Arts and Music (Video)
253 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★ - 9 ratingsMusic and art have the power to evoke emotion in us. This collection features artists, musicians and their work. Visit: uctv.tv/arts
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Intersections Presents the Adama Bilorou California Trio
March 22, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour - 1.28 GB VideoBorn in the rhythms of Burkina Faso and cradled by the tradition of the griots, Adama Bilorou knows how to transform his heritage into a melody of multiple nuances—a musical journey that crosses continents and cultures. Drawing inspiration from the sights and sounds of his childhood in the Ivory Coast and his later journeys to Italy, France, the United States and Burkina Faso—Adama Bilorou has creatively composed his uniquely beautiful score. Series: "Arts Channel " [Arts and Music] [Show ID:...
Inherited Black Futures Shaping Tomorrow Through Ancestral Craft with Jake Blount
March 16, 2024 21:00 - 28 minutes - 326 MB VideoMusician Jake Blount delves into the intersection of Afrofuturism and folk music, particularly emphasizing its relevance in reshaping narratives of the past and envisioning alternative futures. He highlights the concept of the trans historic feedback loop, wherein the reinterpretation of historical narratives influences present and future understandings. Blount illustrates how this loop applies to his music, particularly in the context of addressing climate change. Blount's discussion extend...
Jake Blount - Live at the Loft
March 11, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour - 1.48 GB VideoA powerfully gifted musician and a scholar of Black American music, Jake Blount speaks ardently about the African roots of the banjo and the subtle, yet profound ways African Americans have shaped and defined the amorphous categories of roots music and Americana. In this riveting performance at the Loft, he shares a dynamic mix of traditional tunes and original compositions. Series: "Arts Channel " [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 39477]
Lamya's Poem
February 27, 2024 21:00 - 50 minutes - 603 MB VideoFilmmaker Sam Kadi joins moderator Juan Campo, professor of religious studies at UC Santa Barbara, for a discussion of the film Lamya’s Poem. Together, they consider how the film employs magical realism to interweave scenes from the lives of contemporary Syrian refugees with the experiences of 13th century poet Rumi. Kadi discusses the uses of animation in crafting a fantastical world, and shares perspectives on the important role of music, a conversation that continued with input from compos...
Intersections Concert with Hot Pstromi
December 18, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 1.41 GB VideoYale Strom’s Hot Pstromi is a U.S.-based klezmer ensemble. Much of the repertoire comes from Strom's many years of ethnographic research he has conducted in Eastern Europe. Many of the melodies and Yiddish songs come from Jews and Roma who played before and after the Holocaust and that Strom interviewed and with whom he performed. The band’s New York-based lineup includes: Peter Stan, Norbert Stachel, Elizabeth Schwartz, Sprocket and Klezmatics co-founder David Licht. Series: "Arts Channel " ...
KAHNOP - To Tell a Story (Short Version)
November 01, 2023 21:00 - 3 minutes - 62.2 MB VideoAn 800-foot-long stone path of words, KAHNOP • TO TELL A STORY is the 22nd public artwork commissioned by the Stuart Collection at UC San Diego. The text for the UC San Diego walkway draws from the writing of authors and scholars with ties to the University and its history. Organized by a spine of keywords composed by Ann Hamilton, this concordance of documents weaves together threads of thinking from many different disciplines. The piece was built line by line, rather than as a singular cont...
Walking on Poetry - KAHNOP - To Tell a Story
October 24, 2023 21:00 - 15 minutes - 260 MB VideoAn 800-foot-long stone path of words, KAHNOP • TO TELL A STORY is the 22nd public artwork commissioned by the Stuart Collection at UC San Diego. The text for the UC San Diego walkway draws from the writing of authors and scholars with ties to the University and its history. Organized by a spine of keywords composed by Ann Hamilton, this concordance of documents weaves together threads of thinking from many different disciplines. The piece was built line by line, rather than as a singular cont...
