This article was edited on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 due to addition information provided.
Deborah Brockus, director of the Los Angeles Dance Festival (LADF), along with Nicholas Mestas, Executive Director of The Luckman Theatre just announced Los Angeles Dance Festival/ International December 2021, an online offering of choreography of choreographers from Los Angeles, South Korea, Poland, Brazil, Finland, Taiwan and Canada. The festival will take place December 3-5, 2021 running on demand online via Vimeo. The production of Brockus’ LA Dance Festival is funded in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles ( KCCLA).
Los Angeles Dance Festival/International – Rosanna Gamson/World Wide – Screenshot courtesy of RGWW
This will be the 4th event that LADF and The Luckman Theatre have co-produced and they are scheduling the 5th for April 2022 when LADF celebrates its 10th anniversary live at the Luckman Theatre located on the California State University, Los Angeles campus. Brockus describes Angeles Dance Festival/ International December 2021 as “a celebration of international partnerships before, during and after the pandemic. Art is stronger than borders.”
Los Angeles Dance Festival/International – BrockusRED in Dust – Photo by Emerson Chen
Brockus has long been one of the most consistent producers of dance and dance festivals in Los Angeles. In addition to the numerous dance festivals she has produced over the years, Brockus is also the Artistic Director of one of LA’s longest running dance companies, BrockusRED, and the director/curator of Brockus Project Studios which offers space for dance classes, filming, rehearsals and performances.
Designed by The Luckman Partnership, Inc. The Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA offers performances in music, dance, and theatre, as well as experiences in visual arts and film. The complex includes the 1,152 seat theatre, The Luckman Street of the Arts, The Luckman Gallery, and The Intimate Theatre which is a black box theatre with modular seating.
The Los Angeles choreographers whose companies will be featured at the Los Angeles Dance Festival/ International December 2021 include:Rosana Gamson (Rosanna Gamson/World Wide); Seda Abay (Kybele Dance Theater), Deborah Brockus (BrockusRED), Sam McReynolds (GREYaRea), Nannette Brodie (Nannette Brodie Dance Theater), and Charlotte K Smith (Charlotte Katherine & Co).
Los Angeles Dance Festival/International – Mariusz Marciniak – Teatr Nowsky – Poland – Photo courtesy of LADF
The International Choreographers will include: Tomas Ciesielski – Poland, Rafeal Quintas – Brazil, MDTistanbul – Turkey, Ricky Carranza – Finland, Johnny Tu – Taiwan, and dance artists from the Seoul International Dance Festival in TANK Yeon-Soo Seo, Junghoon Kim, Jungmi Han, Jufe Peng, Eun Kyung Seong, and Jaheuk Choi.
“Los Angeles Dance Festival is rooted in the contemporary voices of artists working in multiple styles of choreography giving voice to today’s world as we draw from the past moving forward.” – LADF press release.
Los Angeles Dance Festival/International – Kim Junghoon – SIDIFIT- South Korea – Photo courtesy of LADF
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WHAT: Los Angeles Dance Festival/ International December 2021
Program A – Friday 12/3
Hervé KOUBI- France
Rafael Quantas – Brazil – “Casa de Vovo”
GREYaRea – LA
SIDFIT – Eun Kyung Seong – South Korea
Kybele Dance Theater – LA
MDTistanbul – Turkey
SIDFIT – Jaheuk Choi -South Korea
Program B – Saturday 12/4
Rafael Quantas – Brazil- “traveler”
BrockusRED – LA
Marcat Dance – Spain
SIDFIT- Yeon-Soo Seo – South Korea
Tom Ciesielski – Poland – FAR
Rosanna Gamson / World Wide – LA – Latitude 22 6min
SIDFIT- Junghoon Kim – South Korea
Program C – Sunday 12/5
Tom Ciesielski – Poland
SIDFIT- Jungmi Han – South Korea
Charlotte Katherine & Co – LA
Jonny Tu – Taiwan
Rosanna Gamson / World Wide – LA -gamut
Alina Sokulska – Spain
Nannette Brodie Dance – LA
SIDFIT- Jufe Peng – South Korea
WHEN: Stream dates/times
Friday, December 3 from 12 noon until 12 midnight PST
Saturday, December 4 from 12 noon until 12 midnight PST
Sunday, December 5 from 12 noon until 12 midnight PST
WHERE: Online www.LuckmanArts.org and www.LADanceFest.org
COST: Free
Public Contact: Deborah Brockus LAdancefestival@gmail.com
Media Contact: Deborah Brockus ladancefestival@gmail.com phone 562-412-7429
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For more information about the Los Angeles Dance Festival, please visit their website.
To learn more about the Luckman Fine Arts Complex, please visit their website.
Written by Jeff Slayton for LA Dance Chronicle.
Featured image: Los Angeles Dance Festival/International – Jungmi Han – Seoul International Dance Festival in TANK – South Korea – Photo courtesy of LADF
