Kitty McNamee: ‘The Yellow Room’
In director/choreographer Kitty McNamee’s first film, a series of increasingly lush and intimate encounters force two dancers to confront each other and themselves, exploring the expansion of identity beyond solely masculine or feminine. Already...
LA Opera: Philip Glass’s ‘Satyagraha’ Relevant, Resonant, Rewarding
LA Opera has another hit on its hands with Philip Glass’s Satyagraha, the term Mohandas K. Gandhi designated for nonviolent resistance, often translated as “truth force.” It was the composer’s first opera created for “traditional” operatic forces, and,...
Verdi’s Wall of Sound: LA Opera’s ‘Don Carlo’ An Unforgettable Royal Tragedy
With rich orchestrations, thundering choruses and an endless flow of rapturous melodies, one of Verdi’s grandest and greatest works is an enthralling tale of morality and mortality. Mega-tenor turned baritone, Plácido Domingo, and maestro James Conlon joined forces...
Ghost Story An Excerpt From Sarah Elgart's Dance Film
Ghost Story follows four dancers in search of a narrative as they prowl the interiors and exteriors of Bjarke Ingels’ new DAM Award-winning VIA 57 West in NYC, responding to the building’s architecture and scale with movement. Artist Stephen Glassman’s Flows Two...
For The Love Of Verdi Love, Sacrifice, Revenge
What happens when more than 50 singers gather together from all walks of life to become the Verdi Chorus? In a word: magic! This wide swath of folks includes singers aged 22 to – gasp – 80, all coming from a variety of professions, and yet they have one thing in...
Crystal Pite & Jonathon Young’s “Betroffenheit” The Shocking Power of Art
Tragedy is laid bare on the stage in the critically acclaimed Betroffenheit, a word that describes the overwhelming feeling of shock and torment in the wake of disaster. Internationally renown choreographer, Crystal Pite, and actor-playwright Jonathon Young, join...
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