Every year the Center for Monster studies, a multidisciplinary program in the Arts Division, hosts The Festival of Monsters. Through various performances, movies, and collaborations with outside organizations UC Santa Cruz celebrates the history of monsters and what they mean to our culture. Culminating in a monster ball, the next few weeks will be filled with exciting events that are open to the public.
Circus performance, silent film screening among Festival of Monsters highlights
“The embrace of monstrosity that we are trying to advocate here will actually lead us to a better understanding of our own humanity,” said Michael Chemers, director of the Center for Monster Studies.