La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest: Liszt Dohnanyi and Schubert
September 21, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 1.27 GB VideoFrom the La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest 2022 series, music director Inon Barnatan creates an ambitious program, evocatively titled “Under the Influence,” exploring the muses that seduced and inspired some of the greatest composers in musical history. This program features Liszt's At the Grave of Richard Wagner (arr. Barnatan), Dohnanyi's Sextet in C Major, Op. 37, and Schubert's String Quartet in D Minor, D.810 “Death and the Maiden” (arr. Mahler). Series: "La Jolla Music Society: Summer...
La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest: Strauss Boulanger and Faure
September 14, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 1.1 GB VideoFrom the La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest 2022 series, music director Inon Barnatan creates an ambitious program, evocatively titled “Under the Influence,” exploring the muses that seduced and inspired some of the greatest composers in musical history. This program features Strauss's Metamorphosen, L. Boulanger's Nocturne, and Fauré's Piano Quartet No. 1. Series: "La Jolla Music Society: SummerFest" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 39123]
Finding Art in San Diego
September 10, 2023 21:00 - 29 minutes - 356 MB VideoArt is everywhere. From large cultural institutions to pop up street art, places like San Diego are bursting with creative, inspiring art that reflects the diversity of the region. In this panel discussion, host Dean Nelson talks with three San Diego cultural artists - Leah Goodwin, Susanna Peredo Swap and Adrian Arancibia - about where to find the art that is happening around San Diego and the challenges local artists face. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38942]
La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest: Ravel and Brahms
September 06, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 1.16 GB VideoFrom the La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest 2022 series, music director Inon Barnatan creates an ambitious program, evocatively titled “Under the Influence,” exploring the muses that seduced and inspired some of the greatest composers in musical history. This program features Ravel's Piano Trio in A Minor and Brahms' Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 115. Series: "La Jolla Music Society: SummerFest" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 39122]
La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest: Sarasate Shaw and Vivaldi
August 31, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 1.36 GB VideoFrom the La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest 2022 series, music director Inon Barnatan creates an ambitious program, evocatively titled “Under the Influence,” exploring the muses that seduced and inspired some of the greatest composers in musical history. This program features Pablo de Sarasate's Fantasy on Bizet’s Carmen, Op. 25, Caroline Shaw's Microfictions (West Coast première), and Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Series: "La Jolla Music Society: SummerFest" [Arts and Music] [Show ID:...
CWC Docs: Partners in Crime
August 24, 2023 21:00 - 47 minutes - 563 MB VideoDirector Paromita Vohra joins moderator Bhaskar Sarkar (Film and Media Studies, UCSB) in a discussion of her film Partners in Crime, which dives into the world of copyright law, piracy, and the fluid nature of authorship. She dives into concepts like the cultural commons and the complicated nature of artistic value. She also details the social and economic contexts of the bazaar and the impacts of a rapidly changing economic landscape on art. They share perspectives on the diversity of people...
The Basement Gallery at UC Davis
August 23, 2023 21:00 - 3 minutes - 36.9 MB VideoThe Basement Gallery is a student-run organization located in the basement of the UC Davis art department and holds shows featuring student artwork. Learn more about the organization and some of the participating artists. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 39216]
Does Your House Have Lions
August 16, 2023 21:00 - 53 minutes - 643 MB VideoArtist Vishal Jugdeo and poet vqueeram join moderator Cathy Thomas (English, UCSB) to discuss their film Does Your House Have Lions, which features a queer household of activists and academics in New Delhi living under the shadow of increasing authoritarianism. They discuss the film’s exploration of different forms of queer intimacy and propose possibilities for resistance against state violence. They also reflect on communal ideas of freedom, ways of building spaces of joy, and incorporating...
