June 16, 1989 06/16/98 CONTACT:Carol Selkin,Public Info. Dir.(323) 343-3044or Linda Chiavaroli, United Arts(213) 256-7828 Calendarof Events 10TH ANNIVERSARY DANCE KALEIDOSCOPE FESTIVAL OPENS JULY 17;WORKS BY CALIFORNIA MASTERS SPANNINGMORE THAN 75 YEARS ARE FEATURED LOS ANGELES, June 16, 1998 -- The Dance Kaleidoscope festival celebrates its 10th anniversary in 1998. Recognized as Southern California's leading dance showcase, Dance Kaleidoscope usually focuses on new work. For its special anniversary year, however, Kaleidoscope's programming includes revivals of dances dating as far back as 1919 by choreographers/companies designated 'California Masters.' "We thought it fitting to recognize the considerable dance heritage of California as we celebrate 10 years," said Don Hewitt, executive director of Dance Kaleidoscope and member of the dance faculty at Cal State L.A. The 1998 festival, running July 17 through 25, presents a total of 31 artists and companies in five programs at three locations: the Luckman Theatre on the campus of Cal State L.A. (July 17 & 18), the Japan America Theatre in downtown L.A. (July 24) and the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood (July 25, morning family show and evening show). For Kaleidoscope tickets and information, call (323) 343-MOVE (6683) starting May 1. The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center is a co-sponsor of the festival for the first time. "We are honored to be part of this important dance platform and welcome Dance Kaleidoscope to the Japan America Theatre," said JACCC Executive Producer Duane Ebata. This year, California Plaza Presents is hosting a free, one-hour program titled 'TGI Dance (Kaleidoscope)' prior to the festival on Friday, July 10 at noon, as part of their annual summer concert series. This performance has been commissioned by the 12-year-old downtown performing arts institution to raise awareness of Kaleidoscope. Audiences have the opportunity to see dances by 10 California Masters in the course of the two-weekend festival. The 'Looking Forward, Looking Back' opening night program on July 17 at the Luckman features the work of Alvin Ailey, Lester Horton, Eugene Loring, Carmelita Maracci, Lola Montes, Gloria Newman and Ruth St. Denis. 'Dance Now' on July 24 at the Japan America Theatre includes pieces by Rudy Perez and Lynn Dally/Jazz Tap Ensemble. The AMAN Folk Ensemble appears on the 'In and Out of Traditions' evening on July 25 at the Ford Amphitheatre. "These choreographers and companies all have strong Los Angeles connections and made unquestioned contributions to the field of dance," said Hewitt. "We thought it would be wonderful to present an anthology of their work. You rarely see any one of these pieces. I doubt they've been presented in one festival before." Lester Horton, a pioneer of theatre-dance whose company spawned Alvin Ailey and Bella Lewitzky, is represented by The Beloved and To José Clementé Orozco. Immediately prior to the July 17 performance, the Lester Horton Dance Awards, the Dance Resource Center of Los Angeles' annual recognition of outstanding achievements in dance, will be presented on the Luckman Street of the Arts. Additional highlights of the Dance Kaleidoscope 1998 repertory include: ? Vessel, Rosanna Gamson's duet for herself and Winifred Harris, receives its world premiere. (July 18)? Monica Favand and Myra Bazell's Carry Me, which grew out of the choreographers' experiences with the life-death cycle, will be given its West Coast premiere; it has been staged by the Pennsylvania Ballet and filmed for public television. (July 24)? Current soloist in the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, L.A. native and Los Angeles County High School for the Arts grad Matthew Rushing dances all three solos from the 'Sinner Man' section of Revelations, just the way Ailey himself did in his ensemble's earliest days. (July 17)? Eugene Loring's 'One Alone,' duet from the Desert Song excerpts in the film Deep in My Heart, will be performed on stage for the first time. Cyd Charisse, who performed the duet with James Mitchell in the film, is assisting Loring expert Don Bradburn in the reconstruction. (July 17)? Rudy Perez revives his 1987 Los Angeles Festival commission, Twice. The duet, to a sound collage by Jacki Apple, will be performed by Mark Mendonca and Veronica Apodaca Mendonca. (July 24)? Lester Horton's The Beloved is being reconstructed for the Kaleidoscope performance by Bella Lewitzky, who originated the role of the wife in this work. (July 17) Artists and companies whose work is included in the festival for the first time in 1998 include: Aida Amirkhanian, Art in Motion Dance Company, Roseanna Gamson/World Wide, Robert Gilliam, Carlos Jones and Company, Peter Kalivas, Susan Shaberman and State Street Ballet. Tickets for all Dance Kaleidoscope performances, except the one-hour family show, are priced at $18 for the general public and $12 for Dance Resource Center members, students with ID and senior citizens. Admission to the family show is $7. A 'K Pass,' priced at $50, provides admission to all four evening shows at a discount of $5.50 per ticket. Dance