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The Roots Picnic: Class of ’95

“California knows how to party” The chill grooves of the mid-nineties were on display last night at the famed Hollywood Bowl. On Saturday, June 8, the Hollywood Bowl transformed into a time machine...

Voices from the Fringe: Writer/Director Mandy Rubeli

The writer/director talks about the new dark comedy premiering at the Fringe.

Now at the Getty “Hercules and Omphale” by Artemisia Gentileschi – a masterpiece reclaimed

  The Getty has announced the completion of a complex, three-year conservation treatment of a rescued Artemisia Gentileschi painting. Five years after surviving a massive explosion in Beirut, the large-scale...

ABOP-in-LA

Get drumming! Alliance of Black Orchestral Percussionists (ABOP) is hosting its 3rd Annual ABOP-in-LA in June, in preparation for their Smithsonian Folklife Festival appearance the following month. Now an...

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“Hamlet” at the Mark Taper Forum

  In my most recent review on this site, I discussed my general wariness about imposing new directorial takes or twists on Shakespeare works. Once in a rare while, these changes can illuminate the piece in an...

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“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 Spanish...

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 series of...

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...

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