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>> welcome to culture wire im your host. san franciscos old mint is one of the most beautiful buildings in the city. for the month of july the old mint is being illuminated by the presentation of traveling light. every weekend in july audiences will be able to walk through specially staged scenes in the vault and move upstairs for a series of dances in the ballrooms and upper courtyards. the director of cultural affairs met with the artistic director during the last rehearsal before op...

san francisco. from july 7 to august 1, you can have the opportunity to see "traveling light" here at the old mint. thank you, joe. >> thank you. my pleasure. >> traveling light will be presented through august 1. for show times and tickets visit joe p good.org. thanks for watching >> the san francisco ethnic dance festival is one of the jewels on san francisco sculptural crowns. this is in its 32nd year of showcasing the celebrated dance troupes. this year will be one of the past with...

>> as the city of san francisco has grown, there are a number of cultural organizations that have grown with it. the san francisco symphony, the ballet, and ensure we are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the san francisco museum of modern arts. one of the things many of our viewers may not understand about museums is the way they grow and evolve is really about a broad. his patient and support from many individuals who give their collections -- and broad support from many individual...

thought that was such an interesting contrast and that money and the effect it has on peoples lives really goes in both of those dimensions. so, we are telling like little mini stories in each room. it is a really fun house experience for that. they are discovering the architecture and the personality of the building at the same time they are seeing these performances and hopefully some wonderful dancing. >> the title of the performance installation traveling light also alludes to kind...

we brought diego rivera to the city. i think the wpa art work is characterized by stylized robustness and a pervasive occupation with a historical. in this panel, we have a depiction of george washington moving west. what is interesting about it is the image of lewis and clark here is in black and white, something that is occurring in the future, painted as though it was in the past. what is interesting about it is the very obvious conclusion of slavery. the number of students were exp...

things, so finally we are here and im delighted to give it life one more time. >> traveling light, which is the name of your installation, really gives audiences this amazing opportunity to experience like different mini performances throughout the old mint building. is that correct? >> the two floors of the minter very different. the bottom floor is the vaults where they kept the money and it is dark and dungeon like and cement walls and steel vaults. and up here it is like ballrooms ...

people. at the end of the process, they rank their top groups which are then merged into a master list. >> performers are judged on stage presence, costumes, and innovation. >> the four programs are created around an exciting and dynamic range so the soloists and groups selected each weekend will have enough dynamic range to be a society overall to are experience. >> hundreds of dancers from different countries need each other, compare stuff, and make new friends. this has resulted in ...

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and, joe, what prompted you to restage this performance here at the old mint? >> well, i think we made a piece in this beautiful architectural gem about, kind of about the economy and the fact that everyone is struggling and what would it mean to travel into our future without our wealth, without our security blankets? i really wanted to stage it again so more people could see it. it sold out last year and many wanted to get into see it and couldnt. so we thought we would bring it back...