Category: This Week in Dance

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pastoral contemporary in a Hollywood canyon; ballet captures Shakespeare in Costa Mesa; crowd-favorite contemporary dance downtown; cultural reflections on contemporary dance in El Serreno, Pasadena, Long Beach, and downtown; art informed dance in Hollywood and downtown; new dance in progress in Atwater Village; dance infiltrated circus in Hollywood; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

Crowd-favorite contemporary dance downtown; ballet captures Shakespeare in Costa Mesa; contemporary moves in Culver City and the Arts District; modern ballet downtown and in Santa Barbara; dance infiltrates a circus in Hollywood, a play in Pasadena, and a theater fest in North Hollywood; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

Multi-media dance in Brentwood; contemporary choreography in Koreatown and Thousand Oaks; dance...

A legendary firebrand temptress tours Long Beach, Palm Desert, and Thousand Oaks; long-lived tango in Irvine; contemporary dance in Koreatown, West Hollywood, and Long Beach; ballet in Glendale, Malibu, and downtown; prestigious Mexican folkloric company visits Northridge, Long Beach, and Costa Mesa; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

Mexico’s most prestigious folkloric company tours Northridge, Long Beach, and Costa Mesa; a Canadian contemporary company with SoCal roots in Santa Monica; new contemporary dance in Santa Monica and Sylmar; classical and contemporary ballet in Malibu, downtown, and Glendora; Women’s Day gets a 3-day fest in Frogtown; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.

Venerated choreographer directs Sondheim downtown; Iconic dance recreated in Santa Monica; new choreography in Santa Monica and Atwater Village; ballet in Santa Barbara and Irvine; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week.