LA Dance Review

Nostalgia is the word that comes to mind when reflecting on the performance of Home by Re:Born Dance Interactive and choreographer Boróka Nagy. A cast of nine performers (Jonathan Bahn, Jestoni Dagdag, Krissy Gullen, Simon Harrison, Kristy Hwang, Katie Marshall, Boróka Nagy, Hyoin Jun, and Katie Walsh) were clothed in dresses and slacks reminiscent of […]

The New Original Works (NOW) at REDCAT, in the heart of downtown LA, is a long-standing three-week festival that features a unique three-part bill each week. This year, the festival opened with a bang, hosting a surreal music experience by Eliza Bagg, Rohan Chander, and George R. Miller; a somatic storytelling ritual by Meena Murugesan; […]

This March, the 8th Annual International Women’s Day Dance Festival, produced and coordinated by MashUp Contemporary Dance in Los Angeles, featured another stunning showcase of female and non-binary choreographers. The weekend included many events, including classes, workshops, and discussion panels, surrounding the essential topic of access and inclusion for women in dance. This year, the […]

Ricky Cole and Byron Bucao brought the heat and hype to Ventura County with their festival celebration of dance called Welcome to the 805. Hosted in Oxnard at the Oceanview Pavilion on November 12, the event showcased primarily hip-hop dance and crew-style performances. Between the matinee and evening performances, Cole and Bucao provided a fantastic […]

Wild Roots Dance presented an evocative night of dance last weekend at ARC Pasadena, titled “Dialogue + Sensations.” Co-directed by Kindra Windish and Vannia Ibarguen, Wild Roots Dance hosted this festival-style performance in which they invited an array of dance makers to enter a shared space with sensitivity and compassion. The result was an evening […]

Hosting four days of dance classes, workshops, performances, discussions and screenings, MashUp Contemporary Dance Company went big for their 6th annual festival to celebrate female identifying choreographers. Saturday March 5th featured a Break the Bias showcase of female choreographed works performed at the LA Dance Project space. I was able to attend the evening performance […]

Louise Reichlin and Dancers/LOS ANGELES CHOREOGRAPHERS and DANCERS work tirelessly every year to coordinate and host the dance portion of the Annual San Pedro TriArts festival in early fall.  The outdoor festival (held waterside at the Harbor), features a number of local and regional dance groups from a variety of backgrounds and aesthetics. It’s a […]