Ann Haskins

Known for her rock music video with ballet dancers shod one foot in a pointe shoe and the other in a stiletto heel, Josie Walsh and her Ballet RED revel in ballet’s renegade side. The choreographer and her dancers comfortably move from music video to live stage for Urban Angels......

Choreographers/artistic directors Denna Thomsen & Zak Ryan Schlegel audaciously tackle the story of creation and destruction in Lilit. Dancers are Gabriella Cataldo, Jamie Donovan, Jonathan Fors, Juliette Irons, Jordan Johnson, Kenzie McClure, Loren Picciarelli, Dani Scaringe, Derek Tabada and Thomsen. Nov. 20-22, 8 p.m., 2014 (Expired: 11/22/14)......

Batsheva Dance Company and Kibbutz Dance have left, but continuing the parade of Israeli-based contemporary dance companies, L-E-V arrives with perhaps the most adventurous program with its improvisationally-inspired dance club-riff House. Led by Gal Behar and Batsheva alum Sharon Eyal the troupe is known for its collaborative, multi-media productions and......

Led by choreographer Rami Be’er, this Israeli modern dance company brings If At All, considering how humans begin as individuals then connect with others forming a community. Community is a central theme for KCDC, which was founded on a kibbutz by Yehudit Arnon, an Auschwitz survivor who established a company......

Choreographer Pat Taylor continues her commitment to jazz dance and music filtered through an African American sensibility with her latest, Song in a Strange Land. The high energy dance gets an extra boost from guest artists, the inventive and ironic Frit and Frat Fuller. Sat., Nov. 15, 8 p.m., 2014......

After an opening weekend jam-packed with energized dance, the debut edition of the performance festival Alternate Currents closing weekend takes a more reflective turn as recognized Butoh master Oguri takes the stage. He is joined by Roxanne Steinberg, Eric Losoya, Michelle Lai and Annick Chung who are Body Weather Laboratory,......

This locally based repertory company consistently does interesting work and seldom repeats itself. One of its strengths is artistic director Kate Hutter has never made LACDC all about her, bringing in strong choreographers from outside and developing dancemakers within the company ranks. This repertory concert emphasizes the latter with Into......