Maurice K. Dillard

TABLACENTRIC: TABLA WORKSHOP / INTERSTICE @ MACHINE PROJECT MAY 5, 2007 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM Come to Machine Project for a day centered around the tabla, the drums of north India. Learn the language of the drums and compose soundscapes based on the Conduction process, pioneered by new music composer Lawrence D “Butch” Morris. The entire day will be contextualized by discussions on the history and contemporary role of tabla, and a traditional Gujarati lunchtime meal. Workshop facilitated by Robin Sukhadia, an MFA Candidate at CalArts. Sponsored in part by the Center for Integrated Media at CalArts. Free! Beginners strongly encouraged to attend. Please RSVP to machine@machineproject.com or 213.483.8761.

CANCELLED: Low, Death Vessel

Where: Troubadour

Date: 2007-06-23 20:00:00

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Moscow Cats Theatre $29-$59.90

Where: Wilshire Ebell Theater

Date: 2007-04-14 13:00:00

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$59.90, $49.90 +$13 in fees through Ticketmaster $29 Discount tickets +$6 in fees available through GoldstarEvents.com (Orchestra) SaturdayApril 14, 20071:00 PMDiscount Tickets AvailableSaturdayApril 14, 20074:00 PMDiscount Tickets AvailableSundayApril 15, 20071:00 PMDiscount Tickets AvailableSundayApril 15, 20074:00 PMDiscount Tickets AvailableSaturdayMay 5, 20071:00 PMSaturdayMay 5, 20074:00 PMSundayMay 6, 20071:00 PMSundayMay 6, 20074:00 PM "Give all your kindness, all the good you have accumulated, to spectators" is the guiding principle of the Moscow-based Yuri Kuklachev's Cats Theatre. Its actors being exclusively toms and pussies, this is a theatre for all ages: children, their parents and grandparents are equally amazed, watching, their mouths open in surprise, what's happening on stage. Kuklachev's successful debut on the Moscow circus arena immediately brought him into prominence. The audience burst into laughter when he came out onto the arena with a cat on his shoulder. His number disproved a widespread opinion that cats couldn't be trained. Today Kuklachev is one of Russia's most favorite and brightest clowns and animal trainers. Thirteen years ago he decided to set up a cats theatre in Moscow. The Cat's House troupe numbers over 100 mewing actors of nearly all existing breeds. Once Kuklachev picked up cats in the streets, but now he breeds them. He agrees, however, that one cannot train cats, but says it's possible to find common language with them and then teach them something. All his cats do on stage stems from their natural behavior. Cats prefer night rehearsals, which is a little bit inconvenient for a trainer because he also has to work at night. Age doesn't really matter. Kuklachev's eldest artist nicknamed Sokol turned 25 recently. A nickname depends on personal traits. A cat, which is fond of potatoes, was nicknamed Kartoshka (potato). Another cat got the nickname Morkovka (carrot) because of her bright red fir. Some cats are pensioners: after performing for years, they "resigned", but often they run onto the stage when they hear a familiar tune. All cats live in spacious rooms - people may come and see what how "actors" spend their free time. Kuklachev confessed that he had learnt much from his pets. "One must really love animals to work in our theatre", he says. "Normally, cats behave quietly and never harm people. They are so amazing, they must have come from some outer world to soften our hearts. Cats prompted me to write a book called "Lessons of Kindness". It contains reminiscences, amusing pictures and funny stories, and it's also an attempt to teach children to listen to their hearts as may cats taught me - to hear silence, to see the invisible, to see with one's heart…"

MEGA - MOUNTAIN - MITZWAH: [Documentaries] Made in Austria

Where: Goethe Institut Los Angeles

Date: 2007-09-25 19:00:00

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Tickets are $5.00, Tel. 323.525.3388 This second installment of Austrian films, featuring productions that push boundaries, literally, emotionally and culturally. AM LIMIT, 7:00 PM Dir. Pepe Dankquart, Austria 2007, 100 min, German w/Engl. subtitles The story of two brothers, preparing to break all records at the wall of walls, El Capitan in California’s Yosemite Valley.

Sean Hayes

Where: Largo

Date: 2007-04-14 21:00:00

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Eagle and Talon, Open Air Stereo, Barcelona, Van Gunn

Where: Troubadour

Date: 2007-06-25 20:00:00

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Spitalfield - The Farewell Tour! with The Forecast, The Grad...

Where: Knitting Factory

Date: 2007-11-15 19:30:00

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All Ages Main Stage $12 **Text "SPITAL" to 467467 to buy tickets

Aimee Mann, Ben Gibbard, Paul F. Tompkins

Where: The El Rey

Date: 2007-11-30 20:00:00

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Unwritten Law

Where: The Grove of Anaheim

Date: 2007-12-21 19:00:00

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SCI-Arc’s Fall Lecture Series: Urban Transformations in Ista...

Where: The Southern California Institute of Architecture

Date: 2007-11-14 19:00:00

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The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) is pleased to announce the fall 2007 Lecture Series featuring world-renowned architects focusing on architectural innovation. Beginning September 26 at 7pm and continuing on Wednesday nights through November 28, the SCI-Arc Lecture Series presents nine relevant lectures focusing on innovative practices in architecture and architectural theory Süha Özkan is former Secretary General of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Council Member of UIA (Unione Internazionale degli Architetti) President of UIA’s XXII Congress and Chairman of World Architecture Community. He has organized two invitational competitions to help develop the urban transformation for land East and West of Istanbul, a city that has doubled in population in the last decade. Competitors were Massimiliano Fuksas, Zaha Hadid and Kisho Kurokawa for Kartal; Kengo Kuma, Winny Maas and Ken Yeang were for Kucukcekmece. This lecture presents and discusses the projects that were submitted for competition. SCI-Arc Lectures begin at 7pm in the W. M. Keck Lecture Hall (Main Space) at SCI-Arc, 960 East 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013. Lectures are free and no reservations are required. Lectures can also be streamed live on SCI-Arc’s website at www.sciarc.edu/live.