From jazz star Cecile McLorin Salvant to a silent film classic (with live score), there is much to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond.
Panned upon its release in 1929, G.W. Pabst’s 1929 silent film “Pandora’s Box” was rediscovered decades later and recognized as a Weimar era masterpiece. It was the first of three German films that turned Louise Brooks into an international Jazz Age star, and the print being presented May 6 by the San Francisco Silent Film Festival is the Deutsche Kinemathek restoration by San Francisco-based Angela Holm and David Ferguson .
Joined by San Francisco Music Conservatory students, Club Foot Orchestra accompanies the feature with the original score that premiered at the Castro as part of the 1995 San Francisco Film Festival. It’s the first time Club Foot has performed the music since a sold-out five-show 1995 Lincoln Center run, and many of the musicians who contributed compositions to the score — Richard Marriott, Sheldon Brown, Steve Kirk, Myles Boisen, and Beth Custer — are still active in the orchestra.
And what began as an art form largely defined by paintings has expanded into almost every conceivable genre: sculptures, photographs, and even films and videos and more. Walnut Creek’s Bedford Gallery digs into the art of portraiture with its latest exhibit, “About Face.” Featuring works by some 80 juried artists as well as invitational artists including Claire Astrow, Dennis Brown, Jo Hamilton, Joel Daniel Philips and Andy Warhol, “About Face” not only reflects on contemporary trends in portraiture art but goes behind the faces to explore topics ranging from racism to the nature of existence.
As the Bedford puts it, “This juried and invitational show examines the age-old tradition of portraits, using a contemporary lens to speculate how future generations might perceive current societal values such as beauty, power, and cultural significance.”Through June 25; Bedford Gallery at Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek; hours are noon-5 p.m.
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