Martha Graham

The Treatment

Figure 8, Boom, The Treatment, and more new reviews . . .

​Phinneas Kiyomura's discerning family drama, Figure 8 at Theatre of NOTE, is this week's Pick of the Week. ​Our critics were in good spirits this week, with good notices for Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's relationship drama, Boom, presented by Alive Theatre, in residence at the Long Beach Playhouse; Ka ... More >>

Marina Abramovic's MOCA Gala Controversy: Jeffrey Deitch Confronted and the Performers Speak Out

Getty Images for MOCAA human centerpiece at the "Artist Life Manifesto" directed by Marina Abramovic for the MOCA Gala​ The guests at MOCA's annual galas are patrons high in the economic hierarchy: politicians, heirs, celebrities, moguls, entrepreneurs who've made bank. Tickets cost an arm an ... More >>

Toy Stories

Getty Images for MOCAA human centerpiece at the "Artist Life Manifesto" directed by Marina Abramovic for the MOCA Gala​ The guests at MOCA's annual galas are patrons high in the economic hierarchy: politicians, heirs, celebrities, moguls, entrepreneurs who've made bank. Tickets cost an arm an ... More >>

He Was a Dancer

Getty Images for MOCAA human centerpiece at the "Artist Life Manifesto" directed by Marina Abramovic for the MOCA Gala​ The guests at MOCA's annual galas are patrons high in the economic hierarchy: politicians, heirs, celebrities, moguls, entrepreneurs who've made bank. Tickets cost an arm an ... More >>

The Power of Negative Thinking

Rachel Whiteread's inner spaces, Karen Carson's inflammatory paces

GO LA: Fringe Artists, Porno Films and Lisa Lampanelli

Plus some high-brow stuff to do, February 27-March 5

Go Completely Batsheva

Plus some high-brow stuff to do, February 27-March 5

The Big Stuff

Talking art, acting and life with L.A.’s grande dame of theater

Theater Reviews

Talking art, acting and life with L.A.’s grande dame of theater

Departures

Talking art, acting and life with L.A.’s grande dame of theater

Magic Chef

Talking art, acting and life with L.A.’s grande dame of theater

Sissy Boyd: Dancing Queen

Talking art, acting and life with L.A.’s grande dame of theater

Women Warriors, Suffering Boys

Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; filming Charles Dickens

Birthday Boy

Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; filming Charles Dickens

Divine Martha

Richard Move as the Bette Davis of dance

Stretching the Medium

A month of Bill T. Jones, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Joe Goode

Stop Motion

Dancers on camera

Cool Like Her

Shirley Clarke, independent