancient folk art traditions. Come enter a realm of darkness and light, exotic creatures, mysterious reverberations – and the legendary “wall of sound.” ph

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Emerson String Quartet SAT, FEB 7 / 7 PM (note special time) CAMPBELL HALL$40 / $25 / $15 all students

The Emerson String Quartet stands alone in the history of quartets with its list of monumental achievements: nine Grammy Awards, three Gramophone Awards, the coveted Avery Fisher Prize and more than 30 acclaimed recordings. Arts & Lectures presents the group’s first Santa Barbara appearance with distinguished British cellist Paul Watkins. The first new member in 34 years, Watkins has infused the venerable quartet with a newfound “boyish exuberance” (New York Times). Writes the Los Angeles Times: “The ensemble couldn’t have found a more suitable cellist… Watkins contributes a resplendent rich bass pedestal on which beauty can stand in display.”

ProgramMozart: String Quartet in G Major, K. 387 Ravel: String Quartet in F Major Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat Major, op. 127

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“The Emerson performances represented an extraordinary fusion of experience and

authority with audacity and freshness.” The Boston Globe

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Sociopolitical Comedian

W. Kamau BellThe W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour THU, FEB 5 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL$30 / $20 / $10 UCSB students

“Comic gold.” Time Out New York

Just like skinny jeans, superhero movies and celebrity weight loss, racism continues to make a comeback. Luckily for us, W. Kamau Bell is here to make (non)sense of it all. The Curve is a comedic exploration of the current state of America’s racism, combined with a little (unknown) history, a little PowerPoint – and a whole lot of Kamau comedy. Astute and hilarious, his show seamlessly weaves together stand-up, video and audio clips, personal stories and solo theatrical performance while dishing up provocative insights.ph

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Debut Album Aswan Named

Must-Hear International Album by NPR

Based on the Emmy-nominated PBS KIDS Show

Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train Live!Buddy’s Big AdventureSUN, FEB 8 / 3 PM / GRANADA THEATRE$50 / $25 children (meet & greet tickets sold out)$25 / $15 children (12 & under)A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

Jim Henson’s hit PBS KIDS series comes to life in a big way with Dinosaur Train Live! Join the beloved cast for a fun-filled, interactive trip back to an age when dinosaurs roamed the earth… and rode in trains! Buddy and the Pteranodon family set off on an adventure across the Mesozoic to learn all about different types of dinosaurs. Features awe-inspiring puppets, magical special effects and original songs like “Hungry, Hungry, Herbivore” and “I Love Trains!” (Best for ages 3 and up. Approx. 80 min.)

Santa Barbara DebutMusic of the Longest River

The Nile ProjectWED, FEB 11 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

$38 / $25 / $15 UCSB students

Founded in 2011 by Egyptian ethnomusicologist Mina Girgis (UCSB alum) and Ethiopian-American singer

Meklit Hadero, The Nile Project was created “to address the Nile basin’s

cultural and environmental challenges using an innovative approach that

combines music, education, and an enterprise platform.” The unique

sound of The Nile Project is created by a stunning variety of instruments from Nile-basin countries, including

the masenko from Ethiopia, the ney and oud from Egypt, and the adungu from Uganda – in addition to violin,

saxophone, bass guitar, and six vocalists singing in 11 languages.


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TUE, FEB 10 / 8 PM / ARLINGTON THEATRE$55 / $50 / $45 / $20 UCSB studentsAn Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“Revved-up, bluegrass-steeped pop… heartfelt, plain-spoken hooks and harmonies straight from the North Carolina mountains they grew up around.” Rolling Stone

Since 2010, when they blew us away with their kinetic, house-raising Santa Barbara debut, The Avett Brothers have entered the pantheon of quintessential American bands. Drawing from deep reservoirs of ear-pleasing punk, folk, country and bluegrass, yet transcending the limits of any genre or label, the brothers keep their songs honest: just chords with real voices singing real melodies. But the heart and boundless energy with which they are sung are why people keep talking about them and why so many sing along.



