Author: Ann Haskins

Led Zeppelin and Wu Tang-influenced dance in Hollywood and downtown; elegant craftsman mansion goes site specific in Pasadena; triptych of new work fest downtown; museum garden under surveillance in Culver City; ballet on skid row; Stephen Sondheim with three choreographers in Little Tokyo; contemporary dance in Santa Monica, Atwater Village, and Venice; opera choreographer moves into the director’s chair downtown; more SoCal dance this busy week (to November 7), and a peek at next week (to November 14)

Devilish dance for the season in Hollywood and Beverly/Fairfax; a contemporary return from reflective hiatus in Cheviot Hills; site-specific excursions in Culver City and Pasadena; new choreography nurtured in the Arts District; ballet with Russian roots in Santa Barbara; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

Devilish dance in Hollywood and Beverly/Fairfax; site-specified sorties in Pasadena; Big Apple ballet in Orange; memories amok in Santa Monica; hip-hop battles in Burbank; dance leaders confer in Lincoln Heights and El Sereno; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

Filipino American identity pugnaciously explored in Boyle Heights; commissioned contemporary debuts in Long Beach; indigenous dance traditions in Brentwood; seasonal vampires and zombies haunt El Segundo, Beverly-Fairfax and Hollywood; contemporary take on doomed romance in Beverly Hills; street dance meets club dance in Cheviot Hills; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.