Lara J. Altunian is an L.A.-based writer, critic, arts journalist, and entertainment reporter.

She received her master’s degree in Specialized Arts Journalism from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism in 2016. Since then, her love for visual, audio and interactive storytelling has led her to primarily cover performance art. However she has written articles on a wide variety of topics, including health, beauty, news, politics, art and entertainment. She plans to continue to expand her coverage.

Lara is currently a voting member of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, the posting editor for Stage Raw, and a staff writer for L.A. Dance Chronicle. In the past she has been the primary dance reporter for Ampersand and the L.A. correspondent for Dance.com. Her work has also been published in Los Angeles Magazine, The Argonaut Newsweekly, Playa Vista Direct, Riting, Stage and Cinema and @THIS STAGE.