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2017-2018 SEASON

THE SEASON

PRESENTATIONS
August 12: Raiford Rogers Modern Ballet
October 7: Bodytraffic
October 14: Jad Abumrad
November 11: Eddie Palmieri
December 1: Aaron Neville Duo
December 9 & 10: The Nutcracker
January 20: Yemen Blues
February 3: Peking Acrobats
Febraury 18: Noa
April 21: Los Lonely Boys
April 28: Ethan Russell
June 2: John Waters

EXHIBITIONS
September 9 - January 14: Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA

How To Read El Pato Pascual: Latin America’s Disney and Disney’s Latin America

February 3 - April 14: Robert Hudson

Works: 1968-1971

April 28 - May 26: Ethan Russell

The Best Seat In The House

LUCKMANPLUS
September 27: Dance & Dialogue
October 4: World Arts Day
January 24: Arts & Ideas
May 10: Global Arts Fest

FILM SCREENINGS
November 10: Stratford Festival’s Hamlet
January 24: Dance Film Festival
February 9: Stratford Festival’s Macbeth
March 6 & 7 : Festinema French Youth Film Festival
April 6: Stratford Festival’s King Lear





WELCOME

Welcome to the Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA!

A strong focus on the arts is an integral part of any thriving community –
especially one as multifaceted as ours. The arts have the power to inspire,
give hope, open minds, foster progress, and save lives.

I believe that the arts are essential for a healthy society to grow and I
am committed to providing an accessible and diverse resource for the
professional arts to Cal State LA’s campus and to our extended community.
Through ourLuckmanPlus engagement programs that feature exceptionally
talented international and local artists, we invite audiences to connect with
the arts in a more personal manner.

Being an integral part of the community is important to us and I am proud
to be at the helm of such a vitally important service to you. I would like to
thank Cal State LA President William A. Covino, the campus community,
our partners and sponsors, and the Luckman staff for their generous
support.

This season’s artists will be intriguing, exciting, and memorable. It is my
hope that you discover yourself in the arts, and that you discover yourself
at the Luckman.

Wendy A. Baker
Executive Director
The Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA

RAIFORD ROGERS

Modern Ballet

The Luckman Theatre
Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 8:00 PM

$40 | $50 | $60

Raiford Rogers Modern Ballet comes to the Luckman Theatre with the
Jacaranda Chamber Orchestra in the world premiere ballet Joshua Tree
Symphony by Czech composer Zbynek Mateju. Raiford Rogers founded
his dance company in 1982 and, as a choreographer, has created over 40
ballets. His works have been performed throughout the U.S., Europe, and
Latin America. Rogers was twice awarded the National Endowment for the
Arts Choreographer Fellowship.

Joshua Tree Symphony is the second ballet from Mateju and Rogers. A
tour to the Czech Republic is planned for 2018 including a performance
at the prestigious international festival Forum: Hradec Kralove with full
orchestra, and at the National Theatre in Prague. Igor Stravinsky’s Concerto
in D for Strings and Zbynek Mateju’s Still Life will complete the program.

Zbynek Mateju is one of the most prolific Czech composers of his
generation, known mainly for his collaborative works in ballet, opera,
and film. His extensive repertoire includes major works for orchestra
and chamber music. Mateju is the recipient of numerous international
honors for composition including the UNESCO Prize, the Donauballet
International Composers’ Competition, and the Prix Radio Bohemia.

Media Partner:



PST: LA/LA

How To Read El Pato Pascual:

Disney’s Latin America and Latin America’s Disney

The Luckman Gallery
September 9, 2017 - Janaury 14, 2018

Opening reception: September 10, 2017, 4:00-6:00 PM

How to Read El Pato Pascual: Disney’s Latin America and Latin America’s
Disney is an attempt to engage with the idea that there are no clean
boundaries in art, culture, and geography, and to deconstruct how such
notions are formed and disputed. For over 75 years, the Walt Disney
Company has continuously looked to Latin America for content, narratives,
and characters, beginning with Donald Duck’s first role in the Mexican-
themed Don Donald (1937). Like any other cultural force or mythology in
Latin America, Disney imagery has been quickly reinterpreted, assimilated,
adapted, cannibalized, and subverted in popular culture and the fine arts.

Spanning painting, photography, graphic work, drawing, sculpture, and
video, as well as folk art and vernacular objects, joint exhibitions at the
Luckman and at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler
House explore this history and the ways Latin American artists have
responded to, played with, re-appropriated, and misappropriated Disney
iconography.

