CAP UCLA 2019-20 season amplifies unsung heroes, unheard voices

UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance has unveiled its 2019-20 season, a lineup that honors "We, the People" — as artists, performers, thought leaders, change-makers and spectators. UCLA's public performing arts program continues to bring bold programming from around the world to Los Angeles to advance social justice conversations through contemporary dance, music, theater and literature. The new season runs from September 19, 2019, through May 10, 2020, and offers eight special events and 61 performances, with one U.S. and two West Coast premieres. "Our programs are designed to engage audiences wholeheartedly in the artists' exploration," said CAP UCLA Executive and Artistic Director Kristy Edmunds. "Each performance is illuminating, connecting us, and disconnecting us, from the way we see history. Each time we're offered a new lens in which to examine our place in the culture of L.A. and in the culture of the world. Our goal is to provide experiences that allow individual reflection within a communal environment." Recognizing unsung heroes in history, Ain Gordon weaves the largely unknown story of a courageous gay psychiatrist whose activism made a profound and lasting impact on LGBT civil rights in "217 Boxes of Dr. Henry Anonymous." Toronto's Porte Parole theater presents "Seeds," a dramatic reenactment of the seven-year legal battle between Monsanto, one of the world's most powerful biotech corporations, and a Saskatchewan farmer.