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Symposium: A Meditation on War | Kronos Quartet’s “Beyond Zero: 1914-1918”

Apr 4, 2014 @ 7:00 am - 10:00 am

An exploration of the themes of the Kronos Quartet’s world premiere, Beyond Zero: 1914—1918, which features a score by Aleksandra Vrebalov and film by Bill Morrison, created as a response to the centennial of the outbreak of the First World War.

Historian and journalist Mark Danner will offer thoughts on the historical impact of The Great War and the human costs of warfare in the following century; followed by a roundtable discussion moderated by Francesco Spagnolo of the Magnes Collection with the artistic collaborators, Kronos Quartet’s David Harrington; composer Aleksandra Vrebalov, documentary filmmaker Bill Morrison; and Combat Paper Project creator and Iraq War veteran Drew Cameron.

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Date:
Apr 4, 2014
Time:
7:00 am - 10:00 am
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Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art
2121 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA 94720 United States
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