Author: Ann Haskins

Release the Nutcrackers!

A welcome respite from holiday stressors, Nutcracker ballet season arrives with a bumper crop of enchanted princes, Sugar Plum Fairies, waltzing flowers, fierce rodents, and twirling snowflakes. From professional companies to local dance studios (including a number with professional guests in the leads), Nutcracker season begins this week and twirls across SoCal stages through December…

Read More

Emotional Negotiations

Vets and dancing gymnasts conquer obstacles in Lincoln Heights; rabbits and red queens in Northridge; 20th anniversary brings new contemporary dance in LA Arts District; Taiko master feted in Little Tokyo; contemporary choreography in Santa Monica, Long Beach, and Downtown LA; story ballets in Thousand Oaks and Santa Barbara; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

Read More

Getting a Grip

Armenian dance in Hollywood; Canadian ballet in Northridge; A.I. dances downtown; new contemporary choreography in Frogtown, Hollywood, Arts District, Long Beach, and downtown; ballet on tour in Glendale; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

Read More

Ensorcellment

Mansion dancing in the City of Industry; contemporary ballet from San Francisco in Long Beach; a quartet of local legends in Culver City; “La Catrina” onstage in East LA; new contemporary choreography in Palm Desert, Dominguez Hills, Santa Monica, and downtown; South Asian dance in Culver City; street dance downtown; surveillance surveyed in Little Tokyo; more SoCal dance this busy week, plus a peek at next week.

Read More