Gallery Hours
Monday-Thursday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM



DANCE & DIALOGUE

Dance as communication

The Luckman Complex
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Wednesday, October 4, 2017
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Dance & Dialogue series at the Luckman is a program that allows teens
from all over the city with a shared interest in dance to come together and
connect. This program is an opportunity for students to put dance in a
context beyond performance-based skills alone. It is a chance to appreciate
the expression of emotional honesty through movement, and so to grow
as an individual.
Life skills workshops, one of the various sessions throughout the day, are
modeled after the Native American communion circles and encourage
participants to approach dance from a new perspective and to gain
empathetic understanding.
Participation in Dance & Dialogue requires pre-registration.
To find out more about how you can take part, please contact us via email at
[email protected].

A LUCKMANPLUS EVENT



WORLD ARTS DAY

West Africa & India

The Luckman Complex
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Wednesday, October 4, 2017
12:00 PM- 4:00 PM

World Arts Day is designed to give the community an opportunity to
experience and interact with various art forms from around the world.

This year, we celebrate the music, dance, and visual art traditions of West
Africa and India. From Senegalese drumming to Bollywood dancing,
participants will be immersed in a day of cultural discovery.

All activities are hands-on and interactive. We encourage people of all ages
to take part and learn more about different cultures that make our city,
country, and world beautiful.

Scheduled workshops include:

Senegalese drumming and dancing
Malian mask making
Indian henna art

Gambian jewelry making
Indian rangoli sand art
Bollywood dance class

Event Partner: A LUCKMANPLUS EVENT



BODYTRAFFIC

Invention, attitude, & urban edge

The Luckman Theatre
Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 8:00 PM

$30 | $40 | $50

Experience one the world’s most cutting-edge contemporary dance groups,
with their warm energy, athleticism, and eye toward aesthetic innovation
as they showcase works that uniquely reflect the diverse landscape of Los
Angeles, where they are based.

This exciting ensemble comes to the Luckman with their celebrated works
The Green Bride Floated Through The Village Square by Barak Marshall,
Once Again, Before You Go by Victor Quijada, and Death Defying Dances
by Arthur Pita.

BODYTRAFFIC is helping establish Los Angeles as a major center for
contemporary dance. Founded in 2007 by Juilliard alums Lillian Barbeito
and Tina Finkelman Berkett, the company has surged to the forefront of
the dance world. Named “the company of the future” by the Joyce Theater
Foundation, Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” and Best of Culture by the Los
Angeles Times, BODYTRAFFIC is already internationally recognized for
their high quality of work and their dancers’ abilities to fulfill the distinct
tenor of each movement language they employ. BODYTRAFFIC’s ever-
growing repertory represents many distinctive choreographic voices that
are accessible, challenging, versatile, and inspiring.

Media Partner:



JAD ABUMRAD

Gut Churn

The Luckman Theatre
Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 8:00 PM

$30 | $40 | $50

Jad Abumrad, the host and creator of Radiolab, which reaches roughly
two million people per month, makes his debut at the Luckman Fine Arts
Complex at Cal State LA with his new program, Gut Churn. The evening
begins with two simple questions: What does it mean to “innovate?” How
does it feel to make something new in the world? On one level, it’s the
personal story of how Abumrad invented a new aesthetic. On another, it is
a clinic in the art of storytelling. And on a more profound level, the journey
is the result of a three-year investigation into the science, philosophy, and
art of uncertainty, which all began with the two words that are the title of
this presentation: gut churn. What use do negative feelings have during
the creative process? Do those feelings get in the way, or do they propel
us forward?

Abumrad has been called a “master of the radio craft” for his unique
ability to combine cutting edge sound-design, cinematic storytelling, and a
personal approach to explaining complex topics, from the stochasticity of
tumor cells to the mathematics of morality.

Jad Abumrad studied creative writing and music composition at Oberlin
College in Ohio. He composes much of the music for Radiolab, and in the
past has composed music for film, theater, and dance. In 2011, Radiolab
received a Peabody Award, the highest honor in broadcasting, and Jad
received the prestigious MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship.

Media Partner:



HAMLET

Stratford Festival Film Screening

The Luckman Theatre
Friday, November 10, 2017

2:00 PM

Filmed live on stage at the Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada as part of
the Stratford Festival HD Series.

