Author: Ann Haskins

What Becomes a Legend Most?

A post-modern icon returns with friends in Santa Monica; new choreography in Frogtown, Laguna Beach, Temecula, and downtown; Day of the Dead dancers in East LA; a double threat in flamenco and ballet in Costa Mesa; hip hop/street dance in Cerritos and downtown; the big cirque returns to Santa Monica; more SoCal dance this busy week, and a peek at next week (ending November 21)

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When What’s New Is New Again

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)

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Working Hiatus

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.

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