Stan's Cafe in Of All the People in All the World December 5, 2007

STAN’S CAFE in OF ALL THE PEOPLE IN ALL THE WORLD: THE AMERICAS
November 29–December 30

Back by popular demand! Engage in the performance installation that captivated thousands of viewers in its one-week presentation at the Skirball last fall.

Now in a month-long engagement, Of All the People in All the World will feature more than 15 tons of rice—900 million grains total, equaling the population of the Americas—organized to bring local, national and global statistics to life. Artists from the innovative British theater company Stan’s Cafe will carefully weigh and pile the staple food to quantify a variety of facts, from the serious and sobering to the lighthearted. Each grain of rice represents one individual. From the few women ever elected to the U.S. Senate to the multitudes who eat at McDonald’s daily to the Southland residents who walk to work, the statistics portrayed will create an evolving landscape of rice, as the artists dismantle old piles and measure out new ones, often in response to interactions with visitors.

Shocking, playful, dismal and hopeful in turn, Of All the People in All the World will inspire viewers to celebrate how everyone counts in our ever-expanding global society.

Hours: Tues-Fri 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sat-Sun 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Extended hours Thurs until 9:00 p.m.; Closed Mondays

$10 General
$7 Seniors and Full-Time Students
$5 Children 2–12
Free on Thursdays
Free to Skirball Members and Children under 2

Tickets available at the door

Official Website: http://www.skirball.org