71 stories by "Carolina A. Miranda"
I worked for several years as a travel writer. Here's what Mike White's dramedy gets exactly right about tourism as immersive but shallow theater.
The Swiss artist's sensuous videos inspired Beyoncé's window smashing. Now Rist's work is remaking the Frank Gehry-designed Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.
Instead of choking up Union Station, the Academy Awards could have used the empty Music Center " and shown solidarity with L.A.'s performing arts
It's the end of another week, and the end of my supply of Japanese gummy candies. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with the week's essential culture news: Esse…
Stirring photography, music inspired by the Silk Road and everything you needed to know about the Tony Award nominations but were afraid to ask. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the …
The dramas of King Lear, the Gay Men's Chorus and LACMA. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with the week's essential art news: A brazenly busy 'Lear' Theater cr…
It is dawn on Sunday morning and a sliver of blue light has begun to emerge from behind the Chocolate Mountains, illuminating the steely waters of the Salton Sea. Several dozen people, in an…
Spring has arrived, and so have a slew of cultural happenings. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with your weekly roundup of all things culture " and Norwegian …
Aaaaand the arts season is back in full swing! I'm Carolina A. Miranda of the Los Angeles Times, with the week's essential arts news ... and disco cumbia: 'HAMILTON' IN PUERTO RICO It began …
When the Cine Metropolitan opened on Avenida Independencia in Mexico City in 1943, it was one of those spare-no-expense architectural extravaganzas that reveal why movie theaters were once r…
Welcome to the holiday weekend! I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with your weekly dose of what is making us mad as hell … in the best way possible. A POTENT …
A little bit of controversy. A little bit of Broadway. A little bit of Zubin Mehta. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, with the week's essential arts stories. M…
Time to carbo-load! I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with a special, holiday edition of the Essential Arts newsletter featuring turkeys, Broadway, Fluxus and P…
Welcome to the weekend. And go, Dodgers! I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with the week's essential arts news: POLITICS GETS THEATER WRONG Times theater critic…
For years, Kristy Edmunds, director of UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance, has cruised by the old Crest Theater on Westwood Boulevard on her way to and from work. "I'd go past the Cres…
Get ready to party like it's 1919: the Los Angeles Philharmonic is turning 100! Plus, we've got news on a David Lynch-inspired opera, experimental theater and moody paintings of women. I'm C…
A hybrid work that fuses performance, sculpture and video, and a museum show that brings the U.S. and Mexico closer together. The arts season is happening! Here's what to check out in the co…
Theater that tackles the dark side of capitalism and a rousing performance at the Hollywood Bowl. Plus: The Times pays tribute to beloved critic Jonathan Gold, who passed away last week. I'm…
Happy Weekend, El Lay! It's been a busy week culture-wise, with Tony Awards, new gallery shows and a blazing music festival. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, w…
It's Tony Awards weekend. And the Hammer Biennial and Ojai Musical Festival are in full swing. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, and we're knee-deep in early su…
Happy Weekend! I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, with the week's culture news, including the latest on architecture (O.C. and Italy editions) and plenty of the…
Hello, weekend! I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, back in the saddle after a couple of weeks off, with the week's blazing arts and culture news " not to mentio…
Data released Wednesday by the National Endowment for the Arts, in a joint effort with the Bureau of Economic Analysis, offers an argument for keeping arts funding alive at a time when the T…
Opera's intersections with race, plus a re-imagination of a sexist Shakespeare play. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with the week's most interesting cultural…
"Angels in America" comes soaring back and King Tut makes the rounds " again " while painter Laura Owens announces that her art space 356 Mission will close. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff w…
