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Dance: IN ANY EVENT (Hubbard Street Dance Chicago)
If there’s any consolation from the pandemic, it’s that you get to experience the best dance from around the country. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s (HSDC) 43rd season will resume Thursday, March 25, 2021, at 7:30pm CT with a virtual world premiere of In Any Event a new 30-minute piece by former HSDC dancer Penny Saunders….
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Events: THE BEST OF CHICAGO STREAMING FOR FREE (The Harris’s Resident Companies)
Chicago’s Harris Theater is a home venue for more than 20 not-for-profit arts and culture organizations. Now, you don’t have to go to Chicago to see these thrilling events. This rich collective — all available to stream with a free account — brings engaging and exciting programming to you via their Virtual Stage program. Below…
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Dance: MAESTRO DE BARRA (Israel Galván, CAP UCLA Online)
UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents Israel Galván in Maestro de Barra on Saturday, March 6 at 7pm PT through CAP UCLA Online. This free performance was commissioned by CAP UCLA and is presented in association with UCSB’s Arts & Lectures and The Joyce Theater. During this past year, Galván has sought…
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Dance: AFTER IT HAPPENED (Invertigo Dance Theatre at The Ford)
THE FORD CONTINUES FREE ONLINE SERIES FROM THE FORD IN L.A. WITH INVERTIGO DANCE THEATRE Thursday, March 11, 2021, 6:30pm PT Set in the aftermath of a natural disaster, Invertigo Dance Theatre’s After It Happened – a story of trauma, hope, and healing — tells the story of a community rebuilding itself and searching for…
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Dance: IN ANY EVENT (Hubbard Street Dance Chicago)
HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO: SEASON 43 THE WORLD PREMIERE OF “IN ANY EVENT†Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s 43rd season resumes Thursday, March 25, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. with a virtual world premiere of new work by critically acclaimed choreographer and former HSDC dancer Penny Saunders. The piece will also be streamed Saturday, March 27 at…
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Dance: MIXED REPERTORY PROGRAM #3 (San Francisco Ballet)
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET’S MIXED REPERTORY PROGRAM #3 OPENS TONIGHT The world premiere of Danielle Rowe’s roaring ’20s dance film Wooden Dimes, the return of Yuri Possokhov’s fan-favorite Swimmer and Alexei Ratmansky’s powerful Symphony #9 make up Program 03, which starts tonight, March 4, 2021, and runs through March 24. Sign up to stream for $29 on…
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Dance Review: JOFFREY STUDIO SERIES (The Joffrey Ballet)
The world premiere of The Joffrey Ballet’s Boléro, filmed at the Gerald Arpino Black Box Theatre, has been playing since last Friday. Now it has been extended, and I highly recommend a viewing via the Joffrey’s YouTube channel. Boléro is without question the most extraordinary, sensuous, exhilarating virtual event since the COVID-19 shutdown. At the center…
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Dance/Film: DANCE CAMERA WEST DRIVE-IN (The Broad Stage at Santa Monica College Bundy Campus)
DANCE AT THE DRIVE-IN A unique drive-in experience showcasing the very best dance films from around the world is headed to the Santa Monica College Bundy Campus – East Parking Lot. Each film will make its World, United States and/or Los Angeles premiere. The Drive-In programs are a unique selection of top-ranked dance films of…
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Preview: FILMS.DANCE (Jacob Jonas Dance Company with The Soraya, The Wallis, Los Angeles, and The Harris, Chicago)
CONNECTING ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD Here comes Films.Dance, an extremely ambitious and most promising global project from one of the hottest leaders in dance. This stunningly shot series exists at the intersection of music composition, dance choreography, visual arts, fashion, and film. So while the curtain is down, L.A.-based Jacob Jonas The Company is…
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Dance Preview: VENTANAS (Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana)
FOREVER FLAMENCO There are many forms of dance and song that emerged as a celebration of life amidst human suffering, but surely Flamenco thrillingly stands out as an example of such an art form. There are moments in the music that clearly reflect Indian, Islamic and Moorish influence. Some Flamenco music styles (palos) have been…
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Dance Feature: THE SKY WAS DIFFERENT (A film by Jonathan Fredrickson; Hubbard Street Dance Chicago)
