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Issue 54 (February 11)
Celebrating Black History Month with Mozart’s “Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln” performed by Reri Grist; Excerpt from Im schwarzen Rössl performed by Katherine Dunham; Balm in Gilead performed by Alicia Graf Mack and choreographed by Arthur Mitchell; Coltrane’s “Alabama” performed by John Coltrane; Richard Smallwood’s “Total Praise” performed by Richard Smallwood and Vision; “Life Lines” performed by Flutronix with Joe Blaxx; Emancipation of Expressionism performed by Boy Blue and choreographed by Kenrick “H20” Sandy
Issue 53 (February 4)
Selections of Purcell’s “When I am laid in earth” (“Dido’s Lament”) from Dido and Aeneas featuring Janet Baker, soprano and London Philharmonic Orchestra; Jessye Norman, soprano and Orchestra of St. Luke’s; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Ondrejcak, director; Annie Lennox and London City Voices
Fact or Fiction: Disinformation and Freedom of Speech
Fact or Fiction: Disinformation and Freedom of Speech
Illuminations “Fact or Fiction” Talk
How does a country founded on a bedrock principle of freedom of speech move forward in the age of disinformation? UC Berkeley thought leaders Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of Berkeley Law; Henry Brady, Dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy; and Geeta Anand, Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism came together on January 31, 2021 for a timely discussion on the topic of the proliferation of disinformation in today’s public sphere and its intersection with a concept we hold dear: freedom of speech. Janet Napolitano, former United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2009–2013), University of California President (2013–2020), and current Professor and Faculty Director of the new Center for Security in Politics at the Goldman School of Public Policy both moderated and participated in the discussion. Viewers had the opportunity to submit questions for the panel upon registration.
This event was presented as part of Cal Performances’ Illuminations: “Fact or Fiction” programming, which examines what happens when alteration of the truth—even the deliberate dissemination of disinformation—begins to affect our ability to tell fact from fiction, and how this challenge is impacting today’s world.
This talk was free and open to the public.
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Issue 52 (January 21)
In this issue: Sibelius’ Nightride and Sunrise performed by Frankfurt Radio Symphony; After the Rain choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon and performed by Suzanne Danco and Guido Agosti; Bernstein/Lerner’s “Take Care of This House” from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue performed by Frederica von Stade and National Symphony Orchestra; Thiele/Weiss’ “What a Wonderful World” performed by Jon Batiste; Andra Day and Jennifer Decilveo’s “Rise Up” performed by Andra Day
Issue 51 (January 15)
In this issue: Georgs Pelēcis’ New Year’s Music performed by Timo Andres; Schumann’s “Aus alten Märchen winkt es” from Dichterliebe, Op. 48 performed by Suzanne Danco and Guido Agosti; Weill’s “I’m a Stranger Here Myself” performed by Anne Sofie von Otter and NDR-Sinfonieorchester Hamburg; Prokoviev’s Andante – Allegro from Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 performed by Martha Argerich and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Salif Keita’s “Tekere” performed by Salif Keita
Fighting the Disinformation Machine: Social Media and the Future of Journalism
Fighting the Disinformation Machine: Social Media and the Future of Journalism
An Illuminations “Fact or Fiction” Talk
Tristan Harris
“Fake news spreads six times faster than true news,” says Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, former Google Design Ethicist (2013–16), and star of the 2020 Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma. And that’s what happens when citizens share emotionally resonant mis- or disinformation—often weaponized for profit or propaganda purposes—while tech algorithms amplify the viral spread. When Facebook and other social media companies allow the pollution of public information, fact-based, credible journalism is grievously weakened, and democracy is threatened.
With others, Harris founded the Center for Humane Technology to radically reimagine our digital infrastructure as one that promotes people’s well-being, democracy, and a shared-information environment.
Geeta Anand
Fighting the Disinformation Machine, an Illuminations: “Fact or Fiction” talk presented by Cal Performances on February 10, 2021 in partnership with the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, featured Dean Geeta Anand and Harris in a conversation on the subject of “fact versus fiction,” in particular the growing movement to fight back against the perils posed to journalism by our current tech regime. An open Q&A session followed the discussion.
This event was presented as part of Cal Performances’ Illuminations: “Fact or Fiction” programming, which examines what happens when alteration of the truth—even the deliberate dissemination of disinformation—begins to affect our ability to tell fact from fiction, and how this challenge is impacting today’s world.
This talk was free and open to the public.