MOVEMENT AND THE VISUAL ARTS

MOVEMENT AND THE VISUAL ARTS (CONFERENCE AND SITE-WIDE PERFORMANCES): June 2, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; The Getty Center–This day of lectures, dialogues, screenings, and performances explores the increasingly blurred line between the visual arts, dance, and other forms of performance. Featured speakers are Elise Archias, Martin Kersels, Carrie Lambert-Beatty, Babette Mangolte, Peggy Phelan, and Branislav Jakovljevic.

The L.A. Art Girls bring the conference outdoors and out-of-bounds with Fluxus-inspired artistic interventions across the Getty Center site throughout the day. Free; reservations required for the conference.

AN EVENING OF SHORT PERFORMANCES: June 3, 8:00 p.m.; The Getty Center

In conjunction with the Movement and the Visual Arts conference, the Getty Research Institute presents a wide-ranging evening of dance and performance art. Featuring the West Coast premiere of Yvonne Rainer’s “AG Indexical, with a little help from H.M.,” this program also showcases dance works by John Jasperse Company and Sally Silvers, and performance pieces by Martin Kersels and the L.A. Art Girls. Tickets $28, students/seniors $22.