Matthew Bourne's "The Red Shoes" On September 15, the big-ticket fall dance season in Los Angeles begins with the U.S. premiere of Sir Matthew Bourne's award-winning 2016 ballet version of ‘The Red Shoes,’ appearing for a robust two-week run at the Music Center (Sept. 15-Oct.1). As with other recent Bourne visits, the luxe scenic production … [Read more...]
Rufus Wainwright’s ‘Prima Donna’
Back in February, I had the opportunity to see the newly restored Technicolor print of "The Red Shoes" as it passed through Seattle on an international tour. It's a grand, dramatic film with a power that sneaks up on you. It heats so very slowly that by the end the unsuspecting audience finds itself suddenly submerged in a boiling cauldron like one … [Read more...]