3 September 2010

First lady of nation recognizes first lady of dance

Dance gets its rightful due in the recently announced “Dance at the White House” series. Its patron is Michelle Obama. [...]

18 August 2010

Kyle Abraham makes it or breaks it

I enjoyed Kyle Abraham’s “The Radio Show” at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. The dance commemorates the loss of Pittsburgh’s rhythm-and-blues radio station WAMO. [...]

14 July 2010

Love among the geniuses

The great artists have torrid love affairs in recent films. Coco Chanel, Igor Stravinsky, Gustav and Alma Mahler all drove each other to distraction in love. But isn’t some of the films’ casting kind of stretching believability? [...]

9 June 2010

John Waters celebrates Johnny Mathis

Cult film director John Waters describes his lifelong affection for singer Johnny Mathis in a book reading in Los Angeles. [...]

5 June 2010

“Get down, Moses” listening party

artsmeme enjoyed Josh Kun’s “Get Down, Moses” listening party at the Skirball Center in tandem with the Jews on Vinyl exhibit. [...]

3 June 2010

The satin sound of Johnny Mercer

We love “The Dream’s On Me” a documentary about songwriter-lyricist Johnny Mercer, produced in 2009 by Clint Eastwood. [...]

20 April 2010

BODYTRAFFIC & Barak Marshall fete Israel's 62nd

The grand opening of Haim Saban’s SABAN theatre in Los Angeles last night featured a rocking variety show and wonderful showcase of Barak Marshall’s “MONGER” on dance troupe BodyTraffic. [...]

12 April 2010

Meredith Monk, liberator of singers

The Los Angeles Master Chorale featured the compositions of avant-garde choreographer/composer Meredith Monk. Monk was present and performed in the program which featured the West Coast premiere of her new work, “Weave.” [...]

4 April 2010

Herr Haselbock’s precarious perch

Musica Angelica’s conductor Martin Haselbock delivered a mesmerizing performance of Bach’s St. John Passion to a Santa Monica audience last weekend. [...]

20 March 2010

Art, books, talk, music & life … at ALOUD

The excellent ALOUD book talk series held in the Mark Taper Auditorium is only one reason to visit the Los Angeles Central Library. [...]