Mariinsky Ballet performs Fokine
The renowned Mariinsky Theatre performs 4 classics from legendary Choreographer Michel Fokine Les Saisons Russe at the OC Saturday, October 14th, we saw the one and only Mariinsky Ballet Theatre perform four classic ballets from the great Fokine. Michel Fokine (1880–1942) is a world-famous Russian choreographer whose tremendous talent was a game-changer in the […]
Vaganova
The story of Agrippina Vaganova Far from the iconic image of a ‘ballet dancer’ herself, one of the greatest minds of the 20th century single-handedly created the system which serves as the foundation of classical ballet as we know it today. The 10-year old girl from a poor family who would be considered an […]
Voice of Soul
It is obvious that the skinny little Brit girl with the force of a voice akin to that of Aretha Franklin, raw honesty of a Janis Joplin and depth of emotional evocativeness reminiscent to that of Nina Simone, was not just a person, but a channel of something much greater: A Truth. A Truth spanning […]
House of the Burning Sun
HOUSE OF THE BURNING SUN Off with the old and on with the new… that’s how yesterday started. Lana on her way… Jeff and I sat down to commence our lunch meeting at an LA Indian dive called Chandni to discuss the direction of our premiere event. The ‘winds of change’ already in the air […]
Building THE FIRST GUILD
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