Tuesday, October 16, 2012

10/23: Chew on This: Peter Sellars

Please join us for our next Chew on This

Peter Sellars
Tuesday, October 23 at 12pm
Kaufman Conference room, 160 (location might change)
'Hello, WHAT?!?'

Peter Sellars, professor in the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance shares first-hand updates about his work.

Peter Sellars, a director of opera, theatre and film, is renowned worldwide for his innovative treatments of classical material from western and non-western traditions, and for his commitment to exploring the role of the performing arts in contemporary society. He has served as artistic director of the Los Angeles Festival, the American National Theatre at the Kennedy Center, the Boston Shakespeare Company and the Elitch Theatre for Children in Denver. He is a recipient of the MacArthur Prize Fellowship and was awarded the Erasmus Prize at the Dutch Royal Palace for contributions to European culture. Recent projects include directing John Adams' El Ni’o; Handel's Theodora; Stravinksy's The Story of a Soldier; a 25-year survey exhibition of the work of American artist Bill Viola; Jean Genet's The Screens, adapted by poet Gloria Alvarez, with the Cornerstone Theater Company and performers from the community of Boyle Heights in East Los Angeles; and Peony Pavilion composed by Tan Dun and featuring renowned Kun Opera performer Hua Wenyi.