REACH FOR THE SKY Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, which began its 23rd season with a virtual new work from Rena Butler’s propulsive, truly lovely 25-minute work A Tale of Two (watch here), now presents Jonathan Fredrickson‘s The Sky Was Different, a premiere 50-minute surrealist film debuting on Thursday, December 3. 2020 on HSDC’s site. Hubbard…
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Dance Feature: TURNING POINTE: THE BALLET DANCER’S ROADMAP TO AUDITIONING SUCCESSFULLY (Theresa Farrell)
MAKING HER POINTE Serious ballet dancers who are ready to get to the next level, here’s your chance to shine. The lovely Theresa Farrell, who as executive director and principal dancer of American Contemporary Ballet I have been observing for ten years, is the embodiment of professionalism, hard work, and glorious belief in ballet. Now, Ballerina…
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Concert Reviews: THE FORD (presented by the LA Phil)
FREE CONCERTS FROM THE FORD From The Ford revisits past performances captured live on The Ford’s amphitheater stage by Los Angeles television station LA36. Each installation includes a curated selection of archival footage and newly created artist introductions providing additional insight into the work. From The Ford will be released weekly on Facebook Premiere. Also,…
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Preview: LET US ENTERTAIN YOU (Brave Hearts for Broadway)
YOU GOTTA HAVE HEART Healthcare professionals help mend broken bodies, while theatre folk help heal collective souls. Now more than ever, it’s become apparent that the two need each other. From that, Brave Hearts for Broadway was born. It’s an organization that brings arts-minded frontline workers together with the theatre community to keep the arts…
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Dance Preview: UNSETTLING RAMONA SALON SERIES (Heidi Duckler Dance)
UNSETTLING RAMONA SALON SERIES Los Angeles-based dance company Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) is presenting a 3-part series of virtual programs amplifying the histories and contemporary experiences of Native Americans in California through art, music, conversation and a deep dive into the story of Ramona. The third and final salon will occur tomorrow, Thursday August 27,…
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Dance Preview: BROADWAY BARES: ZOOM IN (Virtual event for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on August 1, 2020)
IN THE BOOM BOOM ZOOM ZOOM ROOM It’s coming this Saturday. And so should you. Normally the hottest ticket in New York, Broadway Bares, the fundraiser in which hunky performers pull out their stops to aid Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, is streaming all over your personal screens this year. The in-person 30th anniversary celebration has moved…
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Dance Preview: 30 FEET TOGETHER, 6 FEET APART (Chicago Tap Theatre streaming ONE performance only July 26 at 3 CST)
SOMEONE’S TAPPING AT YOUR DOOR LET THEM IN! For one performance only — Sunday, July 26, at 3 p.m. — Chicago Tap Theatre (CTT) will present 30 Feet Together, 6 Feet Apart live on its streaming platforms from the historic Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago. It’s a celebration of the power and necessity of dance and…
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Event Feature: SUMMERSTAGE ANYWHERE DIGITAL SERIES
SummerStage Anywhere Digital Series Shows Week of July 20 – July 26 THIS WEEK’S PERFORMERS: La India, DJ Michael Brun, Eduardo Vilaro, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Afro-Latino Festival NY, LaFrae Sci, Kool Herc & Cindy Campbell, La Bruja, DJ Moullinex, Kevin Powell and Karine Plantadit Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage is continuing its free digital…
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Dance Preview: DECLASSIFIED MEMORY FRAGMENT (Olivier Tarpaga, choreographer, on JoyceStream)
DECLASSIFIED IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN During the Broadway shutdown, The Joyce Theatre has been streaming, for free on JoyceStream, some of the best things I’ve seen from all the global offerings out there. For some reason, dance translates much better than theater performances when streaming. Now, they bring you the online premiere of…
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Dance Preview: EBB & FLOW: CHINATOWN FESTIVAL (Heidi Duckler Dance at the Los Angeles State Historic Park)
GO TO FLOW L.A.-based dance company Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) presents the fourth Ebb & Flow Festival, taking place at the Los Angeles State Historic Park for the second time, from June 27 – 30, 2020. Unlike past festivals which typically involve live performances and workshops, augmented reality is used this year to create a…
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