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The community altar is part of a 10-day cultural exhibition at Gloria Molina Grand Park in downtown L.A.
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Miwa Matreyek in 'Myth and Infrastructure' (photo by Scott Groller). Experimental theatre, simply put, is an art form that differs from the typical staged theatre paradigm where an invisible audience consumes action and dialogue on a stage. RADAR LA's primary objective is to showcase these non-traditional works from contemporary performance companies. The 2011 RADAR LA charges on with four more experimental pieces at Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC) and REDCAT that question the validity...
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Brian Bennett, Nyree Yergainharsian, Rob McDermott, and Tanya Wilsown in 'As you are now so once were we' (photo by Ros Kavanagh). LAist continues coverage of the RADAR LA International Festival of Contemporary Theatre with four more shows: San Francisco's Pomo Afro Homos and Mexico's Teatro Linea de Sombra bring works that deal with crucial human emotions that are often forgotten amid politicized tension. Ireland's The Company and Rude Mechs from Texas offer process...
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Spring is turning into summer, and there's a big weekend-long fest in Lincoln Heights happening as celebration. Plus: Neutra home tour fundraiser, two films by Ingmar Bergman, and a performance by the Salastina Music Society...with ice cream!
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Edi Gathegi and Gary Cole in "Superior Donuts." Photo - Michael Lamont With his award-winning drama August: Osage County, playwright Tracy Letts was swinging for the bleachers, although only time will tell if he managed to knock it out of the park. It’s understandable that he’d try to create something lighter and funnier as a follow-up, and in Superior Donuts he has succeeded. Although this new play is somewhat familiar and slight, it’s also...
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While there will be the stellar finales of "Game of Thrones" and "The Killing" on Sunday, Saturday leaves much to be desired in terms of TV options so we have a bunch of suggested podcasts. --- Need a Father's Day gift? Give him Henry Winkler's new book - it's a great read. --- Congrats to Danny DeVito on his Icon Award! --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan.
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If you have a tuxedo or formal wear at the ready, think about participating in the Tuxedo Tyrants' adventure in bar hopping for charity tonight. But if you're in the mood for something more casual, then Grand Performances kickoff at the California Plaza might be more your style. Read on for the deets and other ideas for your Friday night consideration.
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Check out our summary of the "Louie" premiere - video coming soon. --- More "Men of a Certain Age" audio. --- Not much on TV tonight until late night ("Chelsea Lately," "Childrens Hospital"), hope you've got Netflix and/or DVR waiting for you. --- The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan and more.
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The last thing we expect when sidling up to the counter at a coffee shop in downtown's arts district is to see someone who looks like a cop serving drinks. But such a surprise awaits the caffeine-deprived customers of Urth Caffé tomorrow between noon and 7:00 p.m.
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While theater productions abound thanks to RADAR LA and the Hollywood Fringe Festival, the arts scene is alive and popping tonight, too, thanks to a number of gallery openings and the Hammer's celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses. Oh, and lest we forget, you're totally invited to a "suicide bombing" on the red carpet.
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Now that the Hollywood Fringe is formally underway, after a week of preview performances, there are, of course, way too many productions up and running to catch more than a small fraction. So how to pick which ones to go see? Well, there's the random crapshoot method. Or you can find out which shows other people have already seen and what they think of them. So far, we've seen five shows selected by random crapshoot. And here's what we think of them, in a roughly descending order of preference.
