Watts Towers Day of the Drum & Jazz Festival
The Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival celebrates the role of drums and drummers in world cultures, past and present. The Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival pays tribute to the American music forms of jazz, gospel and rhythm and blues. Admission is free to the two festivals. There will be activities for children […]
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Donald Osborne: Transatlantic Style, Una Storia d’amore di Pinne e Cromature
In anticipation of the 16th annual Italian Language Week in the World with the theme of Italian and Creativity: Brands and Traditions, Fashion and Design, Donald Osborne, the author of Transatlantic Style, Una Storia d’amore di Pinne e Cromature, will give a presentation of his automotive design book celebrating American and Italian creativity along with […]
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Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth
Plácido Domingo and James Conlon unite again in a powerful adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic thriller, for this first performance of the LA Opera’s New Season, directed by Tony Award-winner Darko Tresnjak. Domingo takes on the title role with Ekaterina Semenchuk as the diabolical Lady Macbeth. www.laopera.org Purchase tickets HERE Calendar and schedules […]
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Michelangelo Antonioni: La Notte
A restored version of the classic film La Notte (1960, 122 min) by Michelangelo Antonioni will be screened at the Laemmle Royal. Starring Monica Vitti, Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau. Laemmle Royal 11523 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 LA NOTTE – Trailer from Rialto Pictures on Vimeo.
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Fashion and Traditions of the Central Italy
In anticipation of the 16th annual Italian Language Week in the World with the theme of Italian and Creativity: Brands and Traditions, Fashion and Design, the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles presents an evening dedicated to the fashion and traditions of the Ciociaria, an area in the southern region of Lazio, whose local name […]
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Yuri Ancarani: Four Films
Yuri Ancarani‘s films transform mundane habits and rituals into spectacular narratives. In his hands, a dig for marble becomes a symphony conducted by a maestro, undersea gas line repair and tumor removal play out as science-fiction odysseys, and preparations for a soccer match in Milan are conducted with expert precision and almost religious devotion. The […]
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Hell 23 + Abyss. Dance and fashion performance
In anticipation of the 16th annual Italian Language Week in the World with the theme of Italian and Creativity: Brands and Traditions, Fashion and Design, the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles presents the US Premiere of Hell23 and Abyss. The two complementary performances are respectively composed of installation art, music and dance by the […]
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International Institute for Conservation Congress
The International Institute for Conservation Congress serves as a forum for communication among professionals responsible for the preservation of cultural heritage. The 26th biennial Congress will discuss the diverse conservation issues. Organized by the International Institute for Conservation, the International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art and the Getty Research Institute in collaboration with […]
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Luigia Martelloni: Breathing
Breathing by Luigia Martelloni presents a diaphanous wall is layered with transparent sheets on which calligrams are inscribed, an intensely personal reflection of the artist, but one that everyone can feel. Breathing by Luigia Martelloni is made up of multiple images of a wide variety of tree species, run across over thirty years of roaming […]
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LA Opera: 2016/17 New Season Kickoff, special event and screening
The LA Opera will launch its new spectacular 2016/17 season, which will include Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth, and Gioachino Rossini’s Tosca with a special presentation Fran Rizzi, LA Opera Director of Public Relations, and Eric Borneman, LA Opera Director of Marketing. Roberto Tagliavini (bass), who will interpret Lord Banquo from Macbeth in the LA Opera Darko Tresnjak […]
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