Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide, he befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to visit his sister Pia. The two men set out on a tour of the country during which Axel challenges Eyal’s values. Eytan Fox, 103 min., English, Hebrew, and German, 2004, Israel. Co-sponsored by the Israeli Palestinian Film Festival.

Walk on Water
Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 6pm
UCSB Multicultural Center – End …

Which Way Home – Film Screening
Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 6pm
UCSB Multicultural Center – end of UCen Rd
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Films by: Sweetgrass Productions, Teton Gravity Research, Powderwhore, Snow Lion & Others
Beer & Wine Tent in the Courtyard
Tickets available at: Mountain Air Sports, 14 State St, Santa Barbara
or online at alpine-exposure.com
For more info call 805/302-8254
2010 Backcountry Film Festival
Victoria Hall Theater, 33 West Victoria, Santa Barbara, CA
Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 7pm
$10 in advance, $12 at the door

“A Passage to India” will feature Jim Lashly and others reading stories by a diverse group of authors including Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie and Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri writing about India.
Passage to India
Sunday, January 31, 2010, 2:00pm
Monday February 1, 2010, 7:30pm
Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara
$25 general, $10 students
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The Speaking of Stories 2010 season will start in January with Christina Allison, Jay Thomas, and others reading stories by Garrison Keillor, David Sedaris and other funny people in “Nothing but Laughs.”
Nothing But Laughs
Sunday, January 10, 2010, 2:00pm
Monday January 11, 2010, 7:30pm
Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara
$25 general, $10 students
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Double Feature: La Danse and Strictly Boishoi

La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet – 6 PM
“An absolute treat for balletomanes.” Variety
Documentary master Frederick Wiseman turns his attention to one of the world’s greatest ballet companies, The Paris Opera Ballet, as they rehearse and perform seven ballets including Le Songe de Medée by Angelin Preljocaj, Orphée and Eurydice by Pina Bausch, and Romeo and Juliette by Sasha Waltz. (2009, 158 min.)

Strictly Bolshoi – 9 PM
“Even if you aren’t a dance fan you will appreciate the drama and laughs…” The Times, London
This Emmy …

From the streets of Brazil – a country where beats are celebrated and dance is a generation’s second language – Artistic Director Bruno Beltrão and the powerhouse Grupo de Rua bring the lightning-fast head-spins and stands, hand-jumps, turns and tumbles honed in the back streets of Rio de Janeiro to Campbell Hall for a totally new and fresh look at street dance. The brilliant all male company will perform Beltrão’s newest work, H3 that dispenses with heavy beats and macho posturing to create a minimalist, almost meditative interpretation of hip-hop …

Coraline
Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 7:30 pm
UCSB, Campbell Hall, 574 Mesa Rd, Santa Barbara
Free!

Newly formed but already receiving international acclaim, Morphoses was founded by one of the ballet world’s most exciting talents and former resident choreographer with New York City Ballet, Christopher Wheeldon, and former Executive Director of The George Balanchine Foundation, Lourdes Lopez, with the fundamental goal of revitalizing contemporary, classical ballet by marrying dance, music, visual arts, and design. The award-winning troupe – which debuted in the U.S. in 2007 at the Vail International Dance Festival and at New York City Center – includes some of the foremost members of New …

The Yes Men Fix The World
Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 7:30 & 9:30 pm
UCSB, Campbell Hall, 574 Mesa Rd, Santa Barbara
General public $6.00, UCSB Students $5.00
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