"Zoot Suit Riots," a new show by Collide Theatrical, is a dance piece that resembles musical theater. The main difference is that singers sing and dancers dance, which solves two-thirds of the musical ...
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The dancing that took place in Los Angeles City Hall on Friday wasn't a celebration, it was a reminder of one of the darkest periods in the city's history. Eighty years ago -- ...
This December, the Performing Arts Series at the University of Nevada, Reno presents a refreshingly unexpected performance from San Francisco-based polyrhythmic dance and music ensemble, La Mezcla. On ...
DTLA—In 1978, Center Theater Group mounted Zoot Suit at the Mark Taper Forum. The play, written and directed by Luis Valdez, was nurtured by late CTG head Gordon Davidson as part of his effort to ...
Editor’s note: KQED Arts’ award-winning video series If Cities Could Dance is back for a third season! In each episode, meet dancers across the country representing their city’s signature moves. New ...
Decked out in baggy suits, their watch chains swinging to the mambo as feathers bop atop their wide-brimmed hats, Mexico's "pachucos" are keeping alive the tradition of the zoot suit -- and the ...