Dancing Behind My Eyelids: Scene 4 from Hopelandic Theatre on Vimeo. [nggallery id=130] Dancing Behind My Eyelids, the original performance piece created by School of Theater students Samantha Shay and…
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Writing for Performance Class Presents Work in Downtown LA on Saturday
Alice Tuan, head of Writing for Performance at CalArts, curates an evening of New Writings for Performance on Saturday evening at the Los Angeles Theater Center, featuring work by CalArts…
Continue reading »Wooster Group Presents Tennessee Williams’ Vieux Carré at REDCAT
The critically-acclaimed experimental theater company Wooster Group has been around since the mid-seventies captivating audiences with its groundbreaking dance/multimedia-infused productions. The New York group is now in residency at REDCAT…
Continue reading »Three Minutes with Wunderbaum on Looking For Paul
The Dutch experimental performance troupe Wunderbaum ended a three-week residency with REDCAT on Saturday with their final performance of Looking for Paul, which focused on the social and political ramifications…
Continue reading »Same Text, New Setting: Robert Cucuzza Puts his Personal Stamp on Measure for Measure
New York’s downtown theater scene collides with 16th century England when Robert Cucuzza (Theater MFA 11), directs Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure—running today (Friday, Nov. 12) though Saturday, Nov. 20 at…
Continue reading »HYPERBOLE: origins Examines the Birth of the Universe (and Other Things)
Rogue Artists Ensemble takes on a small challenge in its latest production, HYPERBOLE: origins. The hyper-theatrical show charts—and celebrates—the birth of the universe on stage. The ensemble mixes myths and…
Continue reading »Photo Gallery: Scenes from Oresteia at The Wild Beast
[nggallery id=104] On Sunday (Nov. 7), The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts and the School of Theater embarked on an ambitious production of composer Iannis Xenakis’s opera Oresteia….
Continue reading »Oresteia—Iannis Xenakis’ Opera—Staged for The Wild Beast Concert Series on Sunday
CalArts hosts the West Coast premiere of Iannis Xenakis’ rarely staged opera, Oresteia, on Sunday, Nov. 7 at The Wild Beast Pavilion. The expatriated Greek/French-naturalized composer and architect (1922-2001) is…
Continue reading »Can You Say ‘Amen?’ Reverend Billy’s in Town for Two Shows at REDCAT and a Wedding in Altadena
If you’re the church-going type, then it’s probably a safe bet that your preacher never proselytized quite like the Reverend Billy. The performer, writer and activist Bill Talen–as his alter…
Continue reading »Meditations: Eva Hesse at Highways Performance Space this Weekend
The new play Meditations: Eva Hesse, written by Marcie Begleiter and directed by David Watkins, provides a glimpse into the German-born artist’s last days as she struggles to complete one…
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