1,980 stories by "Pauline Adamek"
Art and Ocean Conservation intersect! Two timely projects, both led by female artists, have been created to invite the public to engage directly with Southern California's ocean heritage, wh…
The Soraya's resident dance company Ballet BC returned with a trio of modern ballets that defy description. How do you find the words to capture and convey the experience of these utterly th…
AFI FEST 2025: The Big Moments, the Breakouts, and the Industry Buzz The 39th edition of AFI FEST, held October 22"26 in Hollywood, delivered one of its most star-packed and internationally …
Get ready to tumble into a world where nothing is quite what it seems. Visionary choreographer Moses Pendleton, the mastermind behind MOMIX's internationally acclaimed physical-theater spect…
 MOCA is staging a symposium with esteemed musicologists, historians, composers and musicians in November. Organized by artist Hague Yang and MOCA, Star-Crossed Rendezvous: The Musica…
Ring in the holidays with the LA Phil and special guests at Walt Disney Concert Hall! It's practically the most wonderful time of the year! Gather at Walt Disney Concert Hall for family s…
Making its highly anticipated world premiere this past weekend, Sarah Kirkland Snider's new opera Hildegard, about an important medieval composer and mystic, proved a dazzling experience. Mu…
Benjamin Britten's chilling opera The Turn of the Screw (1954) is a haunting psychological thriller that transforms Henry James's ghost story into an intense chamber opera of ambiguity and d…
 An ancient legend first popularized in sixteenth-century Germany, the Faustian bargain warns of trading one's soul or moral integrity for power, beauty, or success, only to pay a terrib…
 Max Minghella's body horror The Shell emerges from the same vein as Coralie Fargeat's The Substance. They each explore the specter of aging, of impossible beauty standards, and the frag…
An ancient legend first popularized in sixteenth-century Germany, the Faustian bargain warns of trading one's soul or moral integrity for power, beauty, or success, only to pay a terrible pr…
An ancient legend first popularized in sixteenth-century Germany, the Faustian bargain warns of trading one's soul or moral integrity for power, beauty, or success, only to pay a terrible pr…
With a splashy studio action picture starring Glen Powell, The Running Man, set for release in November, I thought it was a good time to reflect on the first film adaptation from 1987. Starr…
Last night at The Soraya the joint was jumping and the band was swinging in celebration of the great musical artist Quincy Jones. The Pacific Jazz Orchestra was led by arranger Chris Walden,…
Grand Ave Arts: All Access is happening on October 25! This annual, one-day event will be staged along Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, from Temple to 6th Street, between 11 a…
Last night, October 4, 2025, at The Soraya, the Martha Graham Dance Company delivered an evening of performances that conveyed a sense of high drama. Deeply reverent and electrifying, the co…
The AFI FEST 2025, presented by Canva, is just around the corner! It's happening in Los Angeles from October 22"27, 2025 and promises to be an unforgettable celebration of the best …
Possibly the greatest musical ever created, West Side Story " a modern version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet set on the mean streets of New York during the turbulent fifties " is now pla…
Jonathan Spector's 2025 Tony Award-winning satire is a study in cringe, generating big laughs and nervous squirms in almost equal measures. When a mumps outbreak hits a progressive private p…
Pure joy, pure talent! Camille A. Brown & Dancers performed the acclaimed choreographer and dancer's latest work, I AM, last night at the Ahmanson Theatre. Last night marked the wo…
LA Opera's Off Grand performances this year include the world premiere of Hildegard, a new opera by Sarah Kirkland Snider based on the writings of composer and mystic Hildegard von Bingen, t…
 Quincy Jones was a household name for decades. Long before the global impact of Michael Jackson and the "We Are the World" charity-driven project, the musician/arranger/producer worked …
 Announcing Bordergrams " a new spy-themed puzzle book series! St. Martin's Griffin and G. T. Karber, author of the #1 Sunday Times bestseller Murdle, are pleased to launch Bordergrams, …
A two-act celebration of life and death through music, dance, poetry, and theater, Las Cafeteras will be performing at The Ford on Saturday, Oct 11, 2025. The concert event starts a…
Back by popular demand, dance/theater company, Mixed eMotion Theatrix is returning once again to Greystone Mansion and Gardens with its critically acclaimed production of GATSBY REDUX.…