Emmy-winning Food Network Host2014 James Beard Award Winner

Ina GartenAn Evening with the Barefoot ContessaTHU, FEB 19 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE$125 (VIP reception tickets sold out) $65 / $40 / $15 UCSB studentsA Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“Food is not about impressing people. It’s about making them feel comfortable.” – Ina Garten

New York Times best-selling cookbook author and Food Network TV host Ina Garten is beloved for her simple, straightforward approach to cooking and effortless take on entertaining. Garten will share a charming insider’s view of her world and the pleasures of good food, cooked with love and passion, and discuss her new book, Barefoot Contessa: Make it Ahead.Pre-signed books will be available for purchase

Santa Barbara Debut2014 Grammy Nominee for Jazz Vocal Album

Cécile McLorin SalvantTHU, FEB 12 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL$38 / $25 / $15 UCSB students

“If anyone can extend the lineage of the Big Three – Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, and Ella Fitzgerald – it is this 23-year-old virtuoso.” The New York Times

Grammy-nominated Cécile McLorin Salvant is one of the most acclaimed jazz vocalists to emerge in years. Born in Miami to French and Haitian parents, she won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2010. Now just 24, this phenomenal young singer bends notes to her will and gets inside each song – from old chestnuts to lost and undiscovered gems – the way an actress inhabits a role. “Ms. Salvant has it all,” writes The New York Times: “a playful sense of humor, a rich and varied tonal palette, a supple sense of swing.”

Event Sponsors: Luci & Rich JanssenEducation Sponsor: Sonquist Family Endowment

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Special Tribute for Billie Holiday’s 100th Birthday

Cassandra WilsonComing Forth by Day: A Celebration of Billie HolidaySUN, FEB 22 / 7 PM (note special time) / CAMPBELL HALL$45 / $30 / $15 UCSB students

Hailed by Time magazine as “America’s best singer,” Cassandra Wilson has been called the rightful heir to late jazz legend Billie Holiday many times over her career. With Wilson’s soul-stirring artistry, masterful phrasing and the “earthy majesty of her voice” (The New York Times), it’s easy to see why. The Grammy-winning songstress returns to Santa Barbara with a special tribute to Lady Day: an evening of evocative jazz standards.

Event Sponsors: Cristina & Erck Rickmers

“Arguably the greatest living female jazz singer… her smoky alto bends almost

everything to its will.” All Music Guide

International Children’s Film Festival

Ready, Set, Adventure!Curated by Elizabeth Shepherd, Northwest Film ForumSUN, FEB 22 / 11 AM / CAMPBELL HALL $7 / $5 children (12 & under)

“Film showcase gives children a chance to see their peers across the globe.” Los Angeles Times

Hang on for the ride with this thrilling program of live action and animated films from countries including Argentina, Slovenia, Canada, Russia, Latvia, France, The Netherlands and the U.S. Warning: Subject matter includes aliens, robots, sharks, boy choirs run amok, monsters under the bed, music galore and mega sugar rushes! (Contains mild, brief swearing in one film.) (Approx. 80 min.)




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Two NightsBest of the 39th Annual

Banff Mountain Film FestivalWED, FEB 25 & THU, FEB 26 / 7:30 PM / ARLINGTON THEATRE

$16 / $13 UCSB students and youths (18 & under)An Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price

A Santa Barbara institution, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is a perennial A&L fan favorite. Featuring the world’s best films and videos on

mountain subjects, the tour awes viewers with thrills and grandeur captured in exotic locations the world over. The show’s wide variety of film subjects – from extreme sports to mountain culture and environment – will amaze audiences.

An entirely different program screens each evening. The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is presented by National Geographic and The

North Face and is sponsored by Deuter, Cushe, Clif Bar & Company, Bergans of Norway, and Icebreaker Merino Clothing with support from Petzl, Kicking Horse Coffee, World

Expeditions, The Lake Louise Ski Resort and Summer Gondola, and Mammut.

Best-selling Author of A Series of Unfortunate Events

Daniel HandlerWho is Lemony Snicket? And

Other Wrong QuestionsMON, FEB 23 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL

$25 / $15 UCSB students

“Enigmatic, accordion-playing, caustically witty.” The Telegraph (U.K.)

