by Benn Widdey | Jan 22, 2017 | Theater and Dance |
The Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) continues to bring new and noteworthy, cutting-edge contemporary performance work to its theater below Disney Hall. This weekend, for only three performances Thursday through Saturday, January 26-28, at 8:30 p.m., it...
by Benn Widdey | Dec 19, 2016 | Theater and Dance |
Though it spends much of its time on the road, the L.A. Dance Project stayed home for the Dec. 9-10 weekend and shared its latest batch of choreographies with local audiences at the Theater at the Ace Hotel downtown. This scrumptious, intricately restored Spanish...
by Benn Widdey | Nov 2, 2016 | Theater and Dance |
For visual artists, their work can stay on the walls, shelves and pedestals long after their lifetimes. But, for performers and choreographers, unfortunately, their creations often disappear as they stop producing. Recently, however, dance makers are re-examining this...
by Benn Widdey | Oct 31, 2016 | Theater and Dance |
Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater Director and Curator Mark Murphy knows when he sees a good thing. Having nurtured choreographer/director Pat Graney from her start in Seattle three decades ago, he’s bringing the artist and the Pat Graney Company to his downtown...
by Benn Widdey | Oct 27, 2016 | Theater and Dance |
Making a return visit to Southern California with the West Coast premiere of “Chotto Dash,” Britain’s Akram Khan Company will be onstage this Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 27 to 29, at 8 p.m. at the Barclay Theater in Irvine. Part of the theater’s International...