Sarah Elgart’s aquatic adventure at the Music Center

5 May 2013

Sarah Elgart’s aquatic adventure at the Music Center

Category: Architecture & Design, Dance, Reviews | Tags: dance camera west, get wet, julie mcdonald, los angeles music center, sarah elgart, tonia barber, tony testa

Dance Camera West adds a live performance component — fountain dances! [...]

1 May 2013

Top Los Angeles choreographers frolic in fountains for Dance Camera West

Category: Dance, Film | Tags: dance camera west, daniel ezralow, dcw, julie mcdonald, kitty manamee, kitty mcnamee, l.a. museum shows, lacma, los angeles music center, sarah elgart, the getty, vince paterson

Music Center fountain and Peace on Earth sculpture by Jacques Lipchitz. Los Angeles

This year, the annual dance film festival also features fun fountain frolic by top L.A. choreographers. [...]

7 February 2013

Paula Abdul honored at Choreographer’s Carnival

Category: Dance | Tags: choreographer's carnival, julie mcdonald, paula abdul, straight up

Paula Abdul, a career-long dancer / singer /choreographer received a lot of love as well as an award at the annual Choreographer’s Carnival last week. In tribute to Paula, her dance video “Cold Hearted Snake” was recreated step by step (and you thought the restaging of “The Rite of Spring” was historic!) [...]

30 October 2012

Barrie Chase to reminisce about her favorite dance partner … at the Television Academy Nov 1

Category: Dance | Tags: academy of television arts & sciences, barrie chase, emmy award, fred astaire, julie mcdonald, kenny ortega, paul abdul, robyn astaire, television academy

Concerns this week’s event at the Television Academy, a revisiting of the great television specials of Fred Astaire. [...]

4 November 2011

Hollywood’s dance super-agent, Julie McDonald, to be honored with Lifetime Achievement award

Category: Dance, Film | Tags: choreography under the stars festival, julie mcdonald, kenny ortega, toni basil

Where it comes to doing real things to help dancers and choreographers, pioneering agent Julie McDonald is in a category of her own. And now she’s being recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Choreography Under the Stars Festival in Palm Desert Nov 12. [...]