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Sunset Concerts: Waahli

Thursday, August 1, 2024

… Public Programs Music Sunset Concerts sponsored by the Bilger Family Thursday, August 1, 2024, 8:00–10:00 pm Thursday, August 1, 2024 Journey to the four corners of the … Raised in a family where music is omnipresent, he is immersed by the traditional Haitian melodies from artists such as Tabou Combo, Coupé Cloué, and Manno Charlemagne. Performed in English, French, and Haitian Creole, …
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Radio, Propaganda, and The War of the Worlds: An Illuminated Lecture by theatre dybbuk featuring Professor Paul Lerner

Sunday, September 1, 2024

… Public Programs Performance Sunday, September 1, 2024, 2:00–3:30 pm Sunday, September 1, 2024 Hear Professor Paul Lerner … and other sources. About the Program “In Russia radio propaganda is used to build up Communism; the Nazi propaganda minister, Goebbels, uses it obliquely to spread the doctrines of … from Austrian Jewish media researcher (and later advertising exec) Herta Herzog, who studied audience reactions to the broadcast and argued that the tensions of the time — the rise of …
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Short Films by Tiffany Shlain and Ken Goldberg

Sunday, December 8, 2024

… Public Programs Film Sunday, December 8, 2024, 7:00–9:00 pm Sunday, December 8, 2024 Featuring an Artists' Tour of … the director of the two, will share two new films The Teen Brain (executive produced by Goldie Hawn) and Dendrofemonology: A Feminist History Tree Ring . All short films presented range … the Sundance Award–winning film The Tribe takes audiences on an electric ride through the complex history of the Jewish people—from Biblical times to present day—through the story of …
2022–23 Recipient of The Friedman Prize

… magnet schools, as a matter of personal choice. As the winning entry in this nationwide competition, Faigin has received the prize of $5,000 and recognition in the Skirball's Oasis … North Hills California, a suburb of Los Angeles in the western part of the San Fernando Valley. Come high school, I decided to attend the Performing Arts Magnet at Van Nuys High School. Magnet schools were a foundational part of my educational experience. The primary feature of the magnet school program was …
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Skirball Cultural Center reveals details of the West Coast debut of Blacklist: The Hollywood Red Scare

… RELEASE: March 30, 2023 at 12:00 PM Media Contacts: Laura B. Cohen, LC Media, lcmediapr@gmail.com , (310) 867-3897 Jered Gold, Skirball Cultural Center, jgold@skirball.org , 310 440-4544 … debut of Blacklist: The Hollywood Red Scare May 4–September 3, 2023 Tickets on sale Thursday, April 6, at 10:00 am PDT LOS ANGELES, CA—The Skirball Cultural Center reveals details of … in the US military. In between films, hear from Thomas Doherty , professor of American studies at Brandeis University and cultural historian focusing on Hollywood cinema. Sunday, July 9, …
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Sunset Concerts: Bab L' Bluz

Thursday, July 25, 2024

… Public Programs Music Sunset Concerts sponsored by the Bilger Family Thursday, July 25, 2024, 8:00–10:00 pm Thursday, July 25, 2024 Be hypnotized into a mystical and … an attitude of the revolution the Moroccan youth movement "Nayda," a new wave of artists and committed musicians who are inspired by the local heritage, singing texts of freedom in the … distill its hypnotic riffs and spread its mystical and liberating headbanging frenzy to its audience—a true signature of the group. Poetic and powerful, Bab L' Bluz is an expanding universe, …
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Member Preview Day—Draw Them In, Paint Them Out; Glass Sukkah; and TORN Project

Tuesday, October 14, 12:00–5:00 pm

… Members Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 12:00–5:00 pm Tuesday, October 14, 12:00–5:00 pm Be among the first to … The artists and curators will be in their respective galleries and look forward to welcoming you. Make a Day of It! Shop exhibition-related items and more at Audrey’s Museum Store Dine at Judy’s Counter or Zeidler’s Café* *Café reservations are strongly recommended for Member Preview Day. Email zeidlerscafe@skirball.org or call (310) 440-4515. …
Skirball Cultural Center Open Call for Puppetry Acts

… Photo by Dlugolecki Photography Puppet Festival 2025—Sunday, April 27, 2025 The Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles seeks puppetry acts for its … celebrates Jewish culture, imagination, and storytelling and will be presented to family audiences, primarily children ages 2–8 and their parents. The festival will feature a wide … arts serve as a vehicle to explore and forge connections among individuals, cultures, and communities in engaging, inclusive, and memorable ways. We welcome people of all …
Diane von Furstenberg: Woman Before Fashion Exhibition Details

… tops she spotted ballerinas wearing in Paris. Her first wrap was in fact a top, which she would come to combine with a skirt after seeing one of her customers wear them together. To this … are displayed alongside other trailblazing female fashion icons including Donna Karen, Madame Vionnet, and Sonia Rykiel. "I came to American with a suitcase full of dresses and … averaged $86 in-store in 1974) everyone from stay-at-home parents, to celebrities, and first ladies have loved and worn her dresses. Also explored in this section is von Furstenberg’s deep …
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Skirball Cultural Center Debuts "Later in Life: Adult B'nai Mitzvah" by Artist and Filmmaker Sabrina Gschwandtner

… B'nai Mitzvah by Artist and Filmmaker Sabrina Gschwandtner Site-specific Video Installation Commissioned by the Skirball Cultural Center On View Beginning April 30, 2024 Emmy-winning … an adult. “Sabrina’s piece takes an inclusive approach to Jewish identity in Los Angeles today, which feels both deeply personal and strikingly fresh and relevant,” said Sheri Bernstein , … the work and its director, was inspired to undertake this project by her son’s B’nai Mitzvah studies. “Learning Hebrew, studying my Torah portion, contending with my family history, and …