February 5th MAPP (Online)

Building Community Resilience Through the Arts

Saturday, February 5th @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm | FREE

Click here on the date of the event to see the live performance streaming on Facebook.

During the last 2 years, our goal has been to continue providing excellent and uplifting programs to our dedicated audiences. We are pleased to announce the next FREE MAPP program. 

Our MAPP FESTIVAL program includes 3 performances on FEB 5TH, live streamed from New York, Oakland and Buenos aires to your homes. 

Live streaming will be available on Facebook

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MAPP (Mission Arts & Performance Project)

Launched in 2003, the Mission Arts & Performance Project (MAPP) is a homegrown bi-monthly, multidisciplinary, intercultural event that takes place in the Mission District of San Francisco. On the first Saturday of every even month of the year, the MAPP transforms ordinary spaces, such as private garages, gardens, living rooms, studios, street corners, and small businesses into pop-up performance and exhibition sites for a day/night of intimate-scale artistic and cultural exchange among a kaleidoscope of individuals and communities.  Due to COVID-19 we have temporarily changed this dynamic program from an onsite to an online series. Thanks to the mastery and innovation of the presenting artists and curatorial vision we are pleased that the kaleidoscope of cultural exchange continues to be an incredibly enriching experience for the presenter and the viewer. We look forward to the days that we can safely present at our neighborhood venue and we are grateful for everyone’s ingenuity in making the online presentations meaningful and unique experiences.  

This program is funded by California Arts Council Impact Project Grant and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Relief Fund and we will continue our work in presenting unique artistry to the communities that we serve.

RED POPPY MAPP TEAM:

Curator | Artistic Director | Managing Director: Dina Zarif 
Host & Tech Support: Leeav Sofer
PR & Digital Marketing: Jennie D. Legary

RPAH PROGRAM (ONLINE) FEB 5TH

PERFORMANCES (ONLINE) FEBURARY 5TH

Raga Piano with Utsav Lal 

Indian Classical Music on the Piano

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

Creative Indian pianist/ composer and Young Steinway Artist, UTSAV LAL delves into the soulful depths of Indian ragas in his distinctive, unapologetically original take on piano and Indian classical music.

In this concert,  Lal will present a beautiful late evening raga in the traditional solo exploratory style of Alap-Jod-Jhala. Dating back centuries, with extraordinarily elaborate rules & systems to govern pitch, rhythm and structure, Indian Classical Music is one of the most ancient classical traditions on earth and at the very heart and soul of Indian music is the raga. The music is completely improvised and the raga slowly expands from a single note outward to complex waves of rhythms and virtuosic passages. Lal will also present some composition(s) from various forms of Indian classical, folk and devotional repertoire which will reflect strong influences from his experiences in jazz, Irish music and free improvisation. With his ingenious interpretations of Indian Classical Music on a Western instrument, Utsav Lal’s  music is captivating with great range and variety in tempo, dynamics and emotion and is known for its powerful intensity.

Featuring:

Utsav Lal – Piano

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Indian pianist/composer UTSAV LAL, often known as the ‘Raga Pianist’ is recognised as the rarest of pianists. Stunning the world with his innovative handling of Indian Classical Music on a Western instrument, The Irish Times describes Utsav Lal as “a fleet-fingered performer whose best moments can be both highly evocative and dazzling.” Lal’s ground-breaking work has garnered an impressive career spanning two decades, with solo performances at world famous venues like Carnegie Hall (New York), Southbank Centre (London), Kennedy Center (Washington DC), Steinway Hall (New York), Asia Society (HongKong),  Arts Center (Melbourne).

Treading the careful line between an ancient tradition and the innate desire for innovation with utmost respect, Lal’s music is acclaimed for its sincerity, depth and powerful intensity. With unfailing clarity of technique and  rhythmic virtuosity, his work is deeply influenced by Dhrupad and  gains inspiration from a vast array of sources such as The Necks, Thelonious Monk, Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou and Cecil Taylor. Lal has challenged commonly understood ways of improvisation to develop his own unique voice for the piano, taking stage at leading festivals including Novara Jazz (Italy), San Francisco Silent Film (USA) AsiaTopa Festival (Australia), Masters of Tradition (Ireland).

Endorsed as Young Steinway Artist, TiE Aspire Young Indian Achiever,, Yamaha Jazz Scholar, Lal has been recognized for his extensive collaborative work with Irish, Scottish, Jazz and Experimental artists including leading names like  Winifred Horan, Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill, Australian Contemporary Circus Theatre CIRCA, Talvin Singh, George Brooks, Rajna Swaminathan. Lal has 7 solo record releases which include a historic world’s first album on the microtonal “Fluid Piano” (2016). Lal holds a Masters in Contemporary Improvisation (New England Conservatory of Music), Bachelor’s in Jazz (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)  and is a disciple of  Dhrupad vocalist Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar.

