Friday, May 9

The politics of dancing

Flannery Gregg was at dance rehearsal. Read more...

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Marissa Labog and Roberto “Rawbzilla” Lambaren are dancers in Collage Dance Theatre’s upcoming “Governing Bodies” performance at Los Angeles City Hall. The opening night gala will take place Saturday in the Tom Bradley Tower. (COLLAGE DANCE THEATRE)



A more organic take on ‘Phantom of the Opera’

The Phantom is back and playing a somewhat different tune, or at least organist Steven Ball will be. Read more...

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Actors Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin play Erik the Phantom and Christine Daae, respectively, in the 1925 silent film, “Phantom of the Opera.” The vintage classic film will be featured at Royce Hall Saturday night at 8 p.m.


Hammer Museum to host TRANSylvania Mania! Halloween extravaganza and art exhibition ‘Demon Hill’

When people think "Transylvania," words such as spooky, Dracula and Halloween may come to mind. Read more...

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On Friday, the Hammer Museum will host TRANSylvania Mania!, a Halloween extravaganza featuring stand-up comedy, bands, seasonal menus, art exhibitions and “tranimal” drag makeovers. The festivities begin at 7 p.m. (courtesy of Austin Young)




Painting with sand

Living so close to many of California's most famous beaches, residents of Los Angeles get a lot of one-on-one face time with sand. Read more...

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The Hammer Museum, along with Ari Bhöd, will be showcasing The Mandala Project. The two-week program will feature the construction of a Tibetan sand mandala by a team of traditionally trained Lamas from the Thubten Choeling Monastery in Pharping, Nepal.

Credit: AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR TIBETAN CULTURAL PRESERVATION