The Southern California Dance Connection
Summer Issue, No. 4
June 3, 2006

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Announcements

  • Santa Barbara Dance Alliance presents the 11 th Annual Multi-Cultural Dance and Music Festival

WHEN : Saturday and Sunday, August 19 & 20 from 11 am to 7 pm
WHERE : Amidst the oak and sycamore trees of Santa Barbara's Oak Park
PRICE : FREE

Now a Santa Barbara festival tradition, the 11th Multi-Cultural Dance and Music Festival staged by Santa Barbara Dance Alliance takes place Saturday and Sunday, August 20 & 21 from 11 am to 7 pm amidst the oak and sycamore trees of Santa Barbara's Oak Park. This year’s festival events boast more than 40 groups, featuring musicians, dancers, singers, storytellers, ethnic foods, crafts and free dance classes. The Multi-Cultural Dance and Music Festival promises an opportunity to share cultural heritages and world traditions from around the globe, as well as a weekend of entertainment for the entire family.


  • The FOCUSfish Flying Circus, Hollywood's very own "Burning Man," is now a part The Ford Theatre's Summer Season. People of all ages can enjoy this melting pot of creativity, produced by FOCUSfish and featuring our local legends: MYO Dance & The MUMS, Capoeira Brasil, INDRAYOGA, Method Dance, Company of Strangers; with music by KYO and Maude Maggart! Circus, Dance and Live Music blend to create the exciting estuary of exploding visuals and athletic acumen…The FOCUSfish Flying Circus leaps out of the tank and into the woods on Friday, September 8, 2006 at 8pm! More information can be found at focusfish.com or fordamphitheatre.org

Auditions

  • AUDITIONS - Louise Reichlin & Dancers

Experienced Male and Female Dancers wanted, modern, with strong ballet and jazz background, for paid performances and projects with Louise Reichlin & Dancers. These auditions are for the 06-07 season, with performances beginning in July. Dancers should have strong stage presence, expressiveness, musicality, and technique. Floor work is important. All ethnic types. There is opportunity for teaching as well as performing for those qualified.
There is pay and a rehearsal honorarium. Please bring pictures and resumes and be prepared to dance. Call 213-385-1171 or e-mail:  louisehr@lachoreographersanddancers.org
for appointment
http://www.LAChoreographersAndDancers.org

  • Brockus Project Dance Company

Looking for Male and Female Dancers for the upcoming season.
Skilled in modern, jazz, ballet.
Strong performers, committed individuals
Audition is
Sunday, June 18th 11:00-1:30 at Diavalo Studios
information: 562-531-8949
www.BrockusProjectDanceCompany
BPDC is the host company for all Dance in LA showcases
(Spectrum, Split, Caught Between, New Perspectives)

  • The Regina Klenjoski Dance Company is auditioning for:
    ONE MALE AND ONE FEMALE DANCER
    for the upcoming 2006/2007 season

RKDC is the South Bay’s premiere modern dance company. They are in residence at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center where they teach and mentor over 2000 students annually and present their home season each year. Check us out at www.rkdc.org.

What we look for in a dancer:
• Technically skilled with the ability to absorb style and idiosyncratic nuances.
• Someone who is open, malleable and a risk taker.
• Training in modern dance with partnering and contact skills
• A passionate performer who wears their sole on their sleeve and can express it on stage.
• Dependable, punctual, reliable and a willing collaborator for the process of dance.
Paid company rehearsals are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center. Rehearsals will be begin the week of June 12th.
Auditions will be held:
Saturday, June 10th 2006
1 PM to 4 PM
Torrance Cultural Arts Center
Dance Studio 2
3330 Civic Center Drive
Torrance, CA 90504
To register for the audition:
Please email RKDANCE@AOL.COM
Include your dance resume and contact information
Please call 562-988-0250 if you have any questions

  • Choreographer Marie de la Palme is looking for dancers for a live performance
    at the Shinnyo-en Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan.

We are looking for a multi-cultural cast. Dancers must have excellent lines and technique, a ballet and modern background with acrobatic/gymnastic skills a plus.
Must be available to travel June 12-19th , be a us citizen or have a green card and a valid passport.
Rehearsals to be announced. Pay around $2,500 + and travel expenses .
If interested please send pix and resume to mariedelapalme@yahoo.com . Audition date TBA

 

Classes

GLENN EDGERTON AND MICHAEL ROBERTS
RETURNING TO THE DANCER'S STUDIO
BALLET CLASS FROM 11:00 - 12:30
SATURDAYS ONLY, STARTING FEB. 4TH

LOCATION:
THE DANCER'S STUDIO IS LOCATED TWO BLOCKS EAST OF FAIRFAX AT THE CORNER OF OGDEN AND PICO.
5772A W. PICO BOULEVARD
LOS ANGELES, CA 90019
PRICES:
REGULAR SINGLE CLASS: $ 14.00
WITH UNION CARD SINGLE CLASS: $ 12.00
SERIES OF 8 CLASSES: $100.00
WITH UNION CARD SERIES OF 8 CLASSES: $ 85.00

For more information contact Glenn Edgerton at: gedgerton@mac.com

Summer Intensive Programs and Dance Workshops

  • American Ballet Intensives

American Ballet Intensives announces its upcoming workshop at Severence Fresno Ballet School, Fresno, CA from June 19 to June 23, 2006.

American Ballet Intensives announces its upcoming workshop at The Southland Ballet Academy Fountain Valley, CA June 26 to June 30 2006.

