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“Life of Pi” reviewed

Sometimes, although not commonly, sheer visual spectacle without significant content is enough to qualify a play as a success. A lot of critics recently have been opining this about the Harry Potter play...

The Los Angeles Immersive Invitational 2025

This annual flash festival, now in its fourth year, is the most pure unadulterated fun I’ve had at the theater in a long time, in part because “immersive” is explicitly an invitation to play — with space, with...

“Ainadamar” at LA Opera reviewed

Lyrical, haunting, and timely, Ainadamar is a myth writ large in opera. Named for the “fountain of tears” in the town of Granada, the opera doesn’t so much tell the story of Federico García Lorca, the renowned...

Cercle Odyssey reviewed

Shafts of light, ethereal music set to pounding beats and paired with dynamic photography captured in remote locations—the Cercle Odyssey concerts landed in Los Angeles after a successful debut in Mexico. A...

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Hollywood Queer Short Film Festival

Now in its 10th incredible year, the Hollywood Queer Short Film Festival (formerly the CMG Short Film Festival) continues to shine as a powerful platform for bold, authentic, and groundbreaking LGBTQ storytelling. Each...

Grupo Grupo Dance review

Nimble, athletic and graceful, Brazil’s modern dance troupe Grupo Grupo delighted audiences this past weekend as part of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, a TMC Arts program. Once again, the...

New murals on view in Crenshaw!

New murals on view in Crenshaw! These murals are a key element of @DestinationCrenshaw, a reparative public-private community development project that aims to solidify 1.3 miles of Crenshaw Blvd as a thriving cultural...

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“Corktown ’39” at Rogue

This may be surprising to some, but I am not an expert on Irish WW2 history. I was aware that Ireland had a policy of neutrality during the war, but according to playwright John Fazakerly, the Irish Republican Army...

Breakthrough Prize 2025

Last Saturday night, the eleventh Breakthrough Prize awards celebrated outstanding scientific achievements, honoring scientists driving remarkable discoveries in gene editing, human diseases, the search for...

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham at the Wallis

Get ready for a thrilling weekend of dance at The Wallis. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is excited to welcome the acclaimed contemporary dance company A.I.M by Kyle Abraham for two dynamic...

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