Performances are 8 p.m. Dec. 10, 2 and 8 p.m. Dec. 11 and 2 p.m. Dec. 12 in the auditorium. Admission is free. No children under 5 will be admitted. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Early arrival is advised.
The college is at 1500 N. Verdugo Road. For more information, call (818) 240-1000, Ext. 5739.
'Tis the season for 'Cosmic Christmas'
For the second year, presentations of composer/songwriter Eban Schletter's "Cosmic Christmas" will be performed at 5 and 7 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 19 in the GCC Planetarium.
The multimedia experience is performed live in the college's state-of-the-art digital full dome theater. It features live theremin performance and real-time animation performed by J-Walt, creator of the popular "Spontaneous Fantasia" shows.
"Cosmic Christmas," released last year, is an offbeat yet melodious concept album by Eban Schletter, who is best known for his film and TV work ("SpongeBob SquarePants," "Mr. Show with Bob and David"). The theremin-infused album depicts the awakening of artificial intelligence aboard a military satellite which, lost in space, drifted into a waft of Christmas Spirit. The holiday space opera was listed by Metromix as one of the "Top 10 weirdest Christmas records of all time" and was recommended holiday music by the New York Times and Los Angeles Times.
As a planetarium show, "Cosmic Christmas" is the result of the collaborative efforts of GCC Planetarium director Paul Buehler, who programmed and integrated the video material by Schletter, digital designer John Arballo, who brought the satellite to life, and J-Walt, who created the original animations. Schletter performs live on theremin along with Alexander Burke on vibraphone.