Amy D.  Vocalist +Songwriter

A dream-like fusion of jazz, soul, R&B, and world music with voice, vocal looping, and piano for an intimate solo performance 

Featuring:

Amy D – Piano, Vocals 

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

The soulful, effortless sounds of vocalist and songwriter Amy D. envelop listeners in a dream-like fusion of jazz, soul, world, and R&B styles, bridging genres and generations alike.

Combined with inspiring lyrics and heartfelt storytelling, her music is a timeless soundscape inviting reflection, healing, and growth. There is intentional meaning in it all.

In a time where the world invites innovation and diverse influence, Amy D. ‘s songs imbue a multitude of juxtapositions: nostalgia with modern themes, powerful purpose with soft sophistication, lightness and warmth with cool, blue depths. Throughout, her textures are lush and uncomplicated, infusing art with a colorful breath of fresh air.  First creating a stir in the San Francisco Bay Area and now beyond, Amy D. partnered with producer and master keyboardist Michael Aaberg (Goapele, Lalah Hathaway, Derrick Hodge) for her debut portrait album, LIKE YOU (2019), now available on all streaming platforms.

Trio Faryna Satorre Jacobsen

Tango Argentino a la Parilla, Argentine Tango for listening and dancing

Featuring:

Hugo Satorre – Bandoneon
Emiliano Faryna – Guitar
Sascha Jacobsen – Bass

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

Sascha Jacobsen will join the Faryna-Satorre duo to perform their own arrangements, seeking to adapt the sounds and articulations characteristic of the orchestras of the years 40’s and 50’s to their band format. 

The particularity of the Faryna-Satorre duo has to do with the orality of its arrangements, it is rehearsed and played without paper and improvisation is allowed, thus achieving a fresh and constantly renewed sound.

With great acceptance from the milonguero public, since its inception, the duo has performed in the most important venues of the tango scene in Buenos Aires. In August 2019 they toured France, performing in Paris, Lyon and Tarbes.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Hugo Satorre, bandoneonist musician, born in Buenos Aires on July 15, 1977, began his studies at the Juan José Castro Conservatory; to then continue them with the most prestigious bandoneonists of today.

He is a member of the Orquesta Victoria. In turn, he shares a duo project with Adrián Ramírez, the Duo Ramirez-Satorre with whom he was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2013. He integrates numerous projects from different musical aspects. He was part of Otro Aires, the Escuela de Tango orchestra, La tuba tango, Tanguetto and the show “Tango Fire”. In 2016 he edited his first solo work. An album dedicated exclusively to the work of the brilliant arranger Maximo Mori.

He shared the stage with the masters Leopoldo Federico, Emilio Balcarce, José Libertela, Atilio Stampone and Néstor Marconi and has performed in the most prestigious theaters and concert halls on five continents. Among them we can highlight: the Sydney Opera House (Sydney); The Esplanade (Singapore); the Walt Disney Hall (Los Angeles); the Teatro Colón (Bs As), The Arts Center (Melbourne) and the Shangai Oriental Art Center (Shanghai). In March 2012, he accompanied the tenor Plácido Domingo on a stage set up on Av. 9 de Julio in front of more than 120,000 people.

Emiliano Faryna, guitarist, musician, composer and arranger, born in Buenos Aires on April 25, 1980, began his musical studies at the age of ten. He also studied at the J. P. Esnaola music school and in a particular way with the teacher Marcelo Gutfraind.

He was a member of various Argentine music ensembles, including Alejandro Brittes, Nicolás Colacho Brizuela, Luisa Calcumil, Angel Pulice and Ruth De Vicenzo, Joao Gentil, Cesar Pavón, Jorge Tolosa and Luis Santa Cruz, with whom he made recordings and tours. for Argentina, South America and Europe.

He currently works as an arranger and session musician, he is a member of Ventarrón y Varela, Rudi Flores Trio as well as directing his own musical proposal.

Sascha Jacobsen was born into a musical family, going as far back as his great, great, great, great-grandfather, who was a bassist for the Moscow Opera.  His mentors have been Michael and James Finley, John Brecher, Nico Abondolo, and Dennis Trembly, as well as Wolfgang Guttler and Shinji Eshima.  He completed a Master’s degree at the University of Southern California and has served on the faculty at The California Jazz Conservatory, Humboldt State University, Laney College, Golden Gate Bass Camp, and the Sequoia Chamber Music Festival.

He is currently residing in Argentina where he is performing and studying Argentine Tango and Folk music.  

