Dear Friends and Patrons,
please take note of these four Goethe-Institut Los Angeles events coming up next week:
Who pays for the Muse?
Funding Culture in the U.S. and Germany
Roundtable discussion
Montag, October 29th 2007, 7:00 p.m.
This
year, the German taxpayers are supporting cultural events and
institutions with $11.2 billion, which makes it a whopping $152 for
each and every German citizen.
Berlin is leading the pack, spending
$214 per citizen, followed by the states of Saxony, Bremen and Hamburg.
By comparison, France spends $241 and Austria $243 per citizen per year.
The
German and European philosophy and tradition of state-supported culture
can not be applied to the U.S., where taxpayers routinely have been
asked to finance only about 10% of the overall cultural spending, while
90% ($ 12.1 billion) are being raised through grants, and private and
corporate sponsors and foundations.
Join us to sort out the pros and cons of public cultural funding and
learn, how the sister cities, Los Angeles and Berlin are getting the
job done.
Participants:
Stephanie Barron / Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Olga Garay / Cultural Affairs Dept. City of Los Angeles
Barbara Kisseler / Berlin Senate
Claire Peeps/ Durfee Foundation
Rolf-Dieter Schnelle/ German Foreign Office, Director for Culture and Education
This event is sponsored by the Department for Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles.
Goethe-Institut Los Angeles,
5750 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 100, Los Angeles,
CA 90036
Free Admission
Reception following the discussion
Info & RSVP: +1 323 5253388
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Club Swap
Wednesday, October 31st 2007, 10pm-2am
As
a successful DJ, promoter and host of his own club named RIO, Conny
Opper is one of the most important figures of the Berlin underground
night-clubbing scene.
A household name and visionary, he is as
well connected in Berlin, as in the international music scene, bringing
together all sorts of people and helping new ideas to grow within the
open-minded setting of his club RIO, that serves as a creative platform
and a melting pot for visuals, DJs, live music, fashion, media and art.
Having a flair for the newest trends, he supports cutting-edge music of
well-known artists and lesser-known fresh faces.
DJ COOP has played in almost every club in Berlin as well as internationally and throughout Germany.
Ages 21+
Admission $ 6.-
Club Transistor
Grandstar Chinatown
943 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Film Comedy Night! Double Feature!
Thursday, November 1st 2007, 7:00p.m.
Late Bloomers
Dir. Bettina Oberli, 2006, 86 min., color, Swiss-German with Engl. Subtitles
Since the death of her husband, 80-year-old Martha has lost her zest for life.
Her
girlfriends are concerned about her, but it took Lisi (who spent time
in America!) to push Martha into realizing her long-held dream to open
a lingerie boutique.
The “scandalous” news turns little sleepy
town Trub upside down … With 400,000 tickets sold hilarious and
charming “Late Bloomers” was one of the most successful 2006 Swiss
releases.
Late Bloomers is the Swiss entry for the 2008 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film.
Crazy Love Crazy
Dir. Peter Luisi, 2004, 91 min, color, Swiss-German w/Engl. subtitles
This
hilariously funny comedy tells the story of an Argentinian biology
student in love with young actress Mercedes, but cluesless as how to
win her heart.
When a series of misunderstandings puts him in the
hot seat as a famous filmmaker, Miro grabs his chance to shoot a film
with his beloved.
This screening was sponsored by Peter Luisi.
In collaboration with the Swiss Consulate General
Goethe-Institut Los Angeles,
5750 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 100,
Los Angeles CA 90036
Tickets: $5.00
Info +1 323 5253388
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Concert
Thurs. Nov 1st to Sat. Nov. 3rd 2007, 8:30 pm
Bhagwati’s
boundary-defying stage, chamber and multimedia works have been
performed at major venues in Europe and Asia for nearly two decades.
At
once sweeping in scope and finespun in its intricacies, this astounding
new work by Indian-German composer Sandeep Bhagwati is a full-evening
structured improvisation that brings together a head-spinning array of
music practices from different parts of the world--all working to
conjure a new and unabashedly polyglot musical culture.
Dispersed across the theater into small groups, a 30-member CalArts
ensemble led by trombone virtuoso Mike Svoboda performs the piece on
conventional Western instruments, shakuhachi, sarode, tabla, tarang,
gamelan metallophones and Ewe drums.
Text, electronic processing
and lighting effects add even more texture to this enveloping
theatrical performance staged by director Chi-Wang Yang.
“Sandeep Bhagwati produces the most lyrical musical environment
for a deep meditation about musicmaking itself... Beautiful,
haunting..." Edinburgh Guide
Presented by the Center for New Performance at CalArts and the CalArts New Century Players
In part supported by the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles
REDCAT at Disney Hall,
631 West 2nd Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90012 Tickets.
$25 / reduced for Students and CalArts Alumni
Tickets: +1 213 2372800
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