Proposition 28: Painting the Future of Arts Education
August 09, 2023 21:00 - 40 minutes - 488 MB VideoMorgan Appel is joined by Pauline Crooks and Russell Sperling to explore the impact of California's Proposition 28 on arts education. They look back on Proposition 13's effects on education and then examine how Proposition 28 aims to revitalize arts education today and the creative economy of the future. Learn about the initiative's purpose, funding allocation, decision-making control, and accountability measures. Series: "Education Channel" [Arts and Music] [Education] [Show ID: 38929]
Sacred and Sublime - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
August 03, 2023 21:00 - 30 minutes - 517 MB VideoThe La Jolla Symphony and Chorus "Sacred and Sublime" concert is conducted by Arian Khaefi, and features Felix Mendelssohn’s gorgeous Violin Concerto, with soloist Ayrton Coehlo Pisco, the Young Artists Competition winner from 2021. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38419]
Brahms: German Requiem
July 06, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 1.18 GB VideoThe La Jolla Symphony and Chorus "Music of the Spheres" concert is conducted by Michael Gerdes, and features Johannes Brahms’ colossal "German Requiem," which may have been inspired by the death of his mother in 1864, a loss which caused him profound grief. This large-scale work for orchestra, chorus, and soprano and baritone soloists is performed in German, a departure from the traditional Latin. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38949]
Echoes of Color - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
July 04, 2023 21:00 - 14 minutes - 241 MB VideoThe La Jolla Symphony and Chorus "Echoes of Color" concert is conducted by Sameer Patel and features the 2021 Brenda and Steven Schick commission "When Echoes Speak," composed by Leon Joseph Littlebird & Max Wolpert, with original themes composed by Leon Joseph Littlebird. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38418]
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
June 07, 2023 21:00 - 32 minutes - 546 MB VideoThe La Jolla Symphony and Chorus Learning to Fly concert is conducted by Music Director Emeritus Steven Schick, and features Stravinsky’s energetic "Firebird Suite," a work whose premiere was so successful it catapulted the composer to international fame. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38946]
Kouyoumdjian: Walking with Ghosts
June 05, 2023 21:00 - 18 minutes - 309 MB VideoThe La Jolla Symphony and Chorus, under the baton of Music Director Emeritus Steven Schick, presents a captivating performance of "Walking with Ghosts" by esteemed composer Mary Kouyoumdjian. This poignant composition showcases Kouyoumdjian's remarkable talent and serves as a testament to her artistic vision. As a UC San Diego alumna, Kouyoumdjian has garnered widespread acclaim for her innovative and evocative works. "Walking with Ghosts" takes listeners on a hauntingly beautiful journey, bl...
Stephenson: An Elemental Music
May 22, 2023 21:00 - 14 minutes - 246 MB VideoThe La Jolla Symphony and Chorus "Music of the Spheres" concert is conducted by Michael Gerdes, and features the world premiere of "An Elemental Music," by composer and Nee Commission winner Alex Stephenson. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38948]
Music of the Spheres - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
May 09, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 1.4 GB VideoThe La Jolla Symphony and Chorus "Music of the Spheres" concert is conducted by Michael Gerdes, and features Johannes Brahms’ colossal "German Requiem," which may have been inspired by the death of his mother in 1864, a loss which caused him profound grief. This large-scale work for orchestra, chorus, and soprano and baritone soloists is performed in German, a departure from the traditional Latin. This concert also features the world premiere of "An Elemental Music," by composer and Nee Commi...
