17 January 2012  Notes from the visit of Amiri Baraka to the Hammer Museum on the occasion of the closing of “Now Dig This,” curated by his daughter, Dr. Kellie Jones. [...] 1 January 2012  The world is one-one-one-two today. Happy birthday world. [...] 29 November 2011 Category: Film, Language & ideas | Tags: adam hyman, david e. james, dennis hopper, george herms, la filmforum, pacific standard time, pst, russ tamblyn, toni basil, wallace berman  Concerns screenings of experimental films made by california creatives living in topanga canyon in the 1960s on the fringes of los angeles. curated by l.a. filmforum. [...] 26 November 2011  Concerns an open letter published by performer/choreographer Sara Wookey relating to a performance at the MOCA gala in which nude dancers went on display before rich museum patrons — for $150. [...] 14 November 2011  One year ago this week, a crazy chapter in the long tradition of Los Angeles noir: the murder of publicist Ronni Chasen, followed by her alleged bicyclist-murderer’s suicide. [...] 15 September 2011  A scanned-in program of Serenade performed by New York City Ballet in Paris in the 1950s. [...] 11 September 2011  It’s the vision thing. Artists Eiko & Koma not only sensed something disturbing in the newly built twin towers, but they put their bodies on the line to express their feelings. Dance photographer Johann Elbers was on hand to capture the event. [...] 8 September 2011  Scott Eyman recognized for scholarship in his Cecil B. DeMille biography, “Empire of Dreams,” wins Theater Library Association’s “Richard Wall Memorial Award.” [...] 5 September 2011  Chico Marx famously queried: “Why a duck?” We rather wonder, “Why a swan?” [...] 13 August 2011  Drawn to the Berkshires by an touching inter-generational mix of post-modern-dance artistry, it was a full house of dance writers at Jacob’s Pillow tonight. [...] | |
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