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Thursday, September 12, 2013

John Pollono Discovers Some Lost Girls at Rogue Machine by Pauline Adamek

"Lost Girls" marks the return of playwright Jobn Pollono ("Small Engine Repair") to Rogue Machine, just as he's also involved in a web series, a TNT series and the opening of "Engine" in New…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:49PM
Friday, September 6, 2013

“Anything Goes” – a fun-filled musical coming to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

  Wall-to-wall hit tunes, ear-to-ear grin all night long F U N ! – Cole Porter’s timeless classic musical theater masterpiece, Anything Goes, is about to set sail at the Segerstrom …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:25PM
Thursday, September 5, 2013

“What Doesn’t Kill You: An Evening of One-Act Plays” Los Angeles theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

  Hello readers! This week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of an evening of two one-act plays, entitled “What Doesn’t Kill You,” now playing at Loft Ensemble i…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:31PM
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

FEMME – a new documentary about women – Los Angeles film report by Pauline Adamek

  A celebration of Life and Love!  FEMME, a new documentary about the ‘fair sex’ — women — will screen in Santa Monica this month. Directed by Emmanuel Itier, Femme i…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:58PM

“Prometheus Bound” dazzles at Getty Villa – Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

Punished by the upstart Olympian gods, the Titan Prometheus’ access to prophesy and knowledge of future events does little to lessen his agony of eternal suffering and torture. A sparkling…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:38PM
Monday, September 2, 2013

Pam Douglas Evokes the Spirit and Movement of Air in Paintings on Silk in “The Life of Air” by Pauline Adamek

Announcing the finale in the trilogy of shows inspired by Earth’s primal energies, “The Life of Air,” by Artist Pam Douglas goes on view at TAG Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Mo…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:56PM
Friday, August 30, 2013

“Prometheus Bound” plays at Getty Villa – article for LA Weekly – Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

Dear readers! This week’s theater article for the LA Weekly is of the new production of an ancient play Prometheus Bound now playing at The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades. We gave it…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:37PM
Thursday, August 29, 2013

TONIGHT – Radar L.A., An International Festival of Contemporary Theater – Los Angeles theater festival report by Pauline Adamek

::STOP PRESS:: Previews start tonight! REDCAT has announced the exciting line up of groundbreaking performances to be featured in Radar L.A., An International Festival of Contemporary Theate…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:17PM
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

“For The Record: Baz Luhrmann” at Rockwell Table & Stage – Los Angeles music theater review by Pauline Adamek

Dramatic lighting sets the mood at Rockwell Table & Stage, for the latest “For The Record” musical production (previously staged)—this time a tribute to the four feature films of c…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:32PM
Tuesday, August 27, 2013

“Rapture, Blister, Burn” – a funny new take on modern feminism at the Geffen – Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

Playwright Gina Gionfriddo’s new (to LA) comedy examines the evolution of feminist ideology over the past decades, both theoretical and practical, but above all presents a fantasy scenario…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 11:36PM

Diavolo Dance Theater performs “Fluid Infinities” at the Hollywood Bowl with the LA Philharmonic – Los Angeles dance theater review by Pauline Adamek

Ten dancers, clad in worker-like shirts and trousers, all bare footed, gather around a long Perspex tunnel offstage. Center stage is a large dome covered in shiny silver fabric. A few of the…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:56PM
Monday, August 26, 2013

Johnny Sandoval @ conga – Los Angeles CD music review by Pauline Adamek

Skin and Bones—the first track on Johnny Sandoval’s self-produced solo album @ conga has a confident kick off. The haunting, echoing pound of the conga calls to the bass trombone, which …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:01PM
Friday, August 23, 2013

Grand Guignol with the Grand Guignolers at ArtWorks – Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

absinthe. blood. tiny naughty puppets… Fresh from Cirque-a-Palooza at the Pasadena Playhouse, the Grand Guignolers present a set of seldom performed classic grand guignol horror plays of 1…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:12PM
Thursday, August 22, 2013

“Captain Dan Dixon vs. The Moth Sluts from the Fifth Dimension” – theater review for LA Weekly – Los Angeles theater by Pauline Adamek

Greetings Earthlings! This week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of the hilarious retro sci-fi romp “Captain Dan Dixon vs. The Moth Sluts from the Fifth Dimension,” no…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:24AM
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Legendary Bingo – How A Numbers Game Can Help So Many by Pauline Adamek

Legendary Bingo’s Charitable Fabulousness—How A Numbers Game Can Help So Many. Bingo has been known as a social card game that’s mostly played by retirees or is played only in charity …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:31PM
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Captured Aural Phantasy Theater present “Superhero Variety Hour” – Sunday September 8th at El Cid – Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

