Hello, weekend! I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, back in the saddle after a couple of weeks off, with the week's blazing arts and culture news " not to mentio…
Data released Wednesday by the National Endowment for the Arts, in a joint effort with the Bureau of Economic Analysis, offers an argument for keeping arts funding alive at a time when the T…
Opera's intersections with race, plus a re-imagination of a sexist Shakespeare play. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with the week's most interesting cultural…
"Angels in America" comes soaring back and King Tut makes the rounds " again " while painter Laura Owens announces that her art space 356 Mission will close. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff w…
Spring has sprung! And we've got previews, new plays, more MOCA stonewalling and Chicano everything. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer with the Los Angeles Times, with the week's top cul…
Border walls as art and Hamlet with dogs. Southern California can never be accused of being boring. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with your weekly dose all …
It's the most wonderful time of the week " when the Essential Arts newsletter hits your inbox! I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, and I just wanted to take the …
Fires and art. Misty Copeland lands in Southern California. And a new lead for "Hamilton." I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, with the week's most important cul…
The season of mashed potatoes and gluten-free vegan nut loaf is upon us! I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, with a special advance edition of everything that's …
"November " with uncanny witchery in its changed trees. With murky red sunsets flaming in smoky crimson behind the westering hills." That's a little somethin' somethin' from L.M. Montgomery'…
The new MacArthur winners. Springsteen does the Great White Way. And a look at what made Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Bilbao such a hit. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer with the Los Angele…
As soon as the lights dimmed at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday night, the screaming began. And it lasted " at varying levels " for practically the entire two-hour run of J Balvin's sold-out…
The weapon: 16 sticks of dynamite and a windup alarm clock. The target: The old Los Angeles Times building, an 1886 brick-and-granite edifice known as "the fortress," on Broadway and First S…
A searing cello solo. Latin American art takes over Los Angeles. And the passing of a great man of the stage. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, with the week's…
The L.A. artist known for performances that employ the body and blood in visceral ways (and for drawing the ire of conservatives) is organizing a performance series at the Broad.
A small matter of a musical about that guy named Alex on the $10 bill. Our Confederate monument legacy. And an energizing Mozart opera in Austria. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer for t…
It's a hot one, but thankfully we have plenty of cool reads. This includes an essay that looks at the purpose of intermission, another that looks at how architecture is presented by the Nati…
Frida Kahlo in opera. Beyond the "Julius Caesar" controversy. And 24 hours of song. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, lover of hot coffee and burritos, with the…
Los Angeles Philharmonic winds down the season. The Tony Awards offer plenty of drama. And Frank Lloyd Wright turns 150. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer with the Los Angeles Times, wit…
Ojai takes a jazzy turn. Yuja Wang takes on Bartók. And LACMA features the history of an unsung Los Angeles gallery. Plus: the future of the movie theater, as well as the arts scene in Me…
New museums! Big retirements! Schubert and Beethoven and some fellas from Jersey. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, with the week's tastiest culture stories: L…
We've got Björk. We've got the legendary theater director Peter Brook. We have a 24-hour party for Lou Harrison and the architect behind the Marciano Art Foundation. I'm Carolina A. Miranda…
We've got Dolly. We've got groundhogs. And we've got Icelandic music and prickly architects. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, with the week's most necessary c…
It's been a busy art week " with stellar plays, Icelandic music and art exhibitions that feature overlooked women. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with your h…
A painter's light-filled turn. A reflective desert house. And "Hamilton" arrives in San Francisco. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, with all the best cultural…