In ‘MOBY DICK; or, The Whale’, award-winning filmmaker and visual artist Wu Tsang and the collective Moved by the Motion embark upon a feature-length, silent-film telling of Herman Melville’s great American novel. Presented in its Los Angeles premiere for The Performance Project at Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles, the film includes original music composed by Caroline Shaw and Andrew Yee with Asma Maroof, performed live by Monday Evening Concerts' ensemble in residence, ECHOI, conducted by Jonathan Hepfer.  This adaptation, written by Sophia Al-Maria and directed by Tsang, follows the white whale above and below the surface of the water, developing a visual cosmology that resists the exploration and exploitation of the earth under imperial colonialism. The narrative is interwoven with extracts by the Sub-Sub-Librarian, a character played by Fred Moten, and tackles the novel’s subterranean currents, encountering the resistance of the ship’s hydrarchy, or organizational structure, and collectives of ‘mariners, renegades and castaways,’ as described by historian C.L.R. James. The staging of this adaptation by Moved by the Motion pairs the classic story of the whaler’s ‘floating factory‘ with the beginnings of the film industry in silent film. The film was shot entirely on a soundstage combining silent-era filmmaking techniques with a virtual reality game engine projecting surreal ocean environments. ‘MOBY DICK; or, The Whale’ is produced by the Schauspielhaus Zürich and co-commissioned by LUMA Foundation, Superblue, TBA21—Academy, HARTWIG ART FOUNDATION, The Shed, DE SINGEL and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

In ‘MOBY DICK; or, The Whale’, award-winning filmmaker and visual artist Wu Tsang and the collective Moved by the Motion embark upon a feature-length, silent-film telling of Herman Melville’s great American novel. Presented in its Los Angeles premiere for The Performance Project at Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles, the film includes original music composed by Caroline Shaw and Andrew Yee with Asma Maroof, performed live by Monday Evening Concerts' ensemble in residence, ECHOI, conducted by Jonathan Hepfer.  This adaptation, written by Sophia Al-Maria and directed by Tsang, follows the white whale above and below the surface of the water, developing a visual cosmology that resists the exploration and exploitation of the earth under imperial colonialism. The narrative is interwoven with extracts by the Sub-Sub-Librarian, a character played by Fred Moten, and tackles the novel’s subterranean currents, encountering the resistance of the ship’s hydrarchy, or organizational structure, and collectives of ‘mariners, renegades and castaways,’ as described by historian C.L.R. James. The staging of this adaptation by Moved by the Motion pairs the classic story of the whaler’s ‘floating factory‘ with the beginnings of the film industry in silent film. The film was shot entirely on a soundstage combining silent-era filmmaking techniques with a virtual reality game engine projecting surreal ocean environments. ‘MOBY DICK; or, The Whale’ is produced by the Schauspielhaus Zürich and co-commissioned by LUMA Foundation, Superblue, TBA21—Academy, HARTWIG ART FOUNDATION, The Shed, DE SINGEL and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

In ‘MOBY DICK; or, The Whale’, award-winning filmmaker and visual artist Wu Tsang and the collective Moved by the Motion embark upon a feature-length, silent-film telling of Herman Melville’s great American novel. Presented in its Los Angeles premiere for The Performance Project at Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles, the film includes original music composed by Caroline Shaw and Andrew Yee with Asma Maroof, performed live by Monday Evening Concerts' ensemble in residence, ECHOI, conducted by Jonathan Hepfer.  This adaptation, written by Sophia Al-Maria and directed by Tsang, follows the white whale above and below the surface of the water, developing a visual cosmology that resists the exploration and exploitation of the earth under imperial colonialism. The narrative is interwoven with extracts by the Sub-Sub-Librarian, a character played by Fred Moten, and tackles the novel’s subterranean currents, encountering the resistance of the ship’s hydrarchy, or organizational structure, and collectives of ‘mariners, renegades and castaways,’ as described by historian C.L.R. James. The staging of this adaptation by Moved by the Motion pairs the classic story of the whaler’s ‘floating factory‘ with the beginnings of the film industry in silent film. The film was shot entirely on a soundstage combining silent-era filmmaking techniques with a virtual reality game engine projecting surreal ocean environments. ‘MOBY DICK; or, The Whale’ is produced by the Schauspielhaus Zürich and co-commissioned by LUMA Foundation, Superblue, TBA21—Academy, HARTWIG ART FOUNDATION, The Shed, DE SINGEL and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Join us to celebrate the life and work of curator, critic, scholar, and author, Bérénice Reynaud. CalArts, REDCAT, Los Angeles Filmforum, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association have joined  Bérénice’s  beloved friends, students, and colleagues to hold a tribute to her dedication to filmmakers, artists, and the field of cinema.

Bérénice taught in the School of Film/Video at CalArts for more than 30 years with a brilliant, rigorous relationship to cinema that influenced generations of students. She was fiercely intelligent, loving, and a tireless advocate for the filmmakers, activists, and rebels that made up both her local and global family. Bérénice was the founding co-curator, with Steve Anker, of the Film at REDCAT series from its inception in 2003, until her passing on September 17, 2023.

Sigur Rós perform songs from their new album + select pieces from their catalogue with a 41-piece orchestra

In its second installment of its Emerging Artist Series, T@MS presents violin duo The Furies (Maiani da Silva and Kate Outterbridge) and percussionist and composer Jordan Curcuruto. Featured pieces include new works by Nina Shekhar, Jordan Curcuruto, and Jennifer Bewerse.

Program

Jordan Curcuruto, percussion

• Kurt Schwitters: Ursonate (1932)
• Jordan Curcuruto: Munus (2020)
• Christopher Adler: Zaum Box (2016)
• Jordan Curcuruto: You babble a lot... (2023)

The Furies violin duo

• Eve Beglarian: Did He Promise You Tomorrow (2017)
• Jennifer Bewerse: Bloom (2020)
• Nina Shekhar: Dark Red Sky (2020)
• Anna Clyne: The Violin (2009)
• Dolly Parton: Wildflowers (1987)

CSU San Bernardino gives a performance of Philip Glass and Leonard Cohen's The Book of Longing. The performance will be held in the Music Recital Hall in the Performing Arts Building at CSUSB. Tickets are available at https://www.purplepass.com/#u52870/CSUSB_Music.html

CSU San Bernardino gives a performance of Philip Glass and Leonard Cohen's The Book of Longing. The performance will be held in the Music Recital Hall in the Performing Arts Building at CSUSB. Tickets are available at https://www.purplepass.com/#u52870/CSUSB_Music.html

The HEAR NOW MUSIC FESTIVAL is pleased to announce HEAR NOW 2023, A Festival of New Music by Contemporary Los Angeles Composers, April 13 through 16, 2023.  The festival will present works by 24 composers with 12 premieres of electroacoustic, chamber music, and works involving more than one art form in a collaborative multidisciplinary concert. The festival will be held at 2220 Arts + Archives, 2220 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles 90057. Tickets are available on the Hear Now website, hearnowmusicfestival.com.

This concert will feature music by Vera Ivanova, Joan Huang, William Kraft, Carolyn Chen, Peter Knell, and Arash Majd.