Friday, May 2, 2008 7:55pm - Monday, June 30, 2008 7:00pm
Los Angeles Area Performances
Courtesy of Dance Resource Center of Los Angeles
"Met'a-mor'fo-sis" presenting an evening of new dance works created by the choreographers and dancers of Loyola Marymount University Dance Theater(LMUDT) in Strub Theater at Loyola Marymount University on April 23-26 2008. These artists have created pieces ranging from the abstract and contemporary to commercial hip-hop, while remaining united by their exploration of physicality, virtuosity, and personal expression. Tickets: $10 general admission $5 student with valid ID. Box Office: (310) 338-7588
Director/Choreographer Mira Kingsley's newest full-length work, Yes is a long time, will premiere Friday-Sunday April 18th-20th and April 25th-27th at 8:00pm at BOOTLEG Theater at 2220 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, 90057. Tickets: $20.00, $10.00 student with valid ID. For more information and reservations call 213-389-3856 or visit www.bootlegtheater.com. Yes is a long time is a dance-theatre play offering the true story of a "normal" family in Freehold New Jersey, who had a meteorite crash into their guest bathroom. The work is written by Sibyl O'Malley and choreographed in collaboration with performers Antonio Anagaran Jr, and Taisha Paggett.
Los Angeles Ballet Summer Repertoire with Balanchine, Bournonville, Backhaus and Lubovitch Los Angeles Ballet will premiere The Evangelist, a spiritual duet choreographed by Lar Lubovitch with music by Charles Ives. Also being performed is Balanchine's Allegro Brillante, a bravura piece for five couples danced to an exhilarating score by Tchaikovsky and a World Premiere by Lester Horton Award winner Jennifer Backhaus of Backhaus Dance. Plus, back by popular demand, Bournonville's Napoli/ Pas de Six and Tarantella. The Irvine Barclay Theatre performance (5/17) will also include Balanchine's Who Cares?, featuring a full corps de ballet, scored to traditional American music by George Gershwin, adapted and orchestrated by Hershey/Kay. For more information, visit www.losangelesballet.org or call 310.998.7782. THE SUMMER 2008 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE Freud Playhouse, UCLA 405 Hilgard Avenue Westwood, 90024 April 25, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. April 26, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. The Alex Theatre, Glendale 216 North Brand Boulevard Glendale, 91203 May 3, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Benita Bike's DanceArt Company brings an elegant live dance performance to the living room of the historic McGroarty House - now the McGroarty Arts Center in Tujunga. Join us for an intimate glimpse into the art of dance on Sunday, April, 27, 3:00 p.m. at the McGroarty Arts Center, 7570 McGroarty Terrace in Tujunga. This performance is funded in part by a grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles. Additional support comes from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. This is a FREE event! For information on this excellent free art program, call (818) 353-5734.