American Ballet Intensives announces it’s upcoming Jr. and Sr. workshops at California Dance Theatre, Agoura Hills, CA August 21 to 25, 2006

American Ballet Intensives is an intensive ballet workshop providing serious students the opportunity to study with professionals in the field. The benefits are numerous and include: a customizable program to fit each individual school, an ideal format for younger dancers preparing for their first summer intensive, or for advanced dancers seeking a "pre-summer brush-up" for their technique, small class sizes to facilitate individual attention, live piano accompaniment, and the prestigious world-class faculty of Warren Conover, Melissa Hale Coyle, Steven Hyde, Lorin Johnson, Charles Maple, Colleen O'Callaghan, Amy Rose, and Denise Warner-Limoli. Laurence Pech, Alaine Haubert and Rory Foster
The faculty is dedicated to nurturing dancers in a caring and healthy environment that not only challenges the students but improves confidence, concentration, and overall strength and coordination.
The goal at ABI is to provide intensive instruction in a wide variety of dance classes in order to fine-tune, condition, and provide careful coaching for students in both the classical and contemporary repertoire of today's great ballet companies. All ballet technique, pointe, pas de deux and variations classes, as well as additional programs such as dance history or body conditioning classes, are taught by former members of major dance companies--professionals in the field who have an innate understanding of what it takes to succeed in today's world. Within this intensive program students not only improve markedly, but they are empowered, enriched and inspired by these world class instructors.
Whether students are interested in overall strengthening and knowledge of their craft or in preparing a variation for an up-and-coming competition, ABI will give young dancers the opportunity to gain rapid mastery and confidence in their dancing for that extra professional edge. For more information please visit www.americanballetintensives.com

 

 

  • Five Fun Filled Days of Fantastic Modern Dance

San Diego, CA, May 15, 2006 – Five San Diego based male choreographers come together to premier, "5 X 5", A Summer Modern Dance Workshop the week of June 26-30, 2006. This is a landmark event produced in collaboration with five distinguished male veteran choreographers and dancers. Traves Butterworth, Eric Geiger, Peter Kalivas, Bradley R. Lundberg and Gabe Masson through different ongoing classes come together providing varied experiences in contemporary/ modern technique and repertory. The final day of the workshop is a collective student showing displaying examples of work developed and investigated in the various classes that will reflect the background and influences of these respected and talented choreographer/dancers while also showcasing the experiences of the week by the participating dancers. The series of classes will be presented at San Diego's premiere contemporary dance training facility The Culture Shock Dance Center 2110 Hancock Street, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92110 telephone: 619.299.2110 on June 26th to the 30th 2006.

The final day of the workshop will culminate with an in studio performance open to friends, family and the general public. The performance will include participants of the week long workshop performing phrases and repertory created and developed by the directors for the dancers. The final day also includes a lunch time forum discussing career development, auditioning, training, the business. Questions from the dancers are welcomed and encouraged.

The goal for the workshop is to provide a fun yet challenging setting for contemporary dance, a mechanism to refresh and develop with more experience. The workshop is geared toward dancers with previous dance training and will encourage development, exploration, composure and performance skills training.
Contact: Molly Terbovich, Workshop Administrator
Phone: 619.436.9901
Email: sd5x5dance@yahoo.com

  • Dance and Media intensive July 2-15!

The CSU Summer Arts program is hosting Troika Ranch, an amazing dance and multi-media group. http://csusummerarts.org/courses/sc.html
Their deadline for workshop participants was just extended, though probably not more then the next week. Call or write to make sure: 562-951-4060 or summera...@calstate.edu
Scholarships are available!
Troika Ranch's workshop will include classes in contemporary dance technique, movement and vocal improvisation, partnering, composition and cutting-edge, interactive video software. Recognizing the importance of media and technology in the creation and realization of live performance, this workshop will have students combining technology-influenced compositional approaches with cutting-edge digital tools to create visually rich contexts and interactive structures for their dance works. This process culminates with an informal, media-intensive performance created by the students with Troika Ranch.
Complex, layered, and visually striking, Troika Ranch Digital Dance Company's works combine dance, theatre, and digital media into a unified whole. For the past ten years, they have explored the tension between the organic and the electronic as they portrayed the balance between beauty and despair. Recognized worldwide as leaders in the exploration of dance and new technology, they have been dubbed "interactive performance pioneers" by the New York Times and "multimedia mavericks" by The Village Voice .
www.shyamalamoorty.net
Check a new excerpt of my solo show "RISE" at:
Sunday, June 4, 1pm
TeAda Works Lab Open rehearsal @ Angel's Gate Cultural Center, Building H
San Pedro, CA
www.teada.org
Tuesday, June 20, 8:30pm
The Next Big Bang Showcase
Aratani/Japan America Theater, Los Angeles
http://www.nextbigbang.org/nbbshowcases.htm

  • Backhausdance will be holding the 2006 Summer Intensive at the new Backhaus Contemporary Dance Center!

All classes will be instructed by Backhausdance Company Members and special Guest Faculty. This program is geared towards dancers 16 and older with a strong dance foundation. All dancers will be offered 5 classes daily, beginning at 9:00am and concluding at 3:30pm. The intensive runs July 10-21.
Week One: July 10-14, Week Two: July 17-21

Classes Offered
Daily classes will be offered in the following techniques:

Modern Technique
Contemporary Ballet Technique
Phrasework
Pilates
Yoga for Dancers
Backhausdance Repertory

Special Master Classes include:

Contemporary Jazz
Percussion for Dancers
Partnering Workshop
Bartenieff Fundamentals
Improvisation and Composition

Faculty:

Jennifer Backhaus: Modern Technique, Backhausdance Repertory
Tiffany Billings: Contemporary Jazz
Jodie Gates: Contemporary Ballet & Repertory
Heather Gillette: Bartenieff Fundamentals
Amanda White: Contemporary Jazz
Wainani Hansen: Yoga
Bradley Michaud: Modern Technique
Erik Leckrone: Percussion for Dancers

Email: info@backhausdance.org
Phone: 714-639-1657
Fax: 714-639-1690
Web: http://www.backhausdance.org

 

  • SIBA - Salzburg International Ballet Workshops and Peter Breuer - Artistic Director of Salzburg Ballet Theater invite you to
    SUMMER INTENSIVE BALLET WORKSHOP in Salzburg, Austria JULY 10 - AUG. 07, 2006
    4 Weeks of exciting program for pre-professionals / Professionals, 4 performances in 3 different cities at the end of the workshop, performed by the students. International faculty of guest teachers, with guest star-coach Cynthia Gregory Miller.
    In the program:Ballet, Modern, Repertoire, Choreography, MPT, Jazz, Make-Up, Lectures / MoviesMaria Fay’s floor barre, Weizenthal Vals Technique and more...
    For more information: www.siba-academy.comor e-mail: info@siba-academy.com

