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When Lives Become Form—Opening Night Party »
Wed, Nov 4, 8–11 pm
$12 in advance, $15 at the door
FREE for YBCA Members and a guest
Celebrate the art, music and spirit of the tropics with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts! Join YBCA for the opening of its new exhibition, When Lives Become Form: Contemporary Brazilian Art, 1960s to the Present, with a party featuring Brazilian music, Campari cocktails and the fabulous YBCA crowd.

When Lives Become Form: Contemporary Brazilian Art, 1960s to the Present, on view Nov 5–Jan 31, 2009, celebrates Brazil's creative vitality through the works of artists, fashion designers and architects. The exhibition highlights artists and creators who were part of, or inspired by, "Tropicália"—an artistic movement which arose in Brazil during the 1960s around the "originality of the culture of people who live in the tropics."

RELATED EVENTS:
Tue, Nov 3: Curator's Lecture: Yuko Hasegawa • FREE
Thu, Nov 19: Guided Tour with Director of Visual Arts Betti-Sue Hertz • FREE with Gallery admission
Sat, Jan 16: When Lives Become Form Symposium • FREE with Gallery admission



Tropical Vulture: Live Events with George Kuchar »
Sat, Nov 21–Sat, Dec 5
FREE with Gallery admission, FREE admission with your Big Idea Night button
While George Kuchar is in residence, YBCA has planned a series of events including an artist talk, screening and two video tapings.

PAUSE :: Tropical Vulture, on view Nov 21–Jan 10, 2009, is a cross-generational project which highlights the artistic influences between Bay Area artist George Kuchar, a Bay Area legend of independent filmmaking, and Mexican artist Miguel Calderón. The exhibition features a preview of their new feature length film titled Conversations with a Tropical Vulture.



PAUSE :: Keywords School, on view thru Nov 15, 2009, is the San Francisco iteration of an interactive multimedia installation by Chinese artist Xu Tan that was launched in 2006 and has been previously presented in London, Stockholm, Guangzhou, New York City and at the 53rd Venice Biennale. Xu Tan's work deals with the hidden motivations and intentions of individuals through a high-tech analysis of their vocabulary.

GALLERY HOURS: YBCA Galleries now open until 8 pm Thu–Sat, 6 pm Sun. FREE admission with same-day performance or film ticket!

 

Gregory Maqoma / Vuyani Dance Theatre: Beautiful Me »
Bay Area Premiere
Thu, Nov 5–Sat, Nov 7, 8 pm • YBCA Forum
$25 Regular, $20 Mem/Stu/Tea/Sr, $10 Student Rush
As part of its ongoing commitment to the diverse artistic voices shaping the performing arts in Africa, YBCA presents one of South Africa's leading choreographers, Gregory Maqoma in his acclaimed solo performance, Beautiful Me. Paying tribute to three master choreographers who have inspired him. Performance with live music (violin, cello, sitar and percussion).

RELATED EVENTS:
Thu, Nov 5: Members Post-Show Toast • Grand Lobby • FREE for Members who attend the Opening Night performance
Fri, Nov 6: Post-Show Conversation with Gregory Maqoma • FREE with Beautiful Me performance ticket



DV8 Physical Theatre: To Be Straight With You »
Thu, Nov 12–Sat, Nov 14, 8 pm • Novellus Theater at YBCA
$39 Regular, $34 Mem/Stu/Tea/Sr, $19.50 Stu/Sr Rush
A leader in Britain's contemporary dance scene, London's DV8 Physical Theatre presents To Be Straight With You, an explosive multimedia dance theater piece that examines tolerance, intolerance, religion and homophobia. DV8's multi-ethnic cast brings to life stories gleaned from hundreds of hours of audio interviews.

V.I.P. entrance to Big Idea Night pARTy
Following the Sat Nov 14 performance of DV8, audience members enjoy V.I.P. entrance to Big Idea Night.

