Culture
‘Bahia Reverb: Artists and Place’ creates dialogue between Brazil and Afro-America
February 7, 2024Artist residencies are an important resource for artists to explore site-oriented practices and experience firsthand particular places and cultures.
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Divided selves in ‘Middle of the World’ about South America and Wall Street
February 6, 2024Rogue Machine’s first play of its 16th season is a worthy, thought-provoking addition to the canon of what is arguably Los Angeles’ best theatre company.
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Alec Baldwin’s magic bullet: The rush to ‘Rust’
February 5, 2024Baldwin as producer was at least partly responsible for a set that, because of skimping on a sparse budget and rushing into production, was a maze of tensions, a tempest ready to burst.
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Matthew Bourne’s ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ a ballet that will leap into your heart
February 2, 2024The Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre, in association with Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, offers up the North American premiere of Romeo and Juliet that simply cannot be missed.
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‘De Organizer’ and ‘The Dreamy Kid’: Premiere recordings of James P. Johnson operas
February 1, 2024Naxos has just dropped on the world a revelation of what authentic Black opera could look and sound like, with one complete short opera, De Organizer.
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