Performance Announcements

  • South Bay Ballet premieres
    COPPELIA
    a brand new edition to South Bay Ballet's Storybook series
    James R. Armstrong Theatre
    Torrance Cultural Arts Center
    Choreography by Charles Maple
    Design by Jenny Tomich
    Saturday June 3rd 2:00 pm
    and two performances on Sunday June 4th at 2:00 and 5:00 pm
    All Seats $15
    45-minute ballet workshops for children ages 3-12 follow the matinee performances
    For tickets call 326-4682 or
    the Armstrong Box Office at 310-781-7171

 

  • Butterworth Dance Company will be performing for the 6th year at Eveoke's Celebrate Dance Festival in Balboa Park. BDC will take the Copley Theater stage on Sunday, August 27th at 7:00pm. The event is free and open to the public!
    For more info see: www.butterdance.org and www.eveoke.org

 

  • Sarah Swensen & Vox Dance Theatre

    June 3, 2006: Los Angeles Dance Invitational, El Portal Theatre, North Hollywood. Sarah Swenson & Vox Dance Theatre invited to perform Fimmine (Mvt. I), choreography by Sarah Swenson. El Portal Theatre, 5269 North Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601.
    8:00 PM. Tickets: 866-811-4111 www.elportaltheatre.com

    June 5, 2006: Simone Forti, Luke Johnson, Sarah Swenson & Douglas Wadle at the Max10 Performance Laboratory. The four perform a reading of the libretto from the dance/theater work Unbuttoned Sleeves, presented at Redcat NOW in July 2005. At the Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave, Venice, CA 90291. 7:30 PM. www.electriclodge.org

    June 22-25, 2006: 101, at Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA. Improvisation artist Simone Forti, theatre artist Terence Luke Johnson, dancer/choreographer Sarah Swenson, and musician/composer Douglas Wadle engage each other in a weave of movement, sound and spoken word, in a sequel to Unbuttoned Sleeves, performed last summer at the Redcat Theater's NOW Festival. 1651 18th Street, Santa Monica, 90404. Th - Sa at 8:30, Su at 7:30. Reservations: 310-315-1459. www.highwaysperformance.org

    August 9-14, 2006: Vox Dance Theatre returns to the 16th Annual fFIDA International Dance Festival, in Toronto. The world premiere of Hombres, set to Rodrigo's complete Concierto de Aranjuez, will be performed on the Indie Mix Stage; and on the Outdoor Stage, Cuatro, and the new Llorando. In the Historic Distillery District of downtown Toronto. www.ffida.org

    August 26-27, 2006: Eveoke's Celebrate Dance Festival, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. Vox Dance Theatre performs the complete Fimmine and the new Llorando on the outdoor Lily Pond Stage. Free. www.eveoke.org/cdf.htm

    Sarah Swenson & Vox Dance Theatre
    2234 Penmar Avenue, No. A
    Venice, CA 90291 USA
    sarahvox@earthlink.net
    http://www.sarahvox.org
  • June 3rd, The Los Angeles Dance Invitational
    With Choreographers:
    Laurence Blake, Michelle D. Brown, Ashley Browne, Kathleen Davidson,
    Marie de la Palme, Amy Ernst, Nancy Evans Doede, Robin E. Johnson,
    Viktor Kabaniaev, Paula Present, Sarah Swenson, Jose Vences, and
    Stephanie Zaoh

    The 7th Annual Los Angeles Dance Invitational
    When: Saturday, June 3, 2006
    Time: 8:00pm
    Where: The El Portal Theatre
    Address: 5269 North Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA. 91601
    Tickets: $20.00
    For Ticket information: 866-811-4111 to reserve in advance and
    available at the door. For more info on the theatre call 818-508-4200
    Tickets On Sale NOW!!!
    The 7th Annual Los Angeles Dance Invitational Executive Producer
    Howard Ibach, Director Richard Kuller and Co-producers, Jamie Nichols
    and Stanley Holden, are pleased to announce The 7th Annual Los
    Angeles Dance Invitational. A night of varied and delicious dance,
    showcasing concert dance from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Arizona,
    New York and Missouri.
    The LADI will pay tribute to ballet teacher legend Margaret Graham
    Hills and bestow her with the coveted the Stanley Holden
    Distinguished Teaching Award. She taught many delightful dancers over
    the last thirty-five years and including the studios of: Stanley
    Holden, Tanya Lichine, George Zoritch, Irena Kosmovska, Alice LaMar,
    Roland DuPree, Steven Peck, Diane Loridsen, Bert Prival, Audrey Share
    and Frank Bourman. She has taught for ten years as Adjunct Professor
    of Ballet at UCLA and three at Santa Monica College. Most recently,
    she has been teaching adult ballet classes at The Westside School of
    Ballet, Santa Monica.
    Living up to the Lester Horton Dance Award Nomination for Outstanding
    Festival/Series, The 7th Los Angles Dance Invitational will present
    some of LA's finest choreographers & dancers, several premieres, new
    faces to Los Angeles.
    Plus the winners of the Los Angeles Music Center's Spotlight Awards!

  • 4 Headed Dance


    New Work by Robin Conrad, Keith Glassman, Patrick Damon Rago, Eryn Schon
    With backgrounds including pole dancing, dancing surfers, Lester Horton awards, music videos and performing in the South Pacific, Robin Conrad, Keith Glassman, Patrick Damon Rago and Eryn Schon will premiere 4 new dance and performance works at Highways . . . and honor dads on Fathers Day, too! Hope you can make it!

    4 choreographers, 4 new ideas, 4 chances to see ‘em
    Thursday through Saturday June 15-17, 2006@8:30 pm Sunday, June 18 @ 2:30 pm
    $15
    $10 + photo of your dad on Sunday
    Dads FREE on Sunday

    Highways Performance Space
    1651 18th Street
    Santa Monica 90404
    reservations: (310) 315-1459

  • Loretta Livingston & Dancers premieres "Blooming, Re-Joyce-ing" at the downtown Central Library on Friday, June 16 at 7 PM and Saturday, June 17 at 3 PM.
    Commissioned and presented by the ALOUD at Central Library series, "Blooming, Re-Joyce-ing" helps the Library celebrate Bloomsday--June 16--the single day portrayed in James Joyce's ULYSSES.

Using the Molly Bloom character and soliloquy as a departure point, the project features the 3 principal women in Livingston's company, French improvisational performer Claire Filmon, video art by Kate Johnson and live music on an antique harmonium by composer Alan Terricciano.
PDF COLOR FLYER ATTACHED------
www.aloudla.org
www.LivingstonDance.com

  • Saint Joseph Ballet Presents
    by leaps and bounds
    23rd Annual Concert at the Irvine Barclay Theatre

    SANTA ANA, Calif. (April 21, 2006) – Saint Joseph Ballet returns to the Irvine Barclay Theatre June 1-4 to perform by leaps and bounds, its 23rd Annual Concert which will showcase nearly 200 spirited dancers ages 9-18 as well as the members of Saint Joseph Ballet’s newly formed Alumni Dance Company. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Melanie Ríos Glaser, Saint Joseph Ballet once again invites the community to experience a unique coming together of energetic young dancers and renowned choreographers. This year’s Concert offers audience members – and the dancers themselves – a close look at the process of self discovery. Premiere works include by leaps and bounds by Artistic Director Melanie Ríos Glaser and a howling flower bloomed in my eye by New York choreographer Nami Yamamoto. The program also includes the reprise of Presence by nationally acclaimed choreographer Mark Haim and All Heaven Broke Loose, also by Rios Glaser.

Dance Film

  • Dance Camera West Film Festival 2006

 

(Los Angeles, CA) - Dance Camera West’s fifth annual Los Angeles dance film festival, features the newest experimental shorts, documentaries, installations and interactive performances on dance from around the world in a month-long series of screenings and events in June 2006. A unique cinematic experience that focuses on the intersection of cinematography and choreography, the festival showcases the most innovative examples of dance for camera. From a global call for entries, Dance Camera West (DCW) has curated a series of programs for specific venues all across Los Angeles. During the month of June, DCW will be presenting programs at REDCAT, The Hammer Museum, American Cinematheque’s Max Palevsky Theatre at the Aero, and a special partnership with the Los Angeles Film Festival. Tickets range from $15 for the Opening Night Screening Party to $10 for screenings and some events are free. For more information please visit www.dancecamerawest.org.
Since 2002, Dance Camera West has brought over 500 dance films to Southern California helping to expand the audience for all dance in Los Angeles. Festival co-founder and director, Lynette Kessler explains, “Each festival has been a statement on the current aesthetics of this evolving art form, presenting an overview of contemporary offerings of some of the most exotic experiments involving dance and the camera.”

Friday, June 2, 2006 - 8:00pm - Opening Night Festival Screening and KICK OFF PARTY
Saturday, June 3, 2006 – 5:00pm, 6:30pm & 8:00pm
At REDCAT in downtown LA
International Collection of Dance on Screen
The opening weekend showcases three different programs of the newest dance films from around the world featuring artists from Argentina, Spain, the U.K., Belgium, Sweden, Estonia, Germany and the U.S.

Highlighting the festival’s opening on Friday night is IMZ Dance Screen 2005 winner for Best Screen Choreography Scratch by UK’s Shelly Love, the new solo dance film Your Lights Are Out Or Burning Badly by Gaelen Hanson (of Seattle’s 33 Fainting Spells), and the LA premiere of the German award-winning Burnt (1997).
The Saturday programs feature choreographers Wim Vandekeybus with Ultima Vez, in the award winning Blush and UK’s Wayne McGregor’s Tremor. Also featured on one of the three programs slated for Saturday are Olga Sasplugas in Astralagus winner of Spain’s VideoDansa competition 2004 and the renowned 80-year-old American dance educator Martha Myers in Line-Age.
Premiering on Saturday (at 5:00) is the new documentary Countdown: Reflections on a Life in Dance featuring postmodern pioneer Rudy Perez, a Los Angeles-based choreographer since 1978. There will be a Q & A after the film, moderated by arts journalist Victoria Looseleaf.

Address/Prices:
REDCAT, Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (Walt Disney Concert Hall Complex)
631 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213 237-2800; http://redcat.org)
- $15 for opening night ($10 for CalArts or DCW members), $10 for other screenings ($7 for CalArts or DCW members)
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Saturday, June 10, 2006 - 8:00pm - 11:00pm
At Hammer Museum Courtyard in Westwood
Beyond Dance Film: Physical Expression and Visual Media
The Hammer Museum event is where “dance film” explains itself, showing the infinite possibilities of physical expression through visual media, including a live interactive performance. (Be warned, there’s nudity both live and recorded!)

In conjunction with the Hammer Museum, DCW presents a unique installation of 25 international short dance films shown continuously on multiple screens and on projected surfaces throughout the Hammer’s courtyard. Works include the installation Pedestrian (2002) by Shelley Eshkar and Paul Kaiser; Wear + Tear an interactive performance with Mei Yin Ng and Eric Koziol and screening of Somewhere in Between (2004), directed by Pierre Coulibeuf and featuring dancer choreographer Meg Stuart.

Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 7:00pm
At Hammer Museum Courtyard in Westwood
The Future of Dance on Screen
A screening of Moving North, a collection of dance films from Scandinavia, will be followed by a discussion moderated by Lynette Kessler, director of Dance Camera West, featuring Magne Antonsen, artistic director Ultima Film - Dans for Kamera, Oslo, Norway and Gaelen Hanson, Seattle, director of New Dance Cinema and Seattle’s dance theatre company 33 Fainting Spells.
The Hammer events are supported in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs in association with EarthWays Foundation.

