October 2017
Sunday, October 1
Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes – Ahmanson Theatre – 1pm
The Red Shoes is a ballet choreographed by Matthew Bourne using the music of Bernard Herrmann. It is based broadly on the 1948 film The Red Shoes by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The set and costume designs are by Lez Brotherston.
Wednesday, October 4
Freddy – Presented by The Fountain Theatre & The Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy – Caminito Theatre Los Angeles – 8PM – Tickets: $25
Click here for Tickets or (323) 663-1525
World premiere: Set in Greenwich Village in 1964 and based on a true story, Freddy fuses theater, music, dance and video to capture the explosive spirit of a passionate artist and a turbulent era. A naïve young woman falls under the spell of Fred Herko, a brilliant ballet dancer of extraordinary charisma and talent and a fiery denizen of Andy Warhol’s Factory. This hybrid dance/theater work by Fountain Theatre co-artistic director Deborah Lawlor will be presented at Los Angeles City College, inaugurating a new partnership with the LACC Theatre Academy.
Parking: FREE in Structure 4 on Heliotrope at Monroe (between Santa Monica and Melrose)
Thursday, October 5
Theater Raymond Kabbaz Presents – Kybele Dance Theater – Theater Raymond Kabbaz – 8pm –
Theatre Raymond Kabbaz is happy to welcome on stage the LA-based dance company Kybele Dance Theater (KDT). KDT’s designs awaken the audience with accenting forgotten moments of life through fusing contemporary dance with Turkish imagery through a diverse repertory created to inspire, think, and educate.
Pushing the physical body to its limits for electrifying moments on stage amidst fearless risk which designs moments of beauty and surprise as well as the unusual and bizarre is the essence of choreographer Seda Aybay’s work. Her approach to movement evolved to include quick weight shift, use of momentum and gravity with refined abstract versions of daily gestures. She believes in the clean lines of classicism swiftly blending into the earthiness of modern dance and the gutsiness of contemporary.
Freddy – Presented by The Fountain Theatre & The Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy – Caminito Theatre Los Angeles – 3pm & 8pm – Tickets: $25
Click here for Tickets or (323) 663-1525
World premiere: Set in Greenwich Village in 1964 and based on a true story, Freddy fuses theater, music, dance and video to capture the explosive spirit of a passionate artist and a turbulent era. A naïve young woman falls under the spell of Fred Herko, a brilliant ballet dancer of extraordinary charisma and talent and a fiery denizen of Andy Warhol’s Factory. This hybrid dance/theater work by Fountain Theatre co-artistic director Deborah Lawlor will be presented at Los Angeles City College, inaugurating a new partnership with the LACC Theatre Academy.
Parking: FREE in Structure 4 on Heliotrope at Monroe (between Santa Monica and Melrose)
Friday, October 6
Freddy – Presented by The Fountain Theatre & The Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy – Caminito Theatre Los Angeles – 8PM – Tickets: $25
Click here for Tickets or (323) 663-1525
World premiere: Set in Greenwich Village in 1964 and based on a true story, Freddy fuses theater, music, dance and video to capture the explosive spirit of a passionate artist and a turbulent era. A naïve young woman falls under the spell of Fred Herko, a brilliant ballet dancer of extraordinary charisma and talent and a fiery denizen of Andy Warhol’s Factory. This hybrid dance/theater work by Fountain Theatre co-artistic director Deborah Lawlor will be presented at Los Angeles City College, inaugurating a new partnership with the LACC Theatre Academy.
Parking: FREE in Structure 4 on Heliotrope at Monroe (between Santa Monica and Melrose)
MARSHMALLOW SEA // szalt dance co. – Bootleg Theater – 8:00pm
MARSHMALLOW SEA, the latest evening-length work from choreographer Stephanie Zaletel and her company of six dancers, reflects on water and its symbols to explore fluidity and force, sustenance and submission—offering an overwhelming surge of memories, disrupted. MARSHMALLOW SEA premiered in Seattle, WA at Velocity Dance Center, and has been performed at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe, NM. We are thrilled to welcome the company back for this hometown premiere. szalt dance co. has been presented by The Hammer Museum, Current:LA’s Public Art Biennial, Women’s Center for Creative Work, REDCAT, Highways Performance Space and homeLA.
