The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane

Name: The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane
Start: 2024-06-26T19:00:00-07:00
Location: Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive

Schedule

Wed Jun 26 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive | Berkeley, CA

For decades Barbara Dane lent her stellar singing voice to social-justice movements in the Bay Area and beyond, garnering an impressive FBI file along the way. Deeply respected by fellow luminaries in folk, blues, and jazz, Dane built a far-reaching legacy with music, activism, and love. As Maureen Gosling’s celebratory portrait reveals, early solidarity with those suffering racial and economic injustice sparked Dane’s passion to use her talent to sustain marginalized people. Rather than chase stardom, she followed her own maternal instincts to root herself and her family among generations of activist performers. Bonnie Raitt, Jane Fonda, and other notables attest to Dane’s unique way of shaping and being shaped by tumultuous social revolutions from the 1950s on. Nearing ninety, Dane triumphantly tours with piano virtuoso Tammy Hall to celebrate a life of staying awake and connected, true to her ideals. One star among many illuminates so much.
Meet Maureen Gosling, film producer Jed Riffe, and film executive producer Nina Menéndez in-person as they visit BAMPFA in-person for the film's screening.