UPCOMING EVENTS
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MUSICAL THEATER
The Memory Lingers On: Great Songs From Forgotten Broadway Shows
A Lecture by Joe Marchi
The Museum of Performance and Design
San Francisco, CA
Although Broadway theatre-goers can remember the wonderful songs and scores from hit musicals, there are many great songs that were either dropped from a show or the show had a very brief run but the song became a hit. Among these are such standards as: "Get Happy" ("The 9:15 Revue", 7 performances), "Blue Skies" added to Roger and Hart's "Betsy", (39 performances), "I'll Be Seeing You" ("Right this Way", 16 performances) and "The Man I Love" dropped from two shows. In focusing on songs that transcended their shows, videos and tapes will add to the content and enjoyment.
In 1984 Joe Marchi founded The Center for the American Musical, which housed a collection of memorabilia relating to American musicals. He has directed theatre tours to New York and Great Britain and since 1999 has been the host of the bi-weekly television show "Regards to Broadway" for Pacifica Community Television. He has taught at the Fromm Institute at USF, Sonoma State University and Santa Clara University. The Joseph Marchi Musical Theatre Collection is housed at MPD and is a valuable resource for the study of American Musicals.
This event is part of a series of lectures and talks beginning January 2012, Monday nights from 7:00 to 8:45. Seating is limited.
The tickets are $10 for members and $15 for non-members.
Tickets are available for purchase at the door.
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DESIGN
Mapping and Wrapping the Body: The Psychology of Clothes
A Lecture by William Eddelman, Ph.D.
The Museum of Performance and Design
San Francisco, CA
For thousands of years humans have decorated, shaped and clothed their bodies in numerous ways. This lecture will "expose" the audience to a wide variety of topics including: tattooing, piercing, shifting erogenous zones, class and status, power dressing, cross dressing, the sexology of the foot and shoe, clothes in the performing arts; and changing concepts of gender as they relate not only to the body but to the ways in which clothes become extensions of the body and the mind. Images from several cultures will be shown and questions will be encouraged.
William Eddelman is an Emeritus Associate Professor from the Stanford University Drama Department and has been on the MPD board for many years. He has curated exhibits for MPD and in the last year has given lectures, "Finishing the Ring" and "Designing Wagner's Ring", for the Wagner Society of Northern California. Recent lectures at MPD have included, "Toulouse-Lautrec, Montmartre and the Parisian Avant-Garde" and "Performing Paris: the 1920s". He has taught several times at the Stanford Center in Berlin and is an expert on international theatrical design.
This event is part of a series of lectures and talks beginning January 2012, Monday nights from 7:00 to 8:45. Seating is limited.
The tickets are $10 for members and $15 for non-members
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THEATER
Behind the Curtain: A Life in the Performing Arts
A Lecture by Ken Ruta, Ph.D.
The Museum of Performance and Design
San Francisco, CA
As a performer in the theatre for over 60 years and with a career that has taken him to New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles and San Francisco; Ken Ruta has had a wealth of experiences, stories and memories that are truly engaging and which he will share in his talk. He has been a close friend of Maria Callas, Vivian Leigh and numerous Hollywood, Broadway and Opera stars and since his career has been so multi-faceted he will bring a unique perspective on these interlocking worlds. He is one of San Francisco's great raconteurs and he has promised to allow extra time for questions and comments.
Ken Ruta trained at the Goodman Theatre, which at that time was associated with The Art Institute in Chicago. He was in the original company of the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis and in the beginning company of A.C.T. here in San Francisco. During his years at A.C.T. he was involved in over 60 productions (he played Scrooge in the first A Christmas Carol). In his extensive acting career on Broadway and regional theatres he has played roles in plays by such playwrites as Shakspeare, Chekhov, Terrence Rattigan and Noel Coward. He continues to act and recently was in Noel Coward's A Song At Twilight in San Francisco.
This event is part of a series of lectures and talks beginning January 2012, Monday nights from 7:00 to 8:45. Seating is limited.
The tickets are $10 for members and $15 for non-members
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BALLET
Don Quixote: An Appreciation
A Lecture by Carrie Gaiser Casey, Ph.D.
The Museum of Performance and Design
San Francisco, CA
Even though the ballet score is a hodge-podge of lesser-known composers and the story has a tenuous connection to Miguel de Cervantes great literary work, Don Quixote (1605), this ballet has become a beloved staple of the world's best dance companies. In this fun and informative lecture, dance scholar Carrie Gaiser Casey will discuss what has made this ballet so compelling for audiences both past and present. Might it have something to do with the donkeys?
Carrie Gaiser Casey, who danced professionally with the Fort Worth Dallas Ballet, received her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 2009 with a dissertation on women in early twentieth-century american ballet. She teaches in the LEAP (Liberal Education for Arts Professionals) program at St. Mary's College; a program which enables professional dancers to earn their B.A. degree while pursuing their careers. She also lectures for San Francisco Ballet. Her recent publications include articles in Theatre Journal and Dance Chronicle.
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This event is part of a series of lectures and talks beginning January 2012, Monday nights from 7:00 to 8:45. Seating is limited.
The tickets are $10 for members and $15 for non-members
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