The Skirball Cultural Center will host two special events this month, the sixth “Into the Night” on Friday, July 17 at 8 p.m., and the West Coast debut performance of La Chiva Gantiva on Thursday, July 23 at 8 p.m.
This edition of “Into the Night” — a nighttime, outdoor celebration that combines live performances, hands-on activities and after-dark access to the museum’s galleries — features synthpop band Tamaryn as they play to a live liquid light show by the Joshua Light Show. The event will also feature interactive poetry, art making workshops, a photo booth and specialty cocktails.
The sixth “Into the Night” has been conceived in the spirit of the multidimensional shows produced by the late legendary concert promoter Bill Graham. The Joshua Light Show — whose liquid light shows served as a backdrop to many Graham-produced shows — will project an improvisational environment of light and color to complement the evening’s live musical performances.
Adding sound to the show will be New York transplant Tamaryn, who recently debuted the title track off her forthcoming album, “Cranekiss”, which will be released Aug. 28 on Mexican Summer.
For their West Coast debut, La Chiva Gantiva will be performing at the 19th annual Sunset Concerts at the Skirball Cultural Center.
Performing what has been described as “frantic, good-time music,” the Brussels-based ensemble blends Afro-Colombian rhythms with rock, Afrobeat, Latin music and funk. Led by energetic frontman Rafael Espinel, La Chiva Gantiva’s members hail from Colombia, Belgium, France and Vietnam. In 2012, they released their first album, “Pelao”, featuring lyrics in both French and Spanish that honor their Colombian roots and challenge stereotypes about Latin American culture.
The Skirball Cultural Center is located at 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. For information, visit www.skirball.org.
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