Review: CONTRA-TIEMPO: joyUS justUS at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
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
Review: Circa: Humans at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
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
Review: Sankai Juku MEGURI at UCLA Center for the Art of Performance
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
Review: Love Heals All Wounds at UCLA Center for the Art of Performance
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
Review: Jacob Jonas The Company at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Jacob Jonas The Company culminated its 2018/2019 Season Company-in-Residence at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts with a program that introduced two world premieres and reprised two repertory works that expressed a range of choreographic style from the sublimely
Review: Night of 100 Solos: A Centennial Event
Written by Michael Baroff; To commemorate the 100th birthday of Merce Cunningham, who died in 2009, the Merce Cunningham Trust co-produced Night of 100 Solos during which 75 dancers from around the world performed on three stages in London, New York
Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater “Lazarus”
"Lazarus," is exquisitely breathtaking! What an incredible night! The West Coast premiere of the company's first two-act ballet, "Lazarus," was so vibrant, beautiful and powerful, we were mesmerized from start to finish. Part of the 60th anniversary celebration tour, it was
Review: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago & Third Coast Percussion, the Wallis
Celebrating its 40th Anniversary Season, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago presented a musically driven two part show at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. In the first half, Third Coast Percussion, the Grammy award winning quartet of classically trained percussionists,
Review: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker in a word - magical! The classic story of The Nutcracker at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion performed by Miami City Ballet, began with beautiful animation projected on the stage curtain creating a screen effect, with layers of beautifully hand