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KEVIN WILLIAMSON’S GNARLED

Investigating themes of detachment, pleasure, withdrawal, and aging, Kevin Williamson presents three performances of GNARLED, his collaborative duets with movement artists Barry Brannum, Mallory Fabian, Jasmine Jawato, Carol McDowell and Sebastian Hernandez—whose Hypanthium recently brought down the house at Redcat.

GNARLED is the closing work of this season’s Dance at the Odyssey Theatre.

KEVIN WILLIAMSON—GNARLED

Friday and Saturday, February 8 and 9, at 8 pm.

Sunday, February 10, at 2 pm.

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble

2055 South Sepulveda Boulevard, West Los Angeles.

From top: GnarledKevin Williamson, images courtesy Kevin Williamson and Odyssey Theatre Ensemble; Fruit, 2009, Williamson’s first evening-length work, photograph by Ryan Patterson, courtesy the photographer.

LACDC — RIFT

New work by L.A. Contemporary Dance Company artistic director Genevieve CarsonSzalt dance company founder Stephanie Zaletel, and L.A. Dance Project star Nathan Makolandra will be showcased in RIFT, LACDC’s upcoming engagement at the Odyssey, weekends two and three of the theater’s 2018 dance festival.

The company will present an encore performance of RIFT at El Camino College in March, 2019, danced by Christian Beasley, Genevieve Carson, Hyosun Choi, Kate Coleman, Lenin Fernandez, Jamila Glass, Tess Hewlett, JM Rodriguez, Ryan Ruiz, Drea Sobke, and Tiffany Sweat.

L.A. CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY—

RIFT

Saturday, March 16, at 8 pm.

El Camino College

Marsee Auditorium

16007 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance.

L.A. CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY—

RIFT

Friday and Saturday, January 26 and 27, at 8 pm.

Friday and Saturday, February 2 and 3, at 8 pm.

Sunday, February 4, at 2 pm.

Odyssey Theatre
2055 South Sepulveda Boulevard, West Los Angeles.

From top: Genevieve Carson, photograph by Taso Papadakis for the L.A. Contemporary Dance Company; Nomad.Lore, choreographed by Nathan Makolandra, photograph by Robby Sweeny; Makolandra, image courtesy L.A. Dance Project; LACDC, Force Majeure, photograph by Taso Papadakis.

MICAELA TAYLOR’S ROSEWOOD

Micaela Taylor + The TL Collective kick off this year’s iteration of Dance at the Odyssey. With their signature fusion of contemporary dance and theatrical hip hop, Taylor and company—Sam McReynolds, Julienne Mackey, Jessie Thorne—will dance the premiere of Taylor’s ROSEWOOD.

 

MICAELA TAYLOR + THE TL COLLECTIVE—ROSEWOOD, Saturday, January 20, at 8 pm. Sunday, January 21, at 2 pm.
ODYSSEY THEATRE, 2055 South Sepulveda Boulevard, West Los Angeles.
Micaela Taylor. Image credit: Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Micaela Taylor.
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