RELATED EVENTS:
Sun, Nov 8: Screening: Two Videos By DV8 Physical Theatre
Fri, Nov 13: Pre-Show Discussion with Lloyd Newson, Artistic Director of DV8 Physical Theatre • FREE with To Be Straight With You performance ticket or advance RSVP
Sat, Nov 14: Pre-Performance Screening: The Cost of Living • FREE admission



Tim Miller: Lay of the Land »
Bay Area Premiere
Fri, Nov 20 & Sat, Nov 21, 8 pm • YBCA Forum
$25 Regular, $20 Mem/Stu/Tea/Sr, $10 Student Rush
Celebrated for a diverse body of solo performance exhibiting the confluence of the personal and the political, Tim Miller brings his newest work, Lay of the Land, to YBCA for its Bay Area Premiere. Lay of the Land is Tim Miller's funny and sharp-knifed look at the State of the Queer Union during these challenging times.

SPECIAL OFFER!
Join YBCA for London's DV8 Physical Theatre: To Be Straight With You and receive 2-for-1 tickets to Lay of the Land. Call 415.978.ARTS or visit the YBCA Box Office for details. Sorry, but discounted tickets to Lay of the Land may not be purchased online.

RELATED EVENTS:
Nov 15–21: Tim Miller Performance Workshop
Sun, Nov 22: Body Maps: Tim Miller Residency Performance

FREEBIES: FREE Gallery admission with same-day performance ticket!

 

Cinekink: San Francisco »
Thu, Nov 19–Sat, Nov 21 • YBCA Screening Room
$8 General, $6 YBCA Member, $5 discount ticket with your Big Idea Night button
CineKink is back! We present CineKink: San Francisco, a touring version of "the kinky film festival," which is held annually in NYC. Cutting across orientations to celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality, the six screenings in this traveling showcase range from documentary to drama, camp comedy to erotica, mildly spicy to quite explicit—and everything in between.

MORE OCTOBER FILMS
A City of Sadness: Chronicle of a family's life during Japanese withdrawal from Taiwan.
Running Up That Hill: States of psychological purgatory found in the act of getting lost.
Two Videos By DV8 Physical Theatre: A funny, cruel exploration of the male psyche.

FREEBIES: FREE Gallery admission with same-day film ticket!

 

Big Idea Night pARTy »
Sat, Nov 14
Big Idea Night pARTy: 9 pm–2 am • RSVP at ybcafree.org
Soapbox Social: 7–9 pm • RSVP at ybcafree.org
FREE • RSVP Recommended
Raise your awareness, lower your inhibitions and celebrate the "State of the Queer Nation" from 9 pm–2 am, with live performance, music, visual art, short films, cheap drinks, and a special menu from Orson/Citizen cake.

BEFORE THE PARTY…

Go Pink Yourself! Express your activism with a Pink Triangle webicon. Put your own spin on the classic SILENCE=DEATH logo. It's easy: Customize the logo & add your own equation. Share it, Facebook it, and make it into a button at Big Idea Night! Make one now!

Free Big Idea Night buttons to the first 500 people to arrive. A select few will get special access into the Members Lounge for the evening, and all buttons are redeemable for special discounts on upcoming YBCA programs.

Send us a 1-minute video answering the following question: "What is the biggest priority for the queer community today?" We'll project these videos all night. See more on Facebook »

ARE YOU A MEMBER?

Members get it all at the Big Idea Night pARTy:
• Priority Entrance—Get in between 9pm–12am and start your party right away.
• Members Lounge—Relax with sweet treats by Elizabeth Falkner and complimentary wine tasting from VIN12 featuring Barber Cellars and MJ Lord's.

Not a Member?
No problem! Join at Big Idea Night and you'll receive
$10 off any membership level.


Engagement, Commitment and Fresh Air
Fifty Years with the San Francisco Mime Troupe »
Nov 5, 2009–Jan 31, 2010 • RBI & Novellus Theater Lobby
FREE
This multi-media exhibit features archival photographs and video, musical recordings, props, costumes, scripts and other memorabilia celebrating 50 years of the Mime Troupe's colorful history.

