We expect rock bands and rocky relationships to go hand in hand, having heard plenty of stories about drama and personality conflicts, break ups and reunions, over the decades. Even the best have not been immune — just look at The Beatles.
Since musicians are human and, as artists, maybe even more temperamental than most, it [...]

The lineup for the UCLA Live 2010-11 season is so remarkable that each event could be considered a highlight of the season. Below, we’ve covered the dance and classical lineups. But consider also the big names scheduled in jazz, including Ornette Coleman (Nov. 3) and Chick Corea and Gary Burton (March 5), and in spoken [...]

The Music Center offers free evenings of beginners’ dance lessons and dancing with DJs and live music throughout the summer. From 6:30 to 10 p.m., everyone is invited to Dance Downtown on the Music Center Plaza. Learn how to samba or relive the days of disco. The remaining dates are listed below.
If you are feeling [...]

Any Shakespeare production that leaves audiences clamoring for more after 2 hours and 40 minutes is a successful Shakespeare production — and obviously one that you should not miss. Such is the case with the Antaeus Company’s “King Lear,” onstage at the Deaf West Theatre in North Hollywood through Aug. 15.
The Antaeus Company, which was [...]

The Edye Second Space at The Broad Stage presents Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words in July and September. Winner of the 2009 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience, the hit comedy show created by Eugene Pack features celebrities performing the actual memoirs of other celebrities.
The Edye Second Space will be transformed into a [...]

Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands, an interdisciplinary opera playing for two weekends in Culver City, is the culmination of seven years of creative development and community workshops. If seven years sounds impressive, consider these equally spectacular numbers — and respected names — affiliated with the project: Director O-Lan Jones of the nonprofit Overtone [...]

The Southwest Chamber Music Summer Festival at The Huntington begins its 17th season on July 10. Southwest Chamber Music is offering Culture Spot readers complimentary lawn tickets to one summer concert of their choice. A limited number of tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. You may request tickets by e-mailing mail@swmusic.org. Please provide the following information:
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 2010 Hollywood Bowl Jazz series begins Wednesday, July 7, at 8 p.m. Here are the details of that concert and the series lineup from the LA Phil’s press release:
Wednesday’s concert features a compelling mix of African beats, dance and jazz. Nigerian Afrobeat superstar Femi Kuti returns with his explosive rhythms and [...]

It’s Salieri’s play, but Mozart steals the show in The Production Company’s “Amadeus,” onstage at the Chandler Studio Theatre Center in North Hollywood, an intimate 33-seat venue that guarantees there is no bad seat.
Of course, Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning play that premiered on Broadway in 1980 is a gem. And in the capable hands of [...]

Classical music and opera lovers can experience another side of their passions with a couple of local theater offerings this summer. The award-winning Fountain Theatre presents the LA premiere of “Opus,” a play about a “high-strung” string quartet. And Theatricum Botanicum offers “Master Class,” Tony Award winner Terrence McNally’s play about opera diva Maria Callas.
Here [...]