Sat February 23, 2019
Creating Leonardo: Celebrating 500 Years of Leonardo’s Legacy
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Humanities West brings together a panel of noted scholars and performers for a two-day program of lectures, dramatic readings and music to celebrate and explore the cultural contributions of Leonardo da Vinci and the mythologized legacy that has developed over the 500 since his death. Presenters include Paula Findlen (Stanford), Martin Kemp (Oxford), Kip Cranna (SF Opera), Monica Azzolini (University of Bologna) Pamela O. Long (MacArthur Fellow) and Deborah Loft (College of Marin). The program features a performance by the men’s classical vocal ensemble Clerestory, and a spoken word performance by acclaimed Bay Area actor James Carpenter.
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Humanities West brings together a panel of noted scholars and performers for a two-day program of lectures, dramatic readings and music to celebrate and explore the cultural contributions of Leonardo da Vinci and the mythologized legacy that has developed over the 500 since his death. Presenters include Paula Findlen (Stanford), Martin Kemp (Oxford), Kip Cranna (SF Opera), Monica Azzolini (University of Bologna) Pamela O. Long (MacArthur Fellow) and Deborah Loft (College of Marin). The program features a performance by the men’s classical vocal ensemble Clerestory, and a spoken word performance by acclaimed Bay Area actor James Carpenter.
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