Saturday, October 7
Los Angeles Ballet – Pushing Dance Boundaries – Royce Hall (UCLA) – Alejandro Cerrudo’s Second to Last and Pacopepepluto, Menghan Lou’s New Work WORLD PREMIERE, Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments – 7:30pm
Click here for Tickets or (310) 998-7782
Each performance features avant-garde works from three remarkable choreographers: Alejandro Cerrudo’s cutting-edge contemporary Second to Last duets and Pacopepepluto, a world premiere from phenom Menghan Lou, and the groundbreaking masterwork The Four Temperaments by George Balanchine.
Karen Sherman’s Soft Goods – Freud Playhouse (UCLA) – 8pm – $29 & $49
Click here for Tickets or Call 310-825-2101
Karen Sherman makes performances that incorporate her background in dance, writing, theater, music, and the handyman arts. Her diverse background, as well as over two decades of experience working in nearly every facet of arts production as a technical director, production manager, stage technician and scenic/sound designer, informs each aspect of her artwork. Though primarily situated in the dance world, her interdisciplinary work resists orthodoxy and is known for its inventiveness, wit and nuanced complexity. Her newest piece, Soft Goods, an examination of the lives lived backstage, illuminates the lonesomeness of theaters, the spectral beauty of a lighting focus, the choreography of labor, the labor of dance and the human hand behind stage art. Created in collaboration with an ensemble of stage technicians and dancers, and structured as a live load-in and technical rehearsal for a performance that never happens, Soft Goods is a meditation on work, life, loss and occupational self-obliteration.
Freddy – Presented by The Fountain Theatre & The Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy – Caminito Theatre Los Angeles – 3pm & 8pm – Tickets: $25
Click here for Tickets or (323) 663-1525
World premiere: Set in Greenwich Village in 1964 and based on a true story, Freddy fuses theater, music, dance and video to capture the explosive spirit of a passionate artist and a turbulent era. A naïve young woman falls under the spell of Fred Herko, a brilliant ballet dancer of extraordinary charisma and talent and a fiery denizen of Andy Warhol’s Factory. This hybrid dance/theater work by Fountain Theatre co-artistic director Deborah Lawlor will be presented at Los Angeles City College, inaugurating a new partnership with the LACC Theatre Academy.
Parking: FREE in Structure 4 on Heliotrope at Monroe (between Santa Monica and Melrose)
Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre – Back in Circulation @ West Hollywood Library
Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre creates innovative dance experiences in non-traditional places and provides learning opportunities in diverse neighborhoods, inviting audiences and artists to engage with one another and connect with their communities in ways they have never experienced.
Rhapsody In Taps Celebrates 36 Years – Old Town Temecula Community Theater – 8PM – $15, $20, $25
Rhapsody In Taps, a Los Angeles based touring company, features seven – nine tap dancers and six jazz and world musicians plus guest artists. The modern dance background of Artistic Director/Choreographer, Linda Sohl-Ellison, is reflected in Rhapsody In Taps’ diverse repertoire, which pays tribute to the rich heritage of tap as well as exploring innovative choreographic directions for the concert stage. Rhapsody In Taps has been a leader in the “tap resurgence” that began in the 1980’s. RIT is one of the nation’s very few tap dance companies that creates original, often experimental repertoire and maintains a consistent ensemble of company dancers. In 2007 the company was honored with a Milestone Award from the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors for more than 25 years of performances, programs and arts leadership in Los Angeles.
Jessica Lange Dance – Carpenter Center in Long Beach – 8pm – $50
“Be an early witness to Lang’s genius,” proclaims OC Weekly of Jessica Lang. The award-winning choreographer and artistic director of Jessica Lang Dance seamlessly incorporates striking design elements and classical ballet vocabulary into artfully crafted, emotionally riveting, contemporary works. Lang’s New York-based dance company immerses audiences in the powerful beauty of movement and music.
MARSHMALLOW SEA // szalt dance co. – Bootleg Theater – 8:00pm
MARSHMALLOW SEA, the latest evening-length work from choreographer Stephanie Zaletel and her company of six dancers, reflects on water and its symbols to explore fluidity and force, sustenance and submission—offering an overwhelming surge of memories, disrupted. MARSHMALLOW SEA premiered in Seattle, WA at Velocity Dance Center, and has been performed at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe, NM. We are thrilled to welcome the company back for this hometown premiere. szalt dance co. has been presented by The Hammer Museum, Current:LA’s Public Art Biennial, Women’s Center for Creative Work, REDCAT, Highways Performance Space and homeLA.
