FAITH SOLOWAY AND JOEY SOLOWAY — A TRANSPARENT MUSICAL
Los Angeles has seen the world premieres of two notable musicals this spring, shows powered by exceptionally strong composition and queer fortitude. Zoe Sarnak’s The Lonely Few (book by Rachel Bonds) recently closed a sold-out engagement at the Geffen Playhouse.
WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES — BÉLA TARR IN CONVERSATION
As part of its forthcoming Béla Tarr retrospective, the American Cinematheque presents the new 4K restoration of his late period masterpiece WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES. The filmmaker—on a rare visit to California—will introduce a members-only screening in Santa Monica, followed by a
OKWUI OKPOKWASILI AND PETER BORN — ADAKU, PART 1: THE ROAD OPENS
ADAKU, PART 1: THE ROAD OPENS—a new work by performing artist Okwui Okpokwasili, with music by Okpokwasili and Peter Born—makes its way to Los Angeles this week with three performances at REDCAT. The artist’s practice of “speculative mythology” in sight
NINA SIMONE CHILDHOOD HOME BENEFIT AUCTION AND EXHIBITION
In 2017, the childhood home of Nina Simone—a three-room structure in Tryon, North Carolina—was jointly purchased by Adam Pendleton and fellow artists Ellen Gallagher, Rashid Johnson, and Julie Mehretu. Since then, the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has been
THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS
Directed by Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch, THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS provokes perhaps an unusual amount of introspection in the viewer, during and after the film. Such is our investment in this portrayal of the lives of two dedicated friends
LIGIA LEWIS — A PLOT / A SCANDAL AT MOCA
Fighting their way through speculative narratives—sensory détournements of movement and sound by turns comic, anguished, and exhilarating—the characters in Lewis’ new work A PLOT / A SCANDAL uproot and remix histories of production and repression, drawing from lives as diverse
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY — COMPANY B, DREAMACHINE, AND THE GREEN TABLE
For the closing engagement of their spring tour—three performances at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles—the Paul Taylor Dance Company presents the world premiere of DREAMACHINE, a new work for twelve dancers by Lauren Lovette, the troupe’s Resident Choreographer.
EMMA O’HALLORAN — MARY MOTORHEAD AND TRADE
In a highly anticipated pairing, LA Opera’s Off Grand program presents two modern one-acts by Emma O’Halloran at REDCAT. “Mary Motorhead,” featuring a riveting performance by mezzo-soprano Naomi Louisa O’Connell, details the memories of an inmate imprisoned for stabbing her
AVA — THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS
In 1988, living beyond her means in London and still in recovery from a stroke two years prior, Ava Gardner hired Peter Evans to ghostwrite her memoirs, to be based on a series of conversations between the star and the
KELLY REICHARDT — SHOWING UP
In SHOWING UP, Kelly Reichardt’s immersive, enchanting consideration of life among a circle of Portland artists, Lizzy (Michelle Williams) and Jo (Hong Chau) sustain a very casual sense of everyday competitiveness. Lizzy is working on a show with a deadline