Sascha has performed  with  Kronos Quartet, Rita Moreno, Hugh Jackman, Martin Short, Mandy Patinkin & Patti LuPone, Marc Shaiman, Bonnie Raitt, Randy Newman, Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Andrew Lippa, Eddie Duran, Dave MacNab, Tim Weed, Tango masters Raul Jaurena, Pepe Motta, and Maria Volonte, Flamenco greats Chuscales, Jose Luis Rodriguez, and Juanito Pascual, as well as Grammy winning artists Mads Tolling and Tupac Mantilla, and many others.  He was a founding member of the Classical Revolution movement, which has spread around the world and has performed with Adam Theis and the Jazz Mafia.

Sascha also performed as principal bass with the Santa Cruz Symphony, and the American Musical Theatre in San Jose, and as a section member of the Monterey Symphony and the Sarasota Opera, as well as on the world premier production of Rita Moreno’s Life Without Makeup, Martin Short’s Fame Becomes Me, and Hugh Jackman In Performance, recorded the new cast album of A Chorus Line, and has toured the world with the Argentine Tango group: Trio Garufa.

He is the founder of the Musical Art Quintet which performs his original works. Strad Magazine say his music is “…Stylish and Vigorous…beautifully arranged”. SF Bay Gaurdian says “composer-bassist Sascha Jacobsen’s concoctions hop nimbly through a world of styles while impressing with ear-catching intricacy and handsome technique.”. East Bay Express says “Classical Music is sexy again”.  SF Weekly says: “Classical training and a taste for evocative melodies underpin this sound”.

Sascha’s passion for music and dance has led him to collaborate with great dance groups such as The Flamenco Theatre Company of San Francisco, Tango Fatal with Choreographer Jorge Torres (Forever Tango), The Island Moving Company, San Jose Dance,  and the Chitresh Das Dance Company with Jason Samuels Smith.

He is in demand as a performer, composer, and arranger with commissions from the San Francisco Arts Council, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, San Jose Dance, San Jose Youth Symphony, Berkeley Youth Symphony and SF Friends of Chamber Music.  Sascha is also dedicated to teaching and has coached the students at SF School of the Arts, Sacred Heart College Prep, Oakland School for the Arts, Balboa High School,  St. Ignatius Prep and talented private students. 

Paintings in Pandemic and Revolution | Adrian Arias
The current exhibition on view in walls of The Red Poppy Art House

ARTIST STATEMENT

Adrián believes that poetry is in constant motion, and that feeds on each discipline to continue among us. Sometimes it is a photograph of a feather lying on the shore, sometimes a book-object that seems to tell us the future, sometimes the body moving slowly between blue lights to go dancing with paper and umbrellas, without rain. The absurd, the light, the sensual, the shadow, the dreams, are often elements in the daily life of Adrian, who in addition to declaring himself a Poet in motion, is an art teacher and a cultural organizer of events.

“During 2020 Adrian returned to an old style of painting that he used in Lima, Peru in the 80s, one that was baptized as” Virus Style “, because it is based on painting and spontaneous writing, which grows rapidly with the motivation of what we hear or see around us.

These works are the result of collaborations and virtual conversations with friends from different parts of the world. Adrian was connected with poets and musicians from Argentina, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, and various states of the USA, creating several of the pieces in this exhibition live, online. In addition, Adrian spent some time creating his “Monsters of the Day”, showing his feelings about the pandemic, which are also part of this exhibition.

Tarot in Pandemic and Revolution, inspired by Adrian Arias’ lucid dream of a fortune teller and cards embellished with images of viruses, masks, Black Lives Matter, marches, and protests, is a unique 81-card Tarot deck. It is accompanied by an exquisite book of poetry, created by 67 internationally-recognized artists and poets (24 visual artists, 43 poets) with deep ties to the San Francisco Bay Area, who span three generations. These award-winning poet laureates, novelists, authors, muralists, painters, graphic artists, performance artists, composers, musicians, and dancers are each committed to social, environmental, food, public health, and climate justice, and have used their powerful talents to create tarot images and poems in response to the critical times we are living in. This deck is a bold expression of hope, resilience, resistance, and the courage to continue forging a path to justice and love.

Presented in partnership with Red Poppy Art House, Nomadic Press, and Baldocchi Projects & Collaborations. Tarot in Pandemic and Revolution (81-CARD DECK) is available here for purchase.

Adrian Arian is a poet, visual artist, performer, art teacher, and South American cultural activist based in the Bay Area for two decades. His poetry and visual art have won awards and local and international recognition. His work has been presented at the Young Museum, San Marcos Museum, Poetic Nights of Struga, Macedonia, Benamil Residence in Spain, Venice Biennale, Latin American Biennial of Lima, etc. Creator of the multidisciplinary event Illusion Show, and the Poem of the Day.

PREVIEW THE PERFORMANCE

Utsav Lal

Amy D 

Dúo Faryna Satorre Flor de lino

Sascha Jacobsen

ONLINE EVENT DETAILS 

Time: February 5th, 7pm- 9:30pm (ONLINE)

Admission: Free (donations are encouraged)

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