A ghostly visitor with a shocking secret, a daughter devastated by loss, a
deadly duel, and the most famous question in all of drama: Shakespeare’s
iconic tragedy will hold you spellbound. Jonathan Goad is witty and
courageous in the title role, as well as being deeply human. The film excites
and surprises at every turn, with a cast of some of the world’s finest classical
actors bringing to life the most intense and heart-breaking relationships
the stage has ever seen.

Canada, 2016, 1 hour 56 minutes
Directed by Antoni Cimolino (stage), Shelagh O’Brien (screen)

Jonathan Goad as Hamlet
Seana McKenna as Gertrude
Geraint Wyn Davies as Claudius

Tim Campbell as Horatio
Adrienne Gould as Ophelia
Thomas Olajide as Voltemand

Mike Shara as Laertes

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EDDIE PALMIERI

Eddie at 80

The Luckman Theatre
Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 8:00 PM

$30 | $40 | $50

Celebrating his 80th year, 10-time Grammy Award-winner and National
Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, Eddie Palmieri hosts a party for the
ages featuring some of the finest musicians around. With an exceptionally
accomplished and prolific body of work, Palmieri remains an engaging
innovator and a joyful unifier whose ideas explode from the stage with
kinetic energy.

Regarded as one of the top pianists of the past 60 years, Palmieri is a
celebrated bandleader, arranger, and titan of salsa and Latin jazz. By
skillfully fusing the rhythms of Puerto Rico with the melodic and harmonic
complexity of his jazz influences (Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, and
McCoy Tyner, to name a few) Palmieri has established himself as a musical
innovator whose work is both bold and downright danceable.

Palmieri has received numerous honors: Eubie Blake Award (1991); Most
Exciting Latin Performance, presented by the BBC in London (2002); Yale
University’s Chubb Fellowship, usually reserved for international heads of
state, but given to Palmieri in recognition of his work building communities
through music (2002); Harlem Renaissance Award (2005); Jay McShann
Lifetime Achievement Award (2008), and an induction into the Oklahoma
Jazz Hall of Fame (2008).

Media Partner:



AARON NEVILLE

The Aaron Neville Duo

The Luckman Theatre
Friday, December 1, 2017 at 8:00 PM

$30 | $40 | $50

One of the most inspirational and distinctive voices in music today, Aaron
Neville is a master of many styles. The audience can expect to hear doo-
wop and gospel from his recent albums, as well as blues, jazz, soul, pop,
country, and even reggae. It is a playlist that reprises and celebrates one of
the greatest success stories in American music.

During his career, which spans more than 50 years, he has been nominated
for 12 Grammy Awards and won four times in the categories of gospel,
country, and pop. His albums have consistently topped the charts, earning
him four platinum records and multiple #1 hits.

In 1993, Rolling Stone Magazine’s critics’ poll named him the best male
singer in the world. Neville was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of
Fame in 2010.

Aaron Neville will perform on the Luckman stage and connect with the
audience to share inspirational stories about his family and the influences
that shaped his life.

This rare and intimate performance is certain to be a memorable evening
of music that transcends the traditional boundaries of genres.

Media Partner:



THE NUTCRACKER

Marat Daukayev Ballet

The Luckman Theatre
Saturday, December 9, 2017

2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Sunday, December 10, 2017

11:30 AM & 4:30 PM

The Marat Daukayev Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker features
dancers whose artistry and poise belie their young ages. This full-length
ballet complete with battling mice and soldiers, an enchanting snowy
forest, and Tchaikovsky’s beloved score is an audience favorite.

With more than 150 dancers and 500 costumes, acclaimed former Kirov
ballet star Marat Daukayev dances the role of Drosselmeyer alongside
his amazingly accomplished students in this iconic and magically festive
holiday classic.

Marat Daukayev received his professional training at the Vaganova and
Perm Ballet Schools. During his 20 year career, he danced the leading
male roles in the complete repertoire of classical ballets with numerous
international ballet companies. He has also performed in both film and
television. St. Petersburg audiences loved him for the brilliant technique
and exceptional dramatic ability that he brought to his roles. Daukayev
founded his ballet academy in 2001.

Media Partner:



YEMEN BLUES

Israel’s world fusion ensemble

The Luckman Theatre
Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 8:00 PM

$30 | $40 | $50

Ravid Kahalani leads this roaring group of improvising brass, string, and
percussion players. Yemen Blues’ intoxicating music merges West African
rhythms and ancient Jewish Yemeni melodies with mambo and funk
to help you feel a connection to places you may have never visited. The
group paints a musical canvas printed with deep laments and jubilations.
From rasping vocals that tear open the heavens to instrumentations that
interweave in a harmonious dance that is complex and resolutely modern,
their music is evocative and poignant.