Witnessing Her + Decolonize That Mind – Jessica Emmanuel – 2:00pm
In two sections her current untitled work-in-progress, Jessica Emmanuel confronts the way the viral circulation of violences can both illuminate and belie the profound personal impact of each confrontation, each bullet and each chalk outline.
Sunday, October 8
MARSHMALLOW SEA // szalt dance co. – Bootleg Theater – 3:00pm
MARSHMALLOW SEA, the latest evening-length work from choreographer Stephanie Zaletel and her company of six dancers, reflects on water and its symbols to explore fluidity and force, sustenance and submission—offering an overwhelming surge of memories, disrupted. MARSHMALLOW SEA premiered in Seattle, WA at Velocity Dance Center, and has been performed at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe, NM. We are thrilled to welcome the company back for this hometown premiere. szalt dance co. has been presented by The Hammer Museum, Current:LA’s Public Art Biennial, Women’s Center for Creative Work, REDCAT, Highways Performance Space and homeLA.
HUMAN STAGES PRESENTS – No)one. Art House + Amie Cota and Anna B. Scott – 7pm
Curated by Jessica Emmanuel, this evening of music and movement features two new works. Amie Cota and Christopher Bordenave trace themes of home and identity in a tale of the Great Migration. Anna B. Scott excavates the cursed product of sugar, and seeks to understand its code.
CARLON presents Out of Bounds – Annenberg Community Beach House – 5pm
Tickets are free, reservation required (Click Here)
An immersive, site-specific work that engages with geopolitical boundaries and the contrast of the Pacific Ocean at the Southern California shore with other shores all over the world, including those of Greece and Turkey. CARLON director, Jay Carlon, examines borders as sites of trauma and possible healing, as well as how moving together can become a call to action. Click here for more info
Wednesday, October 11
ANTHEM – Milka Djordjevich – Bob Baker Marionette Theater – 8:00pm
Questioning contemporary dance’s predisposition towards neutrality, authenticity and the de-sexualization of the female body, ANTHEM embraces theatricality, virtuosity and sass. The work weaves together existing and imagined vernacular dance styles to explore labor, play, and feminine-posturing.
Thursday, October 12
Mariinsky Ballet & Orchestra – Segerstrom Hall – 7:30pm –$29 to $159
Click here for Tickets or Call 714-556-2787
The Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra pay homage to the great Russian choreographer Michel Fokine in a program of four of his most beloved ballets, created in the early 20th century. The program begins with the soulful undertones of Chopiniana, a gentle portrayal of romance and grace set to an ethereal score by Chopin. The central act brings two show-stopping works: Le Spectre de la Rose, a tour de force created for the legendary Vaslav Nijinsky, and The Swan, a virtuosic solo which Fokine choreographed for Anna Pavlova. For the finale, the Mariinsky performs the exotic Scheherazade, a seductive fable based on a tale from “One Thousand and One Nights’” set to Rimsky-Korsakov’s voluptuous score and brimming with theatricality and drama.
Dorrance Dance – Wallis Annenberg – 7:30pm Sat Matinee: 2pm & 7:30pm
Dorrance Dance honors tap dance’s unique and powerful history in a new and dynamic context by upholding its tradition while simultaneously pushing it rhythmically, technically and conceptually. Artistic Director and 2015 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Michelle Dorrance’s Myelination premiered at New York City Center’s 2015 Fall for Dance Festival. Gia Kourlas of The New York Times responded: “Ms Dorrance has choreographed a glittering closer that needs to have a second life… please, someone, make that happen.” Join Dorrance Dance for the new, fully extended version of Myelination with original live music. In addition to this new work, the rarely-seen, Bessie Award-winning Three to One, and revival of the whimsical Jungle Blues complete the program, illustrating the great range for which the company is known.
Freddy – Presented by The Fountain Theatre & The Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy – Caminito Theatre Los Angeles – 3pm & 8pm – Tickets: $25
Click here for Tickets or (323) 663-1525
World premiere: Set in Greenwich Village in 1964 and based on a true story, Freddy fuses theater, music, dance and video to capture the explosive spirit of a passionate artist and a turbulent era. A naïve young woman falls under the spell of Fred Herko, a brilliant ballet dancer of extraordinary charisma and talent and a fiery denizen of Andy Warhol’s Factory. This hybrid dance/theater work by Fountain Theatre co-artistic director Deborah Lawlor will be presented at Los Angeles City College, inaugurating a new partnership with the LACC Theatre Academy.
