Veterans positioned in Beverly Hills, a lost classic reinvigorated in Northridge, Bernstein & Bach trade off downtown, classical ballet gone contemporary in Costa Mesa, step-dancing into drug rehab downtown, a Covid-postponed dance film fest arrives, plus a peek at next week and more SoCal dance. Live Dance A second life Continuing what has become a …
Germany’s master storyteller just happens to be an American and he’s visiting LA with two tales to tell. Born in Wisconsin, John Neumeier has helmed Germany’s internationally celebrated Hamburg Ballet for close to 50 years. As a choreographer, Neumeier is famous for his ability to interweave seemingly unrelated elements to bring new insights to familiar …
When it was announced controversial director Ivo van Hove would be staging a revival of the beloved West Side Story, you could practically hear the screams of musical theater purists. While many classic tuners have undergone significant reinterpretation—My Fair Lady and Oklahoma! being the latest—the classic street-gang remake of Romeo and Juliet has never been …
Casts and creative staff trained in opera don’t always gel with musical theatre material. The Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, NY, has sought to combine the two disciplines in its annual offerings since Broadway and opera director Francesca Zambella took over the reigns as artistic director. Under her leadership, of the four mainstage productions, at least …
Dancers join dogs herding sheep in Pacific Palisades, Miguel Gutierrez puts his choreography to rest in Glassell Park, Fred Astaire tributes in Pasadena and downtown; Keigwin + Company dance to Leonard Bernstein in Northridge, Okwui Okpokwasili considers Nigerian women downtown, the Odyssey Dance Festival continues in West L.A., plus more So Cal dance this week. …
The classic 1944 Leonard Bernstein-Comden-Green musical is back in NYC.
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