Learning to Fly - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
April 23, 2023 21:00 - 49 minutes - 843 MB VideoThe La Jolla Symphony and Chorus Learning to Fly concert is conducted by Music Director Emeritus Steven Schick, and features UC San Diego alumna and celebrated composer Mary Kouyoumdjian's "Walking with Ghosts," plus Stravinsky’s energetic "Firebird Suite," a work whose premiere was so successful it catapulted the composer to international fame. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38416]
Intersections Presents the Samir Chatterjee Trio
April 10, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 975 MB VideoThis Intersections at Park & Market concert features a delightful performance by world-renowned Samir Chatterjee, a virtuoso tabla player, performing Indian classical music with his trio, featuring Paul Livingstone on sitar and Suman Laha on other Indian stringed instruments. Hosted by UC San Diego and New York-based violinist Yale Strom, one of the world's leading ethnographer-artists of klezmer and Romani music and history. Series: "Arts Channel " [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38741]
Zakir Hussain - 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Arts and Philosophy: Indian Classical Music - Tradition and Beyond (Video)
April 03, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 1.65 GB VideoGrammy award-winning tabla musician Zakir Hussain is the 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Arts and Philosophy. He has opened new possibilities beyond the framework of traditional Indian music in collaboration with artists of other diverse genres worldwide. Dr. Hussain's performance innovations include a unique method of creating melodies on the tabla, originally regarded as a rhythmic instrument of accompaniment. In the process, he has expanded the tabla's possibilities and established it as one ...
Frida: La pintura
March 17, 2023 21:00 - 4 minutes - 50.5 MB VideoDid you know that Frida Kahlo loved to sing? This is an excerpt from a concert featuring her favorite songs from the 1930s and 1940s. The concert is part of the San Diego Opera's world premiere of "El último sueño de Frida y Diego" ("The Last Dream of Frida and Diego") by Grammy Award–winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist Nilo Cruz. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38667]
Frida: El accidente
March 16, 2023 21:00 - 4 minutes - 50.4 MB VideoDid you know that Frida Kahlo loved to sing? This is an excerpt from a concert featuring her favorite songs from the 1930s and 1940s. The concert is part of the San Diego Opera's world premiere of "El último sueño de Frida y Diego" ("The Last Dream of Frida and Diego") by Grammy Award–winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist Nilo Cruz. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38666]
Frida: El amor
March 13, 2023 21:00 - 5 minutes - 68.6 MB VideoDid you know that Frida Kahlo loved to sing? This is an excerpt from a concert featuring her favorite songs from the 1930s and 1940s. The concert is part of the San Diego Opera's world premiere of "El último sueño de Frida y Diego" ("The Last Dream of Frida and Diego") by Grammy Award–winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist Nilo Cruz. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38670]
Frida: Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Calderon
March 13, 2023 21:00 - 3 minutes - 36.9 MB VideoDid you know that Frida Kahlo loved to sing? This is an excerpt from a concert featuring her favorite songs from the 1930s and 1940s. The concert is part of the San Diego Opera's world premiere of "El último sueño de Frida y Diego" ("The Last Dream of Frida and Diego") by Grammy Award–winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist Nilo Cruz. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38664]
Frida: El dolor
March 13, 2023 21:00 - 4 minutes - 53.1 MB VideoDid you know that Frida Kahlo loved to sing? This is an excerpt from a concert featuring her favorite songs from the 1930s and 1940s. The concert is part of the San Diego Opera's world premiere of "El último sueño de Frida y Diego" ("The Last Dream of Frida and Diego") by Grammy Award–winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist Nilo Cruz. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38671]
Frida: Infancia solitaria
March 13, 2023 21:00 - 3 minutes - 36.7 MB VideoDid you know that Frida Kahlo loved to sing? This is an excerpt from a concert featuring her favorite songs from the 1930s and 1940s. The concert is part of the San Diego Opera's world premiere of "El último sueño de Frida y Diego" ("The Last Dream of Frida and Diego") by Grammy Award–winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist Nilo Cruz. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38665]
Frida: Revolucionaria
