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A Second Quadrille Set to Start the Joyce Theater SeasonA Second Quadrille Set to Start the Joyce Theater Season
The coming season at the Joyce Theater will include the returns of Twyla Tharp and the “NY Quadrille,” as well as a dance play starring James Whiteside and a debut program from Beth Gill. To inaugurate the season in late September, five companies and choreographers, including Kyle Abraham’s A.I....
Simon Penny publishes " Making Sense: Cognition, Computing, Art, and Embodiment"Simon Penny publishes " Making Sense: Cognition, Computing, Art, and Embodiment"
Making Sense: Cognition, Computing, Art, and Embodiment By Simon Penny. Why embodied approaches to cognition are better able to address the performative dimensions of art than the dualistic conceptions fundamental to theories of digital computing.
In Perfect Harmony
L.A. Theater Review: Tom Hanks in ‘Henry IV’
Center Stage: Alvin Ailey American Dance Dazzles at Segerstrom CenterCenter Stage: Alvin Ailey American Dance Dazzles at Segerstrom Center
This opening night for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts was different than others. There was the same buzzing energy and the house was packed, as usual, but as the lights dimmed and straggling audience members rushed to take their seats, a sentimental mood set in...
Remembering Donald McKayleRemembering Donald McKayle
Donald McKayle was a legend in dance, with a long list of accolades, awards and accomplishments well-documented after his recent passing. But those of us who were lucky enough to be his students, either in a classroom or rehearsal studio, know he displayed his greatest talent in his role of master...
Women Fighting Sexism in Jazz Have a Voice. And Now, a Code of Conduct.Women Fighting Sexism in Jazz Have a Voice. And Now, a Code of Conduct.
The We Have Voice Collective, a new group of female and non-binary musicians in jazz and experimental music, plans to release a Code of Conduct on Tuesday that aims to build upon the conversations sparked by jazz’s own #MeToo movement, clearly articulating what a more equitable workplace might...
A Map To The Line, And How Not To Cross It: A Code Of Conduct For The Performing ArtsA Map To The Line, And How Not To Cross It: A Code Of Conduct For The Performing Arts
This past fall, when news of the Harvey Weinstein scandal was galvanizing the #MeToo movement, some of us who work in the performing arts had a peculiar experience: Colleagues started asking if they'd sexually harassed us. A few of these colleagues may have been attempting to head off allegations,...
Kei Akagi performs at the Jazz on the Odra Festival in WroclawKei Akagi performs at the Jazz on the Odra Festival in Wroclaw
Chancellor’s Professor of Music Kei Akagi (piano) performs at the Jazz on the Odra Festival in Wroclaw, Poland on April 28. Joining him will be fellow UCI colleagues Kojiro Umezaki (shakuhachi) and Darek Oles (bass), as well as drummer Tamaya Honda from Tokyo. The group will present music...
Contemplating ‘Costuming the Leading Ladies of Shakespeare: From Stratford to Orange County’ at UC IrvineContemplating ‘Costuming the Leading Ladies of Shakespeare: From Stratford to Orange County’ at UC Irvine
The first actress you encounter in the compact lobby exhibit “Costuming the Leading Ladies of Shakespeare: From Stratford to Orange County” at UC Irvine’s Langson Library is Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth. In the reproduction of a painting by John Singer Sargent, Terry wears one of the most notorious...
Simon Leung participating in symposium, Art and Imperialism, at Public School Los Angeles
Simon Leung Resident Faculty at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
Simon Leung to give lecture at Manetti Shrem Museum at UC Davis
Why Lar Lubovitch Invited College Students to Perform for His Company's 50th AnniversaryWhy Lar Lubovitch Invited College Students to Perform for His Company's 50th Anniversary
A watershed moment. That's how choreographer Lar Lubovitch recently described his now-classic A Brahms Symphony. Now, a group of 16 George Mason University dance majors are having their own watershed moment with that jubilant work: They will dance it at the venerable Joyce Theater in...
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company Celebrating 50th AnniversaryLar Lubovitch Dance Company Celebrating 50th Anniversary
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company will be celebrating their 50th anniversary at The Joyce April 17–22 with a world premiere and signature works by the revered master choreographer. The Martha Graham Dance Company and the Joffrey Ballet will also appear to present works by Lubovitch in honor of...
Lar Lubovitch: Confessions of a Former Go-Go DancerLar Lubovitch: Confessions of a Former Go-Go Dancer
The choreographer Lar Lubovitch didn’t discover dance until college, where he had gone in hopes of becoming a painter. The impulse to fill a canvas hasn’t left him. When he describes making a dance, he does so not only in kinetic terms but through the prism of painting: “I’m reacting to the effect...
Lar Lubovitch On Using Creative Blocks to His AdvantageLar Lubovitch On Using Creative Blocks to His Advantage
Since starting his company in 1968, Lar Lubovitch has stood at the forefront of modern dance—although he is hesitant to label his work as "modern." "I've always felt I've been making dances," he says. "I've always called them dances and I've never been one to exclude any language...
UC Irvine exhibit spotlights Shakespearean stage costuming for womenUC Irvine exhibit spotlights Shakespearean stage costuming for women
Marcy Froehlich, professor and costume designer with the drama department, presented a keynote lecture April 5 during the opening night of UCI Libraries' 2018 Spring Exhibit, "Costuming the Leading Ladies of Shakespeare: From Stratford to Orange County," a collection running through the end of...
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