Parking: FREE in Structure 4 on Heliotrope at Monroe (between Santa Monica and Melrose)
ANTHEM – Milka Djordjevich – Bob Baker Marionette Theater – 8:00pm
Questioning contemporary dance’s predisposition towards neutrality, authenticity and the de-sexualization of the female body, ANTHEM embraces theatricality, virtuosity and sass. The work weaves together existing and imagined vernacular dance styles to explore labor, play, and feminine-posturing.
Friday, October 13
Mariinsky Ballet & Orchestra – Segerstrom Hall – 7:30pm –$29 to $159
Click here for Tickets or Call 714-556-2787
The Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra pay homage to the great Russian choreographer Michel Fokine in a program of four of his most beloved ballets, created in the early 20th century. The program begins with the soulful undertones of Chopiniana, a gentle portrayal of romance and grace set to an ethereal score by Chopin. The central act brings two show-stopping works: Le Spectre de la Rose, a tour de force created for the legendary Vaslav Nijinsky, and The Swan, a virtuosic solo which Fokine choreographed for Anna Pavlova. For the finale, the Mariinsky performs the exotic Scheherazade, a seductive fable based on a tale from “One Thousand and One Nights’” set to Rimsky-Korsakov’s voluptuous score and brimming with theatricality and drama.
Dorrance Dance – Wallis Annenberg – 7:30pm Sat Matinee: 2pm & 7:30pm
Dorrance Dance honors tap dance’s unique and powerful history in a new and dynamic context by upholding its tradition while simultaneously pushing it rhythmically, technically and conceptually. Artistic Director and 2015 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Michelle Dorrance’s Myelination premiered at New York City Center’s 2015 Fall for Dance Festival. Gia Kourlas of The New York Times responded: “Ms Dorrance has choreographed a glittering closer that needs to have a second life… please, someone, make that happen.” Join Dorrance Dance for the new, fully extended version of Myelination with original live music. In addition to this new work, the rarely-seen, Bessie Award-winning Three to One, and revival of the whimsical Jungle Blues complete the program, illustrating the great range for which the company is known.
Freddy – Presented by The Fountain Theatre & The Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy – Caminito Theatre Los Angeles – 8pm – Tickets: $25
Click here for Tickets or (323) 663-1525
World premiere: Set in Greenwich Village in 1964 and based on a true story, Freddy fuses theater, music, dance and video to capture the explosive spirit of a passionate artist and a turbulent era. A naïve young woman falls under the spell of Fred Herko, a brilliant ballet dancer of extraordinary charisma and talent and a fiery denizen of Andy Warhol’s Factory. This hybrid dance/theater work by Fountain Theatre co-artistic director Deborah Lawlor will be presented at Los Angeles City College, inaugurating a new partnership with the LACC Theatre Academy.
Parking: FREE in Structure 4 on Heliotrope at Monroe (between Santa Monica and Melrose)
ANTHEM – Milka Djordjevich – Bob Baker Marionette Theater – 9:00pm
Questioning contemporary dance’s predisposition towards neutrality, authenticity and the de-sexualization of the female body, ANTHEM embraces theatricality, virtuosity and sass. The work weaves together existing and imagined vernacular dance styles to explore labor, play, and feminine-posturing.
ELECTROGYNOUS – d. Sabela grimes – 7:00pm
Through a synthesis of ancient AfroFuturistic soundscapes, video projection and kinetic poetics, ELECTROGYNOUS circulates speculative realities that counter historically imposed notions of femininity and masculinity, while placing liberated Black bodies at the center of the works “now.”
Saturday, October 14
Mariinsky Ballet & Orchestra – Segerstrom Hall – 2:00pm & 7:30pm –$29 to $159
Click here for Tickets or Call 714-556-2787
The Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra pay homage to the great Russian choreographer Michel Fokine in a program of four of his most beloved ballets, created in the early 20th century. The program begins with the soulful undertones of Chopiniana, a gentle portrayal of romance and grace set to an ethereal score by Chopin. The central act brings two show-stopping works: Le Spectre de la Rose, a tour de force created for the legendary Vaslav Nijinsky, and The Swan, a virtuosic solo which Fokine choreographed for Anna Pavlova. For the finale, the Mariinsky performs the exotic Scheherazade, a seductive fable based on a tale from “One Thousand and One Nights’” set to Rimsky-Korsakov’s voluptuous score and brimming with theatricality and drama.