March 13, 2023 21:00 - 5 minutes - 69 MB VideoDid you know that Frida Kahlo loved to sing? This is an excerpt from a concert featuring her favorite songs from the 1930s and 1940s. The concert is part of the San Diego Opera's world premiere of "El último sueño de Frida y Diego" ("The Last Dream of Frida and Diego") by Grammy Award–winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist Nilo Cruz. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38668]
Frida: Enfermedad
March 13, 2023 21:00 - 3 minutes - 47.9 MB VideoDid you know that Frida Kahlo loved to sing? This is an excerpt from a concert featuring her favorite songs from the 1930s and 1940s. The concert is part of the San Diego Opera's world premiere of "El último sueño de Frida y Diego" ("The Last Dream of Frida and Diego") by Grammy Award–winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist Nilo Cruz. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38672]
Frida: Diego
March 13, 2023 21:00 - 4 minutes - 59.6 MB VideoDid you know that Frida Kahlo loved to sing? This is an excerpt from a concert featuring her favorite songs from the 1930s and 1940s. The concert is part of the San Diego Opera's world premiere of "El último sueño de Frida y Diego" ("The Last Dream of Frida and Diego") by Grammy Award–winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist Nilo Cruz. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38669]
A Conversation with Jazz Trumpeter and Composer Terence Blanchard
March 07, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 1.03 GB VideoOscar-nominated and Grammy-awarded jazz trumpeter and film composer Terence Blanchard sits down with UC San Diego Music Professor Emeritus Cecil Lytle to talk about the world of music, from jazz to opera to composing for movies. He's won five Grammy awards and composed more than 40 film scores, from "Jungle Fever" in 1991 to the 2022 film "The Woman King." The New Orleans native served as artistic director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and premiered his first opera, Champion, in 20...
Frozen Grief - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
March 06, 2023 21:00 - 14 minutes - 249 MB VideoAs part of the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus's Passionate Voices concert, led by guest conductor Jeffrey Malecki, composer Sang Song's new work, "Frozen Grief," is performed with Berk Schneider as trombone soloist. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38674]
Rossini's Stabat Mater - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
March 02, 2023 21:00 - 59 minutes - 1010 MB VideoLa Jolla Symphony and Chorus, led by guest conductor Jeffrey Malecki, performs Gioachino Rossini’s iconic and powerful Stabat Mater, which was performed for the first time as a completed work in 1842 in Paris. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38675]
Passionate Voices - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
February 08, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 1.24 GB VideoLa Jolla Symphony and Chorus, led by guest conductor Jeffrey Malecki, performs Gioachino Rossini’s iconic and powerful Stabat Mater, which was performed for the first time as a completed work in 1842 in Paris. In addition, composer Sang Song, the 2022 Nee Commission winner, premiere's his new work Frozen Grief. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38415]
The World of Artist Hugo Crosthwaite
January 26, 2023 21:00 - 51 minutes - 871 MB VideoTijuana-born artist Hugo Crosthwaite's work combines portraiture, sketching, painting, ceramics, photography and animation to create dense and layered compositions. Working primarily in black and white, Crosthwaite brings characters from allegory and popular media to illustrate the human condition, interacting with the architecture of Tijuana and dreams of the border. His work often elevates the ordinary person to heroic levels showing the trials they endure while surviving in contemporary so...
The Songs of Frida Kahlo
January 02, 2023 21:00 - 56 minutes - 670 MB VideoDid you know that Frida Kahlo loved to sing? This concert features a selection of her favorite songs from the 1930s and 1940s. The concert is part of the San Diego Opera's world premiere of "El último sueño de Frida y Diego" ("The Last Dream of Frida and Diego") by Grammy Award–winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist Nilo Cruz. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38456]
Powerful Nature: Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
December 13, 2022 21:00 - 42 minutes - 719 MB VideoEnjoy this excerpt from La Jolla Symphony and Chorus’ recent presentation of Powerful Nature. Ruben Valenzuela, founder and artistic director of the Bach Collegium, San Diego, guest conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 6, also known as the Pastoral Symphony, so named by the composer himself. This work travels through a series of feelings that evoke scenes to celebrate the beauties of nature. It became popular to many when it was featured in Walt Disney’s 1940 film, “Fantasia” – remember the myth...
