Tag Archives: ROYCE HALL

Dancing With Tweets: And Other Terpsichorean News

By Victoria Looseleaf We were thrilled to review David Roussève’s latest work, Stardust, for the LA Times last month at REDCAT (click here for our coverage, which makes use of texts and tweets to help tell a story). Stardust kicked … Continue reading

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Crazy About Conceptualism

By Victoria Looseleaf The incredible La Ribot (who normally performs nude), presented a six-hour performance piece, Laughing Hole, at LACMA on Saturday (clothed, we might add). LACMA described the work thusly: “In Laughing Hole a large number of cardboard signs … Continue reading

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Eurocrashing With Wim Vandekeybus

By Victoria Looseleaf No strangers to Los Angeles – though it’s been five years – Belgian-based Ultima Vez returns to SoCal this month. The troupe is on a world tour in honor of its 25th anniversary and is performing What … Continue reading

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From Fowl Play to Fouettés: Swan Lake Lives

By Victoria Looseleaf “How many ‘Swan Lakes’ can you see? How many ‘Giselles’? That’s what a cranky German asked me one year in Havana where we were both attending that elegantly decaying city’s International Ballet Festival. “How many Beethoven 9ths … Continue reading

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