We’re open today from 11 AM - 7 PM
Jacobs Hall, Browar Lobby
5:30 – 7PM
Members: FREE, Non-Members: $5 - 15 sliding scale
This event is wheelchair accessible via our main entrance. ASL Interpretation available by request. For any specific accommodation, please e-mail info@mcasd.org.
The 25th Swan is a short musical film by Natasha Kozaily about grief and the power of art to save us. The screening will be accompanied by a live performance of story and song by Natasha, featuring Batya MacAdam-Somer on violin.
5PM: Doors Open
5:30PM: Introductions
5:35PM: Film screening, remarks, and performance
Natasha Kozaily
In September 2015, Natasha Kozaily opened Kalabash School of Music + the Arts where she has been teaching music and directing children’s theatre for the last 10 years. She has worked as a teaching-artist and served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Center for World Music, a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is to foster intercultural awareness and understanding through in-depth encounters with the world’s performing arts traditions. She is also founder and front woman for Baby Bushka, an all female, 8 woman strong Kate Bush experience, and writes and performs her original music under the moniker NATULA. After 15 years in San Diego, she will be making her moves to the wild coasts of Cornwall.
Batya MacAdam-Somer
Batya MacAdam-Somer is a violinist, violist, and vocalist specializing in collaboration and experimentation. Her work spans across classical, avant-garde, folk, and popular music practices, taking her to venues throughout the United States, Mexico, The United Kingdom, and Europe. She has collaborated with ensembles including wasteLAnd, Bang On A Can All-Stars, PARTCH Ensemble, Wild Up, and ICE, appearing on stages at the Ojai Music Festival, La Jolla SummerFest, and Festival Vértice. Batya resides in San Diego, where she works often with organizations such as Project [BLANK], Art of Elan, The Hutchins Consort, San Diego Baroque, Camarada, and Bach Collegium San Diego. She is a member of Quartet Nouveau, a non-profit string quartet whose mission is to make classical chamber music available to all San Diegans, and Sädesärla, a word fusion duo with Christopher Adler.