By Daily Press staff
Artists will tackle ethnic and political cultures, among other topics, as they take the stage Saturday.
The 18th Street Arts Center will present a free all-star performance art extravaganza Saturday featuring works by Keith Antar Mason, Denise Uyehara, Marcus Kuiland-Nazario, Leilani Chan and Michelle Berne.
Grabbing the artistic and political bull by the horns, the artists take on personal experience, political culture and transcendent social events to try and make some sense of every person’s place in current world events. The artists will employ theater, dance and performance techniques to communicate edgy satire, social issues and passionate humanism.
The presentation, from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., is at Highways Performance Space at 18th Street Arts Center, 1651 18th St., just north of Olympic Boulevard.
The event coincides with The (BIG!) Art Cocktail, an open house celebration of 18th Street Art Center’s 15th anniversary, sponsored by City Hall’s Cultural Affairs Department.
The free event will feature visual art exhibitions, performance art, open studios, DJ dancing and refreshments.
For more information on The (BIG!) Art Cocktail, call (310)453-3711 or e-mail
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 20, 2004. Read the original PDF.