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Performances
Honduran Garifuna Dance Party!
Aurelio presented by YBCA
December 4, 2016
Aurelio, a torchbearer of the Garifuna musical tradition, marries the music and the movements of his Caribbean coastal culture.
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The Poet of Havana
Carlos Varela presented by YBCA
December 3, 2016
Legendary Cuban nueva trova singer-songwriter Carlos Varela, showcases a musical style that developed in post-revolutionary Cuba.
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Edward Simon and Ensemble Venezuela
Presented by YBCA
December 2, 2016
Pianist and composer Edward Simon leads Ensemble Venezuela in creating and showcasing underrepresented Venezuelan music.
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I Am Home: A Musical Reflection on Love, Migration and Identity
Diana Gameros presented by YBCA
December 1, 2016
Diana Gameros presents an evening of Latin-influenced indie-pop, folk, jazz, and orchestral music.
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SF Sonido Fest
Presented by YBCA
December 1–4, 2016
A four-day music festival featuring a rich diversity of Latin American & Caribbean singer-songwriters.
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Retribution
Tanya Tagaq presented by YBCA
November 18, 2016
A complex, exhilarating, howling protest that links lack of respect for women’s rights to lack of respect for the planet, to lack of respect for Indigenous rights.
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/pe-LO-tah/
Marc Bamuthi Joseph presented by YBCA
November 18–20, 2016
/peh-LO-tah/ links culture and sport to the complexities of soccer as a conduit for both global joy and global corruption.
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In Concert with Nanook of The North
Tanya Tagaq presented by YBCA
November 17, 2016
Tanya Tagaq’s intense, evocative vocalizations, based on Inuit throat singing traditions, help reclaim the controversial 1922 film “Nanook of the North.”
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This Was Made Here: A Diasporic Odyssey
Meklit presented by YBCA
May 19–21, 2016
This performance teases the senses weaving American jazz and traditional Ethiopian rhythms.
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Luciano Chessa
Presented by YBCA
April 30, 2016
A retrospective self-portrait by the internationally renowned artist Luciano Chessa.
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The Unlearning
Theresa Wong presented by YBCA
April 29, 2016
This work questions whether war is a cycle that repeats itself or if it can be broken through deeper individual unlearning and learning.
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The Crossing
Edward Schocker and the Crossing Ensemble presented by YBCA
April 29, 2016
A performance that invites audiences to physically experience sound.
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Memory Trace
Pamela Z presented by YBCA
April 28, 2016
An exploration of the concept of memory inspired by her late mother’s affair with memory loss.
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echo::system–treadmill dreamtime running in place
Grisha Coleman presented by YBCA
April 15–17, 2016
A full sensory experience, the work inspires a significant perspective shift in how we interact with our environment.
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Analogy/Dora: Tramontane
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company presented by YBCA
March 10–13, 2016
A meditation on perseverance, resourcefulness, and resilience while suggesting the amorphous nature of memory.
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The Odyssey–from Vietnam to America
Vân-Ánh Võ presented by YBCA
January 22–23, 2016
The Odyssey–from Vietnam to America explores the personal and spiritual journeys of the Boat People.
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