Address/Prices:
UCLA Hammer Museum – Courtyard
10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024 (310-443-7000; www.hammer.ucla.edu)
- Hammer events are free
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006 – 7:30pm
At American Cinematheque’s Max Palevsky Theatre at The Aero
Tango by Carlos Saura
Directed and written by Carlos Saura, the Oscar® and Golden Globe® nominated Tango is a stunning work of art and a passionate exploration of a dance form that has achieved near-religious status in Spanish-speaking cultures. With cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, Saura's film examines the music and dance of the tango and its role as a reflection of the human condition.
Address/Prices:
The Aero Theatre
1328 Montana Ave. at 14th St., Santa Monica, CA 90403 (www.americancinematheque.com)
- Tickets $9, Student/Senior $7, DCW Members $8, AC $6
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Saturday, June 24, 2006 – 5:15pm
- at the Mann Festival Theater, Westwood
Friday, June 30 – 4:45pm
- at the Landmark Regent, Westwood
At Los Angeles Film Festival
(Film title TBA by end of May)
www.Lafilmfest.com

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DCW AT LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL Documentary

Saturday, June 24, 5:15
at the Mann Festival Theater

Friday, June 30, 4:45 pm
at the Landmark Regent

A Place to Dance
Director Alan Berg

Be part of DCW, become a member, see the benefits, www.dancecamerawest.org/member.htm
For updates, program details, and information about how you can be part of DCW, go to our website at www.dancecamerawest.org or contact us at info@dancecamerawest.org or call 213-480-8633.
Dance Camera West
3400 San Marino St. #R
Los Angeles, CA 90006 USA
213-480-8633
info@dancecamerawest.org
www.dancecamerawest.org

 

Calendar of Performances

June


Saint Joseph Ballet
By Leaps and Bounds
Thursday, June 1st, 2006 -
Sunday, June 4th, 2006
Irvine Barclay Theatre
www.thebarclay.org
In a public celebration of dance, creative expression and youth,
Melanie Rios Glaser directs her first concert as Saint Joseph Ballet's artistic director.
A mixed repertoire of contemporary dance, By Leaps and Bounds will premiere two newly
commissioned works while reprising two established favorites. Featured choreographers
in addition to Rios Glaser are Mark Haim and Nami Yamamoto. These performances will showcase
the talents of nearly 170 Saint Joseph Ballet students and members of a newly formed Alumni Dance Company.


Mortar Between Bricks
highwaysperformance.org
Highways Performance Space
1651 18th St., Santa Monica
Readers' rating: Unrated
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The debut season of the eight-member Ledges and Bones dance project,
under the artistic direction of Holly Johnston,
continues with this new evening-length work.
Jun. 1: 8:30 p.m.
Jun. 2: 8:30 p.m.
Jun. 3: 8:30 p.m.
Jun. 4: 6:30 p.m.
Price: $20, Thursday through Saturday; $18, Sunday.
Box office: 310-315-1459


June 3
Akimbo Movement Theatre
balayoga.net
Bala Yoga
145 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles
tonehenge.com
Saturdays: 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Price: $15
Box office: 323-939-6424

Harold M. Williams Auditorium at the Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive, L.A.
The Getty Research Institute presents an evening of short dance works,
including Yvonne Rainer's "AG Indexical, with a little help from H.M.,"
a revision of the Balanchine-Stravinsky classic "AGON."
Jun. 3: 8 p.m.
Price: $20
Box office: 310-440-7300


Palos Verde Ballet
Norris Center for the Performing Arts
27570 Crossfield Drive, Rolling Hills Estates
www.palosverdesballet.org
The company opens its 26th season with "Swan Lake,"
in a staging of the Tchaikovsky work after Petipa and Ivanov.
Jun. 3: 7:30 p.m.
Jun. 4: 2 p.m.
Price: $26.50
Information: 310-544-0403


7th Annual LA Dance Invitational
El Portal Theatre
5269 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood
LADI presents a showcase of 13 new works with choreographers from across the country,
including winners of the Music Center's Spotlight Awards,
plus a tribute to renowned ballet teacher Margaret Graham Hills.
Jun. 3: 8 p.m.
Price: $20
Box office: 866-811-4111


Lineage Dance Presents: A Benefit Concert for GAIA
Date: June 3, 2006
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Polytechnic School: Garland Theatre
Address: 1030 E. California Blvd. , Pasadena , CA
Cross Streets: Cornell / Wilson
Region: San Gabriel Valley Area view map
Phone: (626) 399-3676
Admission: $15.00 adult, $10.00 student
Accessibility: Wheel Chair Access
Driving Directions: Get Driving Directions
Website: www.lineagedance.org


South Bay Ballet's "Coppelia"
James Armstrong Theatre, Torrance Cultural Arts Center
3330 N. Civic Center Drive, Torrance
southbayballet.org
The company premieres Charles Maple's adaptation of the sentimental comic ballet "Coppélia."
Jun. 3: 2 p.m.
Jun. 4: 2 p.m. 5 p.m.
Price: $15
Box office: 310-781-7171


June 4, 2006, Orange County High School of the Arts Season Finale 2006
Orange County Performing Arts Center
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Costa Mesa CA 92626
UNITED STATES
http://www.ocpac.org
Tickets
Phone: (714) 556-2787

Meh-Tropolis Dance Theatre
The company presents its fourth annual repertory concert in a program that features ballet,
modern dance and a theatrical work. Sarah Harkness, artistic director.
Jun. 7: 8 p.m.
Jun. 8: 8 p.m.
Jun. 9: 8 p.m.
Jun. 10: 2 p.m. 8 p.m.
Price: $18
Information: 310-838-2236


Santa Clarita Ballet
College of the Canyons
26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita
The company and guest artists perform "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Jun. 10: 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Information: 661-251-6844


Hammer Screenings: Dance Camera West, Beyond Dance Film
Date: June 10, 2006
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Hammer Museum
Address: 10899 Wilshire Blvd. , Los Angeles , 90024
Cross Streets: Westwood / Wilshire
Region: Westside/Beverly Hills Area view map
Phone: (310) 443-7000
Admission: $5 for adults; $3 for seniors (65+) and UCLA Alumni Association members;
free for Museum members, students with identification, UCLA faculty/staff, and visitors 17 and under.
Free admission from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Accessibility: Wheel Chair Access
Directions: General Transportation Directions
Driving Directions: Get Driving Directions
Website: www.hammer.ucla.edu
Description: Physical Expression and Visual Media Dance Camera West presents a unique
installation of 25 international short films of dance, shown continuously on multiple screens
and on projected surfaces in the Hammer Museum’s courtyard. Works include Pedestrian (2002)
by Shelley Eshkar and Paul Kaiser; Pizzumo Revisted (2005) by acclaimed Argentinian choreographer
and filmmaker Margarita Bali; and Somewhere in Between (2004), directed by Pierre Coulibeuf and featuring the dance of Meg Stuart.


