Boston Court Pasadena

Is the anticipation of HOCKET's free concert this Saturday just too much?! We get it. Watch this clip of pianists Sarah Gibson and Thomas Kotcheff playing Arvo Pärt - Pari Intervallo from 2015. It's giving us all the feels! And RSVP to see Hocket in person (for FREE!) here: http://bostoncourtpasadena.org/events/hocket-2021/ ... #newmusic #composerperformer #freeconcert #inpersonevent #freeevent

And today we celebrate! We celebrate and honor Día de los Muertos from 1PM-7PM in our parking lot. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 1PM-7PM: Boston Court Ofrenda open for public viewing 2PM: EMANUEL GIELLA and Get Lit Youth Poets perform on our outdoor stage... 3:30PM: Emanuel Giella, Get Lit Youth Poets, and Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Young Men’s Ensemble perform on our outdoor stage 5PM: Emanuel Giella performs on our outdoor stage More info: http://bostoncourtpasadena.org//dia-de-los-muertos-celebr/

HOCKET in the house! Literally. Pianists Sarah Gibson and Thomas Kotcheff will present an IN PERSON concert on October 30 featuring newly written works performed and written by some of Los Angeles’s most exciting composer/performers. Don't miss it! (This concert is being presented for FREE as part of Boston Court’s commitment to make these awful 18 months just a little bit better.) More Info/RSVP: http://bostoncourtpasadena.org/events/hocket-2021/

A play about land, people, and the myth of the strawberry. Join us on Saturday morning for the penultimate reading from the B/C Playwrights' Group! Strawberry by Paula Cizmar... Sat, Oct 23, 10am PT Register on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us//register/WN_AC0gWMZmSWSuDYTSGVLnPQ See more

Our friends at the Altadena Library District have made an awesome book list in honor of our Día de los Muertos Celebration this Sunday. Check it out! (And join us in the parking lot on Oct 24 from 1-7PM!) https://catalog.altadenalibrary.org/cgi-//opac-shelves.pl... #DiaDeLosMuertos #DayoftheDead #BookList #Reading #librarylove

As part of our Día de los Muertos celebration on Sunday, October 24 we have recruited artist Denise Esparza to create the ofrenda! Denise, a Chicana altarista, was born in 1966 in East Los Angeles. She is the daughter of Ofelia & Amado Esparza, the youngest of their nine children. Denise represents six generations of altar makers of Purepecha roots, hailing from Guanajuato, Mexico. Her work as an altarista and handcrafter was heavily influenced by her mother, Ofelia Esparza, ...who is globally recognized for her Day of the Dead ofrendas (altars/shrines) and by her grandmother Lupe Aviles Salazar. More info on the event here: http://bostoncourtpasadena.org//dia-de-los-muertos-celebra Pictured is an ofrenda Denise made in 2019. #DayoftheDead #DiaDeLosMuertos #FreeEvent

Presenting a new Virtual Cinema Series... FRIDA - VIVA LA VIDA BEGINS TONIGHT! Because of our partnership with National Theatre Live, Boston Court can bring you this exciting new virtual cinema series! This series is a combination of documentaries and recorded live productions coming right to your living room.... First in the lineup is Frida - Viva La Vida, a Great Art on Screen documentary event film celebrating the pioneering artist of contemporary feminism, Frida Kahlo. Four screenings per day are available now through March 23. All virtual cinema events are livestream screenings! So make sure you buy a ticket for a date/time that works with your schedule. Visit bostoncourtpasadena.org for tickets today!

It's been a year since Boston Court shut down. How are we feeling, you ask?

"For this consummate Angeleno of theater, the light at the end of the tunnel leads directly to a rehearsal room." Check out this lovely Los Angeles Times piece on our Artistic Director Emeritus (and director of the almost-was "Passion") Michael Michetti. https://www.latimes.com//michael-michetti-director-stephen

SIX FEET AP[ART]: A COMMUNITY ART PROJECT 2020 was quite a year and we feel like we need space to process all that has happened and to imagine a brighter future for this new year. What better way to get out all the feels than by creating a community art project together? Boston Court invites the Pasadena community to paint your reflections of the past year and hopes for the future on our new outdoor art walls. The walls are gridded with squares that you can paint in how...ever you’d like and the patchwork murals that we create together will then be on display at Boston Court throughout the spring! The painting will take place outdoors in our driveway and parking lot, socially distanced and everyone will be required to wear masks. Boston Court staff will be on site to assist! Sign up to paint starting March 31st at bit.ly/apARTsignup. We asked three professional artists to paint a square to get us started. Think of their squares as the first person to answer a question in a quiet zoom room(god bless those heroes). They open the door to invite you into the painting party! Click through to get to know them and to see their beautiful contributions to Six Feet Ap[Art]! And a big shout out to Light Bringer Project, our partners are this project!

Join us TODAY at 4pm PT for our FREE Virtual Reading of ‘Measure for Measure’ offered in partnership with Play On Shakespeare! Written by William Shakespeare in a modern verse translation by playwright Aditi Brennan Kapil directed by Jessica Kubzansky... RSVP at bostoncourtpasadena.org

Catch this bouncy quartet while you can! The TC4 Saxophone Quartet concert is available to watch on demand through October 31. Tickets: http://bostoncourtpasadena.org/events/tc4-online/

This Saturday we kick off our 16th Annual New Play Reading Festival [Online]! The 4PM reading, ICELAND/GREENLAND, focuses on the intersection of capitalism and climate change. So we're asking you, is there a one-use plastic that you have, or could, remove from your routine? RSVP for the free festival: http://bit.ly/nprf20bundle

TELL US WHY THE ARTS MAKE YOUR LIFE SHINE Boston Court is participating in the South Coast Plaza's Pavilion of Holiday Trees! We'll be decorating our tree with the theme of "The Arts Make Life Shine" and would love to include quotes from our supporters.... If you'd like to participate, comment below or email [email protected] and tell us why the arts make your life shine, and we'll include your quote on the tree!

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Check out all of the awesome FREE programming happening now from tons of arts and cultural organizations in Pasadena! ArtNight Pasadena #artnightpasadena

The Salty Suites are taking over our Instagram! Head over to @bostoncourtpasadena today at 7:30PM for a live Q&A with the band.

We're thrilled to announce that our 16th Annual New Play Reading Festival is going virtual! Mark your calendars for November 7 and 14 for these free, LIVE readings. Our NPRF spotlights new works-in-progress that are in keeping with our mission to bring you risky, adventurous plays that you won’t find anywhere else in Southern California. REGISTER: https://bostoncourtpasadena.uscreen.io/orde/complete_order

We sat down (virtually) with the members of the son jarocho band Los Cambalache to talk about what Latinx Heritage Month means to them. Don't miss the joyous Los Cambalache concert streaming on-demand October 15-22! Tickets/Info: https://bostoncourtpasadena.uscreen.io//fall20-los-cambala

Just announced! For our final book club event of 2020 we'll be reading PASS OVER by Antoinette Nwandu. RSVP, order your copy, and start reading today!

How did soprano Julia Metlzer choose a career in music? Being born into a violin family, music chose her. Julia is the next performer in our Emerging Artists [Online] series. Don't miss her concert LIVE on Friday, October 16 at 8PM. RSVP: https://bostoncourtpasadena.uscreen.io//live-ea-juliametzl