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A benefit for Kala Art Institute’s educational and cultural programs
Kala Carnival at Bucci’s
This “kick-off-the-summer” party will be a lively mix of unique performances, an exquisite buffet, and fun socializing. The festivities include both silent and live auctions featuring an array of specialty items and one-of-a-kind artists’ mystery boxes created especially for this event by leading Bay Area artists. There will be a no-host bar and costumes are strongly encouraged. Live entertainment with guitarist Renzo Staiano, Ashley Knight and other performers to be announced.
Sponsors:
Goring & Straja Architects
Kava Massih Architects
Autumn Press
“Mystery Boxes” Artists:
Bayeté Ross Smith, Adrian Colburn, Binh Danh, Lauren Davies, Barbara Foster, Mayumi Hamanaka, Taro Hattori, Mildred Howard, Yuzo Nakano, John DeMerritt & Nora Pauwells, Tracey Snelling, Livia Stein, Inez Storer, Stephanie Syjuco, Jenny Robinson
Live Entertainment: Renso Staiano, Ashley Knight and performers from the El Circo Collective
Guitalist Renzo Staiano performs professionally on six and eight string guitars, Cuban tres, Andean charango, and other Latin American guitars. In 2006, he completed his M.A. in Latin American ethnomusicology at University of California at Santa Cruz, specializing in coastal Peruvian guitar performance under the auspices of the prominent ethnomusicologist John Schechter. He is an active composer and arranger, currently working with his bandmates in the world music fusion group Universal Language. In November 2006, Renzo completed a tour of the Middle East Latin rock band, deSol. His work as a composer has recently been featured in the short film, Catalina, released March 2007.
Soprano Ashley Knight has earned distinction in wildly varied contexts, from the traditional opera stage to the experimental music scene. Complete opera roles include Morgana in Alcina (Handel), Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart), Rose in Street Scene (Weill), Nella in Gianni Schicchi (Puccini); partial roles include the title role in Semiramide (Rossini), Die Königen der Nacht in Die Zauberflöte (Mozart), and the title role in Linda di Chamounix (Donizetti). Ms. Knight is also deeply involved with original music composition and multimedia collaboration, including an ongoing partnership with filmmaker Gwendolyn Dearborn. Ms Knight holds a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from the University of California at Santa Cruz. She received further training from Patricia McCaffery at the International Institute of Vocal Arts in Chiari, Italy and in New York City.
Location: Bucci's, 6121 Hollis Street, Emeryville, 510-547-4725
Tickets: $40 per person in advance; $50 at the door. To purchase tickets contact Kala office by phone: 510-549-2977, or e-mail to kala@kala.org.