Anatomy Riot
Zen
2609 Hyperion Ave., L.A.
Sarah Leddy guest curates choreographer Meg Wolfe's small-scale dance and performance showcase.
Jun. 12: 8 p.m.
Price: $7
Information: 323-350-2509

"4 Headed Dance"
Highways Performance Space
1651 18th St., Santa Monica
Program of four dance and performance works by Robin Conrad, Keith Glassman, Patrick Damon Rago and Eryn Schon.
Jun. 15: 8:30 p.m.
Jun. 16: 8:30 p.m.
Jun. 17: 8:30 p.m.
Jun. 18: 2:30 p.m.
Price: $15 Thursday through Saturday; $10 Sunday.
Box office: 310-315-1459


Blooming, Re-Joyce-ing
Date: June 17, 2006
Time: 3:00pm
Location: ALOUD at Central Library: Mark Taper Auditorium
Address: 630 W. Fifth Street , Los Angeles , 90071
Region: Downtown LA view map
Phone: (213) 228-7025
Admission: Tickets: $7.00 general admission; $5.00 Library Associates and students with i.d. Cash only payable at the door
Driving Directions: Get Driving Directions
Website: www.aloudla.org
Description: LORETTA LIVINGSTON & Dancers -- “Blooming, Re-Joyce-ing,” A New Dance Work Commissioned
in honor of Bloomsday Inspired by Molly Bloom’s stream of consciousness monologue from
James Joyce’s masterpiece Ulysses, and performed by company dancers Alyson Jones Cartagena;
Heather Gillette; and Rachel Lopez with French guest artist Claire Filmon.
Music composed and played live on antique harmonium by Alan Terricciano.
*****
Reservations required. Go to our website or call (213) 228-7025.



Winifred R. Harris’ Between Lines: A Kaleidoscope of Years Gone By
Date: June 17, 2006
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Ford Amphitheatre
Address: 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East , Hollywood , 90068
Cross Streets: Cahuenga / Highland
Region: Hollywood Area view map
Phone: (323) 461-3673
Admission: Full price $25, Children 12 & under $12, Open seating
Accessibility: Wheel Chair Access
Transit Tips: Parking is FREE at the Universal City walk Red Line station. Free shuttle service is provided to the theatre.
Otherwise, stacked parking is available on site.
Directions: General Transportation Directions
Driving Directions: Get Driving Directions
Website: www.fordamphitheatre.org/en/performance/june.asp#0617
Description: A retrospective of Harris’ signature dances plus the world premiere,
This Place Called Home. Harris continues to receive critical accolades for powerful works
that merge "right now" issues with sensual and breathtaking movement.

Undressed Fest: The Naked Body in Performance
Electric Lodge Performance Space
1416 Electric Ave., Venice
Dandelion Dancetheater and guest artists present original work using nudity in diverse ways.
Guest artists include San Francisco's John Killacky, Jim 'e' Sparkle Pants and Bob Webb.
The performances will be followed by open discussions about the issues raised from the naked form in performance.
Jun. 15: 8 p.m.
Jun. 16: 8 p.m.
Jun. 17: 8 p.m.
Price: $20
Information: 310-306-1854
Box office: 310-823-0710

Raiford Rogers Modern Ballet
Luckman Fine Arts Complex
Cal State Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive, L.A.
The company premieres new ballets set to music by Bach and Martinu.
Jun. 17: 8 p.m.
Price: $30-$40
Box office: 323-343-6600


Lula Washington Dance Theatre and McCoy Turner
Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood
Jazz legend Turner and famed L.A. choreographer Washington premiere a new collaboration at the Playboy Jazz Festival.
Jun. 18: 6 p.m.


Hell's Kitchen Dance with Mikhail Baryshnikov
Lobero Theatre
33 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara
The renowned dancer and an ensemble of young dancers perform new works by Aszure Barton and Benjmin Millepied
as part of Summerdance Santa Barbara.
Jun. 21: 8 p.m.
Jun. 22: 8 p.m.
Jun. 23: 8 p.m.
Price: $50-$65
Box office: 805-963-0761


101
Highways Performance Space
1651 18th St., Santa Monica
This new performance piece, a sequel to "Unbuttoned Sleeves" (last July at Redcat),
is a dance improvisation based on 101 words picked at random from the Federalist Papers.
Simone Forti directs.
Jun. 22: 7:30 p.m.
Jun. 23: 7:30 p.m.
Jun. 24: 7:30 p.m.
Jun. 25: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $15
Box office: 310-315-1459


Undressed Fest: ANICCA
Electric Lodge Performance Space
1416 Electric Ave., Venice
In the second weekend of "Undressed Fest," Dandelion Dancetheater presents its newest evening-length,
site-specific Undressed Project work. An array of dancers with diverse bodies are joined by
a community chorus of naked performers drawn from "Healing Body Image Through Naked Dance" workshops which run the previous weekend.
Jun. 22: 8 p.m.
Jun. 23: 8 p.m.
Jun. 24: 8 p.m.
Jun. 25: 5 p.m.
Price: $20
Information: 310-306-1854
Box office: 310-823-0710


Swan Lake
June 24, 2006
Time: Doors open at 4:30 pm, performance at 5:00pm
Location: El Camino College Center for the Arts: Marsee Auditorium
Address: 16007 Crenshaw Blvd , Torrance , 90506
Cross Streets: Redondo Beach Blvd / Crenshaw Blvd
Region: Port Area view map
Phone: (310) 329-5345
Admission: Adults - $15.00; Children - $10.00; Ticket information for the "Swan Lake" performance
is available at the box office at the Marsee Auditorium, (310) 329-5345.
Accessibility: Wheel Chair Access
Driving Directions: Get Driving Directions
Website: sanpedrocityballet.org
Description: San Pedro City Ballet will present excerpts from the classical ballet,
"Swan Lake" at the Marsee Auditorium at El Camino College in Torrance. In addition,
students from San Pedro Dance School will showcase a program of original choreography by the school’s faculty.

