by Julie Riggott | Mar 21, 2016 | Theater and Dance |
Two 15th-anniversary concerts from Pennington Dance Group, the critically acclaimed, Los Angeles-based modern dance company, will feature a combination of new choreography and the recreation of historical work, including a rare revival of Bella Lewitzky’s On the Brink...
by Julie Riggott | Mar 9, 2016 | Classical Music and Opera, Film |
A new film is due out in May starring Meryl Streep as Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York socialite in the 1940s known for her peculiarly awful opera singing. This biopic promises to be entertaining… but it won’t be “Marguerite.” “Marguerite” is a work of art, which...
by Julie Riggott | Feb 27, 2016 | Classical Music and Opera |
LA Opera has revived its 2013 production of “The Magic Flute,” which thrilled audiences and critics alike with its “intoxicating potpourri of film, animation and traditional opera,” as Culture Spot’s David Maurer wrote a little over two years ago. Though directors...
by Julie Riggott | Feb 23, 2016 | Entertainment and Events |
Theater Raymond Kabbaz, the innovative performance space at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles, is pleased to present the John Scofield Joe Lovano Quartet in concert on Friday, Feb. 26, at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Guitar supremo John Scofield and masterful saxophonist Joe...
by Julie Riggott | Feb 11, 2016 | Classical Music and Opera, Featured |
Japanese-Swedish pianist Fuzjko Hemming, whose debut album at the age of 69 sold more than 2 million copies, will perform a one-night-only recital to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The concert will be held on Sunday, March...
