Ann Haskins

October invariably brings a spell of Santa Ana winds and heat, but aficionados know that Maria Bermudez will create her personal heat wave as she returns to town for an evening of flamenco dance and music under the banner Maria Bermudez & Friends. Born in L.A., Bermudez (aka La Cha......

Dance is a strong presence as the eighth annual New Original Works (NOW) Festival enters the second of three weekends showcasing the latest adventures of L.A.-based dance, theater, music and multimedia artists. This week the always thought-provoking Rosanna Gamson/World Wide unveils Layla Means Night, a remix of Scheherazade, about a......

Known for its polished sophistication, technical precision and demeanor as cool as the fog rolling over the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Ballet is a class act to open the 2011-12 dance series at Segerstrom Center for the Arts (the renamed Orange County Performing Arts Center). The visit brings a......

It is always an event when the collaborative ensemble String Theory brings out its signature long harps, some of which stretch up to 1000 feet. While many theaters pose a serious spatial challenge when it comes to fitting the harps onto the stage, one sympatico venue is the al fresco......

Known for its eclectic populace and visitors, Venice proved an apt home for the equally diverse lineup of dance genres presented during the first four MixMatch Dance Festivals. For its fifth year, the festival moves north to a larger venue near Santa Monica's equally entertaining Promenade. This year's MixMatch Dance......

Amid the sirocco of international sectarian conflict and domestic cacophony of poisonous partisanship, quieter voices have a hard time being heard, but Rhythm & Roots is employing inventive tactics in this benefit concert. The show will be led by two locally based dance troupes, Keshet Chaim Dance Ensemble and Lula......

A century before its bullet-burnished reputation in the current drug wars, Northern Mexico's expansive plains resembled the cowboy culture of our own Southwest. The L.A.-based Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet recalls that earlier era as it pays tribute to the folk dances of this northern region of Mexico in a program......

Despite its name, American Ballet Theatre is no stranger to Russian ballet, having such classics as Don Quixote, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty as staples in its...

Dance goes al fresco and free as downtown's Grand Performances summer series hosts Diavolo and Noruz. Artistic director Jacques Heim and Diavolo's perfo...

What if you turned on the faucet and nothing came out? Too much, too little, ensuring enough and just not taking water for granted, are troubling themes under c...