Dance performances not to miss in Los Angeles
By Laurie Sefton
May is usually the end of the season for most large performing arts centers. However, you can get tickets now for some not-to-be missed shows coming up this summer. Listed here are four dance performances.
BODYTRAFFIC will have their final performances after 20 years in Los Angeles.
Photo by Trey McIntyre
L.A.-based repertory company Bodytraffic will be closing their company after 20 incredible years of commissioning new works and touring internationally. Known for high caliber dancers and a diverse repertory, their final performances in L.A. will be Thur., June 4, to Sat., June 6, at The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles Ballet is performing “Giselle” with the incredible Bolshoi-trained dancer Matisse Love as part of the cast. It is always worth seeing her onstage. Shows are Thur., April 30, to Sun., May 3, at the Ahmanson, 135 N. Grand Ave.
New York City Ballet will be performing two different programs. I recommend program A, which includes “Signs,” “Red Angels,” “A Suite of Dances,” and “The Times Are,” which are sure to have blazing fast dancing and clean, beautiful choreography by some of the best dancers in the country. Program A covers works by Gianna Reisen, Justin Peck, Ulysses Dove, and Christopher Wheeldon Wed., June 24, to Fri., June 26, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave.
HEIDI DUCKLER DANCE performs “Ask the Wrath” at L.A. Central Library.
Photo by Jason Quigley
Heidi Duckler Dance celebrates the Los Angeles Central Library’s centennial by welcoming all ages to a 25-minute site-responsive dance performance titled “Ask the Wrath,” taking place Sat., May 2, at 7 p.m. as part of the library’s celebration “Night at the Library: A Century of Light” at Richard J. Riordan Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. HDD is a pioneer in the relationship between performance, audience, and space, encouraging guests to interact. Richard J. Riordan Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. For tickets, visit tinyurl.com/f2ccjftf.
If you get to New York City, see the musical “The Lost Boys,” featuring incredible music by L.A.’s own indie pop rock band The Rescues at The Palace Theater, 160 W. 47th St., in New York city. I saw it in previews, and it is an absolute must-see.
Laurie Sefton is a devotee of live performance and art. For more information visit Laurie Sefton Creates.
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