A key characteristic in all legendary artists is their vulnerability; their music reflects a universal stage for deep emotions to spread feverishly. Myko Lyric created melodic poetry through her five-song, penta-genre EP, “Songs from my Suitcase,” showcasing a truth felt deep within the soul.
The Lula Washington Dance Theatre will present its Second Annual August Quarterly, Urban Gospel Celebration – Faith & Resilience, on Sunday, August 14, at 2 p.m., at the Lula Washington Dance Theatre Outdoor Performance Space, 3773 Crenshaw Blvd., in Los Angeles.
The Lula Washington Dance Theatre will present its annual Kwanzaa dance concert on Crenshaw Blvd. with celebrations this year with a twist. The concert will be outside!!
Former ballerina, Judy Tyrus, visited Los Angeles to promote her book, “DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM: A HISTORY, A MOVEMENT, A CELEBRATION,” a book co-written by dancers, Tyrus and Paul Novosel, two longtime members of the dance company.
Lula Washington Dance Theatre was presented $150,000 grant to create an outdoor dance class and performance space.
The Lula Washington Dance Theatre, (LWDT) is proud to announce a $150,000.00 grant from Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas to create an outdoor class and performance space during these times of COVID-19 and enable us to provide classes and performances year-round.
This event includes dinner, a candle lighting ceremony; a champagne toast to ring in the organization’s 40th anniversary in 2020
Toave, 46, says her first mission is to keep the culture and dance alive.
Founded in 1969 by the late Rozzell Sykes, the community center has become a cultural landmark for its enduring promotion of arts education through workshops and cultural events. In recognition of reaching the half-century mark, scores of supporters from throughout the city attended the street festival.
Former Alvin Ailey Dancer, Renaldo Maurice and Tamica Washington-Miller, to collaborate with music from drummer/composer, Marcus Miller.
Now- Jan. 13 Internationally recognized for its unique blend of African, Afro-Caribbean, modern, street dance and jazz techniques, the Lula Washington Dance Theatre (LWDT)—founded in 1980 and considered one of the premier African-American arts institutions on the West Coast—makes its Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts debut featuring three different programs that celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. over the course of three evenings in the Bram Goldsmith Theater on January 11 – 13, 2018. Single tickets are now available for $45 – $125. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit TheWallis.org/Lula, call 310.746.4000, or
According to Ms. Williams, Josh’s injuries are extensive; he needs repair of the popliteal artery that was only partially repaired, a torn peroneal nerve; every part of the knee was torn, ACL, PCL, Meniscus, LCL, and torn tendons in the thigh and leg. According to Mrs. Williams, early on, Josh’s prognosis was so bleak, that doctors in Virginia told her there was nothing left to do, and to possibly find a nursing home for Josh to live in there. “We, in turn, had a medical airplane fly him back to California, where he was admitted into Cedar Sinai, said Mrs.
“This summer the students learned Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Af-rican, Caribbean, Tap, Stepping, and Acting.”
The two dance companies gave stunning performances of the effect of external forces in relationships, challenges society face and the demands of individualism