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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Los Angeles Ballet continues its 2025/2026 season with “Giselle” by Pauline Adamek

Los Angeles Ballet announces its 2025/2026 season Season 20 marks a major milestone, honoring the Company’s 20th anniversary. LAB holds the distinction of being the longest-operating profe…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:42PM

This survey asks “Why Do Museums Engage You?” by Pauline Adamek

By taking part in the American Alliance of Museums’ Annual Survey of Museum-Goers, you can help museums of all types across the country as well! At the Skirball Cultural Center they care d…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:42PM
Saturday, February 14, 2026

LA Phil presents Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” in Concert by Pauline Adamek

LA Phil presents Alfred Hitchcock’s psychological thriller Vertigo in concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 8PM. Alfred Hitchcock’s classic drama is made…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:48PM

Flashback Fun – Six Disney animation classics – at The El Capitan Theatre by Pauline Adamek

Six beloved animated cinema classics will make their return to the big screen at the El Capitan Theatre for limited engagements. Select Disney  treasures, such as “Muppet Treasure Island…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:36PM
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

LA Opera announces 2026/27 Season by Pauline Adamek

Los Angeles Opera has unveiled its 2026–27 season, marking a new chapter for the company as it welcomes Domingo Hindoyan as its incoming Richard Seaver Music Director following the retirem…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 11:06PM

A public art experience – Attune 1.0 – happening on Feb. 14 in L.A. by Pauline Adamek

Attune 1.0 is a free public art experience scheduled for February 14, 2026 (Valentine’s Day) running approximately 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and presented by NXT Art Foundation in partnership…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 10:01PM
Sunday, February 8, 2026

Alonzo King LINES Ballet coming to the Soraya by Pauline Adamek

California-based dance company, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, makes its Soraya debut on February 21 with one of their most noteworthy creations set to the work of jazz prodigy Alice Coltrane. …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 11:12PM

Jazz at Naz in 2026 by Pauline Adamek

Jazz at Naz 2026 Builds Momentum as Festival Heads Into Final Weeks Widely considered one of the best winter jazz festivals on the West Coast, the fifth annual Jazz at Naz festival is enteri…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:54PM
Saturday, February 7, 2026

Company of Angels presents “Red Harlem” by Pauline Adamek

L.A.’s oldest non-profit professional theater company, Company of Angels, announces the world premiere of Red Harlem, a new play based on true events from the Great Depression, when the So…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:18PM
Thursday, February 5, 2026

The Wallis presents Compagnie Hervé Koubi “Sol Invictus” in February by Pauline Adamek

The internationally acclaimed Compagnie Hervé Koubi makes its long-awaited Los Angeles Premiere at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. For three nights only, February 19, 2…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:36PM
Friday, January 30, 2026

PAC LA presents Women Curators – an In-Person Panel Discussion by Pauline Adamek

Photographic Arts Council Los Angeles (PAC LA), with the support of Eastman Museum Los Angeles, presents Women Curators, the final event in its Year of the Woman series, on Monday, March 2, …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:24PM
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

The Enduring Power of the Monkey’s Paw myth by Pauline Adamek

The Monkey’s Paw story trope remains one of the most adaptable and enduring narrative devices in literature and film. Its core premise revolves around an object (originally an actual mummi…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:42PM
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

The Chromolume Theatre announces a season of musicals by Pauline Adamek

The Chromolume Theatre has announced its 2026 season of musicals at The Zephyr on Melrose in Los Angeles. Themed as a season of identify and expression, it will kick off in March with The Co…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:32PM

Combined Artform + Asylum presents 30 Minutes or Less Festival by Pauline Adamek

The 30 Minutes or Less Festival returns this week with a high‑energy lineup of bold, compact performances designed to captivate both seasoned theatergoers and curious newcomers. Running Ja…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:32PM

LA Opera presents superstar Juan Diego Flórez in recital in February by Pauline Adamek

On February 10, 2026, LA Opera will present a recital showcasing Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez. One of the most celebrated singers of our time, Mr. Flórez is hailed for his fearless voc…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:32PM
Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Happy New Year! by Pauline Adamek

Wishing all my loyal subscribers & readers a Happy New Year! May it be a productive, prosperous and happy one for you all. Warm regards from Pauline at ArtsBeatLA.    

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:24PM

BroadStage presents “All the Devils Are Here” in January by Pauline Adamek

Making its West Coast premiere at the BroadStage, and created and performed by Patrick Page, All the Devils Are Here is a 90-minute solo show that explores the twisted motivation and hidden …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:24PM

Eddie Izzard brings Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” to life at The Montalbán Theatre by Pauline Adamek

Following a triple extended engagement in New York, a box office record-breaking two-week run in Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, and a six-week London run—which Dame Judi Dench called ‘…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:24PM

Cast announced for “Amadeus” coming to Pasadena Playhouse by Pauline Adamek

In Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, the stage is set for a riveting rivalry between two composers: Antonio Salieri, the court’s celebrated musician, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the vulgar prodi…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:24PM
Saturday, December 6, 2025

Troubies delight with “Die Heart” at The Colony by Pauline Adamek

Those clowns of The Troubadour Theater Company are back with their wacky antics, returning to the stage with one of their most explosive Holiday productions, Die Heart: The Director’s Cut.…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:42PM
Thursday, December 4, 2025

Four Nights of A24 Films with Live Scores by Pauline Adamek

  Wordless Music and Sister Midnight, in collaboration with KCRW, announce a year-long series of screenings with live film scores featuring four landmark A24 titles, presented as a singular…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:31PM
Friday, November 28, 2025

“Santasia A Holiday Comedy” at the Whitefire by Pauline Adamek

The Los Angeles and Off-Broadway New York sensation, described as a one-of-a-kind, cult hit stage show, Santasia is a hilarious sketch comedy and musical combo that embraces the iconic momen…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:42PM
Monday, November 24, 2025

LA Opera’s “La Bohème” reviewed by Pauline Adamek

Vive la France! Possibly one of the most romantic and beloved operas of all time, Giacomo Puccini’s grand Parisian romance La Bohème is once again given the classic treatment in LA Opera�…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:12AM
Saturday, November 22, 2025

Women Artists at the Intersection of Art, Science & Climate – Laguna Art Museum by Pauline Adamek

Art and Ocean Conservation intersect! Two timely projects, both led by female artists, have been created to invite the public to engage directly with Southern California’s ocean heritage, …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:06PM
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

AFI Fest 2025 – round up by Pauline Adamek

AFI FEST 2025: The Big Moments, the Breakouts, and the Industry Buzz The 39th edition of AFI FEST, held October 22–26 in Hollywood, delivered one of its most star-packed and internationall…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:02PM

Ballet BC’s “Bolero X” “Lila” and “Sway” reviewed by Pauline Adamek

The Soraya’s resident dance company Ballet BC returned with a trio of modern ballets that defy description. How do you find the words to capture and convey the experience of these utterly …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:02PM
Monday, November 17, 2025

The Soraya presents “ALICE” by MOMIX for one perf only! by Pauline Adamek

Get ready to tumble into a world where nothing is quite what it seems. Visionary choreographer Moses Pendleton, the mastermind behind MOMIX’s internationally acclaimed physical-theater spe…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:32PM
Sunday, November 16, 2025

“Star-Crossed Rendezvous: The Musical Legacy of Isang Yun” at MOCA in Nov by Pauline Adamek

  MOCA is staging a symposium with esteemed musicologists, historians, composers and musicians in November. Organized by artist Hague Yang and MOCA, Star-Crossed Rendezvous: The Musical Le…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:18PM
Friday, November 14, 2025

Holiday Concerts at Walt Disney Concert Hall – 2025 by Pauline Adamek

Ring in the holidays with the LA Phil and special guests at Walt Disney Concert Hall! It’s practically the most wonderful time of the year! Gather at Walt Disney Concert Hall for family s…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:36PM

World premier of “Hildegard” Opera review by Pauline Adamek

Making its highly anticipated world premiere this past weekend, Sarah Kirkland Snider’s new opera Hildegard, about an important medieval composer and mystic, proved a dazzling experience. …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:36PM
Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Benjamin Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw” by Pauline Adamek

Benjamin Britten’s chilling opera The Turn of the Screw (1954) is a haunting psychological thriller that transforms Henry James’s ghost story into an intense chamber opera of ambiguity a…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:12PM

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