Donlavy Dance Company
Theatre A @ Studio A
2306 Hyperion Ave., L.A.
Reserve seats online: http://www.calendarlive.com/stage/Donlavydancin@sbcglobal.net
Samuel Donlavy's company presents a collection of new dance and theatrical works titled "I'm Black...and So Damn Happy,"
a collaboration with more than 10 guest artists and veteran choreographers, including Winifred R. Harris, Dulce Capadocia and Rose Lago Thomas.
Jun. 23: 8:30 p.m.
Jun. 24: 8:30 p.m.
Price: $15. $20 (includes reception and gallery)


Santa Barbara


June 3 at 8pm
UCSB Middle East Ensemble
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall 893-2064 $8-13

June 3 at 7pm
Annual Showcase
Rudenko School of Dance
Marjorie Luke Theatre 687-7816

June 3 & 4 at 2pm
Cinderella
GVCC School of Ballet & Goleta Ballet Theatre
San Marcos High School Auditorium 967-1237 $10-15

June 3 & 4 at 2 & 7:30pm
Greek Gods & Goddesses- A Ballet
Montecito School of Ballet
Lobero Theatre 963-0761 $14-22

June 10 at 7pm, June 11 at 3pm
Snow White and other excerpts
Everybody Can DANCE
Clark Center, Arroyo Grande 937-6753 $6-12

June 10 at 2 & 7pm, June 11 at 2pm
Madeleine Lost in Central Park
Gustafson Dance
Marjorie Luke Theatre 965-6690 $10-17

June 21-23 at 8pm
Hells Kitchen Dance with Mikhail Baryshnikov
SUMMERDANCE Santa Barbara
Lobero Theatre 963-0761 $50-65

June 23 & 25 at 7pm
Thank Heaven
Curtis Studio of Dance
Marjorie Luke Theatre 684-4099 $14.00

June 24 from 12-8pm
Summer Solstice Parade & Celebration
State Street 965-3396 FREE


July


Miami City Ballet
Presented by: Dance at the Music Center
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
135 N. Grand Ave., L.A.
The company presents two programs over three performances featuring works choreographed by Jerome Robbins, Twyla Tharp and Balanchine.
Jun. 30: 7:30 p.m.
Jul. 1: 8 p.m.
Jul. 2: 2 p.m.
Price: $25-$95
Information: 213-972-0711
Ticketmaster: 213-365-3500


Viver Brasil Dance Company
John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood
fordamphitheatre.org
The company performs "Mo Ife: Love Stories" under the artistic direction of Luiz Badaró and Linda Yudin,
With choreography by Badaró, Dani Lunn and Rosangela Silvestre.
Jul. 7: 8:30 p.m.
Price: $26
Box office: 323-461-3673


Malathi Iyengar & Rangoli Dance Company
Gallery Theater, Barnsdall Art Park
4800 Hollywood Blvd., L.A.
The group performs a thematic Bharatanatyam work titled "Kodhai's Dream," set to the sacred sayings of an 8th century Indian poet.
Jul. 8: 7 p.m.
Price: $15
Information: 818-788-6860
Box office: 323-644-6272


July 8th, 2006, The Hartfel Ballet Presents: An Evening For Two
University High School Theater
4771 Campus Drive
Irvine CA
UNITED STATES
http://www.
Tickets
Phone: 714-404-8767
Web: www.hartfel.org


Diavolo Dance Theatre
grandperformances.org
Grand Performances at California Plaza
350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
Founded in 1992 by French-born choreographer Jacques Heim, the company, which is comprised of dancers,
gymnasts and actors, examines the funny and frightening ways individuals interact with their environment.
Jul. 14: 8 p.m.
Jul. 15: 8 p.m.
Price: Free

Torii: The Japanese Portal Connecting the Finite and Infinite Worlds
grandperformances.org
Grand Performances at California Plaza
350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
Melody Takata's works integrate the movement and music of Taiko (Japanese drumming art) and odori (Japanese folk dance)
with elements of modern dance and contemporary music forms.
Jul. 16: 3 p.m.
Price: Free


July 21, 22, 29 at 8:00 P.M., July 23, 30 at 6:00 P.M., La Danserie presents: Danses Chromatiques
Unknown Theater
1110 N. Seward Street
Hollywood, CA 90038
Hollywood CA 90038
UNITED STATES
http://www.unknowntheater.com

National Choreographers Initiative
www.thebarclay.org
Irvine Barclay Theatre
4242 Campus Drive, Irvine
Four new works by invited choreographers Ron De Jesus, Graham Lustig, Charles Mouton and Gina Patterson.
Jul. 22: 8 p.m.
Price: $22-$28
Box office: 949-854-4646


Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
www.hollywoodbowl.org
Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood
Guest conductor Andrew Davis leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a program that features the Chicago troupe
in its Bowl debut dancing a program that includes Marguerite Donlon's "Strokes Through The Tail,"
choreographed to Mozart's Symphony No. 40, and Jim Vincent's "counter/part," set to music by Bach. Jim Vincent, artistic director.
Jul. 25: 8 p.m.
Price: $1-$93


Sonidos Gitanos/Gypsy Flamenco
John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood
The ensemble from Jerez de la Frontera (Spain's "City of Flamenco") returns with dancer Maria Bermudez, guest dancers and singers,
guitarists Antonio Jero and Jesus Alvarez, and percussionist Luis de la Tota. Presented by Fountain Theatre.
Jul. 28: 8 p.m.
Jul. 29: 8 p.m.
Price: $45
Box office: 323-461-3673


Santa Barbara

July 13 from noon-4pm
Dance About Town
SUMMERDANCE Santa Barbara
Downtown Santa Barbara 568-0865 FREE

July 20 & 21 at 8pm
Mythography with Doug Varone & Dancers
SUMMERDANCE Santa Barbara
Lobero Theatre 963-0761 $22.50-45

July 26 at 8pm, July 27 at 7 & 9pm
Lascilo Perdere with ASzURe & Artists
SUMMERDANCE Santa Barbara
Center Stage Theatre 963-0408 $22-32

July 28 at 4 & 7pm
Choreographer’s Showcase
SUMMERDANCE Santa Barbara
Center Stage Theatre 963-0408 $12

July 29 at 7pm
Cabaret
SUMMERDANCE Santa Barbara
Restaurant Nu 568-0865 $175


August

Arte Flamenco
Aug. 3, 2006 - Aug. 5, 2006
Founders Hall
Show Dates & Times
Thu, Aug. 3, 2006 at 10:00am
Fri, Aug. 4, 2006 at 10:00am
Sat, Aug. 5, 2006 at 10:00am
The rich history of Spanish dance unfolds with Arte Flamenco Dance Theatre. This company celebrates the beauty and vitality
of Spanish folk dances and flamenco, using music and movement to highlight a rich cultural heritage.
The Los Angeles-based troupe has performed throughout the United States.
The post-performance workshop will include folk dances for the family to try together.


