They sat watching ganaji come in off the plain, jagged this way, sparking with flame. The thunder rolling, the clouds metallic-grey, that ganaji, that lightning, that Wetterleucten, quickening the heart rate. From the verandah, not the stoop nor the open field, watching that lightning man dance, coming in from the distance, coming from the universe, …
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The interdisciplinary, multicultural and extratextual nature of 21st Century culture is indisputable, and Los Angeles remains one of the epicenters of this plurality. A potent snapshot of the last generation of underground Los Angeles can be found in Brian “B+” Cross’s recent book GhostNotes: Music of the Unplayed. The book is an extended photo essay …
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First Impressions The first time I heard of Dani Bowman, formally known as Danielle Bowman, was in December 2017 in my Journeys class at Woodbury University with Professor Mike Sonksen. It was the last day of school and we had just finished our final project for the class, which was a writing portfolio. He started …
While the US is in the middle of a trade war with China, initiated by Trump in March, I remember fondly my amazing trip to China in November 1981, and I share some photos. At the time individual tourism was not yet allowed in China, but special interest groups were welcomed. So I joined the …
Contemporary dance on the Santa Monica pier, a tap festival’s opening salvo downtown, a South African Giselle in Beverly Hills, ballet’s phoenix in Santa Monica, and more SoCal dance this busy week. 5. Dancing gospel to Ella Fitzgerald The always welcome Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater arrives with its cache of polished, beautiful dancers. Starting Thursday, the company performs repertory …
This year on the last night of Passover my family and I decided to dine at a Persian restaurant in Westwood. My husband chose Shaherzad restaurant. Persian Jewish families typically end Passover eating dairy, but we decided to break with tradition and dine out instead. We were greeted by a very polite and pleasant waiter who welcomed us …
The Wooster Group’s A PINK CHAIR (In Place of a Fake Antique) runs April 5-15 at REDCAT, 631 W. Second St, downtown: Tue.-Sat., 8:30 p.m.; Sun, 3 p.m. Information at REDCAT. The search for a father, and the progenitor of assembled, avant-garde theatre, fuses in a masterful performance piece by The Wooster Group, playing at Los …
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With the recent in-residence performance of Benjamin Millipied’s L. A. Dance Project, The Wallis continues to cement its place as the premiere venue for adventuresome dance in Los Angeles. The program (April 7-9, 2018) included four works by four choreographers: “Duets” by Martha Graham; “Helix” by Justin Peck; “Sarabande” by Millepied; and “Yag” by Ohad …
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From May 2001 until her death in December 2015, Allon Schoener and his wife Mary lived with her Alzheimer’s. Rather than surrender, they took a different tack — to sustain pleasurable experiences despite living under the shadow of this malignancy. Their story has been inspiring to caregivers and medical professionals. For eight years, Allon kept …
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