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  • Upcoming Theater: ARTEMISIA FALL FEST (Raven Theatre)

    By Nia Liat | September 22, 2021
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    Three new plays. Three audience discussions. One great mission. Artemisia Theatre returns to live performances with its 10th Artemisia Fall Fest, a showcase of three timely new plays by women writers presented as staged readings, October 18-20, 2021 at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark Street, Chicago. Celebrating women as heroes is the theme. Amplifying diverse…

  • Concerts: SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY’S 2021–22 FILM SERIES (Davies Symphony Hall)

    By Nia Liat | September 13, 2021
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    SFS’s Film Series, featuring the Orchestra performing the live accompaniment to iconic films as they are projected on a large screen above the stage, returns. And this season is a knockout. Tickets are available now and can be purchased online at sfsymphony.org or by calling the SFS Box Office at 415-864-6000. All performances takes place…

  • ALEXANDRE ROCKWELL COLLECTION (Film Movement Plus)

    By Nia Liat | September 10, 2021
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    This September, Film Movement Plus invites home audiences back to school – film school, that is – with a curated selection of works from the award-winning filmography of one of the forefathers of the American independent film movement with THE ALEXANDRE ROCKWELL COLLECTION. Coming on the heels of his latest acclaimed theatrical release, SWEET THING,…

  • Dance: RESOUND (Leela Dance Collective in Los Angeles)

    By Nia Liat | August 25, 2021
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    A 5-Day Celebration of Kathak Dance Reverberating through the Streets of Los Angeles Get ready. ReSound is bringing kathak dance from the courts of Medieval India to the streets of L.A., featuring a 5-day celebration of free performances and $10 workshops to educate and inspire audiences of all ages. The public is invited to experience…

  • Dance Opening: ALONZO KING LINES BALLET | BALLETX | PARSONS DANCE COMPANY (Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa)

    By Nia Liat | August 17, 2021
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    SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS 2021 DANCE PERFORMANCES ALONZO KING LINES BALLET BALLETX PARSONS DANCE COMPANY Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ 2021 Dance performances begin next month at Segerstrom Hall with three of the most innovative North American dance companies. From modern dance to contemporary ballet, the Center will host an extraordinary range of performances…

  • Film Release: CURIOSA (Film Movement)

    By Nia Liat | August 13, 2021
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    LOU JEUNET’S FEATURE FILM DEBUT STARRING PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE‘S  NOEMIE MERLANT PREMIERES VIA VIRTUAL CINEMA, VOD & DIGITAL TODAY AUGUST 13, 2021 BASED ON REAL LIFE EVENTS, THIS STEAMY PERIOD DRAMA SET IN 19TH CENTURY PARIS UNSPOOLS THE STORY OF THE LOVE AFFAIR BETWEEN THE FRENCH POETS PIERRE LOUYS AND MARIE DE RÉGNIER…

  • Film: FILM MOVEMENT PLUS (New Titles for August 2021)

    By Nia Liat | August 6, 2021
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    This August, FILM MOVEMENT PLUS  adds an incredible collection of international award-winners to the service, including SUMMER LIGHTS, a drama from Jean-Gabriel Périot being released to mark the Hiroshima tragedy, ORAY, a Berlinale winner of the “Best First Feature” Award, HEAVENLY NOMADIC, Kyrgyzstan’s Official Oscar submission in 2015 and THE TASTE OF PHO from Warsaw-based, Japanese-born…

  • CHICAGO THEATRES PLAN FOR VENUE REOPENINGS

    By Nia Liat | August 1, 2021
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    CHICAGO THEATRES PLAN FOR VENUE REOPENINGS The  League of Chicago Theatres  announces  the long-awaited reopening of the robust Chicago theatre industry. “After more than a year of introspection, planning, and change while theatres have been closed, it is a thrill to have live theatre back’”and to experience this great, collective art form in Chicago again,” comments League of…

  • Upcoming Dance: THE CHANDELIER (The Wallis in Beverly Hills)

    By Nia Liat | July 29, 2021
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    DUCKLER DANCE LIGHTS UP AT THE WALLIS Live dance returns to The Wallis with the world premiere of August 12-15, 2021, 8:00 pm’s The Chandelier, a site-specific work choreographed and directed by Ms. Duckler, running August 12–15, 2021 on The Wallis’s outdoor stage. Taking the audience on an epic journey, The Chandelier,  created for The Wallis,  is…

  • Virtual Theater: STEW RICE (Kumu Kahua Theatre in Honolulu)

    By Nia Liat | July 7, 2021
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    Kumu Kahua Theatre will finish it’s 50th season by presenting a live digital reading of one it’s most popular plays, the late Edward Sakamoto’s  Stew Rice, with performances by the original cast from the 1995 Season, featuring actors Karen Kaulana-Lobel, Brian Mimura, Amy Nishihara, Sharon Aoki, Michael Sun Lee, Jason Scott Lee, and Marcus Oshiro. Stage…

  • Extras: TAP DANCE FOREVER STAMPS (U.S. Postal Service)