From the start, Yemen Blues created an original sound that became a new
language in contemporarymusic. In addition to Kahalani, the group includes
core members Rony Iwryn, Itamar Doari, and Shanir Blumenkranz. Each
member comes from a different background and brings their own unique
sounds and arrangements to the compositions. The result of this amazing
group is a powerful energy they like to call “New Age Culture Music.”

The group has been making huge waves as of late, appearing in Paste
Magazine’s list of “10 International Acts to Watch” and performing a
captivating, star-making set at globalFEST, the most prestigious world
music festival in the United States.

Media Partner:



DANCE FILM FEST

A celebration of dance on film

The Luckman Intimate Theatre
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

A celebration of the best in recent cinematic triumphs that focus on the art
of dance.

Pina
Germany, 2011, 1 hour 43 minutes

Directed by Wim Wenders

First Position
USA, 2011, 1 hour 35 minutes
Directed by Bess Kargman

STEP
USA, 2011, 1 hour 23 minutes
Directed by Amanda Lipitz

Dancing Across Borders
USA, 2010, 1 hour 28 minutes

Directed by Anne Bass

Dancing in Jaffa
Israel, 2013, 1 hour 30 minutes

Directed by Hilla Medalia

Visit luckmanarts.org/film for showtimes



ARTS & IDEAS

A world of artistic exploration

The Luckman Complex
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Arts & Ideas is a cultural engagement program that promotes creativity
through interactive application of artistic processes. We bring people
together from surrounding communities to share different perspectives
during these dynamic exchanges.

Through film, dance, and visual art workshops we offer participants the
opportunity to engage with the arts on visual, auditory, and kinesthetic
levels. Imagination sparks creativity and creativity births art; one of the
distinct endeavors unique to the human race. Our mission is to fulfill the
minds of our community members creatively and give them a platform for
success in the future.

Scheduled workshops include:

Silk screening
Indigenous basket weaving

Poetry writing sessions
Watercolor technique

Paper mache
Block printing
Slam poetry open mic

Media Partner: A LUCKMANPLUS EVENT



ROBERT HUDSON

Works: 1968-1971

The Luckman Gallery
February 3, 2018 - April 14, 2018

Opening reception: February 3, 2018, 6:00-8:00 PM

Robert Hudson has been a force in the art world for more than 50 years.
Uncharacteristic of the complex, illusionistic, polychrome constructions
for which he is best known, the historic body of minimalist work on view
at the Luckman demonstrates his broad artistic range.

While an Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley, Hudson was given access to
a nearby government surplus yard. The facility was stocked with every
imaginable object: massive convex mirrors from ships, thick discs of
glass, navigation devices, beautifully machined equipment parts, steel eye
beams, aluminum tubing, sheets of stainless steel, squares of black rubber,
and slabs of magnesium. He worked alone at the UC metal shop, crafting
the sculptures by hand. The yard became his main source of material from
1968 to 1971.

His work is included as part of the collections in The National Gallery of
Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Hirshhorn Museum
and Sculpture Garden in Washington DC; the de Young Museum and the
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco; the Art Institute
of Chicago; the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston; the Whitney Museum
of American Art and The Museum of Modern Art in New York; the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and the
Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Gallery Hours
Monday-Thursday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM



PEKING ACROBATS

China’s premier acrobat troupe

The Luckman Theatre
Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 8:00 PM

$30 | $40 | $50

Coming to the Luckman stage for the first time are the Peking Acrobats.
The talented ensemble is world-renowned for their daring maneuvers,
trick-cycling, precision tumbling, somersaulting, and gymnastics. They
defy gravity with amazing displays of flexibility, contortion, and control.
They push the envelope of human possibility with astonishing juggling
dexterity and incredible balancing feats.

Records of these acrobatic acts can be found as early as the Ch’in Dynasty
(221 B.C. - 207 B.C.) and Chinese acrobats through the ages have continued
to perfect what has become an evolving folk art form.

The Peking Acrobats set the Guinness World Record for the human chair
stack when they astounded audiences with their bravery and dexterity as
they balanced six people precariously atop six chairs 21 feet up in the air
without safety lines.

