BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//hammer.ucla.edu//NONSGML iCalcreator 2.4.3// VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20091123T080737CET-7445n47aV7@hammer.ucla.edu DTSTAMP:20091123T070737Z DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nFunded by the UCLA Arts Initiative and co-presented with the UCLA Film Television Archive.\n\n\n \;\n\n\nHouseguest Related P rogram \n\n\nFor Houseguest\, a new series of artist-curated shows\, Los A ngeles-based artist Francesca Gabbiani has selected an eclectic range of w orks on paper\, many from UCLA's own collections\, that explore the subjec ts of witchcraft and sorcery--themes that are often subtly evoked in her o wn work. The works selected include drawings\, prints and illustrated book s ranging in date from the Renaissance to the present. To complement this exhibit\, the artist and the UCLA Film Television Archive have co-curate d three evenings of film screenings (two with live musical accompaniment) that explore similarly occult themes. Two iconic films about witchcraft wi ll be screened: Danish master Carl Theodor Dreyer's haunting Day of Wrath (1943) and the legendary Häxan (1922)\, by Benjamin Christensen--presente d in a gloriously restored and tinted print from Sweden. The program concl udes with an eclectic mix of short works from the silent era through the 1 960s\, including Kenneth Anger's Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969).\n \n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n\nDanse Macabre\n\n\nThis program features a compilat ion of short films focusing on the occult\, sorcery\, and the macabre\, wi th works ranging from the silent era through the 1960s\, including Carl Dr eyer’s haunting road safety film\, They Caught the Ferry (1943)\, and av ant-garde master Kenneth Anger’s Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969)\, a mesmerizing brew of sex\, Magick\, and rock and roll. \n\n\n \;\n\n \nVarious formats\, approx. 80 min.\n\n\n \;\n\n\nFREE ADMISSION\n\n\n \n\n \;\n\n\nFunding for this series was provided by the UCLA Arts Ini tiative.\n\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\nALL HAMMER PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE FREE. Tick ets are required\, and are available at the Billy Wilder Theater Box Offic e one hour prior to start time. Limit one ticket per person on a first com e\, first served basis. Hammer members receive priority seating\, subject to availability. Reservations not accepted\, RSVPs not required.\n\n\n\n\n Parking is available under the museum for $3 after 6:00p.m.\n\n\n \;\n \n\nFollow us on Twitter:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n\nPublic programs ar e made possible\, in part\, by a major gift from Ann and Jerry Moss. \ ; \n\n\n \;\n\n\n Additional support is provided by Bronya and Andrew Galef\, Good Works Foundation and Laura Donnelley\, an anonymous donor\, and the Hammer Programs Committee. \n\n DTEND:20090516T223000 DTSTART:20090516T193000 SUMMARY:Danse Macabre END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR