Considered L.A.'s patron saint of dance, legendary choreographer and teacher Lester Horton launched dancers like Alvin Ailey and Bella Lewitzky, who went on to lead their own companies as choreographers and teachers. While Ailey decamped for New York, Lewitzky remained in L.A. The local dance landscape is populated with former Lewitzky dancers like John Pennington, who segued from Lewitzky star dancer to lead his own Pennington Dance Group. This program reflects Pennington's multifaceted fascinations under the banner Traversing Time/s. He takes aim at a variety of new media and do-it-yourself web... More >>>