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Dancing the Red Lantern (right) Cal Performances presents National Ballet of China’s interpretation of Zhang Yimou’s internationally acclaimed film Raise the Red Lantern (1991), which recalls the repressive patriarchy of feudal China. Yimou's use of the color red (a Chinese representation of joy) casts an ironic shadow on his grim portrayal of the period. The film was banned in China until Yimou produced his third Communist Party-friendly film, The Story of Qiu Ju (1992). The ballet follows in Yimou’s steps with a fusing of various western and Chinese performance styles, specifically western ballet (by way of Russia), modern dance, Chinese acrobatics, and the traditional mime of classical Bei Jing opera. Zellerbach, September 16-18. Department of East Asian Languages hosts Taiwan's Sheng Xiang, a Hakka social activist, environmentalist, and musician whose band Water 3 uses both western and traditional Taiwanese instruments. While inspired by the rural atmosphere of a farm, with cicada calls and mountain forest birdsong, their music examines social realities of urban Taiwan. Hertz Hall, September 9, 8 p.m. Center for Latin American Studies raises Che Guevara from the dead in a screening of El Dia Que Me Quieras by director Leandro Katz— part of their “Cine Documental” series. Named after a song about love inspiring a biblical transformation, the film deconstructs the myth that surrounds Guevara, using close-up photography and masking techniques on the famous photo of the dead Guevara. A following film by Victor Pahlen, Cuban Story, documents Fidel Castro’s revolution with original footage unseen for nearly 40 years. CLAS conference room, 2334 Bowditch St., September 14, 7 p.m. The Museum of Paleontology and Lawrence Hall of Science co-sponsor the return of “Big Dinos,” an exhibit on the connection between theropods (of which T. rex is a member) and birds, complete with giant robotic dinosaurs, interactive fossil discovery dig pit, and nesting ostrich. Lawrence Hall of Science, October 2, noon-8 p.m. Berkeley Art Museum exhibits Semina Culture: Wallace Berman and His Circle, featuring photographs, collages, sculptures, poems, and drawings from the quintessential visual artist of the Beat era. Featuring the work of 52 artists from Wallace Berman’s circle, the display also includes Berman’s free-form art and poetry journal, Semina. October 17–December 10. Cal Performances presents The 40th Anniversary Celebration of Alice’s Restaurant, which brings Arlo Guthrie together with his son Abe, on keyboard, and Gordon Titcomb, on mandolin and banjo. The concert commemorates the antiwar movement of the 60s along with the social consciousness and activism it inspired. Zellerbach, October 30, 7 p.m. |
Further information at: Cal Performances East Asian Languages CLAS Berkeley Art Museum Museum of Paleontology
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