Student Athlete of the Week: Assata Gaines
July 1, 2021
Assata Gaines, a graduating senior from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), earned a full scholarship to attend NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
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Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Presents $150,000 Grant to Lula Washington Dance Theatre; The Dance Company Celebrate Their New Outside Foundation
October 1, 2020
Lula Washington Dance Theatre was presented $150,000 grant to create an outdoor dance class and performance space.
Student Athlete of the Week: Lindsey Black-Ross
June 11, 2020
Hamilton freshmen Lindsey Black-Ross just started her basketball career with the Yankees girls’ basketball team. Her knowledge and experience with dance helped her as she gained more knowledge of basketball.
Celebrating Kwanzaa in the City: Highlighting Some Major Activities
December 19, 2019
This marks the 53rd annual celebration of the self-determined, culturally-grounded and family and community focused holiday, Kwanzaa. Celebrated by millions of people throughout the world African community, Kwanzaa is a seven-day (December 26-January 1) pan-African and African American holiday created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies, Cal State University, Long Beach and executive director of the African American Cultural Center (Us).
Lula Washington Dance Theatre celebrates KWANZAA
December 12, 2019
This event includes dinner, a candle lighting ceremony; a champagne toast to ring in the organization’s 40th anniversary in 2020
Heidi Duckler Dance Brings Inspiring Dance to Mlk Hospital
August 22, 2019
This project will continue through 2021 thanks to the support of the California Arts Council.
Working Moms Create A Safe Indoor Space For Parents and Children to Bond Over Fun and Creativity with Little Play Society
August 16, 2019
Working Moms, Latanya Foster-Phillips and Teree Henderson have teamed up, bringing the love of their babies and motherhood to the forefront to welcome Little Play Society to Los Angeles.
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David Mack Builds Community Bridges Through the Arts
July 11, 2019
The executive director of Invertigo Dance Theatre seeks to unite communities, give inspiration and shape the forefront of the arts in Los Angeles.
Alvin Ailey Celebrates 60 Years of Dance
April 11, 2019
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (AAADT) celebrates its 60th anniversary with a tour through the U.S., including its biennial return to the Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday, April 3 – April 7. According to the AAADT website, the company is recognized by Congress as an American “Cultural Ambassador to the World,” and has performed for over 23 million people in 48 states and in 71 countries on 6 continents, celebrating the African-American cultural experience within the American modern dance tradition. Carman de Lavallade and Alvin Ailey were friends and danced under the tutelage of modern
Los Angeles Rams To Host Cheerleader Auditions For 2019 Season
March 24, 2019
Candidates May Register for Auditions at therams.com/cheerleaders/2019-auditions through March 29. Four Workshops to be Hosted at 24 Hour Fitness Locations Throughout Southern California Region
Student Athlete of the Week: Jonah Edmond
February 21, 2019
Crenshaw senior defensive back Jonah Edmond rises up to a challenge, whether it is solving math equations or solving the offensive schemes of opponents. With a GPA of 3.5, he had the highest GPA on the football team.
Lula Washington Dance Theatre Announces 2018 Kwanzaa Production Entitled “Ma’ta”
December 13, 2018
Former Alvin Ailey Dancer, Renaldo Maurice and Tamica Washington-Miller, to collaborate with music from drummer/composer, Marcus Miller.
Alvin Ailey Dance Theater Returns to SoCal 60 Years Later
April 19, 2018
Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) returns to SoCal, Friday, April 19-22 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ Segerstrom Hall.
REDCAT presents… Poor People’s TV Room
February 5, 2018
Feb. 8-11 REDCAT presents the Los Angeles premiere of the stunning dance and multimedia work Poor People’s TV Room by Bessie Award–winning choreographer Okwui Okpokwasili, February 8 to 11. Known for her intensely powerful performances, Okwui Okpokwasili (featured at REDCAT in Ralph Lemon’s How Can You Stay in the House All Day and Not Go Anywhere?) considers the collective amnesia around the Nigerian women’s resistance movements of the past century. Tickets and info at REDCAT.org (https://www.redcat.org/event/okwui-okpokwasili) or call (213) 237-2800. Presented at REDCAT in association with CAP UCLA and Show Box LA / we live in space as part of
Step Afrika! Presents… “The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence”
January 28, 2018
Feb. 9 Step Afrika! the first professional dance company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping, brings its latest piece, “The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence”, to The Soraya for its company debut on February 9 at 8:00pm. Based in Washington, D.C, Step Afrika! is rooted in the African tradition of Gumboot and brings it into the 21st century with an American blend of percussive movement and electrifying rhythms. Tickets for Step Afrika!, priced from $33-$78, are now available at ValleyPerformingArtsCenter.org or by calling (818) 677-3000. The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya)