Celebrating 16 years of free outdoor public festivals, The Independent Shakespeare Company (ISC) has successfully brought to life another of The Bard’s well-known classics with their production of Twelfth Night, or What You Will. This early 1600s rom-com about twins, love triangles, and cross-dressing is among the English playwright’s funnier works, and is still widely enjoyed by audiences today. ISC’s updated Jazz-era spin on the timeline keeps the play fresh, while their smart use of site gags and creative ad-libs makes some of the now-obscure Elizabethan innuendos accessible. Read more on StageRaw.com.

Israel Galván was ready to premiere a live production commissioned by the Center for the Art of Performance (CAP) UCLA this year, but as quarantine’s long arm extended its reach into 2021, instead debuted a digital dance presented in association with UCSB’s Arts & Lectures, The Joyce Theater and Teatro della Pergola on March 6 on CAP’s website with alluring results. Maestro de Barra: Servir el Baile provided many homebound viewers with a refreshing and much-needed taste of travel by setting the piece in and around the artist’s local Bar Rodríguez in Plaza San Antonio de Padua, Sevilla. Inspired by the locale’s pre-Covid vibrancy, Galván’s contemporary choreography paid homage to the missing patrons while uplifting flamenco’s roots as an expression of the people’s spirit. Read more on L.A.DanceChronicle.com.

The room smells of smoke as dancer Olivia Mia Orozco slowly lights bits of her crumpled newspaper bedding on fire in her piece Too Much. She slams her body against the back wall of the shoebox-sized venue before destroying her trash bed. Her determination for a fresh start puts her back in control, but her deadpan expression indicates no relief.

“She is a wonder or she is suffering?”

―Zizi Possi, O Que É, O Que É

Each of the five female choreographers in Untamed tackle this concept differently. Read the rest on Riting.org.

A small, quiet crowd of no more than 30 people gathered at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica on Saturday, February 23 to hear experimental vocalist Odeya Nini’s gifted Solo Voice penetrate their senses. Her short 45-minute show was a powerful exploration of sound presented as both minimalistic vocal riffs, and more elaborate exercises integrating household items as props to enhance her gift. With improvisation, Nini was able to command the small room and create a lasting impression, elevating her art through fun and finesse. Read more at L.A.DanceChronicle.com.