With their impeccable ballet technique, combined with modern dance athletic strength and suppleness, and infused with vigorous high energy, range of individual expression, and collective passion, the company of COMPLEXIONS Contemporary Ballet wowed the audience in their debut performance at the
Before there was “America’s Got Talent,” there was Cirque du Soleil. Established in 1984, the Montreal troupe revolutionized what a modern “circus” could truly be - giving its talented cast a global stage to shine. Cirque du Soleil’s “OVO” officially opened
It was a pleasure to once again experience the exhilarating work of the Australia-based Circa Contemporary Circus with their newest production “Sacre” presented at the elegantly intimate The Broad Stage in Santa Monica. Under the direction of Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz,
Ate9’s Israeli-born and currently Los Angeles-based Artistic Director/Founder/Choreographer Danielle Agami has said “I was born in a country of conflict and I moved to a country that avoids conflict - now I’m looking for new habits.” Performed at The Wallis, the
T.S. Eliot’s sequence of poems, Four Quartets, was brought to life through the creative collaboration that joined together the engaging choreography of Pam Tanowit, a dreamy score composed by Kaija Saariaho as performed live by The Knights, backed by large scale
Written by Michael Baroff; Celebrating its 40 year anniversary, the Los Angeles based and internationally respected Lula Washington Dance Theater presented a vibrant collection of new and classic socially conscious works at The Wallis Bram Goldsmith Theater stage. All photos
On the weekend of the 4th annual Global Women’s March, Los Angeles–based Contra-Tiempo brought the rally for social justice to the stage of the Wallis Center for the Performing Arts. All photos courtesy of the Wallis As stated by
CIRCA CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS, under the direction of visionary Yaron Lifschitz, made its Southern California professional stage debut at the Wallis with its newest work, "Humans." The Australian troupe integrates acrobatic movement, dance, theatre and circus and has toured the world since
In Meguri – Teeming Sea, Tranquil Land, the internationally renowned Butoh dance company Sankai Juku, founded by Ushio Amagatsu in 1975, enraptured the audience at UCLA's Royce Hall into experiencing a "different way of being." The word MEGURI refers to the
Movement Art (MAI), co-founded by international street-dance stars Jon Boogz (popping style) and Lil Buck (Memphis jookin' style), brought together a fully realized creative exploration of the social issues of our times to the Royce Hall stage with Love Heals All