A performance by the Peking Acrobats brings with it the opportunity to
view the epitome of a rich and ancient folk art tradition, highlighted by
today’s technology melding the ancient and traditional with the modern
wonders of the 21st Century.

Media Partner:



MACBETH

Stratford Festival Film Screening

The Luckman Theatre
Friday, February 9, 2018

2:00 PM

Filmed live on stage at the Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada as part of
the Stratford Festival HD Series.

Surrender to a haunting story of ambition and its dark consequences as
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches
that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and
spurred to action by his wife, the two conspire to seize the throne.

Canada, 2017, 2 hours 51 minutes
Directed by Antoni Cimolino (stage), Shelagh O’Brien (screen)

Ian Lake as Macbeth
Krystin Pellerin as Lady Macbeth

Scott Wentworth as Banquo
Michael Blake as Macduff
Sarah Afful as Lady Macduff
Antoine yared as Malcom
Tim Campbell as Angus
Brigit Wilson as First Witch

Diedre Gilalrd-Rowlings as Second Witch
Lanise Antoine Shelley as Third Witch

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NOA

Achinoam Nini

The Luckman Theatre
Sunday, February 18, 2018 at 7:00 PM

$30 | $40 | $50

Achinoam Nini, known internationally as Noa, makes a rare concert
appearance on the Luckman stage showcasing her most popular songs
from her 26-year recording career, spanning 15 international albums,
and several domestic Israeli releases, including her latest recording, Love
Medicine. The selections will be sung in English, Hebrew, and Arabic.

Noa is one of Israel’s leading singer-songwriters, having shared the stage
with superstars such as Sting, Pat Metheny, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder,
Andrea Bocelli, and many more. Noa wrote lyrics to and recorded the
hugely successful theme song for the 1998 Academy Award-winning film
“Life Is Beautiful” starring Roberto Benigni. She sings in six languages and
has collaborated with symphony orchestras around the world.

Along with her musical accolades, Noa is active on the public board of the
Um El Fahem Museum of Art, the Arava Desert Institute, the Polyphony
Music project of Nazareth, and the New Israel Fund. She is also involved
in the Israel Peace Initiative, Yalla Young Leaders, and IsraAid. Noa has also
been given the honorary title of Cavalleria de la República Italiana by Italy’s
former President Napolitano, and among her many accolades is the Crystal
Award by the World Economic Forum, where she was also chosen a Global
Leader of Tomorrow.

Media Partner:



FESTINEMA

French Youth Film Festival

The Luckman Intimate Theatre
Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Wednesday, March 7, 2018
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

To celebrate the Francophonie Festival, the Luckman will host the Alliance
Française’s Festinema Junior French Youth Film Festival. Inspired by a
program developed in France by the Ministry of Education in order to
discover, understand, and promote an appreciation for cinema.
The Festinema program aims to introduce young audiences to world
cinema and international culture, integrate film as a learning tool, offer a
chance to see a foreign language film, and to teach young people to think
critically through film analysis. This unique program offers students of all
ages and backgrounds the opportunity expand their international horizons.
The Institut Français, the Fondation Alliance Française, the French Cultural
Services of the Embassy of France, the Délégation Générale of the Alliance
Française in the US, TV5 Monde, Kids Trail are the sponsors of this festival.
Film selections will be announced in February.

Alliance Française de Pasadena
French Cultural Center and Language School

Visit luckmanarts.org/film for showtimes



KING LEAR

Stratford Festival Film Screening

The Luckman Theatre
Friday, April 6, 2018

2:00 PM

Filmed live on stage at the Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada as part of
the Stratford Festival HD Series.

An aging monarch resolves to divide his kingdom among his three
daughters, with consequences he little expects. His reason shattered in
the storm of violent emotion that ensues, with his very life hanging in the
balance, Lear loses everything that has defined him as a king - and thereby
discovers the essence of his own humanity. Four hundred years after it was
written, King Lear resonates as never before. Starring the incomparable
Colm Feore in the role of a lifetime.

Canada, 2014, 2 hours 36 minutes
Directed by Antoni Cimolino (stage), Joan Tosoni (screen)

Colm Feore as King Lear
Maev Beaty as Goneril
Evan Buliung as Edgar
Sara Farb as Cordelia
Jonathan Goad as Kent
Brad Hodder as Edmund
Stephen Ouimette as the Fool
Liisa Repo-Martell as Regan
Scott Wentworth as Gloucester

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LOS LONELY BOYS

High-octane fusion

The Luckman Theatre
Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 8:00 PM

$30 | $40 | $50

Los Lonely Boys come to the Luckman with their signature mix of high-
octane, high-quality rock and blues combined with conjunto tejano sounds
that span the band’s career. In addition to their instrumental talents, they
all provide vocals with engaging hooks, expressive lyrics, and melodic
sumptuousness.

