Ann Haskins

Once homeowners, once hardworking employees, once part of the American dream, now foreclosed, evicted, unemployed. The lucky ones shuffle among the couches of friends and family, or as they lose ground despite food stamps and unemployment, the less lucky bed down in their cars or arrange their cardboard on sidewalks......

The Segerstrom Center for the Arts usually hosts international ballet and modern dance companies, but it takes a more populist approach with its debut Off Center Festival, which features premieres from three Southland choreographers. The nine-day fest includes contemporary theater, music, comedy and an intriguing dance event that boasts a......

Part dance, part theater and refreshingly light-hearted, casebolt and smith's O(h) is a welcome alternative to the dark-hued worlds of melancholia, depression and manipulative violence in which so many modern dance companies and their choreographers languish. As casebolt and smith, the L.A.-based duo of Liz Casebolt and Joel Smith follow......

The eggnog is put away, so pull out the bubbly Spanish cava and say "Olé!" as the Forever Flamenco! series launches the new year with performers from Spain and Los Angeles. Dancers include Lakshmi Basile and Adriana Maresma from Spain, who will trade fancy footwork with L.A.'s Ricardo Chavez. The......

One of the joys of living in multi-cultural L.A. is the chance to experience an unmatched array of rich holiday traditions. It's possible to segue from Hanukkah to Christmas to Kwanzaa, move on to the Three Kings Day in January and even extend into February with Asian new year's events......

Angelenos get the rare gift of gratis parking at the Music Center for the equally free, three-hour, 52nd annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration, which ranges from endearing children's choirs to the polished professionalism of the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles. The event displays this city's jaw-dropping diversity, especially in......

A brand-new, full length production of The Nutcracker set in 1912 Los Angeles was the audacious calling card when Los Angeles Ballet made its debut six years ago. Over the intervening years, the production has been polished to a bright patina and the dancing talent deepened as LAB's Nutcracker continues......

As a dancer, the late Bella Lewitzky began as the muse of modern dance pioneer Lester Horton; she matured into a respected choreographer leading a dynamic dance company that became a training ground for a generation of young dancers who shaped the L.A. dance world and now lead dance companies......

Established local choreographers and some up-and-comers share the stage as Los Angeles Movement Arts returns. Jim Tsou with T.S.O.U dance arts, Mandarin Wu with MOPA, Maria Gillespie and her Oni Dance, Nguyen Nguyen with n2d, Ashley Dragon and Sara Silkin. Check the website www.lamovementarts.org for updates and https://www.itsmyseat.com//events/346828for advance purchase......