Dorrance Dance – Wallis Annenberg – 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Dorrance Dance honors tap dance’s unique and powerful history in a new and dynamic context by upholding its tradition while simultaneously pushing it rhythmically, technically and conceptually. Artistic Director and 2015 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Michelle Dorrance’s Myelination premiered at New York City Center’s 2015 Fall for Dance Festival. Gia Kourlas of The New York Times responded: “Ms Dorrance has choreographed a glittering closer that needs to have a second life… please, someone, make that happen.” Join Dorrance Dance for the new, fully extended version of Myelination with original live music. In addition to this new work, the rarely-seen, Bessie Award-winning Three to One, and revival of the whimsical Jungle Blues complete the program, illustrating the great range for which the company is known.
Freddy – Presented by The Fountain Theatre & The Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy – Caminito Theatre Los Angeles – 3pm & 8pm – Tickets: $25
Click here for Tickets or (323) 663-1525
World premiere: Set in Greenwich Village in 1964 and based on a true story, Freddy fuses theater, music, dance and video to capture the explosive spirit of a passionate artist and a turbulent era. A naïve young woman falls under the spell of Fred Herko, a brilliant ballet dancer of extraordinary charisma and talent and a fiery denizen of Andy Warhol’s Factory. This hybrid dance/theater work by Fountain Theatre co-artistic director Deborah Lawlor will be presented at Los Angeles City College, inaugurating a new partnership with the LACC Theatre Academy.
Parking: FREE in Structure 4 on Heliotrope at Monroe (between Santa Monica and Melrose)
BrockusRED – Granite – Diavolo Dance Studio – 8pm – Students with ID: $10, Advanced price: $20, Door price: $25
An intimate evening of dance building and deconstructing New and classic works by Deborah Brockus and guest artists Ken MorRis, Moises Josue Michel & Liz Bustle.
ANTHEM – Milka Djordjevich – Bob Baker Marionette Theater – 9:00pm
Questioning contemporary dance’s predisposition towards neutrality, authenticity and the de-sexualization of the female body, ANTHEM embraces theatricality, virtuosity and sass. The work weaves together existing and imagined vernacular dance styles to explore labor, play, and feminine-posturing.
ELECTROGYNOUS – d. Sabela grimes – 7:00pm
Through a synthesis of ancient AfroFuturistic soundscapes, video projection and kinetic poetics, ELECTROGYNOUS circulates speculative realities that counter historically imposed notions of femininity and masculinity, while placing liberated Black bodies at the center of the works “now.”
Sunday, October 15
La Diosa Presents Dances of Peru – Alex Theatre in Glendale – 7:00PM Orchestra $65 / $55 / $35; Terrace $45
Dances of Peru is a Los Angeles based cultural project, led by choreographer Freddy Chiara, whose mission is the preservation of the ancestral dances born in the Andean and Coastal regions of Peru. The presentation involves a professional ensemble of Los Angeles musicians and a troupe of more than twenty dancers who enhance the magnificence of live folklore.
Mariinsky Ballet & Orchestra – Segerstrom Hall – 1:00pm & 6:30pm –$29 to $159
Click here for Tickets or Call 714-556-2787
The Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra pay homage to the great Russian choreographer Michel Fokine in a program of four of his most beloved ballets, created in the early 20th century. The program begins with the soulful undertones of Chopiniana, a gentle portrayal of romance and grace set to an ethereal score by Chopin. The central act brings two show-stopping works: Le Spectre de la Rose, a tour de force created for the legendary Vaslav Nijinsky, and The Swan, a virtuosic solo which Fokine choreographed for Anna Pavlova. For the finale, the Mariinsky performs the exotic Scheherazade, a seductive fable based on a tale from “One Thousand and One Nights’” set to Rimsky-Korsakov’s voluptuous score and brimming with theatricality and drama.
