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Los Angeles Performance Practice, in conjunction with Wilderness, will present the U.S. premiere of the immersive, site-specific physical theatre installation, The Day Shall Declare It, in Los Angeles opening Thursday, February 26, 2015 and running through Sunday, March 22, 2015. The critically acclaimed interdisciplinary piece weaves together dynamic movement with a collage of text inspired by American labor literature from a variety of iconic American authors including Tennessee Williams and Studs Terkel. It explores our beliefs about work and the concept of work/life balance, as we emerge from the global financial crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
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Clients, Dance, Events, Genres, Other, Press Releases, Theater Annie Saunders, Balance, Charlene Boehne, choreography, Chris Polick, Downtown LA, Drama, DTLA, France, French, Green Galactic, Immersive, Imperial Arts, installation, John Zalewski, LA, Literature, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Performance Practice, Lynn Tejada, Miranda Wright, Nick Konow, Physical Theatre, PR, press release, Punchdrunk, Sophie Bortolussi, The Day Shall Declare It, The Nether, Wilderness, Will, Work Life Balance
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Rising Phoenix Repertory, Weathervane Productions, and Rattlestick Playwrights Theater present the world premiere of Thieves, written by Charlotte Miller and directed by Daniel Talbott, at the Monroe Forum Theatre at the El Portal in North Hollywood. Thieves tells the story of a dysfunctional family in East Texas that descends into chaos when their matriarch dies. Performances begin Wednesday, March 18, 2015. The press opening is Friday, March 20, 2015 with the production running through Saturday, April 4, 2015.
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Clients, Genres, Other, Press Releases, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Theater Actors Studio, Addie Johnson, Caffe Cino, Charlene Boehne, Charlotte Miller, Chris Bellant, Daniel Talbott, Deb O, El Portal, GLAAD, Green Galactic, Jake Rodriguez, Jessica Dickey, John Wojda, Kaitlyn Pietras, Kia Rogers, Los Angeles, Lynn Tejada, MacLeod Andrews, Mike Mahaffey, New York, North Hollywood, NYC, NYIT, PLAYPENN, plays, Playwright, PR, press release, Rising Phenix Repertory, Samantha Soule, Sarah Shaefer, Slipping, Texas, Theater, theatre, Thieves, Tristan Raines, Weathervane Productions
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For the sixth year, Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz (TRK) presents A Week of French Language Cinema in Los Angeles, with FREE nightly screenings of critically acclaimed Francophonic films, from Monday, March 16 to Saturday, March 21, 2015. The program includes notable films from Belgium (3/16), Ivory Coast (3/17), Canada (3/18), Switzerland (3/19), Quebec (3/20), and France (3/21). All films include subtitles in English and nightly screenings start at 7:30pm. Monday’s opening night and Saturday’s closing night screenings are preceded by receptions at 7:00pm. A no host bar will be available Tuesday through Thursday. Friday’s event will feature a free beer tasting.
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Art, Clients, Entertainment, Film, Genres, Other, Press Releases, Theater, Theatre Raymond Kabbaz Belgium, Canada, Carol Bishop, Charlene Boehne, cinema, Clément Oubrerie, english, France, Francophone, Francophonic, French, Germinal Roaux, GG, Green Galactic, Jean Winiger, Jonathan Duret, Le Corbusier and the Modernist Legacy, Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles, Les Yeux Noirs, Los Angeles, Lynn Tejada, Malika Pellicioli, Manon Marco, Marguerite Abouet, Matéo Bernard, Matthias Bruget, Maxime Giroux, Mélanie Laurent, Painting, Photography, Pierre Leloup, PR, press release, Quebec, Quebec Government Office, Quentin Puiraveau, screening, Sébastien Petit, Short film, Stéphane Lapointe, Subtitles, Switzerland, Theatre Raymond Kabbaz, TRK, TV5Monde, Une Nuit Radieuse, Vincent Lannoo
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Overtone Industries is currently presenting The Spontaneous Combustion Choir World Tour of Los Angeles, a series of performances by the Spontaneous Combustion Choir for Los Angeles audiences, which started in January and runs into March 2015. In addition to performing, the choir will engage audiences in the collaborative creation of spontaneous music. The Spontaneous Combustion Choir is a catalyst for instant improvised chorale music. Conducted by O-Lan Jones, the group’s singing method builds harmonic chords, weaves melodies, and integrates rhythms, with singers who incorporate basic vowel sounds and no words; resulting in instant, cohesive, a cappella chorale music.
