Author: Ann Haskins

A fest celebrates ten years with a Crenshaw host, Ray Bradbury gets his due in Venice, a dancemaker shares his moves downtown, ballet in the afternoon, more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

A contemporary dance encore in Irvine, new ballet in Santa Monica, jazz ballet downtown, dancers with poets in Pasadena, site-specific dance inside West Hollywood architecture, frequent New York visitors get new status downtown; Mexican folkloric collaboration in Long Beach, musicals that dance in Hollywood and Costa Mesa; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

Brain and body coordination considered in Santa Monica; frequent New York visitors get new status downtown; a 30th dance reunion in Malibu; a South Asian debut in La Jolla; jazz ballet continues downtown; musicals dance in Hollywood, Costa Mesa, and Burbank; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

A Turkish perspective in Palms; a South Asian reorients downtown; flamenco from Spain in Redondo Beach and Hancock Park;  French A.I. ballet in Costa Mesa; contemporary choreography in Santa Monica and El Sereno; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

Jazz fuels contemporary dance in Santa Monica and contemporary ballet downtown; female street dancers go to college in University Park; a flamenco fest commutes between Redondo Beach and Hancock Park; Delibes meets A.I. in Costa Mesa; dancing to Etta James in Mid-City; modern dance deciphered in Sylmar; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.