Novelist Daniel Handler explains the shadowy origins, suspicious activities and dubious conclusions of famed

and elusive author Lemony Snicket, whom he happens to closely resemble. The beloved author of the compulsively readable serial novels A Series

of Unfortunate Events and All the Wrong Questions and the forthcoming novel for adults We Are Pirates will share unreliable anecdotes, baseless accusations, curious digressions and impractical jokes – with a growing

suspicion that he is in the wrong room. (Mature content.) Followed by an audience Q-and-A

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Nederlands Dans Theater 2 is world-famous for its bold choreography and unparalleled performances. Last appearing in Santa Barbara in 2003, NDT2 is a brilliant ensemble of 16 of the world’s most talented young dancers that serves as the breeding ground for the main company. NDT2 will perform a wide-ranging program of dance by several of Europe’s most sought-after choreographers, Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, Johan Inger and NDT Artistic Director Paul Lightfoot and Sol León.

Dance series sponsored in part by Margo & Robert Feinberg and the Cohen Family Fund

“Simply stunning: can human beings really dance so brilliantly

with such apparent ease?” The Independent (U.K.)

ProgramJohan Inger: I New Then Paul Lightfoot & Sol León: Shutters ShutSharon Eyal & Gai Behar: SaraPaul Lightfoot & Sol León: Subject to Change

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Nederlands Dans Theater 2Paul Lightfoot, Artistic DirectorTUE, FEB 24 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE$45 / $35 / $19 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

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Cirque Mechanics Pedal Punk

SUN, MAR 8 / 3 PM & 7 PM CAMPBELL HALL

$25 / $15 UCSB students and youths (18 & under)

“Intelligently conceived and expertly executed... in a word,

excellent.” The New York Times

You’ve never seen a circus like this: a dazzling whirl of acrobats, cyclists and mind-blowing, one-of-a-kind

machines! Founded by BMX rider, acrobat and mechanical wiz Chris Lashua, the “engrossingly

entertaining” (The New York Times) Cirque Mechanics perform a show inspired by steampunk culture.

Instead of a post-apocalyptic world of steam-powered machines, here the contraptions are powered by

people and pedals. Don’t miss the massive, mysterious apparatus called the Gantry Bike as it travels around

the stage like a modern caravan.

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Photographer and Filmmaker

Carsten PeterExtreme PlanetSUN, MAR 1 / 3 PM / CAMPBELL HALL$25 / $15 UCSB students and youths (18 & under)

Take an electrifying journey into some of our planet’s most extreme environments with Carsten Peter, a German photographer and filmmaker whose dramatic images have garnered both World Press Photo and Emmy awards. A fearless explorer, Carsten Peter has captured never-before-seen images of places few humans have dared to go, from active volcanoes to monster storms in Tornado Alley.

Books will be available for purchase and signing

National Geographic Live series sponsored in part by Sheila & Michael Bonsignore



The Joffrey BalletAshley Wheater, Artistic DirectorTUE, MAR 10 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE$125 (VIP reception tickets sold out)$85 / $65 / $45 / $25 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

Hailed as “America’s Company of Firsts,” The Joffrey Ballet was the first to appear on television, first to perform at the White House, first to appear on the cover of Time magazine and even first to have a major feature film based on it (Robert Altman’s The Company). Nearly 60 years after its founding, this sterling company remains on the forefront of American dance, with exemplary dancers who demonstrate “the amazing power of the human body and the crazy reach of the artistic imagination” (Chicago Sun-Times). The Joffrey performs a rapturous program drawn from its impeccable repertory.

