ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS EXHIBITION TRACES CITY ARTIST'S CAREER.VALENCIA - A survey of the career of a highly regarded artist, teacher and innovator, ``Emerson Woelffer: A Solo Flight'' is a tribute to the Los Angeles-based abstract expressionist that spans six decades. Conceived by former student and longtime friend Ed Ruscha, the curator, the exhibition features more than 50 works from throughout Woelffer's career and will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 18 at the California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts known as CalArts U.S. private institution of higher learning in Valencia. Created in 1961 through the merger of two other art institutes, it was the first in the U.S. Gallery at REDCAT, 631 W. 2nd St., Los Angeles. Woelffer began teaching painting at the Chouinard Art Institute The Chouinard Art Institute was a professional art school founded in 1921 in Los Angeles, California by Nelbert Murphy Chouinard (1879-1969). Born in Montevideo, Minnesota, Chouinard studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York and in Munich, Germany. in 1959 and moved to Valencia when Chouinard was incorporated into CalArts. His innovative combination of surrealism and gestural improvisation set Woelffer apart, inspiring the respect of peers such as Robert Motherwell, who considered him one of the heavyweights of abstract expressionism. For reservations for the afternoon reception, call Walter Zooi at (213) 503-2300. - Daily News Dance team set for halftime show VALENCIA - The Santa Clarita STARS junior national dance team will perform at the College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. football halftime show today. The 77-member team will be performing its entire routine, featuring a dance to several new tunes. The prestigious STARS Showteam continues to make a difference in the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. by participating in community events. The girls will help Santa make his arrival in Santa Clarita on Nov. 21 at Valencia Town Center, where they will dance and ring in the holidays in the annual parade. The Showteam is made up of girls from 6 to 18 years old from all over the Santa Clarita Valley. For information, call (661) 251-7460. - Daily News Concert to feature new music pieces VALENCIA - Noted multi-instrumentalist, composer, improviser and music school faculty member Wadada Leo Smith This article is about the jazz musician. For the sculptor, see Leo Smith. Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith (18 December 1941 in Leland, Mississippi) is a trumpeter and composer working primarily in the fields of avant-garde jazz and free improvisation. will lead an ``Evening of Creative Music and Dance'' at 8 p.m. Friday in the Roy O. Disney Roy Oliver Disney (June 24, 1893–December 20, 1971, aged 78) was, with his younger brother Walt Disney, co-founder of what is now The Walt Disney Company. Roy served as the company's chief executive officer (1929–1971)-though title name wasn't given until 1968-, Music Hall at California Institute of the Arts. The concert will feature the world premieres of five new works. Two will be performed by the 12-member Silver Orchestra and three will be played by the smaller ensemble N'Da Kulture. Smith's concept of creative music-making refers to music rooted in structured improvisation and influenced by various world music cultures. Performers will include Smith (trumpet, fluegelhorn, mbira mbira or thumb piano African musical instrument consisting of a set of tuned metal or bamboo tongues attached to a board or resonator. The tongues are depressed and released with the thumbs and fingers to produce melodies and song accompaniments. , nokhan, flute, voice); CalArts alumni Harris Eisenstadt (drums, percussion); Ronit Kirchman (violin, voice); Motoko Honda (piano); Fawntice McCain (flute); and David Philipson (bansuri The bansuri (Hindi: बांसुरी) is a transverse alto flute of India, made of a single length of bamboo with six or seven open finger holes. ). Guest artists will be Karen Elaine Bakunin (viola); William Roper (tuba); and music school dean David Rosenboom (piano). Collaborating with N'Da Kulture on two of its three pieces will be Butoh Butoh (舞踏 butō) dance artist Oguri and contemporary choreographer, dancer and CalArts alumna Qi Zhang. Admission is free. For information, call (661) 255-1050. - Daily News |
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