RELATED EVENTS:
Dec 10, 2009: 50th Anniversary Birthday Bash
Dec 12, 2009: Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Consumption Christmas Street Theater Workshop • Discounted ticket with your Big Idea Night button
Jan 15, 2010: Film: Have You Heard of the San Francisco Mime Troupe?

 


Get a YBCA Membership—with wings!
Join anytime between Nov 1–Dec 31, 2009 and enter to win a $500 Southwest Airlines Gift Card!

EARLY BIRD OFFER!
If you become a member or renew your current membership by Nov 30, you'll also be entered into our early bird drawing for a chance to win a 4-ticket package to the American debut of OVO by Cirque du Soleil, opening Nov 27 at AT&T Park.

 

Intersection for the Arts
The Future Project: Sunday Will Come »
Thu, Oct 15–Sat, Nov 7, 8pm • 446 Valencia Street
$15–25 (sliding scale) • Thursdays are "Pay What You Can" (Available in advance by calling 415-626-2787 x109. Subject to availability.)
A series of mini-plays, songs, dances and "moments" that contemplate mortality, memory, relationships and the questions that loom large in these uncertain times. This collaboration with the Erika Shuch Performance Project and Campo Santo explores what it means to be human, what it means to be alive, and what it means to be just another small creature in this great, big world. Featuring Erika Chong Shuch, Sean San Jose and live music by Denizen Kane.



CounterPULSE
Performing Diaspora »
Thu, Nov 5–Sun, Nov 22, 8 pm • 1310 Mission Street @ 9th
$15–25
CounterPULSE, a nonprofit center for emerging artists in San Francisco, presents Performing Diaspora, a festival featuring the work of thirteen California dance, music, theater and interdisciplinary artists using traditional forms as a basis for experimentation and innovation. Artists combine hip-hop with Filipino Tinikling, shadow theater with Greek Rembetiko music, the shared roots of Serbian music and flamenco, while addressing themes such as Chicano cultural identity, the politics of poverty and immigration and women's rights. Artists include Charlotte Moraga and Adia Tamar Whitaker (Nov 5–8), Colette Eloi and LA's Contra-Tiempo (Nov 12–15) and Kunst-Stoff and Devendra Sharma (Nov 19–22).



Joe Goode Movement Workshops
$75 per workshop, or $140 for both
Call 415.561.6565 to reserve your place, or register online at joegoode.org/workshops.html

Writing From The Body: From Gesture to Language
Sat, Nov 7, 1–5 pm
This workshop led by Joe Goode is designed to help participants create deeply felt narrative material inspired by emotional impulses found in everyday life: a simple gesture, a sound or bodily configuration.

Performing Language: Voice and Body Together
Sat, Nov 14, 1–5 pm
This workshop will focus on bringing language and movement into a cohesive whole that feels organic and necessary. Learn tehniques such as "collision," combining starkly contrasted materials to create surprising new meanings and "animation," enlarging or abstracting a simple word or gesture.



San Francisco Film Society
Taiwan Film Days »
Fri, Nov 6–Sun, Nov 8 • Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema
This exciting three-day showcase highlights the best of contemporary Taiwanese cinema, with unique opportunities to view bold new films and engage with visionary filmmakers. Taiwan Film Days opens with the country's biggest-ever box-office sensation, Wei Te-sheng's Cape No. 7. The full program provides a multifaceted look into the vibrant Taiwanese film culture and industry.



Asian Art Museum
Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam & Burma »
Thru Jan 10, 2010 • 200 Larkin Street (between Fulton and McAllister)
Did you know that the Asian Art Museum's conservators spent 7,500 hours restoring the artworks in this exhibition to their current bedazzling state? Emerald Cities is the first major exhibition outside Asia to explore the rich but little known arts of 19th century Siam and Burma. Many of the 140 stunning artworks include gilded ritual vessels, mother-of-pearl inlaid furniture, colorful paintings, exquisite textiles, delicate ceramics, and more. The Asian Art Museum is the exclusive venue for this exhibition.

 

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