Dance series sponsored in part by Margo & Robert Feinberg and the Cohen Family Fund

“The Joffrey Ballet… knocks you out with the sheer beauty, power

and modernity of its dancing.” Chicago Sun-Times

“Balletgoing rarely gets more

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Co-presented with Santa Barbara Dance Alliance/Reservations www.sbdancealliance.org


ProgramVal Caniparoli: IncantationsStanton Welch: Son of a Chamber SymphonyAlexander Ekman: Episode 31


Hugh Masekela & Vusi Mahlasela20 Years of Freedom FRI, MAR 13 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL$40 / $25 / $15 all students

“Hugh Masekela is still one of the most thrilling live performers around.” Rolling Stone

“The legendary singer [Vusi Mahlasela] has been celebrated globally for his powerful vocals and universal messages of freedom and human kindness.” CNN

Two of South Africa’s true freedom fighters and beloved musical icons come together to honor 20 years of democracy in South Africa and the official end of apartheid. Hugh Masekela, one of the world’s all-time greatest horn players, and Vusi Mahlasela, aka “The Voice” of his home country, pay homage to the anniversary of this watershed moment, singing South Africa’s poignant and powerful freedom songs, including many of their own. While both artists have been like-minded musical comrades at home in South Africa and shared the stage before, this marks their debut tour together.

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Former CIA Director and U.S. Secretary of Defense

Robert M. GatesThe Challenges Facing the United States

THU, MAR 19 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE$75 / $50 / $35 / $18 UCSB students

A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

One of the most respected leaders in recent U.S. history, Robert Gates served as a trusted adviser to eight U.S.

presidents, driving U.S. intelligence and defense policies over the past four and a half decades, from the Cold War

to the war on terrorism. In his recent best-selling memoir, Duty, he candidly recounted his experiences as secretary

of defense under two presidents – Barack Obama and George W. Bush – and through the Iraq and Afghanistan

wars. In this incisive and timely talk, Dr. Gates shares his insights about the most pressing threats to America’s

security and global stability today.Pre-signed books will be available for purchase

Event Sponsors: Susan & Craig McCaw




Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock

“No other words describe Herbie

Hancock better than ‘living legend.’ ”

NPR

“[Chick Corea is] a venerated

maestro.” BBC

SUN, MAR 22 / 7 PM (note special time) / GRANADA THEATRE$150 (VIP reception tickets sold out)$75 / $60 / $45 / $19 UCSB studentsA Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

For over half a century, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea have been blazing their own paths of artistic innovation at the keyboard. From the great Miles Davis bands of the ’60s, to the stadium-filling, genre-shattering Headhunters and Return to Forever of the ’70s, to their unparalleled, award-winning careers ever since, Hancock and Corea have proven themselves to be among the most important influences on jazz – and beyond – of our time. In a rare and historic duo performance, jazz royalty will reign on the Granada Theatre stage as they come together for a very special evening of music.

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Powerhouse Trio’s Santa Barbara Debut!

“One of the few [violinists] identifiable

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The Boston Globe

Bach’s towering masterpieces, touchstones for violinists across the ages, inspire a new multimedia event to refresh the soul. The Sei solo (“six alone”), as Bach labeled his set of three sonatas and three partitas for solo violin, are iconic landmarks of European culture, not just the violin repertory. They opened new worlds of expressive and technical possibilities. One of the foremost violinists of our time, Gil Shaham, the winner of multiple Grammy Awards and other prizes, plays the complete six in an exciting live recital to a video production by David Michalek.Arts & Lectures is a co-commissioner of Gil Shaham Bach Six Solos with original films by David Michalek.

Gil Shaham, violin Bach Six Soloswith original films by David MichalekTUE, MAR 31 / 7 PM (note special time) GRANADA THEATRE$55 / $45 / $35 / $15 all students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“Go-for-broke passion is a hallmark of his playing – as are his silvery tone, spot-on intonation and meticulously molded phrasing.” The Washington Post

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Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin Yefim Bronfman, piano Lynn Harrell, celloFRI, APR 17 / 7 PM (note special time) GRANADA THEATRE$125 VIP seating and reception with the artists (limited availability)$75 / $60 / $45 / $15 UCSB studentsA Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

Dazzling violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, peerless pianist Yefim Bronfman and enthralling cellist Lynn Harrell perform two treasured works of chamber music. Named for Beethoven’s patron, Rudolf of Austria, the “Archduke” Trio’s seamless integration of instruments paved the way for the later great trios of Schubert, Brahms and others, while Tchaikovsky’s impassioned Trio in A Minor was dedicated to his mentor Nikolai Rubinstein, the founder of the Moscow Conservatory.

