Beginning next week the Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center will feature four touring companies; three appearing at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and one, MOMIX, at the Ahmanson Theatre. The companies performing at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion are the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and the Dutch National Ballet. Tickets are on sale now.
Paul Taylor Dance Company in Taylor’s “Company B” – Lee Duveneck (center) – Photo by Whitney
One of the gems is the Paul Taylor Dance Company will be performing the iconic THE GREEN TABLE by German choreographer Kurt Jooss which premiered in 1932 but remains as timely as ever. If you have not seen this incredible work, purchase your tickets now. On that same program is Taylor’s humorous and highly entertaining work COMPANY B (1991) set to music sung by the swing and boogie-woogie era singing group, The Andrew Sisters. The program concludes with a new work by Resident Choreographer Lauren Lovette. The Paul Taylor Company will be at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion April 28 – 30. To purchase tickets, click HERE.
To view a trailer of the Paul Taylor Dance Company, please click HERE.
MOMIX – “ALICE” – Photo by Sharen Bradford
MOMIX was founded in 1981 by Choreographer Moses Pendleton, who was also a founding member of Pilobolus Dance Theater. Appearing at the Ahmanson Theatre, MOMIX will be performing Pendleton’s newest evening-length work, ALICE, inspired by Lewis Carrol’s Alice in Wonderland May 19-21, 2023. To purchase tickets, click HERE.
To watch a trailer of Pendleton’s ALICE, please click HERE.
Complexions Contemporary Ballet – Photo by Rachel Neville
Led by choreographers Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, Complexions Contemporary Ballet returns to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion June 16 – 18, 2023 with a what is described as Mixed repertory: Woke and Love Rocks. The works are described on TMC’s website as “Set to music by Kendrick Lamar, Logic, Drake, Diplo and others, WOKE is a bold and dynamic one-act ballet featuring the full company that examines our humanity in conjunction with the enlightened awareness of today’s generation. Rock meets ballet in LOVE ROCKS, with music by GRAMMY® Award-winning singer-songwriter Lenny Kravitz, whose retro musical style lays a foundation for passionate storytelling through edgy, athletic and theatrical movement. To purchase tickets, click HERE.
To watch a trailer of LOVE ROCKS, please click HERE.
Dutch National Ballet – “FRIDA” choreography by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa – Photo by Hans Gerritsen.
Another work not previously seen in Los Angeles is the Dutch National Ballet’s full-length ballet FRIDA, created by Colombian-Belgian choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa to music by British composer Peter Salem, performed by a live orchestra. Frida is inspired by the life story of Frida Kahlo, one of the 20th century’s most intriguing artist who was born in Mexico. Kahlo is most remembered for her self-portraits painted in vibrant colors, her activism for women’s rights, and her life-long physical pain caused by a near fatal bus accident. To purchase tickets, click HERE.
To watch a trailer of the Dutch National Ballet’s FRIDA, please click HERE.
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American Paul Taylor Dance Company
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Program:
Paul Taylor’s Company B,
German choreographer Kurt Jooss’ iconic The Green Table (1932)
A world premiere by Resident Choreographer Lauren Lovette.
Friday, April 28 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 29 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 30 at 2:00 PM
MOMIX
The Music Center’s Ahmanson Theatre
Program:
ALICE
Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice in Wonderland.
Friday, May 19, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 20, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Program:
Mixed repertory: WOKE and LOVE ROCKS
Friday, June 16 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 17 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 18 at 2:00 PM
Dutch National Ballet
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Program:
FRIDA by Colombian-Belgian choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa — with music by British composer Peter Salem, performed by a live orchestra — is inspired by the life story of Frida Kahlo, one of the most intriguing artists of the 20th century.
Frida
Friday, July 14 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 15 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, July 16 at 2:00 PMclose harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras.
For more information about Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center AND to purchase tickets, please visit their website.
Written by Jeff Slayton for LA Dance Chronicle.
Featured image: Paul Taylor Dance Company in Kurt Jooss’ The Green Table – Photo by Ron Thiele
