LA County Close Up

MEXICO, DE TIERRA A MAR Celebrating its 25th Anniversary, Pacífico Dance Company will present an evening exploring early Mexican history, myth and folktales through a signature blend of traditional and contemporary dance movements. The Ford stage will be transformed into Mictlan, a mythical Aztec world, to recount the rise of the fifth sun. One folktale that will be told through dance is that of La Llorona, the weeping woman, a spine-chilling urban legend about a scorned woman who dies of a broken heart that permeates Hispanic world culture. Pacífico will be accompanied by the musical talent of Mariachi Los Toros, a dynamic group of professional musicians whose passion for music is as evident as Pacífico’s devotion to the preservation of cultural roots through dance.

BRASIL 70: SAMBA / SOUL / RESISTANCE. Samba Society, a collective of musicians deeply rooted in traditional Brazilian music yet influenced by the global rhythms of Los Angeles, has put together an evening featuring artists at the forefront of the LA Brazilian music scene, including MôForró, Os Zagueiros and Samba Society, with special guests, Diana Purim, Thalma de Freitas, Marcel Camargo and Tita Lima. Highlighting some of Brazil’s most well-known traditional musical genres alongside internationally-influenced hybrid musical forms, Brasil 70: Samba / Soul / Resistance will take the audience on a musical journey of socio-political turmoil, viewed through the lens of the 1970s.

Syncopated Ladies: LIVE in LA is a groundbreaking all-female tap show that propels women onto a reinvigorated stage, weaving their inspiring stories with intricate footwork and life renewing energy. Dancing to music from salsa to Beyoncé to funk, this nonstop action-filled show features a band of critically acclaimed musicians and Syncopated Ladies Chloé Arnold, Maud Arnold, Orialis Ashley, Anissa Lee, Assata Madison and Melissa Tannus. The evening will also feature guest appearances by Chloé and Maud’s youth company #No Filter: Sole Talk, Emma Hellenkamp (So You Think You Can Dance), Artyon Celestine (Little Big Shots), Alaman Diadhou (World of Dance) and more.

Eat Move Live - Episode 39

FANTASM - ODYSSEY OF DREAMS The timeless tales of Scheherazade and the heroes of Arabian folklore will be reimagined for the Ford stage as we follow Sinbad on his voyages across imaginative worlds. More than 20 dancers will pull from a variety of Middle Eastern and contemporary folkloric dance styles to bring these mythical characters to life, set to an original score by Paul Dinletir, audiomachine’s co-founder and head composer.

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