Choreographer

Violetta Valéry is the queen of Parisian nightlife for now, but she knows that life in the fast lane can't last forever. The arrival of a fresh-faced suitor offers her an unexpected taste of true love, until society’s disapproval threatens to tear them apart.

Rachel Willis-Sørensen, one of the most acclaimed American sopranos of her generation, returns as the glamorous Violetta, whose time is quickly running out. Rising star Liparit Avetisyan is the enamored Alfredo, with Kihun Yoon as his disapproving, controlling father. Verdi master James Conlon conducts one of opera’s most enduring tragedies in this vibrant and luxuriously rich new-to-L.A. production that shines the spotlight on Violetta’s tragic attempts to outrun her fate.

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La Traviata

Los Angeles Music Center

Celebrated for its vibrant athleticism, humor, and theatricality, as well as its commitment to collaboration, Dance Heginbotham performs an evening of work in collaboration with Ethan Iverson, the critically acclaimed jazz composer, pianist, and Blue Note records recording artist. The program features Easy Win (2015), a delightful ode to the repetition, drama and humor of a dance class. The work is followed by The Understudies (2022); set to a violin and piano duet, The Understudies was praised by The Boston Globe as “heartbreaking, suspenseful” and “simply, beautiful in its beautiful simplicity.” The grand finale is Dance Sonata (2022), Heginbotham’s joyous new work set to Iverson’s jazzy, four-part composition.

Dance Heginbotham

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

Fame. Power. Fortune. Violetta Valéry has it all as Paris’ most admired courtesan. But never has she allowed herself to experience true love. All that changes when a naive young man enters her Paris salon and offers her a romance full of tenderness and compassion. But can their love ever be free from the social stigmas of her past?

Oracle Park

War Memorial Opera House

“How is it that the coolest new show on Broadway is a 1943 musical?” says The New York Times. This is Oklahoma! as you’ve never seen or heard it before—reimagined for the 21st century, and now the Tony Award® Winner for Best Revival of a Musical. Funny and sexy, dark and jolting, “this production shocked me and moved me. This is the <em>Oklahoma! that was there all along.” raves New York Magazine. Direct from an acclaimed run on Broadway, Oklahoma! “lets us experience Rodgers and Hammerstein’s greatness anew.” (The New Yorker).

Oklahoma!

Center Theatre Group

Founding teacher John Heginbotham leads a session of the internationally-acclaimed, research-backed Dance for PD® program, which welcomes people with Parkinson’s and their families to transform their lives through dance. People living with Parkinson’s at all levels of ability and mobility are invited to explore movement and music in this interactive class.

John Heginbotham

Choreographer

Events

6 - 27 Apr, 2024

La Traviata · LA Opera

Mar 25, 2023

Dance Heginbotham · Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

Nov 11 - Dec 3, 2022

La Traviata · San Francisco Opera

Sep 13 - Oct 16, 2022

Oklahoma! · Center Theatre Group

Aug 19, 2022

Encounter: Dance for PD · La Jolla Music Society

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