The illegitimate daughter of a farmer, Eva (Evita) Perón concealed her shameful past as she rose to be Argentina’s First Lady. Her work as an activist for Argentina’s women and working-class conflicted with her opulent...
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Off the chain! “Roots Picnic: Hip-Hop is the Love of My Life” Hollywood Bowl concert review
Last night in L.A., the place to be was the Hollywood Bowl. Legendary hip hop outfit The Roots hosted a concert celebrating the legacy of hip hop music and the resulting collab was an event that was off the chain! For...
World premier of “Unbroken Blossoms” comes to East West Players
In D.W. Griffith’s 1919 feature film Broken Blossoms, a young girl, Lucy Burrows, is abused by her alcoholic prizefighting father, Battling Burrows. She meets Cheng Huan, a kind-hearted Chinese man who falls in...
MUSE/IQUE presents “Dylan Plugs In” – free concerts series
It was a stunning ‘upset’ when Bob Dylan went electric. The folk singer was already a legend, thanks to his scathing commentary in support of the Civil Rights movement. But when Dylan delivered an electric...
Camille Claudel’s extraordinary art now on display at the Getty
Camille Claudel was a pioneering French sculptor whose work spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Known for her figurative works in bronze and marble, she created her sculptures in a period when women were...
