North Park Festival of the Arts
Kathryn McLean, one of the dancers in Mojalet Dance Collective - Photo by Franz Gloor
CityBeat’s Fall Arts issue is packed with performance, culture, visuals, literature and things to do from now until Thanksgiving. So, bookmark this page in your browser and come back when you're ready to go out and have some fun.
—Kinsee Morlan
Dance music
Mojalet’s work with a Swiss band is a true collaboration
By Kinsee Morlan
When Faith Jensen-Ismay got a Rhythm Talk CD as a thank-you gift for teaching a dance class in Switzerland, she had no idea how much the music would influence her work. Click here to read more on dance.
Perfect harmony
Two world-music institutions team up for a concert series
By Peter Holslin
“It’s always an economic crisis with a nonprofit organization,” says John Gabriel, executive director of the Center for World Music, a San Diego nonprofit. Click here to read more on music.
Do something
The return of Periscope Project is an open invitation
By Kinsee Morlan
When Petar Perisic died on the very property he was about to pour his entire life into, he left a void. Click here to read more on art.
You say you want more Revolucion
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego televises the street-art movement
By Anders Wright
With all the recent talk about fine art in San Diego, it’s kind of ironic that the most high-profile show— at least in my opinion—is one that’s derived from art that has less than humble beginnings. Click here to read more on films.
From the fringe
Fashion designer Zandra Rhodes’ once-controversial designs are now fit for a museum
By Carissa Casares
Standing inside Zandra Rhodes’ studio, it’s easy to see she’s got a flair for the dramatic. The small space inside a modern office building in Solana Beach’s Cedros Design District is flamboyantly decorated. Click here for more on culture.
Brain food
UCSD’s Kasimir and Karoline has a scientist for a director
By Martin Jones Westlin
NorthwesteUniversity, legendary far and wide for its brainiac students and crappy football teams, is also known for a study program leading to a strange little degree—the bachelor of science in drama. Click here for more on theater.
Slow food for thought
Poet Rae Armantrout wants you to think about the words around you
By Kinsee Morlan
“I speak in splashes,” a line from one of the poems in Rae Armantrout’s collection, Versed, captures well the style of her work. Click here for more on books.