Frida and Diego: An Artistic Marriage
December 08, 2022 21:00 - 59 minutes - 664 MB VideoExplore the politics, economics and art in the time of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Gregorio Luke, UC San Diego lecturer, author, specialist in Mexican art and culture and former Director of the Museum of Latin American Art, presents a fascinating portrait of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, including their paintings, photographs and rare film footage. This lecture is part of the San Diego Opera's world premiere of "El último sueño de Frida y Diego" ("The Last Dream of Frida and Diego") by G...
Conversation with Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles
October 11, 2022 21:00 - 41 minutes - 498 MB VideoMariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles prides itself on being the world's first LGBTQ mariachi band. Their tight, energetic, and intricate sound has been honed by the work they've had to do to navigate the typically hypermasculine and heteronormative world of mariachi as gay and trans musicians. The band has performed at numerous gay and transgender pride events as well as in the #SchoolsNotPrisons tour for the California Endowment. They have been featured multiple times on Univision morning shows,...
Conversation with Sallyswag
October 05, 2022 21:00 - 34 minutes - 407 MB VideoSweden is mostly known internationally for being a pop music powerhouse, but they also have an equally vibrant folk and world music scene less well known to the outside world. Sallyswag is a 9-woman band that has taken that scene by storm, weaving together its roots in dance hall, Balkan, R&B, Swedish folk, hip-hop, and afro-beat to create an entirely original sound that's been electrifying audiences since their foundation in 2014. They took home the Newcomer of the Year award at the 2015 Swe...
Conversation with SuddenRush
September 29, 2022 21:00 - 35 minutes - 420 MB VideoThese five siblings got their start playing in various bands in the Vancouver music scene before joining together to form SuddenRush. Their sound is a seamless blend of Hmong sentimental song style and epic country rock, which works so well together it's surprising more people haven't thought to do it. The band had a break-through hit with their song "Mi Noog" in 2007, and has remained popular with Hmong audiences in Canada and the US ever since. Series: "Critically Human" [Humanities] [Arts ...
Conversation with La Santa Cecilia
September 15, 2022 21:00 - 37 minutes - 638 MB VideoThe band La Santa Cecilia, named for the patron saint of music, is dedicated to voicing the experience of a new bicultural generation in the United States. Their music is rooted in their Mexican heritage, but also inspired by traditions of bossa nova, rumba, bolero, tango, jazz, rock, and klezmer. They have made seven albums, and their 2013 release Treinta Días won the Grammy for Best Latin Rock Album (Alternative or Urban). They have also been nominated for two Latin Grammies, and their albu...
Conversation with Photographer Ernie Lowe
September 13, 2022 21:00 - 54 minutes - 653 MB VideoErnie Lowe is a photographer who documented life in the Central Valley of California in the 1960s, with a focus on labor activism among farmworkers. He was mentored by Dorothea Lange and also studied under John Collier, Jr. Lowe’s archive of photos can be found at the UC Merced Library, which has made them available online through Calisphere. Series: "Critically Human" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38289]
Conversation with LADAMA
September 08, 2022 21:00 - 33 minutes - 400 MB VideoLADAMA is a group of four women, virtuosic musicians, and educators— Lara Klaus, Daniela Serna, Mafer Bandola and Sara Lucas— from different countries and cultures of the Americas, who are sisters in song, rhythm and spirit. Harnessing music from their respective countries of origin, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, and the United States, the group utilizes traditional and non-traditional instruments from across the Americas, but with a modern twist to produce Latin Alternative music. Series: "Cr...
Conversation with Filmmaker Paul Espinosa
September 07, 2022 21:00 - 33 minutes - 400 MB VideoPaul Espinosa, an award-winning filmmaker and producer, is the President/CEO of Espinosa Productions, specializing in films focused on the U.S.-Mexico border region. He has been involved with producing films for over 35 years and is professor emeritus in the School of Transborder Studies at Arizona State University. He has worked with public television stations in San Diego and Dallas as a Senior Producer and Executive Producer and has produced, directed, written and hosted numerous programs ...