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Clients, Genres, Music / Sound, Opera, Other, Overtone Industries, Press Releases A Copella, artist, Basic Vowels, Cesili Williams, Choir, chorale, Chrods, Cohesive, Collaboration, Composer, Culver City, Deon Sams, Emily Chase, Emmett Tinley, Harmony, Instant, Jabez Zuniga. John Ballinger, Jesse Einstein, Ken Roht, LA, Live Performance, Los Angeles, Martha Benedict, Melody, Michelle Magaldi, MJ Silva, Music, No Words, O-Lan Jones, opera, Overtone Industries, Patty Cornell, percussion, Phil Ward, Rachel Rosenthal, Rhythm, Silvie Zamora, Singer, Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands, songwriter, sound, The Spontaneous Combustion Choir, The Woman in the Wall, Tim Burton, Veterans Memorial Building, Vibrant Productions, World Tour
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Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz (TRK), the performance space at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles, is pleased to present the exhilarating Les Yeux Noirs In Concert on Saturday, March 7, 2015 in Los Angeles. Fronted by two violin-wielding Jewish brothers, Eric and Olivier Slabiak, Paris-based sextet Les Yeux Noirs (The Black Eyes) offers up an infectious Gypsy-Klezmer-Yiddish meld of raucous music with plenty of jazzy flourishes to boot. The virtuosity of the two violinists provokes awe; they can play faster than fast with a range of moods from playful to serious. Read the rest of this entry »
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Highways Performance Space and Moon Mile Run present the world premiere of Bang Bang, the newest addition to Michael Kearns’ arsenal of theatrical work that examines societal “headline” contentions with uncompromising passion. Inspired by the myriad responses to gun violence in America – from Sandy Hook to Ferguson – Bang Bang, directed by Mark Bringelson, weaves a battered, shredded tapestry of characters who face the consequences of what happens when the trigger is pulled. Peter, one of the play’s main characters, is a documentary filmmaker and his film-in-progress (titled Bang, Bang), reveals the heartbroken lives of the viscerally wounded. Read the rest of this entry »
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Gay Rights, Genres, Highways Performance Space, Michael Kearns, Other, Press Releases, Theater 18th Street Arts Center, Activist, Actor, America, Bang Bang, Charlene Boehne, culture, Fearless, gay, Green Galactic, Gun Violence, highways performance space, HIV/AIDS, Human, Human Landscape, Law, Leo Garcia, Lesbian, Lies, Life and Death, Los Angeles, love, Lynn Tejada, Mark Bringelson, Michael Kearns, Moon Mile Run, play, Playwright, Politics, PR, press release, Producer, S.T.A.G.E. Producers Award, santa monica, Save The Date, Sex & Violence, Society, Teacher, theatre, world premiere
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Bootleg Theater will present the world premiere of Circles, the new play by Lisa Harris, opening in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 5, 2015 and running through Saturday, March 28, 2015. The work, directed by Andrew Heffernan, is an incendiary tango between the anima and animus. Featuring Harris and Blake Adams, Circles grapples with the fundamental mysteries of human connection. Harris is best known as the original producer of the OBIE Award-winning international hit, Mabou Mines DollHouse. Performances run approximately 75 minutes, with no intermission, and start nightly at 7:30pm on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings for the four-week run. Read the rest of this entry »
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Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz (TRK), the performance space at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles, is pleased to present Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà In Concert on Thursday, February 5, 2015 in Los Angeles. At the TRK event, prominent French-Canadian violin virtuoso Angèle Dubeau, accompanied by her sensational all-female classical string ensemble with piano, La Pietà, will be performing material from the luminous Blanc, Dubeau’s latest album, as well as interpretations of pieces by Philip Glass and additional works from the performer’s oeuvre. Read the rest of this entry »
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As angry protestors across the country demand an end to police brutality, nationally syndicated African-American cartoonist Keith Knight has increasingly become a sought-after speaker on U.S. race relations, a frequent topic in his storytelling cartoons. Knight, the creator of three comic strips, The Knight Life, The K Chronicles, and (th)ink, is scheduled for a number of U.S. speaking engagements in 2015, including a special guest presentation on police brutality at the inaugural Black Comix Arts Festival in January and a civil rights panel discussion at the California School Library Association Conference in February. In his provocative speaking engagements, a unique blend of lecture, activism, and comedy, Knight addresses issues of race, politics, media, censorship, and the importance of social activism. Read the rest of this entry »
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Devolver Digital Films is proud to announce the digital VOD release of the award-winning new tragic comedy, King of Herrings. Co-Directed by Eddie Jemison and Sean Richardson, the gritty black and white feature film is a nuanced character study that explores the relationships between a delusional group of societal leftovers in a Woody Allen meets David Mamet pocket of New Orleans, as they drink, play cards, and ultimately clash over a strange and beautiful woman. The film’s digital VOD release is scheduled for January 20, 2015 via iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Vimeo on Demand, VHX, Gumroad, Google Play, YouTube Rentals, and others. Read the rest of this entry »
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