In Real Life: Performance showcases new and re-staged works by artists and performers working in a range of disciplines from theater, dance, and music to experimental recitation, and comedy, taking place most weekends in the Hammer's courtyard, annex, and Billy Wilder Theater.
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Hālau Hula O Na Mele ‘Āina O Hawai’i with Ei Arakawa and Silke Otto-Knapp
September 17, 2016 - The New York–based Hawaiian dance group Hālau Hula O Na Mele ‘Āina O Hawai’i, led by the native Hawaiian choreographer Luana Haraguchi, will perform traditional hula kahiko with the artist Ei Arakawa.
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Gabie Strong
October 1, 2016 - Los Angeles–based artist and musician Gabie Strong’s improvisational performance explores spatial constructions of degeneration, drone, and decay.
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Get a Room
October 15-16, 2016 - Get a Room features a variety of comedic programs and talents, including stand-up acts, screenings, and more.
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Get a Room
October 15-16, 2016 - Get a Room features a variety of comedic programs and talents, including stand-up acts, screenings, and more.
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Dan Levenson: Drawing Lessons from the SKZ
October 22, 2016 - In this performance, Dan Levenson leads a three-hour class that will consist of a lecture, drawing exercises, and crits following the curriculum of the SKZ.
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Mutant Salon: Festival De Las Muertas
October 29-30, 2016 - Along with salon services, the installation in the Hammer courtyard and adjacent spaces embodies a spirit of engagement through an interactive environment and performances from the Mutant Salon community.
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Mutant Salon: Festival De Las Muertas
October 29-30, 2016 - Along with salon services, the installation in the Hammer courtyard and adjacent spaces embodies a spirit of engagement through an interactive environment and performances from the Mutant Salon community.
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Lightning Shadow: Caddy! Caddy! Caddy! William Faulkner Dance Project
November 5-6, 2016 - The Venice-based performance group Lightning Shadow reconstructs Caddy! Caddy! Caddy!
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Lightning Shadow: Caddy! Caddy! Caddy! William Faulkner Dance Project
November 5-6, 2016 - The Venice-based performance group Lightning Shadow reconstructs Caddy! Caddy! Caddy!
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Alison O’Daniel: The Sex Life of Mushrooms
November 19-20, 2016 - Working in experimental and documentary film, performance, sculpture, and installation, Alison O’Daniel structures her work as a call-and-response between mediums and meanings.
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Alison O’Daniel: The Sex Life of Mushrooms
November 19-20, 2016 - Working in experimental and documentary film, performance, sculpture, and installation, Alison O’Daniel structures her work as a call-and-response between mediums and meanings.
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Simon Leung: ACTIONS! / ADJUNCTS!
“ACTIONS!/ADJUNCTS!" addresses labor issues in the art world. The performance features students, graduates, and adjunct faculty from throughout the L.A. art community.
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Simon Leung: ACTIONS! / ADJUNCTS!
“ACTIONS!/ADJUNCTS!" addresses labor issues in the art world. The performance features students, graduates, and adjunct faculty from throughout the L.A. art community.
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Recycled Languages: Workshop and Reading
December 17, 2016 - Antena and Libros Antena Books (Los Angeles) present a cross-language event that includes a poetry reading featuring work written in languages other than English.
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Lenguajes reciclados: Taller y lectura
Antena y Libros Antena Books (Los Ángeles) presentan un evento intralingüístico que incluirá una lectura de poesía con enfoque en obra escrita en lenguajes que no sean el inglés con y sin traducciones, y un taller interactivo de libros cartoneros
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Poetic Research Bureau
The Poetic Research Bureau, a storefront library and experimental publishing collective, presents two reading series at the Hammer.
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Trajal Harrell: Judson Church Is Ringing in Harlem (Made-to-Measure) / Twenty Looks or Paris Is Burning at the Judson Church
In (M2M), Trajal Harrell makes a work for three dancers that engages the formalism and minimalism of postmodern dance.
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Trajal Harrell: Judson Church Is Ringing in Harlem (Made-to-Measure) / Twenty Looks or Paris Is Burning at the Judson Church
In (M2M), Trajal Harrell makes a work for three dancers that engages the formalism and minimalism of postmodern dance.
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At night the states
January 21-22, 2016 - At night the states is a series of conversations and performances organized by guest curators Shoghig Halajian and Suzy Halajian.
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At night the states
January 21-22, 2016 - At night the states is a series of conversations and performances organized by guest curators Shoghig Halajian and Suzy Halajian.
In Real Life programs are organized by January Parkos Arnall, curatorial associate, Public Engagement; Connie Butler, chief curator; Leslie Cozzi, curatorial associate; Anne Ellegood, senior curator; Emily Gonzalez-Jarrett, curatorial associate; Aram Moshayedi, curator; MacKenzie Stevens, curatorial assistant; and Ali Subotnick, curator. Weekend performances are coordinated by Matthew Coleman, curatorial assistant, special projects.
In Real Life is supported by Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer.