Taylor Mac: A 24-Decade History of Popular Music
CAP UCLA | Mar. 15, 17, 22, & 24, The Theatre at Ace Hotel
“I believe theater is community and I think of myself as a community activist; someone whose job it is to bring people together, give them a shared experience and remind them of the things they’ve forgotten, dismissed or buried.” -Taylor Mac
For the past 20 years, Taylor Mac has created spectacular award-winning performance events that at once provoke and embrace his diverse audience with their passion. Equal parts community organizer, Elizabethan fool and bedazzled bon vivant, Taylor Mac “doesn’t just defy categorization; he makes the categories themselves seem irrelevant" (Time Out NY).
In Mac’s A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, he charts the history of popular music and activism in America, from the nation’s founding in 1776 to the present day. This uniquely original performance art concert featuring many special guests will be presented over two weeks. Winner of the 2017 Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History and a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Drama, the production has been hailed by The New York Times critic Wesley Morris as “one of the great experiences of my life.”
[24-Decade] is "about becoming who we Americans want to be, by recognizing who we have been. It’s about artistic confrontation, reinterpretation and personal transcendence” (Taylor Mac).
More detailed information is available on the Center for the Art of Performance website.
Event Dates: Thursday, Mar. 15, 6 p.m.: CHAPTER I: 1776-1836
Saturday, Mar. 17, 6 p.m.: CHAPTER II: 1836-1896
Thursday, Mar. 22, 6 p.m.: CHAPTER III: 1896-1956
Saturday, Mar. 24, 6 p.m.: CHAPTER IV: 1956-Present
Venue: The Theatre at Ace Hotel
Price: $45–250
The Theatre at Ace Hotel is located at 929 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90015.
Valet services are available at Ace Hotel and several private parking lots can be found near the theater.
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