    By Nia Liat | July 3, 2021
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    U.S. Postal Service Delivers Dancing Back to Broadway Tap Dance Forever Stamps To Be Unveiled in Times Square On Saturday, July 10, 2021, at  noon EDT, New York City’s Times Square will come alive with dancing in the street when the U.S. Postal Service officially unveils its Tap Dance Forever Stamps. The famous Father Duffy Square…

  • Art Exhibition: LEON KOSOFF: A LIFE IN PAINTING (Annely Juda Fine Art (London), Mitchell-Innes & Nash (New York) and L.A. Louver (Venice, CA)

    By Nia Liat | June 24, 2021
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    Leon Kossoff,  King’s Cross, March Afternoon 1998, oil on board, 147.5 x 198 cm  © The Artist’s Estate. Exhibition dates for  Leon Kossoff: A Life in Painting  will be: September 30, 2021 – December 11, 2021 at Annely Juda Fine Art, London January 13 – March 5, 2022 at Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York January 26 – March…

  • Virtual Theater: DEAR ELIZABETH (Kevin Kline & Meryl Streep)

    By Nia Liat | June 17, 2021
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    Premiering virtually today Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 8pm ET, and playing for an extremely limited time, is Sarah Ruhl’s Dear Elizabeth starring Kevin Kline & Meryl Streep. Presented by Broadway’s Best Shows‘ this marks the conclusion of “Spotlight on Plays” — a starry series of livestream readings of Broadway’s best plays to benefit  The Actors…

  • Theater: STORIES UNDER THE SUN (PlayMakers Laboratory)

    By Nia Liat | June 14, 2021
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    PlayMakers Laboratory’s STORIES UNDER THE SUN Tours Chicago Neighborhoods This Summer Through Night Out in the Parks PlayMakers Laboratory Â is pleased to present Â Stories Under the Sun, a series of free, family-friendly performances presented across the city this summer through the Chicago Park District’s Â Night Out in the Parks Â initiative. Performed in the style of PML’s much-lauded sketch comedy…

  • Theater Season Announcement: LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (“Welcome Home” 2021/2022)

    By Nia Liat | June 2, 2021
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    McCoy Rigby Entertainment are bringing Broadway shows and events back to The La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. Their newly announced season will feature:    WEST COAST PREMIERE CLUE September 24 – October 17, 2021 Based on the screenplay by  JONATHAN LYNN  Written by  SANDY RUSTIN   Additional Material by  HUNTER FOSTER and ERIC PRICE   Based on the Paramount…

  • London Theatre: THE SHOW MUST GO ON! LIVE (Palace Theatre)

    By Nia Liat | May 27, 2021
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    THE SHOW MUST GO ON! LIVE AT THE PALACE THEATRE WORLDWIDE BROADCAST SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2021 AT 11AM PT / 2PM ET Presented by National Theatre Live, the world’s most iconic musicals return to the West End stage with a stunning concert performance: WATCH THE SHOW LIVE ONLINE FOR FREE The concert will be hosted…

  • Virtual Theater: URSULA (Latino Theater Co; Cara Mí­a Theatre)

    By Nia Liat | May 20, 2021
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    URSULA Written, Directed & Performed by  Frida Espinosa-Mí¼ller Watch On-demand for FREE starting May 20 at 6:30 PM PST / 8:30 PM CT ends on June 6, 2021 Ursula tells the story of seven-year-old Nadia, who becomes separated from her mother after seeking asylum at the border. As Nadia waits for her asylum to be processed,…

  • Virtual Theater: UNMASKED: A THEATRICAL CELEBRATION OF BLACK WOMEN’S LIBERATION (Wallis, Black Rebirth Collective)

    By Nia Liat | May 19, 2021
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    Beverly Hills’ The Wallis and Black Rebirth Collective are presenting a co-production of UNMASKED: A Theatrical Celebration of Black Women’s Liberation — filmed in The Wallis’s Lovelace Studio Theater — premiering on Saturday, June 19, 2021 (Juneteenth) and available for on demand streaming through Friday, July 2. Tickets for the evening of four plays (total…

  • Art: WILLIE BIRCH: PAINTINGS FROM 1998-2019 (Fort Gansevoort gallery)

    By Nia Liat | May 13, 2021
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    Willie Birch, Sunday Morning, 2004, Acrylic and charcoal on paper, 72 x 144 inches (triptych) An online exhibition in conversation with Dr. Leslie King-Hammond Beginning Monday, May 24th and staying on view through July 3, 2021, Fort Gansevoort will present Willie Birch: Paintings from 1998-2019, the gallery’s first exhibition with New Orleans-based artist Willie Birch….

  • Theater: LOUIS SLOTIN SONATA (Circle X Theatre Co. on Zoom)

    By Nia Liat | May 12, 2021
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    Circle X Theatre Co. in association will present two free Zoom readings of Louis Slotin Sonata by Paul Mullin, directed by John Langs. The commemorative readings will take place on Friday May 21, which is the 75th anniversary of Louis Slotin’s criticality accident at Los Alamos. The readings will take place at 7pm EST (with…

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