It may come as a surprise to some people, but Boise, Idaho, is a blossoming arts community. That’s where Trey McIntyre Project is based, and as dancer Brett Perry says, “It’s a really cool city, and we’re thrilled to be a part of it. It’s a community where we can get out and make a [...]
UCLA Live is offering Culture Spot readers free tickets for its Friday, Nov. 11, event featuring percussionist Evelyn Glennie and cellist Maya Beiser at Royce Hall at 8 p.m. The first five readers to email editor@culturespotla.com with the correct answer to this trivia question will each win a pair of tickets: When was Royce [...]
Maybe somewhere out on the Tartar Steppe, there is a lonesome goatherd who has not yet heard of Cirque du Soleil, but virtually everywhere else this producer of theatrical extravaganzas is rapidly becoming a fixture of 21st-century world culture. Iris is the latest offering from the Montreal-based troupe, and is the first to have a [...]
There is no shortage of fun things to do this summer in Los Angeles. From classic rock in the zoo to Shakespeare under the stars, this city has it all. Here are just a few ideas.
Theater at the Broad Stage
When actors we know best from TV and film turn their talents to LA stages, it’s [...]
Did you know that the Los Angeles Zoo is an international leader in the conservation of endangered species? That’s reason enough for animal lovers to join the Safari Club. But exclusive events, like the upcoming Sunset Safari, which are only open to Safari Club members provide another incentive.
The Sunset Safari on Saturday, April 16, from [...]
When we last spoke with acclaimed opera singer Nathan Gunn, he was performing the title role in LA Opera’s “The Barber of Seville” as well as a recital at the Broad Stage. Now, he will make his debut at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts March 24-27. Appearing as part of the Cabaret Series in [...]
Every weekend well-known and up-and-coming comics take the stage at the Downtown Comedy Club. Hosts Kevin Garnier and Garrett Morris (hilarious original “Saturday Night Live” cast member) do it for the love of it. And you’ll love the atmosphere they’ve created at their Gallery Row space. This is not your typical Hollywood all-we-care-about-is-the-two-drink-minimum comedy [...]
On Aug. 21, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles presented “Sure on this Shining Night,” an evening of classical and contemporary music from Giuseppe Verdi to Morten Lauridsen to Lady Gaga. Joining the massive group was a new entity, the GMCLA Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Choir, and with it powerhouse young voices from nearby [...]
I imagine the artists who had the Hollywood Bowl stomping and shaking on Aug. 18 were booked well before April 20, when an explosion aboard BP’s Deepwater Horizon precipitated the unthinkable. But Wednesday’s lineup of New Orleans music legends — the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and the Neville Brothers — [...]
Mindshare LA feels like a new experience made from a number of familiar ones. On its website, the event calls itself an evening of “enlightened debauchery,” and it promises “intellectual stimulation in a club-like atmosphere.” Doug Campbell, co-founder (with Adam Mefford) and MC for the July 15 event, likened the evening to having one’s brain [...]
