Ann Haskins

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National Dance Day

Ann Haskins
Grab your dancing shoes and head downtown to join choreographers from So You Think You Can Dance for this year's National Dance Day. Founded by SYTYCD's Nigel Lythgoe and Dizzy Feet Foundation, its free events will have feet flying in several U.S. cities. In L.A., the Music Center is a......
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Okwui Okpokwasili: Bronx Gothic

Ann Haskins
Okwui Okpokwasili has a long list of theater/dance credits in New York, including Hippolyta in Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Show Box L.A. built its reputation supporting and presenting experimental performers, mostly local but also imports. The launch of its 2014-15 season features the West Coast premiere of Okpokwasili's......
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Culture Shock L.A.

Ann Haskins
The challenge of being cutting-edge is staying cutting-edge — keeping that edge honed. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, urban dance collective Culture Shock L.A. has maintained its edge, continuing its dual mission of bringing urban dance from the street to the stage and giving back to its community. This 20th-anniversary......
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National Ballet of Canada: Romeo and Juliet

Ann Haskins
Star-crossed lovers, two heavily armed families vying for political dominance — long before Game of Thrones, Shakespeare branded the enduring appeal of these elements with Romeo and Juliet. However luscious its language, it's the play's physicality that lends itself to dance — the lovers' passionate meetings, the deadly swordfights erupting......
National Ballet of Canada dancers Guillaume Côté and Elena Lobsanova in Romeo and Juliet; Credit: Photo by Bruce Zinger

4 Dance Shows to See in L.A. This Week, Including Dancers With Swords

Ann Haskins
4.  Dancers armed (and legged) Star-crossed lovers, two heavily armed families vying for political dominance — long before Game of Thrones, Shakespeare branded the enduring appeal of these elements with Romeo and Juliet. However luscious its language, it's the play's physicality that lends itself to dance — the lovers' passionate......
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Immediate Action Dance/Pennington Dance

Ann Haskins
Stories ripped from the headlines and dancing with art are the varied approaches taken by choreographers in this concert shared by Liz Hoefner Adamis' Immediate Action Dance and John Pennington's Pennington Dance Group. Adamis' two new works consider activists in Pakistan and South Africa who have galvanized international outrage. Malala......