Kristin's List: A Guide to Cultivated Los Angeles

Offering innovative examples of dance on screen, the 7th annual Dance Camera West Film Festival stretches our understanding of the boundaries of both dance and film. With an opening night reception at REDCAT, the Festival’s first screening will be a series of eight shorts in “Screendance: A New Visual Language.” The featured shorts exhibit dance works from around the globe, including “Fictional Dance Party” (Canada), “Downlove” (Greece) and a piece filmed entirely in the rain, entitled “Rain” (Sweden).

WHEN: 8pm
ADMISSION: $15
TICKETS: www.redcat.org
WHERE: REDCAT @ The Walt Disney Concert Hall
ADDRESS: 631 W 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
PHONE: (213) 237-2800
REDCAT WEBSITE: www.redcat.org
DANCE CAMERA WEST WEBSITE: dancecamerawest.org

The Moonlight Rollerway, the last classic roller rink in SoCal, presents a roller skating spectacular featuring a performance by the reigning US roller skating champions, Team In Sinc. The evening also includes live music by “the world’s greatest roller rink organist” Dominic Cangalosi, a slide show celebrating the history of roller skating and an all-skate after party.

WHEN: 3pm-6:30pm
ADMISSION: $35, buy tickets in advance
TICKETS: www.charlesphoenix.com
WHERE: Moonlight Rollerway
ADDRESS: 5110 San Fernando Rd, Glendale, CA 91204
PHONE: (818) 241-3630
WEBSITE: www.MoonlightRollerway.com

Bringing together dancers from contemporary and break backgrounds, Rubberbandance fuses hip-hop dynamics with traditional movements. Performing tonight at the Barclay, Rubberband’s innovative mix is most notably seen in the breakdance inspired duet performed to a Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland recording.

WHEN: 8pm
ADMISSION: $33-$38
TICKETS: (949) 854-4646 or www.thebarclay.org
WHERE: Irvine Barclay Theatre
ADDRESS: 4242 Campus Dr, Irvine, CA 92612
WEBSITE: www.thebarclay.org

The Mark Morris Dance Group presents “Dido and Aeneas,” a timeless story of love, politics and betrayal. Considered Morris’ modern masterpiece, “Dido and Aeneas” is an innovative and fresh interpretation of Henry Purcell’s opera.

Since Queen Dido of Carthage first appeared in Virgil’s epic poem, “Aeneid,” more than 2000 years ago, she has been a touchstone for artists to express society’s changing attitudes towards women, love and politics. Dido has been immortalized in poetry, paintings, drama, two operas and now through the eyes of choreographer Mark Morris.

WHEN: April 22-26 8pm, April 27 4pm
ADMISSION: $40-$125 General/$25 Students
TICKETS: (949) 854-4646 or www.thebarclay.org
WHERE: Irvine Barclay Theatre
ADDRESS: 4242 Campus Dr, Irvine, CA 92612
IRVINE BARCLAY WEBSITE: www.thebarclay.org
MARK MORRIS WEBSITE: www.markmorrisdancegroup.org

Infusing contemporary African dance forms with jolts of high fashion and street culture, Julie Dossavi presents a collection of dance pieces accompanied by live African percussion, voice and electronics. In the production of “P.I. (Pays) or Présentations Intimes” the French Dossavi draws on club culture, gymnastics and tribal ritual.

Dossavi has collaborated with influential choreographers Philippe Decouflé and Joseph Nadj while also crossing over into the worlds of video and fashion through projects with Jean-Paul Gaultier, Nina Ricci and Angelique Kidjo.

WHEN: 8:30pm, April 10,11,12,13
ADMISSION: $20 General/$16 Students & Alumni
TICKETS: www.redcat.org
WHERE: REDCAT
ADDRESS: 631 W 2nd Street @ The Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90012
PHONE: (213) 237-2800
CONTACT: www.redcat.org

Filled with electrifying dance performances, Benson Lee’s documentary, “Planet B-Boy,” is set in the international world of B-boying - the urban dance more commonly known as “breakdancing.” Weaving between the stories of B-boys in Osaka, Paris and Las Vegas, Lee traces their paths to the world champion B-boy competition.

“Planet B-Boy” features captivating dance performances and astonishing displays of power and grace, showing how a street dance from New York has evolved into an inspiring art form for a new generation around the world.

WHEN: March 21-27, daily @ 12pm, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm, 10pm
ADMISSION: $9.50 General Admission/$7.25 Seniors/$7.25 matinees
TICKETS: www.tickets.landmarktheatres.com
WHERE: Nuart Theatre
ADDRESS: 11272 Santa Monica Blvd, West Los Angeles, CA
PHONE: (310) 281-8223
NUART WEBSITE: www.landmarktheatres.com
PLANET B-BOY WEBSITE: www.planetbboy.com

In 1946, white LA-based choreographer Joseph Rickard established the First Negro Classic Ballet. Join Kenneth Marcus, history professor at the University of La Verne, for a discussion on the social and political environment of postwar LA in which this all-black ballet troupe became a pioneer in American dance.

The First Negro Classic Ballet, and its predecessor, the NY-based American Negro Ballet, set the stage for the creation of the Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1969. The three troupes showcased the ability and artistry of black dancers and enabled them increasingly to find acceptance in white companies.

Joseph Rickard’s work with ballet and the arts in LA is recorded in the photographs, publicity flyers, set designs, and music scores he donated to the Huntington Library shortly before his death in August 1994.

WHEN: 7:30pm
ADMISSION: Free
WHERE: Friend’s Hall @ The Huntington
ADDRESS: 1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino, CA 91108
PHONE: (626) 405-2100
WEBSITE: www.huntington.org
ADDITIONAL INFO: The Huntington grounds will be closed during the discussion

The San Francisco-based Hawaiian dance company, Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu, will interweave traditional and contemporary forms of hula at tonight’s performance “Daughters of Haumea.” Led by famed hula teacher Patrick Makuakāne, the show explores the overlooked and misunderstood women of ancient Hawai’i.

Based on the groundbreaking new book of the same name, “Daughters of Haumea” showcases hula as a living and evolving art form. Authors Lucia Tarallo Jensen and Natalie Mahina Jensen will give a pre-performance talk.

WHEN: 8pm performance, 6:30pm pre-show talk
ADMISSION: $45 General Admission/$40 Seniors & Students
TICKETS: www.carpenterarts.org
WHERE: Carpenter Center
ADDRESS: 6200 Atherton St, Long Beach, CA 90815
PHONE: (562) 985-4274
WEBSITE: www.carpenterarts.org
ADDITIONAL INFO: Performances on March 14 & 15