Compañia Juana Amaya
www.thebarclay.org
Irvine Barclay Theatre
4242 Campus Drive, Irvine
The annual "New World Flamenco Festival" has "Fronteras" as its theme, celebrating the gypsy traditions of Spain's frontier country.
Amaya's dance company kicks off the festival.
Aug. 4: 8 p.m.
Aug. 5: 8 p.m.
Aug. 6: 6 p.m.
Price: $38-$100
Box office: 949-854-4646


Dance Camera West
California Plaza
350 S. Grand Ave., L.A.
"New Visions for Dance" celebrates five years of the dance cinema series in a program of highlights.
Aug. 5: 8 p.m.
Price: Free


Pacifico Dance Company
John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood
Pacifico's newest work "Mexico, The New World" links the vivid and soulful cultures of Mexico and Spain with dances
from Chiapas, Chihuahua, Guerrero and Jalisco, plus music from Mariachi Monumental de America and Los Hermanos Herrera.
Aug. 5: 8:30 p.m.
Price: $28-$30
Box office: 323-461-3673

"Sin Fronteras"
www.thebarclay.org
Irvine Barclay Theatre
4242 Campus Drive, Irvine
The New World Flamenco Festival continues in a program titled "Sin Fronteras - Without Border" that
opens with the group Son de la Frontera. This performance is followed by a dance duel between Flamenco artist
Yaelisa and renowned American dancer Savion Glover.
Aug. 8: 8 p.m.
Aug. 9: 8 p.m.
Price: $38-$100
Box office: 949-854-4646


Compañia Rafaela Carrasco
www.thebarclay.org
Irvine Barclay Theatre
4242 Campus Drive, Irvine
The New World Flamenco Festival concludes.
Aug. 11: 8 p.m.
Aug. 12: 8 p.m.
Aug. 13: 6 p.m.
Price: $38-$100
Box office: 949-854-4646


Khmer Arts Academy - Cambodian classical dance
Date: August 12, 2006
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Ford Amphitheatre
Address: 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East , Hollywood , 90068
Cross Streets: Cahuenga / Highland
Region: Hollywood Area view map
Phone: (323) 461-3673
Admission: Adults $5, Children are admitted free
Accessibility: Wheel Chair Access
Transit Tips: Parking is FREE at the Universal City walk Red Line station. Free shuttle service is provided to the theatre.
Otherwise, stacked parking is available on site.
Directions: General Transportation Directions
Driving Directions: Get Driving Directions
Website: www.fordamphitheatre.org/en/performance/Family.asp#0812
Description: Dancers costumed in shimmering gold tell myths and folk tales.

SummerFest Dance
Sherwood Auditorium at the Museum of Contemporary Art
700 Prospect St., La Jolla
Choreographer Allyson Green creates a new work to Bach's Cello Concerto Suite No. 6.
Aug. 16: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $10-$25
Information: 858-459-3728


Floricanto Dance Theatre
John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood
L.A.'s venerable Mexican dance company marks its 30th anniversary with "Todavía Aquí/Still Here,"
a dance-theatre work about the Chicano experience. With Mariachi Mexicapan and Quetzal.
Aug. 18: 8:30 p.m.
Price: $20
Box office: 323-461-3673

Guinea/West African dance and drumming directed by Alseny Soumah
Date: August 19, 2006
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Ford Amphitheatre
Address: 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East , Hollywood , 90068
Cross Streets: Cahuenga / Highland
Region: Hollywood Area view map
Phone: (323) 461-3673
Admission: Adults $5, Children are admitted free
Accessibility: Wheel Chair Access
Transit Tips: Parking is FREE at the Universal City walk Red Line station. Free shuttle service is provided to the theatre.
Otherwise, stacked parking is available on site.
Directions: General Transportation Directions
Driving Directions: Get Driving Directions
Website: www.fordamphitheatre.org/en/performance/Family.asp#0819
Description: An inter-generational dance and drum celebration from the coast of Guinea.

Beijing LDTX Modern Dance
grandperformances.org
Grand Performances at California Plaza
350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
Choreographer Willy Tsao presents "Grand View Garden," a new site-specific work based on
the Chinese literary masterpiece "Dream of the Red Chamber." Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
Aug. 24: 8 p.m.
Aug. 25: 8 p.m.
Aug. 26: 8 p.m.
Price: Free

Istanbul National Ballet
John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood
The Turkish company makes it U.S. debut with the work "East Side Story," adapted, choreographed and directed by Aysun Aslan.
Aug. 24: 8:30 p.m.
Aug. 25: 8:30 p.m.
Price: $30-$40
Box office: 323-461-3673

 

Celtic Spring - Irish music and dance
Date: August 26, 2006
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Ford Amphitheatre
Address: 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East , Hollywood , 90068
Cross Streets: Cahuenga / Highland
Region: Hollywood Area view map
Phone: (323) 461-3673
Admission: The award-winning Wood family fiddles and step dances.
Accessibility: Wheel Chair Access
Transit Tips: Parking is FREE at the Universal City walk Red Line station. Free shuttle service is provided to the theatre.
Otherwise, stacked parking is available on site.
Directions: General Transportation Directions
Driving Directions: Get Driving Directions
Website: www.fordamphitheatre.org/en/performance/Family.asp#0826
Description: The award-winning Wood family fiddles and step dances.



Santa Barbara


August 2-6 from 11am-11pm
Old Spanish Days Fiesta
De La Guerra Plaza 962-8101 FREE

August 19-20 from 11am-7pm
Multi-Cultural Dance & Music Festival
Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
Oak Park 966-6950 FREE

 

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