There is no doubt that digital technology has had a profound positive impact on our lives in many ways. It has changed the way in which we work, enjoy entertainment, socialize, shop and much more. In addition, it has given us far more freedom and flexibility when it comes to things like being able to …
“My life is unhappy. I want to change it and I don’t know how.” That’s the subtext of a lot of American drama and four productions currently on and Off-Broadway explore this trope of angst with insight and compassion. One is a neglected classic from Tennessee Williams, the poet of the frustrated and lonely, while …
Sad Quartet: Rose Tattoo, Linda Vista, New Englanders, Heroes Read More »
The decoration of your kid’s bedroom is the cutest thing that parents can do. The kids will be happy with slight changes in their rooms including new chairs, cushions pillows, etc.It is essential to make changes according to their interests or likes. For example, if your kid is a superhero lover, give that specific theme …
It wasn’t breakfast at Tiffany’s, but a stroll through Van Cleef & Arpels that is credited with inspiring George Balanchine’s only three-act, non-narrative ballet Jewels. At its New York City Ballet premiere in 1967, Jewels was a rare creature—a hit with ballet audiences, deemed a masterpiece by New York’s hard-to-please critics, and adored by the …
A trio of quirky tuners have just opened Off-Broadway while a small family show transfers from Off to on. Both Scotland, PA at Roundabout’s Laura Pels and Little Shop of Horrors in a commercial run at the Westside Theater, translate weird, dark little movies into weird dark little musicals. The former is derived from William …
Quirky Musicals Off-B’way and On: Scotland, Shop, Forbidden, Percy Jackson Read More »
The William Grant Still Arts Center in West Adams stands in elite company with sites like the Watts Tower Arts Center, the World Stage and the California African American Museum as a premier space for showcasing the Black Arts in Los Angeles. Named for the pioneering African American composer, the space dates back to 1977 …
Artistic Legacy: Rocking the Nation at the William Grant Still Arts Center Read More »
ACCUSTOMED TO DEAD KIDs (sung to Lerner & Lowe’s “Accustomed To Her Face” from My Fair Lady.) 1. I’ve grown accustomed to dead kids, they almost make the day begin. I’ve grown accustomed to the latest locked down campus on TV, the thoughts, the prayers, the no one really cares are second nature to me …
Contemporary Canadian visitors in West L.A., Halloween-themed dance in Pasadena, Walnut and downtown, Flamenco in East L.A. and Silverlake, dance briefs in Hollywood, Russian visitors downtown, and more SoCal dance this week. 5. A working reunion Three choreographers originally showcased at a BlakTinx Festival return for the inaugural BlakTinx Alumni Dance Concert. Under the …
These days Dance Film (aka Screen Dance) Festivals are literally popping up in cities and towns in every corner of the globe. There are even on-line Screen Dance Fests like our own Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival (link) that are virtual and not specific to a single place. Every time I turn around I …
Bellflower is my Home I’ve lived and learned to love my home, a little apartment by the freeway on Palm Street in a burgeoning city of Bells and flowers where school children learn to imagine different places and different families. A good and bad place where families try to make a safe home that they …
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