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Garden dancing in Santa Monica; “escape” artists persist in Lincoln Heights; South Asian dance in Santa Monica; contemporary dance in West LA and Van Nuys; dance films in Downtown LA; more SoCal dance this week, plus a peek at next week culturaldaily.com/pastorality/

"We are slowly losing the race, The race towards peace and harmony." -- from @verbumdeijesuit student Genaro Peres culturaldaily.com/genaro-perez-t…

Two wild comedies set in the 1980s, Cold War Choir Practice and Bigfoot! A New Musical, take us back to the crazy decade, plus Chinese Republicans examines the effects of conservative policies fostered by Reagan. culturaldaily.com/back-to-the-19…

"There’s always a war someplace. On this June day there’s also our younger son’s voice as he calms his younger son, who’s skinned his knee." -- from "Everywhere" by Sidney Lea #poetry culturaldaily.com/sidney-lea-thr…

Elisa Leonelli on the comedy of Julio Torres, from his children's book to his surreal critique of the immigration process to his newest stand-up special, Color Theories, on @HBO culturaldaily.com/julio-torres-c…

To be right in every story To be the winner in every night Every time we meet it ends in a fight -- from "To Be Right in Every Story" by Douglas Robinson of @verbumdeijesuit culturaldaily.com/douglas-robins…

Spanish influences in Northridge; “escape” artists in Lincoln Heights; contemporary dance in Westwood, Long Beach, Carson, and Downtown LA; contemporary ballet downtown; dance and puppets in Pasadena; more SoCal dance this week & next. culturaldaily.com/escapades/

Mad, but I pray you will manifest and tell me how you are. I write into the dark and hope you hear. -- from "Bow to Infinite Moths" by Barbara Ungar culturaldaily.com/barbara-ungar-…

Audience participation reaches new heights in the Daniel Radcliffe vehicle Every Brilliant Thing at @hudsonbway and Off-Bway's Burnout Paradise at @vineyardtheatre, plus a flat Bughouse. culturaldaily.com/brilliant-bugh…

Over the next three weeks, Orange County-based Backhausdance returns to the Knoebel Theater in Long Beach (Sat., March 28) and then brings its distinctive brand of contemporary dance to LA Dance Project in LA’s Downtown Arts District (Sat., April 18). culturaldaily.com/expanding-from…

"I have lived in Compton for my whole life and never thought that I would be at the Creek. Simply because I never knew about it, like it wasn’t a part of the area I live in." By R.H. culturaldaily.com/r-h-compton-at…

Always-welcome New York visitor in Downtown LA; contemporary ballet in Irvine, Santa Barbara, and Downtown LA; dance and puppets in Brentwood, Hancock Park, and Pasadena; more SoCal dance this week & next. culturaldaily.com/unreconciled/

In Antigone and Marcel on the Train, a modern take on a classic Greek myth and a mixture of mime and drama illuminate Off-Broadway stages. culturaldaily.com/antigone-marce…

The wind in me is from a time when I had to run and had to rhyme; El Conejo is the name that stuck, the lift in my lunge was a launch of luck; There was danger from left to right, -- from "LA Land Called South Central" by Terio Ruiz culturaldaily.com/terio-ruiz-la-…

Philip Glass’ Akhnaten is casting its spell at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion through March 22 as part of the LA Opera’s 40th anniversary season. culturaldaily.com/akhnaten-casts…

As a longtime admirer of Judy Baca's work, I had to go see the exhibit of twelve 1970s panels of the Great Wall of Los Angeles mural, that opened at the Jeffrey Deitch gallery on February 22 and will close on April 4. culturaldaily.com/judy-baca-grea…

When my energy is gone I pick up my orange ball talk to it and let it know all that went wrong -- from "Orange Ball" by @verbumdeijesuit student Jeremiah Howell @verbathletics culturaldaily.com/jeremiah-howel…

LA’s flagship street dancers bring the heat to Long Beach; story ballets in Pasadena; contemporary survival considered in Santa Monica; immersive flamenco dance theater in Irvine; more SoCal dance this week & next. culturaldaily.com/turn-up-the-he…

Inside the Gandaia Club, we discovered the Decadent Restaurant, that reminds of a speakeasy—one that select friends would know about. culturaldaily.com/inside-lisbons…

What will happen to this house in its damp solitude which still holds an echo in the parlor where Papa braced a shotgun against his jaw? -- from "Braced" by Jody Stewart #poetry culturaldaily.com/jody-stewart-t…