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Friday Film Chat: A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Friday Film Chat: A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
On Arts Alive today, LA Times and Arts Alive film critic Kenneth Turan tells us about a perfect Valentine’s Day entertai... Read more
14 Feb 2020
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A Preview of the LA Phil’s Fully Staged Performances of the Kurt Weill/Bertold Brecht Masterpiece, “The Seven Deadly Sins”
A Preview of the LA Phil’s Fully Staged Performances of the Kurt Weill/Bertold Brecht Masterpiece, “The Seven Deadly Sins”
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s survey of the politically-charged Weimar Republic era continues this weekend at Walt Disn... Read more
12 Feb 2020
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Ranked #3
A Junkyard Opera Company Reimagines “Frankenstein”
A Junkyard Opera Company Reimagines “Frankenstein”
Theatre, dance, music, experimental design, found objects, and more come together for a modern adaptation of the classic... Read more
10 Feb 2020
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Ranked #4
Pre-Performance Rituals with Pianist Stephen Hough
Pre-Performance Rituals with Pianist Stephen Hough
Many performers have elaborate rituals that they go through before concerts — Glenn Gould used to soak his forearms in h... Read more
5 Feb 2020
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Ranked #5
The Secret Love Affair Hidden in Alban Berg’s “Lyric Suite”
The Secret Love Affair Hidden in Alban Berg’s “Lyric Suite”
Austrian composer Alban Berg (1885 – 1935) has a relatively small oeuvre, writing only a dozen or so major compositions ... Read more
3 Feb 2020
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Ranked #6
Friday Film Chat: A Report From This Year’s Sundance Film Festival
Friday Film Chat: A Report From This Year’s Sundance Film Festival
The attention of the film world has been squarely focused on a glamorous ski resort this past week. Filmmakers, performe... Read more
31 Jan 2020
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A Playwright Becomes Librettist
A Playwright Becomes Librettist
When writing for the stage, playwright Sarah Ruhl follows her instinct and ear for dialogue. She knows the rhythms of sp... Read more
29 Jan 2020
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The Composer Who Transformed “Joker”
The Composer Who Transformed “Joker”
Here’s what you need to know about Hildur Guðnadottir: she’s from Iceland, she’s a cellist, she was a frequent collabora... Read more
27 Jan 2020
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Ranked #9
Chapman Challenge: The Difference Between a Viola and a Viola Da Gamba
Chapman Challenge: The Difference Between a Viola and a Viola Da Gamba
KUSC’s Alan Chapman has a lot to say about music, but can he say it in 60 seconds? That’s the Chapman Challenge. We ask ... Read more
24 Jan 2020
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Greta Gerwig on Finding the Echoes in “Little Women”
Greta Gerwig on Finding the Echoes in “Little Women”
She’s nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, and her film is up for Best Picture. You may know her as the w... Read more
22 Jan 2020
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