The Mutter-Bronfman-Harrell Trio

Coming in Spring 2015

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UCSB/Santa Barbara Reads Event

Piper KermanThe Real Story Behind Orange Is the New BlackWED, APR 15 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL / FREE

“Fascinating… The true subject of this unforgettable book is female bonding and the ties that even bars can’t unbind.” People

In her best-selling memoir Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Woman’s Prison, Piper Kerman recounts the year she spent in the Danbury Correctional Facility. Join Kerman as she discusses prison reform and relates the true stories behind one of the most talked-about TV series in recent years.Books will be available for purchase and signing

Presented as part of UCSB/Santa Barbara Reads, sponsored by the UCSB Library and the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor with additional support from a variety of campus and community partners




Call (805) 893-2174 or email [email protected] for a wide range of participation opportunities.

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For more than 50 years, A&L has brought the world’s greatest artists and thinkers to the Santa Barbara community, enriching the lives of children and adults of all ages and backgrounds. And we’re not stopping now! With your help, we’ll continue to do this, now and forever.

Last year we created more than 90,000 unique opportunities to experience life-changing cultural events, of which:

• 48,000 were ticketed events, performances, lectures and films • 25,000 were community outreach events like master classes, community classes and workshops in K-12 schools • 17,000 were free events such as lectures, films and community performances

Who We Serve

Here is the Math We Live With

Become a Supporter of A&L

Ticket sales cover only 32% of our costs. Another 25% comes from UCSB students and the university.

We Need Your Help!

Ticket Sales

UCSB Student and

University Support

Gifts from Generous

People Like You

The truth is that we count on the community to support what we do.

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Ukulele genius Jake Shimabukuro with young fans

Students join Ballet Folklorico de Los Angeles in an assembly presented by

¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! in Guadalupe

UCSB students in a master class with BalletBoyz®

Master class with Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra


We Need Your Help!


Producers Circle $2,500+

• VIP Ticket Concierge Service and Priority Seating for all events

• Invitation to A&L’s exclusive Season Announcement Party

• Advance notice of selected events with early ticket-buying privileges

• Invitation to Producers Circle receptions with featured artists and speakers

• Invitation to be a guest of A&L at a performance or lecture of the season

• Opportunity to attend master classes and other education outreach activities

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NEW THIS YEAR Complimentary wine or champagne in the McCune Founders Room at The Granada Theatre during intermissions at A&L performances and lectures

Plus all benefits of lower giving levels

Leadership Circle $10,000+

The Leadership Circle is a group of key visionaries giving $10,000 to $100,000 or more each year, making a significant, tangible difference in the community and making it possible for A&L’s roster of premier artists and global thinkers to come to Santa Barbara. A range of exclusive opportunities include hosting artists and speakers at private dinners or receptions, sponsoring events, VIP Concierge Service, and more. Plus all benefits of lower giving levels

Executive Producers Circle$5,000+

• High Priority Seating for all events

• Invitation to a post-performance Green Room meet-and-greet opportunity with a featured artist or speaker

• Invitations to receptions at private residences with featured artists or speakersPlus all benefits of lower giving levels

* Fair market value of tickets provided may affect portion of gift which is tax-deductible. Gifts are tax-deductible less the fair market value of benefits received. You may choose to decline benefits at the time you make your gift, in which case the full gift amount is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Circle of Friends $1,500+ Headliner

• Invitation to A&L annual fundraiserPlus all benefits of lower giving levels

$1,000+ Director • Membership in the UC Santa Barbara Chancellor’s Council, with all attendant benefits, including access to complimentary campus parking and invitations to university eventsPlus all benefits of lower giving levels

$500+ Partner • Invitation to season kick-off

Plus all benefits of lower giving levels

$250+ Patron • Invitation to annual Donor Appreciation Day reception with featured artist and/or guest speakerPlus benefits of lower giving level

$100+ Friend • Recognition in A&L quarterly event programs

• NEW THIS YEAR Option to join A&L’s new Book Club Email [email protected] for details

Support Arts & Lectures TodayMake a difference now, and enjoy exclusive benefits all year long!

Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors

WILLIAM H. KEARNS FOUNDATION

Special Thanks

Public Lectures Support

Corporate Season Sponsor

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Patron Information

Ticket OfficePhone: (805) 893-3535Hours are Mon-Fri 10 AM - 5 PM year-round and Sat noon - 4 PM October through May, with the exception of campus holidays and closures. Will Call opens at performance venues one hour before the event. The A&L Ticket Office opens at noon on weekend Campbell Hall performance days unless the event is sold out. It is located on the UCSB campus in Building 402 adjacent to Campbell Hall. Enter Parking Lot 12 off Mesa Road and look for the sign. There are parking meters in front of the Ticket Office (quarters required).

Convenient Ticket PurchasingTo charge by phone, call (805) 893-3535; to order tickets on-line, visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu; to order by mail, send your order with a check payable to “U.C. Regents” (no tax) or your Visa or MasterCard number, expiration date and signa-ture to “Arts & Lectures, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5030.” For payment by check, call the Ticket Office to confirm your total. Ticket prices are subject to change.

Fees All tickets subject to convenience fees. Subscriptions are subject to a $12 processing fee. There is a $5 service charge for non-subscription orders placed online, by phone or by mail; there is a $2 service charge for film or lecture tickets costing $15 or less when placed online or by phone or mail. A facility fee may be added to each ticket price.

Student Discounts Only currently enrolled UCSB students are eligible to purchase UCSB student-rate tickets (one ticket per ID). UCSB students must show a valid UCSB student ID at the time of purchase and at the event or they will be charged the difference for a general admission ticket. Any high school or college student who pur-chases a discount ticket (“All student” or “Youth”) must show current student ID at the door.

Services for Patrons with Disabilities

A&L is committed to making events accessible to all who wish to enjoy them. For more information about disability-related accommodations, including wheelchair seating, assistive listen-ing devices, large-print programs and seating for patrons with special needs, please call our Ticket Office. Campbell Hall is equipped with a Hearing Loop assistive listening system that is compatible with t-coil hearing aids. All venues are wheelchair accessible, and you may contact The Granada Theatre or Arling-ton Theatre directly about accessible seating at those venues.

Ticket ExchangesExchanges are available to subscribers. Return tickets you cannot use two busi-ness days prior to the performance. Tickets are exchanged at face value and are subject to availability. Tickets of a higher value exchanged for a lower value are considered an even exchange. Tickets exchanged for a higher value need the difference paid. Gift certificates are not issued as a credit for returned tickets. Non-subscribers may only exchange tickets for a different performance of the same event for a $4 fee per ticket.

Lost TicketsTickets can be replaced only for reserved-seating events. Contact the Ticket Office in advance of the event for replacements.

RefundsAll sales are final. No refunds except in the case of a canceled event not replaced. Handling charges and facility fees are not refundable. Due to the nature of live events, artists, venues, programs, dates and times are subject to change.

Tax-deductible DonationsIf you are unable to attend a performance, you may return your tickets to the A&L Ticket Office two business days before the event as a tax-deductible con-tribution. It is the policy of the University of California, Santa Barbara and the UC Santa Barbara Foundation that a portion of gifts and/or the income from gifts may be used to defray the costs of raising and administering funds.

Parking at the UCSB CampusUCSB charges $4 for evening and weekend parkingFor patron convenience, Arts & Lectures sells open-dated UCSB parking per-mits 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.

UC Santa Barbara Smoke-Free and Tobacco-Free PolicyUnder 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.

VenuesA&L presents performances at UCSB Campbell Hall and the following locations.Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St.Granada Theatre, 1216 State St.Hahn Hall at Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Road

Due to the nature of live events, artists, venues, programs, dates and times are subject to change

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