Author: Ann Haskins

Going for Optical Symmetry – LA Dance Project Brings All of Benjamin Millepied’s “Gems”

Going for Optical Symmetry – LA Dance Project Brings All of Benjamin Millepied’s “Gems”

By | Oct 16, 2025

Australia hosted the world premiere. New York gets a look next Spring, and SoCal has the U.S. premiere next week as LA Dance Project brings Benjamin Millepied’s triptych Gems to Beverly Hills’ Wallis Center for the Performing Arts. Comprised of three ballets that Millepied created over several years that have been presented separately, Gems presents the trio as originally intended in a single program acknowledging George Balanchine’s Jewels (1967) and Van Cleef & Arpels, the jeweler that inspired Balanchine and a major LADP sponsor.

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Visceral Imagery

Visceral Imagery

By | Oct 15, 2025

Tattoos, fashion, and dance intertwine in LA Arts District; revered choreographer goes solo in Westwood; three days of choreography in Lincoln Heights; Brazilian dance in Sierra Madre; contemporary ballet in Irvine, Santa Barbara, Palm Desert, Orange, and Downtown LA; tap in Brea; French dancers join in at University Park; flamenco in the Hollywood Hills; a dancing food truck in Culver City…

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Tensegrity

Tensegrity

By | Oct 7, 2025

Etta James and Peggy Lee songs back contemporary dance in Thousand Oaks; international dance meets LA in Inglewood and University Park; contemporary ballet in Irvine, Palm Desert, and DowntownLA; Irish dance in Irvine; contemporary dance in Pasadena, Lincoln Heights, Fullerton, Santa Ana, and downtown; classical Japanese dance in Hollywood; tap in Brea; more SoCal dance this busy week, plus a peek at next week.

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Full Swing Season

Full Swing Season

By | Sep 30, 2025

San Francisco visitors bring gothic horror ballet to Costa Mesa; legendary modern’s centennial in Northridge; site specific dance celebrated in Westwood, Crestwood Hills, and Downtown; flamenco in Westwood, Malibu and Long Beach; tango in Glendale; contemporary ballet with ‘zah’ in Santa Monica; Irish dance in Irvine, dance in progress downtown and in Culver City; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

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