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CLASSICS REDUX
This theater group would make the great William Shakespeare sit up in his grave – or die of laughter. Paul Vercammem takes us to a theater where Jack Frost meets Michael Jackson in "Jackson Frost", and the Doobie Brothers meet the Bard in "Much Adoobie Brothers About Nothing." |
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CULTURE CLASH
They made their reputation as a comedy troop. But now they are taking a decidedly different turn. Culture Clash is getting serious about Mexican-American history and issues. It tackled the story of Chavez Ravine on stage several years ago. And now as Vicki Curry tells us they are on the powers that be. |
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DIAVOLO DANCE TROUPE
Diavolo dancers defy gravity and the traditional definition of dance by combining acrobatics and dance for an amazing visual performance. Vicki Curry talks with artistic director and founder Jacques Heim about this unique Los Angeles dance company. |
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NO STARVING ARTISTS HERE
No need for parents to dread the words "Mom, Dad, I want to be an artist." At Otis College of Art & Design students blend creativity with practicality. Val Zavala gets a tour of everything from fashion to toy design from Otis president, Sammy Ho. |
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ARCHITECT THOM MAYNE
How did the "bad boy of architecture" end up winning a Pritzker Prize? Vicki Curry looks at the evolving career of one of L.A. 's most influential architects. |
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ARMENIAN DANCE MASTER
How do you preserve the culture of people after a 20th century diaspora? It isn't easy. But we found one man who is doing it with a passion. He is Tom Bozigian, a dancer, choreographer, linguist, scholar and musician. As Vicki Curry tells us, Glendale and Armenian folk dance wouldn't be the same without him. |
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L.A. ART IN PARIS
Los Angeles artists are getting plenty of attention from the French now that a major exhibition
has open at he Pompidou Center in Paris. It came about in large part from the behind-the-scenes work of Lyn Kienholz.
She isn't an artist, but as Vicki Curry tells us this mover and shaker has spent years raising the
profile of California artists. |
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A GARDEN OF ART
The Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach has opened a new sculpture garden. Works from a dozen
rtists from South and Central America and the Caribbean make it the largest collection of Latin American sculptures in the
country. Vicki Curry gets a tour. |
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NATIVE AMERICANS TAKE THE STAGE
Southern California Indian tribes step into the spotlight in an exciting and unusual writing and acting program called "Native Voices at the Autry." Vicki Curry gives us a preview of one-woman show, and a look back at past productions. |
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PONCHO SANCHEZ, HIS OWN DRUMMER
He's a legend of Latin Jazz but this Grammy-winning conga drummer is much more than a percussionist. Val Zavala got a chance to talk with Sanchez ... and more importantly, to listen to him play! |
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A DAY AT THE OPERA FOR TEENAGERS
It's a daring notion. Bring 3000 middle and high school students into the down music center and open the curtain on "Tosca." Can this ipod generation really appreciate Puccini? Val Zavala goes along to see what happens when teens meet Tosca. You may be surprised! |
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BOB BAKER'S MARIONETTES
If you've grown up in Los Angeles without ever experiencing Bob Baker's Marionette show, here is your second chance to have a happy childhood. Vicki Curry goes behind the stage of one of the most charming, and long-running puppet theaters in the country and talks with master puppeteer about his 70+ year career. |
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STATE OF THE ARTS
Cal State Fullerton's brand new $48 million Performing Arts Center makes its debut this weekend. Orange County Reporter Roger Cooper previews this state-of-the-art student facility that would make even professional performers envious. |
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CHEECH MARIN'S CHICANO ART
He's gone from comedy to collecting. Cheech Marin now owns one of the world's largest collections of Chicano Art. Val Zavala talks with Marin about his next step -- making Chicano art part of the American mainstream. |
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MAXIMILLIAN'S SCHELL
It's hanging in a courtyard in Silver Lake. 500 pieces of Mylar that form a stunning "umbrella" of sorts. It's hard to describe what designers at Materials and Applications created. It can only be appreciated by the eye. |
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CLASSICAL MUSIC IN THE BARRIO
How do you change the life of a child in less privileged communities? Give them a violin. That has been Peter Quesada's mission for years. Val Zavala first met Quesada 15 years ago. Now she revisits him as he brings musical gifts to elementary school children. |
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ROBERT GRAHAM
While other artists experimented with abstract forms or conceptual art, Robert Graham stayed true to his deepest love – the human form. Val Zavala profiles this renowned artist. |
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WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
A look at the creation of Walt Disney Concert Hall, the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and an internationally recognized architectural landmark. |
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O.C. ARTS CENTER EXPANDS
The O.C. Center for the Performing Arts Center will celebrate its 20th anniversary with the opening in 2006 of the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Samueli Theater and an education center. Orange County reporter Roger Cooper gives us a preview of this major expansion and talks with philanthropist Henry Segerstrom. |
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