Category: Special Event

Fémina

Lyrically poignant with hip-hop and Latin folk major influences, Fémina is Argentine soul music with a purpose.  The harmony-soaked vocals and electro-folk charisma of the Trucco sisters propels a new project by this acclaimed female powered band and carries messages of equality and empowerment. Hailing from the tiny mountain town of San Martin de los Andes in Argentina, the band’s live shows are often theatrical in nature, and mix a variety of Latin American genres with rap, spoken word and beautiful melodies. A unique and thrilling combo.

This event is part of UC San Diego’s Latinx History Month celebration.

Hasta La Muerte: A Day of the Dead Show with Las Cafeteras and Lupita Infante

With special guest Lupita Infante

Hasta La Muerte is an enthralling new production rooted in the indigenous Mexican practice of celebrating Life and Death, universally known as Día de los Muertos. Honoring the ancestors who came before us, Hasta La Muerte is a passionate, multi-dimensional performance filled with Zapateado, dance, song, altares y flores, and featuring original and new music from Las Cafeteras. With traditional altar on stage alongside the mesmerizing beauty of Folklorico choreography, Hasta La Muerte show is a night of transcendent color and sound, a moving invitation to travel through time, rhythm, and memory.

Special guest Lupita Infante, granddaughter of Mexican ranchera singer and actor Pedro Infante, adds her voice to this special celebration performance. The GRAMMY-nominated singer is known for performing traditional mariachi, norteño and ranchera music.

This world premiere is part of UC San Diego’s Latinx History Month celebration.

Con La Invitada Especial Lupita Infante

Hasta La Muerte es una nueva y fascinante producción arraigada en la práctica indígena mexicana de celebrar la vida y la muerte, universalmente conocida como el Día de los Muertos. En honor de los ancestros que vinieron antes que nosotros, Hasta La Muerte es una presentación apasionada y multidimensional llena de zapateado, danza, canto, altares y flores.

Hasta La Muerte presentará obras originales y nuevas de Las Cafeteras, así como interpretaciones inspiradas de canciones folclóricas tradicionales, tales como “La Llorona”, “La Bruja”, “La Morena”. Con un altar tradicional en el escenario, junto con la cautivadora belleza de la coreografía folclórica, el espectáculo Hasta La Muerte será una noche de color y sonido trascendentes, una conmovedora invitación a viajar a través del tiempo, del ritmo y de los recuerdos.

La invitada especial Lupita Infante, nieta del cantante de música ranchera y actor mexicano Pedro Infante, suma su voz a esta presentación especial de celebración. La cantante nominada al GRAMMY es conocida por interpretar música tradicional de mariachi, norteña y ranchera.

Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

After touring Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest across the country for five years in over 40 live engagements, Wong’s critically acclaimed one woman show is finally captured in her first ever concert film through the dynamic direction of Michael Closson.  An unforgettable tour de force performance. 

Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is Kristina Wong’s raucous and whip-smart take on the high rates of depression and suicide among Asian American women.  She sets out to single-handedly save them all by the end of her 80-minute film!   She fails fantastically, creating hysterical laughter and a sobering coda. It’s one hell of a roller coaster ride! But don’t worry… it’s all fiction.

 

Day With(out) Art 2021: ENDURING CARE

UC San Diego is proud to partner with Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2021 by presenting ENDURING CARE, a video program highlighting strategies of community care within the ongoing HIV epidemic. The program features newly commissioned work by Katherine Cheairs, Cristóbal Guerra, Danny Kilbride, Abdul-Aliy A. Muhammad and Uriah Bussey, Beto Pérez, Steed Taylor, and J Triangular and the Women’s Video Support Project.

From histories of harm reduction and prison activism to the long-term effects of HIV medication, ENDURING CARE centers stories of collective care, mutual aid, and solidarity while pointing to the negligence of governments and non-profits. The program’s title suggests a dual meaning, honoring the perseverance and commitment of care workers yet also addressing the potential for harm from medications and healthcare providers. ENDURING CARE disrupts the assumption that an epidemic can be solved with pharmaceuticals alone, recasting community work as a lasting form of medicine.

Visual AIDS is a New York-based non-profit that utilizes art to fight AIDS by provoking dialogue, supporting HIV+ artists, and preserving a legacy, because AIDS is not over.

An Afternoon with David Sedaris

David Sedaris, the master of satire and one of today’s most observant writers addressing the human condition, returns with the acerbic humor, social commentary, and outlandish stories that transfixed a sold-out audience at his last year’s ArtPower show. Slashing through cultural euphemisms and political correctness, he will delight the audience with twists of humor and intelligence as he shares both published stories and works-in-progress.

Come early or stick around post-performance for Sedaris’s legendary book-signing sessions. Books will be available to purchase from Warwick’s.