BrockusRED – Granite – Diavolo Dance Studio – 6pm – Students with ID: $10, Advanced price: $20, Door price: $25
An intimate evening of dance building and deconstructing New and classic works by Deborah Brockus and guest artists Ken MorRis, Moises Josue Michel & Liz Bustle.
ELECTROGYNOUS – d. Sabela grimes – 3:00pm
Through a synthesis of ancient AfroFuturistic soundscapes, video projection and kinetic poetics, ELECTROGYNOUS circulates speculative realities that counter historically imposed notions of femininity and masculinity, while placing liberated Black bodies at the center of the works “now.”
Wednesday, October 18
Music Center On Location Presents – Akram Khan Company – Until the Lions – 8pm
An ancient Indian epic reimagined through the eyes of women, Until the Lions is award-winning choreographer and dancer Akram Khan’s powerful take of poet Karthika Naïr’s book Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata. The title of the piece borrows from a popular African proverb, “Until the lions have their own historian, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”
The story explores the notion and physical expression of gender with the tale of Princess Amba, who, after being abducted on her wedding day and stripped of her honor, invokes the gods to seek revenge. Using kathak, a classical Indian dance, as well as contemporary dance forms, Khan electrifies the stage with raw, powerful emotions balanced by moments of sublime tenderness.
Thursday, October 19
Music Center On Location Presents – Akram Khan Company – Until the Lions – 8pm
An ancient Indian epic reimagined through the eyes of women, Until the Lions is award-winning choreographer and dancer Akram Khan’s powerful take of poet Karthika Naïr’s book Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata. The title of the piece borrows from a popular African proverb, “Until the lions have their own historian, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”
The story explores the notion and physical expression of gender with the tale of Princess Amba, who, after being abducted on her wedding day and stripped of her honor, invokes the gods to seek revenge. Using kathak, a classical Indian dance, as well as contemporary dance forms, Khan electrifies the stage with raw, powerful emotions balanced by moments of sublime tenderness.
Friday, October 20
Music Center On Location Presents – Akram Khan Company – Until the Lions – 8pm
An ancient Indian epic reimagined through the eyes of women, Until the Lions is award-winning choreographer and dancer Akram Khan’s powerful take of poet Karthika Naïr’s book Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata. The title of the piece borrows from a popular African proverb, “Until the lions have their own historian, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”
The story explores the notion and physical expression of gender with the tale of Princess Amba, who, after being abducted on her wedding day and stripped of her honor, invokes the gods to seek revenge. Using kathak, a classical Indian dance, as well as contemporary dance forms, Khan electrifies the stage with raw, powerful emotions balanced by moments of sublime tenderness.
Saturday, October 21
Music Center On Location Presents – Akram Khan Company – Until the Lions – 8pm
An ancient Indian epic reimagined through the eyes of women, Until the Lions is award-winning choreographer and dancer Akram Khan’s powerful take of poet Karthika Naïr’s book Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata. The title of the piece borrows from a popular African proverb, “Until the lions have their own historian, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”
The story explores the notion and physical expression of gender with the tale of Princess Amba, who, after being abducted on her wedding day and stripped of her honor, invokes the gods to seek revenge. Using kathak, a classical Indian dance, as well as contemporary dance forms, Khan electrifies the stage with raw, powerful emotions balanced by moments of sublime tenderness.
Los Angeles Ballet – Pushing Dance Boundaries – Alex Theatre – Alejandro Cerrudo’s Second to Last and Pacopepepluto, Menghan Lou’s New Work WORLD PREMIERE, Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments – 7:30pm
Click here for Tickets or (310) 998-7782
Each performance features avant-garde works from three remarkable choreographers: Alejandro Cerrudo’s cutting-edge contemporary Second to Last duets and Pacopepepluto, a world premiere from phenom Menghan Lou, and the groundbreaking masterwork The Four Temperaments by George Balanchine.
Sunday, October 22
Invertigo Dance Theatre – 10th Anniversary Celebration – Presenting Interior Design and Formulae & Fairy Tales – Moss Theater in Santa Monica – 6PM – $20 – $125
Join us for our 10th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, October 22nd. This retrospective event celebrates the company’s breadth of artistic accomplishments through the performance of two works— Interior Design, about a couple moving into a new space together, and Formulae & Fairy Tales, based on the life of mathematical genius and World War II code-breaker Alan Turing. The evening also includes a pre-show reception, presentations from Invertigo’s Dancing Through Parkinson’s and Invert/ED community programs and a special post show party for all.
