Have A Little Faith

By Victoria Looseleaf

Can’t tear yourself away from the ongoing insanity that is/has been/and will, no doubt, continue to be coverage of the event known simply as The Royal Wedding? Somehow The Leaf, who much prefers the Fred Astaire version – Royal Wedding – has managed to escape most of it, notably resisting any urge to turn on the TV at 1 a.m. in Los Angeles to gawk at the proceedings. (And hello – the dress, designed by Sarah Burton, creative director of Alexander McQueen, who offed himself last year – was somewhat of a whoop. The lace, in any case, is supposed to be exquisite; and with the gown now out of the bag, it’s ubiquitously in print, online and on the air.)

Is this a picture of a happy, smiling bride? And what’s with the make-up?

Indeed, this scribe had more important things to do – like writing a review of Pat Graney Company’s reconstructed Faith. Onstage at REDCAT, the bastion of hip at the corner of 2nd and Hope Streets – its own little world within the Walt Disney Concert Hall building – the performance is worth the trek downtown. That said, click here to read my L.A. Times critique, the polar opposite of my Times review from a mere two days ago. To read the verbiage spewed on that – Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg’s Don Quixote, or Fantasies of the Madmanclick here.

In any case, it does seem to be a mad, mad, mad world, and one that requires an internal GPS to help navigate life’s rocky roads. That calls for a shot of Macallan 30. Care to join her? Bottoms up, everyone, and cheers!

About Victoria Looseleaf

Victoria Looseleaf is an award winning arts journalist and regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times, KUSC-FM radio, Dance Magazine, Performances Magazine and other outlets. She roams the world covering dance, music, theater, film, food and architecture. Have pen - and iPad - will travel! Her latest book, "Isn't It Rich? A Novella In Verse" is now available on Amazon. Thank you for reading! Cheers...
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