An Evening with Neil Gaiman

“Gaiman is, simply put, a treasure-house of story, and we are lucky to have him.”—Stephen King

 “I make things up and write them down” is the way Neil Gaiman describes his varied art. Today, as one of the most celebrated writers of our time, his popular and critically acclaimed works bend genres while reaching audiences of all ages. 

Much of Gaiman’s work has been adapted for visual media including movies Stardust and Coraline, as well as hit television series American Gods (Starz network); Good Omens (on Amazon Prime); and Lucifer (on Netflix), based on the DC comics character created by Gaiman in The Sandman.

Neil Gaiman will tell stories, answer questions, and in his own words “amaze, befuddle and generally delight.”

Signed books will be available for purchase through Mysterious Galaxy

La Santa Cecilia

UC San Diego Student, Staff, and Faculty event only

Los Angeles-based, Grammy-winning, Mexican-American rock band La Santa Cecilia draws inspiration from all over the world utilizing Pan-American rhythms including cumbia, bossa-nova, rumba, bolero, tango, R&B, jazz, and klezmer music. Named after the patron saint of music, La Santa Cecilia sings with a captivating voice about love, loss, and everyday struggles in both English and Spanish. The band has become the voice of a new bicultural generation in the US and Mexico, fully immersed in modern music, but always close to their Latin American influences and Mexican heritage.

Started in 2007 by lead singer Marisol “La Marisoul” Hernandez, accordionist/requinto player Jose ‘Pepe’ Carlos, percussionist Miguel ‘Oso’ Ramirez, and bassist Alex Bendaña, La Santa Cecilia have performed at just about every type of venue from rock clubs to festivals, including Walt Disney Hall and the Hollywood Bowl in LA.

The group won a Grammy for ‘Best Latin Rock, Urban, Alternative’ Album in 2014 for their album Treinta Días. They were nominated in the same category for their album Benuaventura in 2017 and for Amar Y Vivir in 2018 (all on Rebeleon/Universal Music). With 7 albums under their belt, La Santa Cecilia are currently at work on their 8th album, to be released in 2020.

La Santa Cecilia exemplifies the modern-day creative hybrid of Latin culture, rock, and word music. Their unique sounds and the experience of their colorful, passionate performances captivate both loyal fans and new listeners. They perform over 100 shows a year, have collaborated with artists ranging from Elvis Costello to John Paul Jones, and their music has been featured in movies (Coco, The Book of Life) and television series (Weeds, Entourage*, The Bridge*, and was the theme song for the Netflix series Ingobernable). In 2019, La Marisoul performed at the Joni Mitchell At 75 tribute, in March with the LA Philharmonic at The Work and Music of Yoko Ono tribute concert (both at the Hollywood Bowl), and in November, the group was one of the headliners at Tropicalia festival in LA. La Santa Cecilia released their critically acclaimed 7th album self-titled La Santa Cecilia on October 18, 2019 (Universal/Rebeleon).

 

Celebrate the Arts 2021

Join us for a Zoom webinar to learn all about arts on campus. Watch info videos from campus arts departments and student orgs, ask questions to representatives from each of the arts organizations, and play a friendly game of Kahoot to win prizes.

Participating Orgs:

  • Acamazing at UCSD

  • Aequora Ballet Company

  • ArtPower at UC San Diego

  • Department of Music

  • Department of Theatre & Dance

  • Fair Play Theatre Company

  • Finesse Dance Company

  • Frequency

  • Hopkins Sax Jam

  • Institute of Arts and Humanities

  • The Intermission Orchestra

  • La Jolla Symphony & Chorus

  • Library

  • Muir Musical Ensemble

  • Musicians’ Club

  • Salsa Society at UCSD

  • Stuart Collection

  • Symphonic Student Association

  • The Tritones at UCSD

  • UC San Diego Extension, Arts & Languages Dept.

  • UCSD Raas Ruckus

Expand Your Horizons: A Conversation with Karamo

ArtPower and UC San Diego’s Associated Students Office of Concerts & Events (ASCE) present three-time Emmy Winner, television host, actor, and author, Karamo Brown. Brown draws from his work as a social worker to show how he both discovered and learned to explore his many different “identities.” Whether as a black man, openly gay man, a son of immigrant parents, a Christian, a single father, or former social worker; Karamo strategically utilizes the strengths of his numerous identities to achieve success – and teaches others to do the same.

The Expand Your Horizons Series will feature a range of speakers and acts that will help showcase relevant social and political topics. It will take place throughout Winter and Spring quarters. Sign language interpretation and closed captioning will be available.

If you’re interested in submitting a question for Karamo, please submit them here:

KARAMO QUESTIONS

*Closed Captioning and ASL signing services will be made available for this program.

Campus Partners:
UC San Diego Associated Students Office of Concerts & Events (ASCE)

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