For those in the art community, working as an artist is often a part-time job and a full-time struggle. Those who are dedicated to the field of creative work, whether it be writing, painting or making music, often struggle with access to things like healthcare and retirement plans, as those are usually luxuries received from …
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Something pretty stunning is going on at The Pasadena Playhouse — and I don’t just mean Ragtime, the current production on its main stage that certainly qualifies. I also don’t just mean the heightened political relevance of this updated version of the 1998 musical, based on E.L.Doctorow’s novel, whose sweeping American landscape emerges as more relevant …
You’ve lived in Los Angeles over three decades. Do you have to make that Chinatown “my daughter/my sister” choice between being a poet/writer and an artist? For me the boundaries are porous. It’s the same creative process whether I’m writing or in the studio. My poetry became part of my art one day as I was …
Vapor Trails and Hearing Aids How did I become a poet, the man who wrote Stranger on Earth? Where did it all begin? Why did I become a writer obsessed with clarity of speech and the desire to bridge the gulf that surrounds anyone who suffers? The genesis goes far back to my mother and …
Shadow Hunter Listen up shadow I know we haven’t talked for a while, or really ever And I know you don’t have much to say to me but just listen, please… IM SORRY I’m so sorry for all the pain I have caused, for muting you, for shoving you aside, for pushing you down way …
It’s no secret that Los Angeles is home to thousands of Koreans. L.A.’s Koreatown district is filled with Korean eateries, high-rise offices, condominiums and retail stores. Take a drive along Wilshire, Western or Vermont and see Korean neon signs shine beautifully in the California night. The poet and community organizer Tanya Ko Hong celebrates this …
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Irish dance in Long Beach, a Turkish-born choreographer’s latest in Santa Monica, 19th and 20th century ballet masterpieces open in Redondo Beach, a New York contemporary company’s finale in Malibu, and more SoCal dance this week. 5. Cinderella in the London Blitz While he may never seize public attention as ferociously as his transformation of Swan Lake …
It was a very cold miserable day When I walked in the Montreal Botanical Garden display greenhouse, to find some respite and peace of mind, the newly installed bench (above) using the curved top design caught my eye and, soon enough, suggested my sitting … and photographing it in the welcome greenery and silence. It …
The backlash to this year’s winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, Green Book, from critics to vilified posts on social media, begs further examination. Many in the African-American community are outraged, the level of vitriol is almost unprecedented for an awards show. Please consider the following viewpoint is just that: another opinion that …
Merrily We Roll Along has a special place in the canon of Stephen Sondheim musicals. The original 1981 Broadway production followed what many considered to be the greatest of the legendary composer-lyricist’s collaborations with director Harold Prince, Sweeney Todd. Unlike its blood-and-guts predecessor, Merrily was a quick flop, running for 44 previews and only 16 …
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