Author: Ann Haskins

Welcoming a Stochastic Season

Despite current unpredictabilities, the bloom of live performance continues with a trio of New York visitors in Beverly Hills, West Adams & downtown, classical South Asian dance in Northridge, al fresco dance fest in Leimert Park, flamenco in Hancock Park, site specific dance in a downtown park, plus more SoCal dance this week and a peek at next week.

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Spring Is Sprung

A locavore festival returns to East LA, a Brazilian remix in Santa Monica, a New York visitor revelates downtown, classical South Asian dance in Westwood, signed dance in Pasadena, al fresco contemporary dance in West Hollywood, plus more SoCal dance this week and a peek at next week.

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In Praise of Peduncle Elongation

Like a nascent cherry blossom, live performance is signaling it is back. Celebrated Germans end with passion downtown, the top west coast dance film fest opens in Echo Park, the folkloric troupe that started it all is in East LA and Costa Mesa, modern dance al fresco in Sunland, art-inspired dance films in Brentwood, step dance and spoken word downtown, plus a peek at next week and more SoCal dance.

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Making Like Sisyphus

Veterans positioned in Beverly Hills, a lost classic reinvigorated in Northridge, Bernstein & Bach trade off downtown, classical ballet gone contemporary in Costa Mesa, step-dancing into drug rehab downtown, a Covid-postponed dance film fest arrives,  plus a peek at next week and more SoCal dance.

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Bending Over Backwards for Bach and Bernstein

Germany’s master storyteller just happens to be an American and he’s visiting LA with two tales to tell. Born in Wisconsin, John Neumeier has helmed Germany’s internationally celebrated Hamburg Ballet for close to 50 years. As a choreographer, Neumeier is famous …

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