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July 11, 2009 |
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Saturdays off the 405: Mas Exitos
Saturday July 11, 2009
6 pm - 9 pm
Museum Courtyard, Getty Center
Mas Exitos brings their semi-monthly international music event to the Getty! The DJ collective take you from the Andes of Peru to the streets of Mexico City to the East Side of Los Angeles. The local band Domingo Siete also explores the traditional with a twist, delivering Latin music with a sophisticated Los Angeles feel.
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July 25, 2009 |
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Saturdays Off the 405: DJ Cut Chemist and We Are the World
Saturday July 25, 2009
6 pm - 9 pm
Museum Courtyard, Getty Center
World reknowned DJ Cut Chemist will take the stage creating an audio visual presentation featuring vocalist Hymnal and VJ Pimpadelic Wonderland from the Cinefamily. The evening will begin with We Are the World, an engaging dance-collective-performance-group-avante-garde-band.
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August 8, 2009 |
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Saturdays Off the 405: The Dodos and DJ Turquoise Temple
Saturday August 8, 2009
6 pm - 9 pm
Museum Courtyard, Getty Center
The Dodos create an energetic sound with guitar and drums—music that perfectly complements a summer night outdoors at Saturdays Off the 405. The band features the acoustic artistry of Meric Long and drummer Logan Kroeber, who came out of progressive metal. Sets from DJ Turquoise Temple complement the night.
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September 13, 2009 |
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Gordon Getty Concert: Les Paladins presents French Baroque Heroes
Sunday September 13, 2009
3 pm
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
Exploring a famous time in its nation's history, Les Paladins brings the magnificence of French Baroque music to life with works by the greatest composers of the period, from Couperin to Lully, Charpentier to Rameau. French Baroque Heroes marries exquisite music with its rightful place in history, bringing the past into the present to complement the exhibition Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution. Tickets $20; $15 students/seniors.
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July 25, 2009 |
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Master of Myth, Magic and Monsters Film Series: Jason and the Argonauts
Saturday July 25, 2009
11 am
Auditorium, Getty Villa
This classic 1963 cinema fantasy follows the Greek hero JasonŐs voyage to Colchis (site of the ancient capitol of Vani) and the quest for the Golden Fleece. Produced by special effects master Ray Harryhausen, the film features several of his most groundbreaking visual sequences, still widely considered to be among the greatest achievements of motion picture special effects. Free admission; tickets required.
(Note: Film includes some partial mythological nudity and epic hero violence.)
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July 26, 2009 |
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Master of Myth, Magic and Monsters Film Series: Clash of the Titans
Sunday July 26, 2009
11 am
Auditorium, Getty Villa
Produced by special effects master Ray Harryhausen, this 1981 "kitsch classic" introduced to audiences a very young and scantily-clad Harry Hamlin as the half-mortal hero Perseus. The film features some of Harryhausen's most memorable monsters and creatures (including Pegesus, the flying horse of the gods, and the fatal Medusa) and an unrivaled constellation of British and American stars in cameo roles. Free admission; tickets required.
(Note: Film includes some partial mythological nudity and epic hero violence.)
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September 3, 2009 |
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Aristophanes' Peace Preview
Thursday September 3, 2009September 3 - September 5, 2009
8 pm
The Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Theater, Getty Villa
While ancient Athens is mired in war, a band of rustic patriots plot a daring mission to Mount Olympus to seek the Goddess Peace. The comic heroes of Culture Clash and guest director Bill Rauch invoke the revolutionary spirit of Aristophanes in freely adapting his zany and visionary utopian escapade for the Getty Villa. Tickets $42; $36 students/seniors. Previews $20.
Please be advised that this play contains bawdy humor and is not suitable for children.
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September 10, 2009 |
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Aristophanes' Peace
Thursdays - Saturdays September 10 - October 3, 2009
8 pm
The Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Theater, Getty Villa
While ancient Athens is mired in war, a band of rustic patriots plot a daring mission to Mount Olympus to seek the Goddess Peace. The comic heroes of Culture Clash and guest director Bill Rauch invoke the revolutionary spirit of Aristophanes in freely adapting his zany and visionary utopian escapade for the Getty Villa. Tickets $42; $36 students/seniors. Previews $20.
Please be advised that this play contains bawdy humor and is not suitable for children.
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October 3, 2009 |
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Peace Talk: A Conversation with Culture Clash and John Glore
Saturday October 3, 2009
2 pm
Auditorium, Getty Villa
Join the creative team behind the Getty Villa's staging of Aristophanes' Peace for a conversation about the production, their zany adaptation of this utopian fantasy, and their continuing fascination with Aristophanes and his works.
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