by Penny Orloff | May 26, 2011 | Theater and Dance |
The oldest surviving Romantic ballet and one of the most popular ballets of all time, “Giselle” (1841) was the very first “ballet blanc,” featuring the corps of women in long white tutus which has become the symbol of classical ballet. As staged by Los Angeles Ballet...
by Penny Orloff | Mar 8, 2011 | Theater and Dance |
The human mind arrives at stunning truths which, once known, cannot be unknown. The most life-altering of all insights – the inescapable reality of Death – comes to all of us at some point. The force of the blow that precipitates our dark understanding, and our age...
by Penny Orloff | Dec 16, 2010 | Featured, Theater and Dance |
In an era of catastrophic personal belt tightening and calamitous corporate downsizing, too many promising arts organizations have fallen face-first into the chasm of disappearing dollars. When even an established, respected old organization like the Pasadena...
by Penny Orloff | Oct 7, 2010 | Theater and Dance |
A middle-aged woman half-heartedly tries on clothes in the dressing room of a discount store. Perplexed and uneasy, she does not recognize her business-suit-clad self reflected in the full-length mirror, having spent years in old sweatsuits while tending her dying...
by Penny Orloff | Aug 6, 2010 | Classical Music and Opera |
The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony celebrates contributions of Jewish composers to film history with its annual concert program, Cinema Judaica, on Sunday, Aug. 8, at 7:30 p.m., under the stars at the Ford Amphitheatre. The orchestra, led by Founder and Artistic...