New show! Sunday, September 8, 2013 Captured Aural Phantasy Theater brings its Superhero Variety Hour to El Cid. Celebrate the antics of the defenders of truth and justice in a variety show …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:23PM

Werner Herzog’s new documentary “From One Second To The Next” – Los Angeles film review by Pauline Adamek

  Legendary German filmmaker Werner Herzog has a made a new documentary takes on the growing problem of texting and driving. Entitled From One Second To The Next the 30-minute documenta…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:01PM

Werner Herzog’s “Hearsay of the Soul” – video installation at Getty Museum – Los Angeles art review by Pauline Adamek

“Yes, it’s true—minutes into his performance, he departs!” A five-channel video installation by celebrated German filmmaker Werner Herzog, Hearsay of the Soul, is now on view at the …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:00PM
Monday, August 19, 2013

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts announces its Inaugural Season by Pauline Adamek

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts announces its Inaugural Season beginning with performances by the Martha Graham Dance Company, which open the 500-seat Goldsmith Theater o…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:09PM

Los Angeles Master Chorale launches its milestone 50th Season – concert report by Pauline Adamek

The trailblazing Los Angeles Master Chorale launches its milestone 50th Season on Sunday, September 22, 2013, 7 pm, at Walt Disney Concert Hall, with a spectacular retrospective concert cond…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:34PM
Friday, August 16, 2013

“Greeks 6 – Trojans 5″ – Los Angeles theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

Hello groovy readers! This week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of mildly amusing farce “Greeks 6 – Trojans 5,” now playing at Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:01PM
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Radar L.A., An International Festival of Contemporary Theater – Los Angeles theater festival report by Pauline Adamek

REDCAT has announced the exciting line up of groundbreaking performances to be featured in Radar L.A., An International Festival of Contemporary Theater, to be held from September 24 to Octo…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:39PM
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Kariné Poghosyan performs Rachmaninoff – one performance only – Los Angeles concert performance report by Pauline Adamek

New York City-based rising-star pianist Kariné Poghosyan returns to Rolling Hills United Methodist Church to open the 6th season of their Sundays At Two concerts. Sunday, September 8, 201…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:44PM
Monday, August 12, 2013

For The Record: Baz Luhrmann – preview – Los Angeles music theater report by Pauline Adamek

Celeb daughter (!) and singer/actress Rumer Willis will be playing the role of Juliet in For The Record: Baz Luhrmann, the next of the live music concerts at Rockwell Table & Stage in …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PM
Friday, August 9, 2013

Point Break Live! – Los Angeles theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

  Gentle readers! This week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of the hilarious spoof show Point Break Live!, now playing at Dragonfly in Hollywood.   We gave it a ‘…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:45PM
Thursday, August 8, 2013

Grand Performances presents A Tale of Two Nations: Nação Estrela Brilhante & Nation Beat – Los Angeles concert report by Pauline Adamek

Pulsing drumbeats, spectacular costumes, and infectious call-and-response songs transport you to the northeast coast of Brazil. Steeped in both African and indigenous traditions, Maracatú i…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:47PM
Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Roberto Amaral’s “Incendio Flamenco” – this Sunday at Scherr Forum Theatre – Los Angeles flamenco dance review by Pauline Adamek

Cuban heels stomping, hands flourishing, skirts swishing—the dazzling Flamenco dancers guided by master choreographer, performing artist and teacher Roberto Amaral are hard at work rehears…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:42PM

Children’s Festival of the Arts – 2013 – at Paramount Pictures Studio – Los Angeles kids event report by Pauline Adamek

Once again the Hollywood Arts Council is presenting their 28th Annual Children’s Festival of the Arts. Emceed by AMP Radio 97.1 FM’s DJ, Casey McCabe, the FREE One-Day Only Festival will…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PM
Thursday, August 1, 2013

Hurricane Season 2013 – theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

Hey groovy readers! This week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of Hurricane Season, now playing at the Eclectic Company Theatre in North Hollywood. Click here to go to the LA Week…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 10:55PM

Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival 2013 – Los Angeles film festival report by Pauline Adamek

  Now running until this Sunday, The Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival (HBRFest), continues to champion the best in new Brazilian independent cinema direct from the international festival c…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:27PM
Wednesday, July 31, 2013

“Blue Jasmine” by Woody Allen – a truly virtuosic performance by Cate Blanchett – Los Angeles film review by Pauline Adamek

Woody Allen’s newest movie, Blue Jasmine, provides a platform for a truly virtuosic performance by Cate Blanchett that is sure to be remembered at Oscar voting time. Why is there so mu…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:44PM

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