Author: Ann Haskins

Cahunga Pass Gets “Funkedified”

Flamenco in Silverlake and Echo Park, a hip hop master reigns in Hollywood, incubating new work downtown, Black family structure considered in Santa Monica, a dance festival preview in Laguna Beach, and more SoCal Dance this week.

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Romeo & Juliet Roam the Bowl

A street dance master in Hollywood, recreating Mayan dance in Westwood, old guard Merce Cunningham collaborates in Santa Ana, multi-media love considerations in Santa Monica, the L.A. Phil accompanies dance downtown and at the Bowl, plus more So Cal dance this week.

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Prince Not-So-Charming

Environmental collaborations in Culver City, “royal” ballet from England downtown, traditional and contemporary folkloric in Hollywood, a family-friendly summer series opens in Brentwood, and more SoCal dance this week.

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Royals Behaving Badly

An opulent, decadent court filled with political intrigue and hypocrisy, a syphilitic, drug and sex addicted crown prince with a death obsession who meets his match in a teenager. An unlikely plot for a full-length ballet, but in fact it is; choreographer Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling. 

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