Bringing homemade spacecraft, live dancers and film together with an exploration of a Mississippi Delta sharecropper’s life, Ralph Lemon/Cross Performance takes up residence at REDCAT this week. As part of a nation-wide tour, the company will present How Can You Stay in the House All Day and Not Go Anywhere? for five evening performances in our local citadel of theatrical surprise. more ›

The Grammy Museum’s new live series “The Drop” interviews artists with new albums. Tonight at 8 pm the museum welcomes Nanci Griffith to discuss her new album, The Loving Kind, the day before its release. She’ll be in coversation with museum Executive Director Robert Santelli about the songwriting, newsworthy inspirations and studio approach to the album. After the interview, Griffith will take questions from the audience and sign copies of the album. Tickets are $14.95; $12 for members. more ›

For the eighth year in a row, Dance Camera West will host the Dance Media Film Festival in multiple sites throughout the city from June 5-21. Beginning this Friday and Saturday with three programs screening 31 local and international short (and longer) films at REDCAT downtown, the highly acclaimed festival explores the intersection of cinematography and choreography. Chosen by Los Angeles Magazine as “Pick of the Month” (June 2008), DCW again partners with the city’s most prestigious venues in offering a global perspective on a new visual language through an amalgam of experimental shorts, documentaries, features, and symposiums with visiting international artists. more ›