Their music is drawn from diverse sources, blending their influences into a
seamless style. Weaned on Tex-Mex, country, blues, and rock pioneers like
Ritchie Valens, Chuck Berry, and Fats Domino, and such pop music giants
as The Beatles, Los Lonely Boys augment those solid basics with red-hot
guitar playing, percolating rock and Latin rhythms, dynamic interplay, and
luscious vocal harmonies.

Los Lonely Boys is comprised of the three Garza brothers: Henry on guitar,
Jojo on bass, and Ringo on drums. This remarkable trio has been making
music together since they were small children. The group has garnered
five Grammy nominations, and won one for Best Performance by a Duo or
Band. They have also had multiple Billboard charting songs, and multiple
albums that have gone platinum or gold.

Media Partner:



ETHAN RUSSELL

The Best Seat In The House

The Luckman Theatre
Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 8:00 PM

$30 | $40 | $50

Grammy-nominated photographer, author, and director Ethan Russell
recounts personal experiences from the vantage point of “The Best Seat in
the House.”

Only a handful of people toured with The Rolling Stones at the peak of
their career; were behind stage at Altamont to witness the tragic unfolding
of events that many define as the end of the 60’s; were with The Beatles
during their last days together; and were at Apple Studios during iconic
moments in music history. Ethan Russell was one of them.

Ethan Russell’s extraordinary life is experienced through an historic
collection of iconoclastic photos, a soundtrack of rock classics, and the
perspectives and personal anecdotes of a thoughtful, intelligent writer,
storyteller, and gifted photographer.   

Ethan Russell guides us on a behind-the-scenes journey through music
history. You’ll leave feeling like you were there, too. In recounting the
moments behind the photographs, and in showing the audience the world
that extended beyond the photograph’s frame, Ethan Russell ensures that
you, too, get to relive this era in the history of music from the best seat in
the house.

Media Partner:



ETHAN RUSSELL

The exhibit

The Luckman Gallery
April 28, 2018 - May 26, 2018

Opening reception: April 28, 2018, 6:00-8:00 PM

Presented in conjuction with his stage show entitled The Best Seat In
The House, a retrospective exhibition of acclaimed photographer Ethan
Russell’s prolific career will be on display in the Luckman Gallery.

In 1968, Ethan Russell was a young American with a Nikon camera living
in London and aspiring to become a writer. A few years later he was one
of the foremost rock and roll photographers in the world. He is the only
photographer to have shot album covers for The Beatles, The Rolling
Stones, and The Who.

Hired as the photographer for The Rolling Stones 1969 American tour, The
San Francisco Chronicle described him as “one of only 16 people on the
tour, including the band. With unprecedented access to The Rolling Stones,
he captured photos that have become classics.”

For years, Russell’s images documented a virtual “who’s who” in rock and
roll history: Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, The Moody Blues, Cream, Traffic,
Eric Clapton, The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Rickie Lee Jones, Rosanne Cash,
Jerry Lee Lewis, Carlos Santana, and Phil Everly, among many many others.
As Rolling Stones guitarist Bill Wyman said, “Ethan has taken some of the
greatest pictures in rock and roll… maybe the greatest ever.”

Gallery Hours
Monday-Thursday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM



GLOBAL ARTS FEST

A world of art for all!

The Luckman Complex
Thursday, May 10, 2018

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

An exciting new event to celebrate the diversity within our community
through multicultural music, art, crafts, dance, food, and audience
participation.

Global Arts Fest was created to provide civic and cultural cooperation
between people and communities in the greater Los Angeles area. With a
variety of activities and workshops, we aim to connect attendees with one
another through creative learning and team building.

Globals Arts Fest also gives people who have previously attended a
LuckmanPlus event a chance to return and share their stories and
experiences of cultural and artistic enrichment. We invite all from the
community to view these inspirational stories and performances.

Scheduled activities include:

Aztec chocolate making
Chinese calligraphy
Polaroid workshop

Photo-transfer development
Open mic

Media Partner: A LUCKMANPLUS EVENT


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