Kaleidoscope began in 1979 and was presented at the Ford Amphitheatre by the Los Angeles Area Dance Alliance until 1985. In 1989 the Cal State L.A. Department of Theatre Arts and Dance assumed sponsorship of the festival in co-sponsorship with the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles. The co-sponsorship now also includes the Harriet and Charles Luckman Fine Arts Complex, the Japan America Theatre and Loyola Marymount University's Department of Theatre Arts and Dance. Additional support for the 1998 festival has been provided by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Capezio Dance Makers Foundation and the California Arts Council, with assistance from the Dance Resource Center of Greater Los Angeles. The Luckman Theatre is on the campus of Cal State L.A., located at the Eastern Avenue exit of the San Bernardino (10) Freeway, at the interchange of the 10 and 710 freeways. Parking ($5 for the evening) is available in a new parking structure adjacent to the Luckman. The Japan America Theatre is located in downtown Los Angeles at 244 S. San Pedro St. in downtown, Los Angeles, Little Tokyo (between Second and Third Streets, near the New Otani Hotel). Convenient parking on San Pedro Street across from the theatre or on Second St. costs $1.25 per vehicle. The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre is a 1200-seat outdoor performance space located in the Hollywood Hills, off the Hollywood (101) Freeway just north of the Hollywood Bowl. On site, stacked parking is available for $5 per vehicle for the evening program and $3 per vehicle for the family show. Free, non-stacked parking is available, for evening performances only, in the public parking structure at 1718 North Cherokee in Hollywood., 1.3 miles south of the Ford. A shuttle, which costs 25 cents per person each way, runs to the Ford about every 15 minutes. Dance Kaleidoscope Festival schedule is as follows: (California Masters are marked with an M.) LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACKFriday, July 17, 1998 at 8:00 p.m.*Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Cal State L.A.EUGENE LORING Excerpts from Billy the Kid MCARMELITA MARACCI Evocation, danced by former Feld Ballet dancer Victoria Koenig MÂLESTER HORTON To José Clementé Orozco, danced by Bonnie Oda Homsey of American Repertory Dance Co. and former Lewitzky Company dancer John Pennington MÂGLORIA NEWMAN Orbits, the 1969 signature work of Gloria Newman Dance Theater MRUTH ST. DENIS Kashmiri Nautch, danced by Bonnie Oda Homsey MÂLESTER HORTON The Beloved, danced by John Pennington and Diana MacNeil MEUGENE LORING 'One Alone' duet from the Desert Song excerpts in the film Deep in My Heart MALVIN AILEY Three solos from 'Sinner Man' of Revelations, danced by Matthew Rushing of Alvin AileyAmerican Dance Theatre MLOLA MONTES Intermedio (intermezzo) from La Boda de Luis Alonso M *The Lester Horton Awards will be presented on Luckman Street of the Arts from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. ÂReconstructions courtesy of American Repertory Dance Company DANCE HEREaturday, July 18, 1998 at 8:00 p.m.Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Cal State L.A.DIAVOLO DANCE THEATERROSANNA GAMSON/WORLD WIDE with guest artist Winifred Harris - world premiere of VesselOSSEUS LABYRINT Gordian(not)VICTORIA MARKS Her 1988 signature piece, Dancing to MusicMICHAEL MIZERANY Excerpts from BoundSTEPHANIE GILLILAND Souliers de plomb DANCE NOWFriday, July 24, 1998 at 8:00 p.m.Japan America TheatreMONICA FAVAND/MYRA BAZELL West Coast premiere of Carry MePETER KALIVAS Los Angeles premiere of StiflingDANZA FLORICANTO/USA The Promise, from the first choreographic collaboration of Floricanto'sGEMA SANDOVAL and modern dancer LORETTA LIVINGSTONROBERT GILLIAM Strange CriesAMRAPALI AMBEGAOKAR East Indian Kathak dance solo, Shastriya Kathak NrityaRUDY PEREZ Revival of 1987 Los Angeles Festival commission, Twice MLYNN DALLY / JAZZ TAP ENSEMBLE M CRAZY FOR DANCE (one-hour family program)Narrated by Llewellyn CrainSaturday, July 25, 1998 at 10:00 a.m.John Anson Ford AmphitheatreLIAM HARNEY AND THE IRISH STEP DANCERSCARLOS JONES AND COMPANY Chang Chang-A-Lang Swang, homage to jazz dance great Jack ColeAMRAPALI AMBEGAOKAR East Indian Kathak dance solo, Shastriya Kathak NrityaBALLET FOLKLORICO DEL PACIFICO Fiesta en Tlacotalpan from VeracruzART IN MOTION DANCE COMPANY Young, Gifted and BlackSONA SANE WEST AFRICAN DANCE ENSEMBLE IN AND OUT OF TRADITIONSSaturday, July 25, 1998 at 8:00 p.m.John Anson Ford AmphitheatreBALLET FOLKLORICO DEL PACIFICO Aztec dance-drama, El nacimiento de HuitzilopochtliART IN MOTION DANCE COMPANY Young, Gifted and BlackSTEPHANIE GILLILAND Souliers de PlombLIAM HARNEY AND THE IRISH STEP DANCERSSTATE STREET BALLET TangoMARK MENDONCA solo tap dancerAMAN FOLK ENSEMBLE An Immigrant Collage M For tickets and information about Kaleidoscope programs call (323) 343-MOVE (6683). TGI DANCE (KALEIDOSCOPE)Friday, July 10, 1998 at 12 noonCalifornia Plaza's Marina Pavilion (on the Watercourt)AIDA AMIRKHANIANCARLOS JONES AND COMPANYNAKED WITH SHOESSUSAN SHABERMAN For more information, call 213 687-2159. # # #
