L.A. Dance Project hosts
L.A. Dances, promising an intermittent festival spread over six weeks with 10 Los Angeles premiers and six world premieres, divided into three programs. Labeled Program A, B & C, each installment has works from four or five choreographers, most from New York, a few based here, plus a revival of a work by the late Bella Lewitzky.
The opening Program A includes
Adagio in B Minor from former New York City Ballet now LADP dancer Janie Taylor,
Rising Water from current NYCB dancer Gianna Reisen,
Split Step from Emily Mast & Zack Winokur, and
Chapter Song from NY-based Kyle Abraham, who is currently a UCLA artist in residence. This program repeats October 10-13, 20, & 25.
Program B brings Lewitzky's
Kinaesonata, and works from Charm La'Donna, Mast & Winokur on October 3-6, 16-18 & 25. Program C presents two works from LA Dance Project director Benjamin Millepied, Lewitzky's
Kinaesonata, plus dancemakers Tino Sehgal and Madeline Hollander on November 14-17 & 21-24.
LA Dance Project, 2245 E. Washington Blvd., downtown; Program A: Thu.-Sun., Sept. 26-29, 8 p.m., complete schedule at website. $45. ladanceproject.org/19-20-season.
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