Category: This Week in Dance

A Tilt-a-Whirl World

Mansion dancing in Beverly Hills; storybook ballet in Hollywood; bi-coastal dancers in Westwood; contemporary ballet in Beverly/Fairfax; park dancing in Echo Park; contemporary choreography in Los Alamitos, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Lincoln Heights; more SoCal dance this week, and a peek at what’s coming next week.

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Go With the Flow

Javanese dance in Westwood; storybook ballet in Hollywood; a quartet of solos in Venice; the Great Gatsby conjured up in Beverly Hills; contemporary ballet in Beverly-Fairfax, site specific fest in Echo Park; contemporary dance in Westwood, Hollywood, and downtown Arts District,  more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

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Principled Temperaments

The Great Gatsby conjured up in Beverly Hills; a significant season finale in Hollywood; street dance in the Glendale foothills; contemporary ballet in Venice Beach, Fairfax, and Santa Monica; a mini-fest downtown; contemporary dance in Brea, Irvine, and Santa Monica; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

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Street to Stage

Afro-Cuban festival in Leimert Park; street dance fest in Burbank; Louisa May Alcott goes site specific in Heritage Square; contemporary ballet in Venice and Irvine; jazz dance in Dominguez Hills; contemporary dance in La Crescenta, Hollywood, and Santa Monica; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

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Secular Sensibilities

Mothers’ Day moves in Topanga Canyon; LA Phil’s Boulez fest features dance downtown; Peruvian-Africa diaspora dance in Glendale; a ballet season closer in Santa Barbara; Chinese dance traditions in Irvine; contemporary dance in Hollywood, Pasadena, Burbank, Santa Monica, Irvine, and downtown; more SoCal dance this busy week, plus a peek at next week.

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Tactile Tendencies

Brazilian visitors merge samba and ballet downtown; Latine homecoming in Santa Monica; the LA Phil’s Boulez fest features dance downtown; classical and/or contemporary ballet in Glendale, Beverly Hills, and Irvine; contemporary dance in El Sereno, Santa Monica, Glendale, and Lake Forest; flamenco infused opera downtown; more SoCal dance this busy week, plus a peek at next week.

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Axonometric Viewpoints

The inheritability of trauma considered in Brentwood; tap dance riffs with live jazz in Sierra Madre; centenary celebration of a modern dance legend in Northridge; feministic dance in Pasadena; contemporary dance in Canoga Park and downtown; flamenco in Irvine and downtown; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

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Opening the Aperture

New York contemporary company visits in Irvine; improvisational performance downtown; AIDS’ impact considered in University Park; rooting for the Greeks in Hollywood; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

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Contemporary Considerations

Wars and their impacts considered in Westwood; AIDS’ ongoing influence considered at University Park; Bollywood launches a new dance series in Altadena; New York contemporary companies visit Beverly Hills and Irvine; LA contemporary troupes set up in Santa Monica and Hollywood; visual artists incorporate dance in Hancock Park and downtown;  more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

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