Invertigo Dance Theatre, founded by Artistic Director Laura Karlin and led by Executive Director Tara Aesquivel, launches its 10th Anniversary Celebration with an evening of dance on Sunday, October 22 at 6 pm at the Moss Theatre (3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica 90404). The retrospective event celebrates the company’s breadth of artistic accomplishments through the performance of two works— Interior Design, about a couple moving into a new space together, and Formulae & Fairy Tales, based on the life of mathematical genius and World War II code-breaker Alan Turing. The evening includes presentations from Invertigo’s Dancing Through Parkinson’s and Invert/ED community programs.
Invertigo’s philosophy centers on the principle of connection. This connection starts within performers’ bodies, expands to fellow dancers onstage, engages live audiences, and encompasses the greater community. The result is virtuosic and athletic dance which employs bone-deep movement in the service of storytelling. Invertigo frames its dance in a greater theatrical context, so that each action, character and scene contributes to moving the piece’s dramatic arc forward. Dancers communicate character by what manifests through their body. All pieces are driven by dance, with artists enhancing the narrative with dialogue, music-making, and puppetry. Moss Theater: https://www.mosstheater.com/
Friday, October 27
Kim Thompson & Jimi Cabeza De Vaca – High Fantasy – Highways Performance Space – 8:30pm Students/Seniors $15; General Admission $20
Inspired by the magical time of the season, High Fantasy is a carefully choreographed passage through a dreamy landscape of shifting scenery, feelings, and characters. Dancers embody the balance of space, the poetics of dualities and the distortion of time. They are accompanied by a modern chamber orchestra along with elements of installation, visual projection, and theatre.
Saturday, October 28
Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre – FishEyes – San Bernardino Valley College – 8pm
FishEyes, an adventurous, multidisciplinary project, integrates dance, visual arts and technology to explore issues of drought and water conservation. Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre collaborated with architect Alex Ward to design and build a 15-foot steel fish* that will reside as interactive public art in parks and facilities around Los Angeles. Technical Director Jeff Kleeman (Studio Sereno, LA Opera) and Pacific Roll LLC constructed The Fish.
While The Fish is in residence, Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre teaching artists lead site-specific dance workshops for neighborhood participants. During each workshop, the teaching artists explain the basics of site-specific dance and employ water themes as inspiration for movement. They lead guided improvisation on, in, and around The Fish, and teach participants how to create original movement inspired by ideas about their environment. Each residency includes a performance featuring Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre company members!
*Weighing an estimated 1,300 pounds, The Fish is comprised of five components, each weighing 200-300 pounds, and anchored to a 600 pound, 6ft x 10ft steel base. All tech elements, including sound and video, can be powered with two 20 Amp Edison circuits.
Los Angeles Ballet – Pushing Dance Boundaries – Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center – Alejandro Cerrudo’s Second to Last and Pacopepepluto, Menghan Lou’s New Work WORLD PREMIERE, Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments – 7:30pm
Click here for Tickets or (310) 998-7782
Each performance features avant-garde works from three remarkable choreographers: Alejandro Cerrudo’s cutting-edge contemporary Second to Last duets and Pacopepepluto, a world premiere from phenom Menghan Lou, and the groundbreaking masterwork The Four Temperaments by George Balanchine.
Kim Thompson & Jimi Cabeza De Vaca – High Fantasy – Highways Performance Space – 8:30pm Students/Seniors $15; General Admission $20
Inspired by the magical time of the season, High Fantasy is a carefully choreographed passage through a dreamy landscape of shifting scenery, feelings, and characters. Dancers embody the balance of space, the poetics of dualities and the distortion of time. They are accompanied by a modern chamber orchestra along with elements of installation, visual projection, and theatre.
Sunday, October 29
Russian Grand Ballet – Swan Lake – Wilshire Ebell Theatre – 7PM – $40 to $70
Formed of the three most established ballet schools in Russia, The Russian Grand Ballet comprises the country’s biggest rising ballet stars. Now touring the world, they are performing the most famous ballet of all; Swan Lake. This enchanting work, choreographed by Marius Petipa and composed by Tchaikovsky, this supernatural epic includes the perennial audience favorite, Danse des petits cygnes with the entire corps de ballet.
