Events from April 1 to April 30
Derrick Skye is a composer and musician based in the Los Angeles area who often integrates music practices from different cultural traditions around the world into his work with classical music communities.
At a time when love is frequently summoned to the courtroom in India, the films in this program present unsanctioned desires as a form of active resistance.
LA Opera Off Grand presents a new one-person opera by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Du Yun, presented in collaboration with Beth Morrison Projects. Told through the perspective of a new father (baritone Nathan Gunn), In Our Daughter’s Eyes shows the journey of the protagonist as he wrestles with truly becoming a man that his daughter would be proud of.
Part social media livestream event, film/video installation, solo performance, and theatre piece, The Tutorial is an irreverent and heartfelt original work that deconstructs and reimagines Toni Morrison’s first novel, The Bluest Eye.
With a prankster’s side-eye and biting critique, 2021 recipient of The Herb Alpert Award in the Arts in Film/Video Adam Khalil’s work breaks and bends linear time, weaves narrative, documentary, and experimental forms together with humor and unapologetic political inquiry to address the ongoing trauma of colonization.
CalArts School of Film/Video presents a juried selection of special screenings that feature new films by students in its four programs—a culmination of hard work and dedication throughout the year.
