SEASON AT THE FORD CELEBRATES DIVERSITY.Byline: Vicki Smith Paluch Correspondent NOT MANY venues kick off their performance seasons with a free concert. The Ford Amphitheatre List of Ford Amphitheatres
Huayucaltia is a five-member band that fuses Andean, Afro-Peruvian, jazz, classical and rock musical styles. When the Ford Amphitheatre was renovated 10 years ago, Huayucaltia opened that season as well. The Ford also offers a family program on Saturday mornings that is free for children and $4 for adults. ``We are dedicated to providing a place were families can take kids for a theater experience,'' said Martin Kagan, managing director. The Ford Amphitheatre is a 1,245-seat outdoor theater that dates back to 1920, when it was known as the Pilgrimage Theatre. The season, which runs from May to October, is a program of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Arts Commission, in collaboration with local arts groups. The season offers a little bit of everything: dance (modern to folklorico); family shows including magic, storytelling and world music; and shows and concerts spanning classical music to Broadway to big band. Los Angeles' cultural diversity is represented by the sounds of Afro-Caribbean and West African West Africa A region of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. It was largely controlled by colonial powers until the 20th century. West African adj. & n. music, the contemporary sound of Persian music and dance, the pageantry of Armenian folk tales, as well as the American art American art, the art of the North American colonies and of the United States. There are separate articles on American architecture, North American Native art, pre-Columbian art and architecture, Mexican art and architecture, Spanish colonial art and architecture, forms of jazz, tap and bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. . The schedule of 45 events includes 14 Latino-themed events as the result of the Ford's Latino Audience Initiative. In association with the Miami-based International Hispanic Theatre Festival, the Ford will present two international productions. The Brazilian theater group Pia Fraus Teatro of Sao Paulo will stage ``Farsa Quixotesca/The Farce of Quixote,'' a broad satire of the Don Quixote story June 14-16. The Compania Marta Carrasco will perform ``Mira'm,'' a theater-dance spectacle June 18-20. ``These performances mark the debut of the International Hispanic Theatre Festival in Los Angeles,'' explained Kagan. ``These companies from Brazil and Spain would not be seen in Los Angeles without the Ford's Latino Audience Initiative.'' The performances will be in Portuguese and Spanish with English projected titles, he noted. Funded by a $450,000 grant from the James Irvine James Irvine may refer to:
This season, 12 Latino events will be presented by local groups, including East L.A. Classic Theater's family program of ``A Midsummer Night's Dream/El Suenode Una Noche de Verano'' at 10 a.m. May 11 and 18. Director Tony Plana Tony Plana (born April 19, 1953[1] or 1954) is a Cuban-American actor. Biography Personal life Plana was born in Havana. His family violently and vigorously moved to Miami in 1963. sets Shakespeare's comedy in the Americas where Spanish conquistadors See also
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Whittier-based Danza Floricanto will explore the Mexican-Filipino connection with Los Angeles' Kaymanan Ng Lahi on July 13-14. Long Beach-based AguaLuna Dance Company will make its Ford debut on Aug. 2 with a program of original choreography by Gustavo Gonzalez that uses the Mexican folk dances to explore the Mexican-American identity. Latin music programs range from the Brazilian Summer Festival on June 8 to the Passion of Spanish Jews on Sept. 19. For the first time, the Ford will present magic on its stage. A family program called ``Stars of the Magic Castle'' will introduce children to magic on June 29, and Terry Hill will present ``It's Magic Under the Stars'' on Aug. 24. California's acclaimed chamber music festival, Summerfest La Jolla La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and , visits the Ford on Aug. 12 when Esa-Pekka Salonen Esa-Pekka Salonen ( ) (b. June 30 1958) is a prominent Finnish orchestral conductor and composer. presents the Los Angeles premiere of his new work, and his ``Five Images After Sappho.'' For modern dance, the Ford has become the home for such cutting-edge choreographers This is a list of choreographers A
``I think our season shows the breadth and depth of what we can do because of our diversity,'' said Kagan. HUAYUCALTIA Where: Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. E., Hollywood. When: 7:30 tonight. Tickets: Free. Call (323) 692-7744. Season information: The new season runs through Oct. 6. Other programs are $20 to $36; family programs, $4. For information on the rest of the season, call (323) 461-3673, or visit the Ford Web site at www.fordamphitheatre.org. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: ``Mira'm,'' a theater and dance performance by the Compania Marta Carrasco, will be staged June 18-20 at the Ford Amphitheatre. |
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