BRIDGE: Choreographic Dialogues LIVE FROM ISRAEL Recognized throughout Europe for their virtuosity and originality, Israel's leading and most creative contemporary choreographers: Idan Cohen, Niv Sheinfeld and Ronit Ziv from Tel Aviv and Barak Marshall from Los Angeles offer highlights from their extraordinary body of work. Sunday, May 4, 2008 CONCERT 2-4pm DANCE PARTY 4-7PM UCLA Glorya Kaufman Hall 120 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (Parking lot 4) Tickets: $20 adults/$12 students (Concert & Party) Buy Tickets: http://www.tickets.ucla.edu/ (scroll down to World Arts & Cultures) Call Box office: 310-825-2101. Info: 310-206-1335 www.wac.ucla.edu/cip Also on May 4, 2008 SYMPOSIUM 12-1:30pm. Kaufman Hall. FREE Israeli Dance: In and Out of the Middle East: Performance, Participation & Cultural Perspectives. Speakers: Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller (Executive Director, Hillel Center for Jewish Life at UCLA), Margalit Oved Marshall (Choreographer/Dancer), UCLA Aavaa Dance, Sabela Grimes & Cheng-Chieh Yu. Moderator: Judy Mitoma (Dir. UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance)
The Arianne MacBean Ballets [REVISITED] May 1 - 3, 2008 Thursday & Friday, May 1 & 2 @ 8 pm Saturday, May 3 @ 5 pm & 8 pm Featuring: Alyson Boell, Genevieve Carson, Sharon Jakubecy, Sarah Wilbur Live Original Music by: Ivan Johnson & Georgia Lill Unknown Theater 1110 Seward Street LA CA 90038 Ticket prices: $24 General, $18 on-line To buy tickets: Call (323) 466-7781 or buy online at www.unknowntheater.com Directions: Unknown Theater is 3 blocks East of Highland, 50 feet North of Santa Monica Boulevard. Free lot parking 1 block North of Unknown Theater on the South East corner of Seward Street and Lexington Avenue www.dancemovingforward.com This community arts project is made possible by a grant from the city of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
Heidi Duckler Collage Dance Theatre presents A Guide to an Exhibitionist Museum of Design and Architecture (MODAA) 8609 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 ONE NIGHT ONLY Saturday, May 3 Shows every half hour starting at 7:00pm, last show 9:30pm Tickets $25, available online www.collagedancetheatre.org Each show is limited to 20 guests, and each person will be provided with his/her own audioguide for the duration of the performance. Choreographed and Directed by Heidi Duckler Written by Merridawn Duckler Set and Light Design by Chris Kuhl Projections by Jeff Teeter Performed by Lillian Barbeito, Marissa Labog, John Pleshette and Eva Wilder This new touring project will explore the relationship between artist, audience and the architecture of an art gallery. Framed live performers and a scripted audio tour will engage viewers in a work that challenges our experience of both art and architecture by acknowledging and questioning the traditional roles played by viewer and onlooker.
The Hartfel Ballet is Redefining the Art of Ballet and bringing you an exciting and passion-filled evening of dance and live music, "Two Evenings in One". Whether you are a music, modern dance, or ballet fan you will enjoy the free-spirited fun and transcendent joy of the Appalachian themed A Day at the Fair, and eight new works that bring to life the beauty of two worlds separated by distance but joined by a shared love of expression and music, Baroque to Brazil. The Hartfel Ballet will be joined by classical guitarists David Isaacs and Michael Nigro and folk musicians Adam Speth, Mark Davidson, & Doug Osterkamp. May 9th and 10th. Knoebel Dance Theater, CSULB. $25/$38. www.Hartfel.org/Performances.php . (714) 925-9806. DRC MEMBER DISCOUNT! Only $20 Online Discount Code: DRC (Or show your card at the door.)
Los Angeles-based dance company, LA UNBOUND, will present performances on Saturday, May 10th and Sunday, May 11th at 8:00pm at Dance Studio No. 1 (2037 Granville Ave, Los Angeles CA 90025). Tickets are $10.00 each and can be purchased in advance (please email LAUnbound@gmail.com) or at the door. The performances will include a collection of original choreography featuring an exciting variety of dance styles, including: burlesque, hip-hop, jazz, ballet, tap, modern/contemporary, lyrical, and can-can. Guest performances will be made by Earthwalk Dance Company, Malibu Civic Ballet, and students of Sophie Dance Studio.
RESURFACE performance Resurface an evening of new works by Holly Johnston & The LABdp Performing Core May 8-11 2008 at the Diavolo Space Premiering: Ellice, Tracing Echoes, Sand and Water Created & Performed By: Arletta Anderson, Erin Beneze, Tekla Kostek Sarri Sanchez, Sarandon vincent, Kindra Windish with special guest Artist: Maria Gillespie Original Music: Jules Pusch (Tracing Echoes) Lighting Design: Johnny Garofolo Tickets: $20 general, $18 DRC, $15 Tribe & Students Reservations: tickets@ledgesandbones.org Telephone: 310.918.6698 for More Information: www.ledgesandbones.org
