by Colleen M. McLellan | Feb 6, 2010 | Books and Lectures |
In the heyday of Kindle and Google Books, print literature often goes the way of the handwritten letter – which is to say, the digital way. Narrow Books, owned and operated by LA locals Christopher Lepkowski and Mark Dischler, goes the way of literary art. With...
by Colleen M. McLellan | Feb 5, 2010 | Books and Lectures |
The film adaptation of his Coraline is Oscar-nominated for Best Animated Feature Film, his Graveyard Book won 2009’s Newbery Medal, and his bees won him a blue ribbon for honey in the county fair. Neil Gaiman, ladies and gentlemen, is a talented man. During his...
by Colleen M. McLellan | Jan 15, 2010 | Theater and Dance |
The genius loci of modern dance in Los Angeles can certainly be found at Anatomy Riot. On Monday night, Riot #35 (which was more like a peaceable gathering) brought familiar faces from companies and improv jams alike to MiMoDa, a studio venue in West LA. There were...
by Colleen M. McLellan | Jan 10, 2010 | Theater and Dance |
At the close of Friday night’s performance, an LA Improv Dance Festival director thanked the attendees, pointing out that the show had demonstrated where the art of improv dance has been going lately. Jones Welsh (of Making Faces Productions) is correct. From the...
by Colleen M. McLellan | Dec 24, 2009 | Theater and Dance |
When Lev Ivanov first choreographed “The Nutcracker” in 1892, the parameters of classical ballet decided a great deal for him. A gesture system, theatrical conventions, and the arrangement of the grand pas de deux came from tradition and from his mentor,...
