Author: Ann Haskins

Over the Moon

High-flying ballet in Hollywood, moon inspired contemporary dance in Culver City, Macedonian apple fables retold in Torrance, romantic ballet in Santa Barbara, Kipling redeux in Santa Monica, experimental dance in multiple downtown venues, site specific dance and marathon dance film fest in Cheviot Hills, more SoCal dance this busy, busy week and a peek at next, equally busy week.

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Fractioned Fairy Tales

Enigma math in Santa Monica, Algerian tradition sourced downtown, New York City club dance at University Park, folkloric celebration in the Hollywood Hills, the 1960s onstage in Santa Monica,  diversity dance in El Sereno, more SoCal dance this busy week and a peek at next week.

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Bodies in Beverly Hills

A tap master tribute in Northridge, duo duel in Westwood, Etta James meets Ravel in Beverly Hills, scary season starts downtown, a centennial celebration in Santa Barbara, rising choreographers in the arts district, a peek at next week, and more SoCal dance this week.

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Making Mozart Move

When it premiered in 2014 at London’s Covent Garden, Kasper Holten’s production of Don Giovanni had the distinction of opening the opera season for the Royal Opera.  Holten’s retelling of Mozart’s saga of the notorious womanizing Don Giovanni (Don Juan) arrives in Los Angeles, launching LA Opera’s 2023-2024 season with six performances through October 15 at the Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

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Yes, It’s a Big Deal Saturday

Hip Hop fest at USC, centennial dance in Northridge, Nina Simone inspiration in Long Beach, Japanese dance in Torrance, Chicago-style contemporary downtown, tap versus piano in Westwood, more SoCal dance this week and a peek at next week.

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