September 26 + 27

ANATTA
MICHAEL SAKAMOTO, WAEWDAO SIRISOOK, BOB BELLERUE, AMY KNOLES
A program of collaborative works that takes its title from a Buddhist concept concerning the illusory nature of the self.  Combining electronic mixology, lo-tech invention, Butoh, contemporary performance, and traditional Thai dance, Anatta delves into contemplative physical practices and imagery based in key Buddhist concepts—permanence and impermanence, joy and suffering, form and emptiness—to express a benevolent core of human experience and the integration of body, mind, and spirit.

Fri + Sat 8:30pm $20/$15

Highways is proud to partner with the 2008 World Festival of Sacred Music - Los Angeles for this event.

For more info on:
AMY KNOWLES (www.sonicresolution.org)
MICHAEL SAKAMOTO (www.michaelsakamoto.com)
BOB BELLERUE (www.halfnormal.com)

October 3 + 4

FADING IN 3/4: DANCE + VIDEO
SAN SOUCI FESTIVAL OF DANCE CINEMA

With an expansive definition of dance and an appreciation for highly experimental and interdisciplinary forms, this unique multimedia festival exposes a diverse variety of film, video, and performance possibilities from a host of local and international artists.

sansoucifest.org

Fri + Sat 8:30pm $20/$15

 

October 10 - 12

4TH ANNUAL LATINO NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
curated by Leo Garcia

New performance, spoken word, dance, and inter-disciplinary work that speaks to the evolution of established and emerging Latino artists.

FRIDAY - LGBT Performance
Beto Araiza
Racquel Gutierrez
Monica Palacios
Jose Reynoso

SATURDAY - Dance
Afro-Cuban, Salsa, Brazilian Capoeira + Hip-Hop
Gustavo Caldas & Emeka + L'Esprit d'Afrique in association with Classical Latin Productions

SUNDAY - Theater
Lindsey Haley's play "Favorite Cousins"

Fri + Sat 8:30pm $20/$15
Sun 3:30pm $15

Made possible in part by the City of Santa Monica Community Arts Grant Program, a project of the Santa Monica Arts Commission.

October 19 + 20

FACE IT: TORTURE in the 21st Century
An Evening of Theater, Discussion, and Art

featuring:
ONE FOR THE ROAD by Harold Pinter
Directed by Robert Adanto
Starring Adanto, Bill Dawes, and Angela Ledgerwood

Nobel Prize Laureate Pinter's 1984 work, set in a police state, is a chilling study of power and powerlessness.

"My earlier plays were perahps metaphors for states of affairs in various respects. This is not a metaphor about anything - it's just a brutal series of facts." - Pinter

Post-Performance Discussion on torture in the 21st century will be led by MICHAEL RAPKIN, an ACLU attorney who sured both the President of the U.S. and the Secretary of State while representing his client, a suspected enemy combatant held in Guantanamo Bay.

Additionally, noted documentary filmmaker NONNY DE LA PENA and digitial media artist, PEGGY WEIL, will share "Gone Gitmo," an installation of Guanatanamo Prison in the virtual reality environment Second Life.

www.faceit-torture.com

Sun + Mon 7:30pm $20/$15

October 24 + 25

THE FINAL DESCENT
THE DISCOUNT CRUISE TO HELL

AHOY! Join us for our 4th annual Halloween voyage to The Other Side. We are cruise ship entertainers bound for Hell and specializing in: bawdy audacity, outrageous debauchery, mind bending glitter rock, flamboyantly daring hero quests, and all types of mad theatricality. This year The Shadow of Hell threatens to break-up the band, and the crew must risk it all in our spectacular "final performance!" We entertain you all the way to Hades with our special brand of happy-horror-show-choir-acid-musical-theatre-rock de macabre.

Fri + Sat 8:30pm $20/$15

October 31 - November 2

3RD ANNUAL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS RITUAL, CELEBRATION & PERFORMANCE

PAULINA SAHAGUN & THE CENTER FOR CELEBRATION ARTS

Join us in Ritual and Celebration for the Traditional Mexican Dia De Los Muertos. COme honor our ancestors and recently departed with altars, ofrendas and performance.

October 31
COMMUNITY ALTAR CONSTRUCTION
Please bring photos, flowers, candles and personal offerings for your "muertos" to be placed on the altar.
Fri 4 - 7pm FREE

November 1 + 2
CALAVEREANDO
Ritual & Performance
Written by Paulina Sahagun, inspired by the work of the grat Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe Posada. Witness satirical Calacas dance and sing, while commenting on the latest local and global political events. Community Altar Ritual Celebration & "Spiritual Party" in Highways' Gallery immediately following the performance. Celebrate with the living and the dead, "vivos y muertos juntos." Enjoy traditional pan de muerto, tamales and music.
Sat 8:30pm $20/$15
Sun 3:30pm $15/$10
Sun $5 Santa Monica Residents

November 2
WOODLAWN CEMETARY
Visitation to Woodlawn Cemetary on 14th St & Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica, to honor our dearly departed and our historical ancestors. Meet us at the entrance with flowers and candles. After, please join us at Highways to continue our Dia de Muertos Celebration.
Sun 1- 2pm FREE

 

 

Nov. 7 + 8

100% HAPPY 88% OF THE TIME
BETH LAPIDES

http://bethlapides.com

Fri + Sat 8:30pm $20/$15

 

UPCOMING

CARMELA HERMANN, TEADA Productions