On Saturday, January 28th 2012 at The Walt Disney Family Museum, the San Francisco chapter of the CalArts Alumni Association—in conjunction with The Walt Disney Family Museum—is presenting a special day of FREE film screenings, educational animation activities, a daytime performance event, and an evening concert.
CalArtians, or Alumni of California Institute of the Arts, (CalArts), will perform John Cage’s MUSICIRCUS and will feature Cal Arts Alumni, performing along with many well known Bay Area favorites. The Walt Disney Family Museum provides an extraordinary setting to bring together multiple creative communities for an afternoon of new experiences.
First performed in 1967, John Cage's MUSICIRCUS is simply an invitation for performers to assemble and play together—a "happening" where multiple performances occur simultaneously to create new and unusual configurations.
The stellar line-up of performers include: David Rosenboom, Dean of the Music School at CalArts; Fred Frith, Chris Brown, Steve Horowitz, Michael Jon Fink, Dan Becker, Alexis Lane Jensen, Scott Looney and Henry Kaiser Duo, Wiley Evans Tuba, Stupid Man Suit, The Mills College Percussion Ensemble, Maria Q and Rory Cloud, Dan Plonsey's New Monsters, Steve Adams, Bradley Hughes & Tiger Club, and B Boogie Dance—to name just a few!
We will be screening the 2012 Character Animation Showcase, and have educational animation experimentation drop-in activities.
This family-friendly performance marathon is free to the general public and designed to be kid-friendly, with various workshops and hands on fun during the day.
Here's a snippet of the types of activities that we will have throughout the day:
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm: You can create and experience art with your family.
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm: The event culminates in a festive gala concert from in the evening for adults who register. Space is limited. Please email resqueda@wdfmuseum.org for more info.
This event will occur in the public areas of the Museum, and is free to the public. This event does not include Museum Gallery Admission.