http://www.scpr.org/news/arts en-us © 2009 Southern California Public Radio KPCC 89.3, Southern California Public Radio Features and interviews focusing on the arts in Southern California, including film, music, and theater, from KPCC's award-winning news team. Visit KPCC online at www.kpcc.org. Features and interviews focusing on the arts in Southern California, including film, music, and theater, from KPCC's award-winning news team. Visit KPCC online at www.kpcc.org. KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio contact@kpcc.org No Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:31:32 -0800 KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio For decades, young, urban African Americans dominated the vocal percussion known as beat boxing. Now, there’s a Hassidic Jewish beatboxer, beatboxing’s a hit on French television, and last year a British young woman took a top prize at an international competition. A group of high school students wants to put suburban Irvine on the beatbox map. For decades, young, urban African Americans dominated the vocal percussion known as beat boxing. Now, there’s a Hassidic Jewish beatboxer, beatboxing’s a hit on French television, and last year a British young woman took a top prize at an international competition. A group of high school students wants to put suburban Irvine on the beatbox map. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100205_features3008.mp3 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 19:42:47 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/02/05/irvine-beatboxers/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio Most Oscar-nominated feature films have occupied big screens in these parts for weeks – if not longer. Not so for the short films. Starting today you can see which theaters will screen those nominees before next month’s Academy Awards. Most Oscar-nominated feature films have occupied big screens in these parts for weeks – if not longer. Not so for the short films. Starting today you can see which theaters will screen those nominees before next month’s Academy Awards. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100204_features1353.mp3 Thu, 4 Feb 2010 06:13:22 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/02/04/Oscar-shorts/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio An Inland Empire museum wants your body. Actually what you put on your body. The Riverside Metropolitan Museum is seeking tattooed and bejeweled subjects for an exhibit called “Adornment.” An Inland Empire museum wants your body. Actually what you put on your body. The Riverside Metropolitan Museum is seeking tattooed and bejeweled subjects for an exhibit called “Adornment.” http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100203_features1390.mp3 Wed, 3 Feb 2010 20:56:31 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/02/03/museum-tattoos/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio James Cameron's technologically ambitious film, "Avatar" has overtaken another Cameron blockbuster, "Titanic," to become the number one movie of all time in domestic box office earnings. James Cameron's technologically ambitious film, "Avatar" has overtaken another Cameron blockbuster, "Titanic," to become the number one movie of all time in domestic box office earnings. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100203_features1397.mp3 Wed, 3 Feb 2010 19:23:52 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/02/03/avatar-sets-domestic-box-office-record/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio The curtain’s falling at the Pasadena Playhouse, possibly for good. Administrators said today that the venerable house’s current production will be its last. The curtain’s falling at the Pasadena Playhouse, possibly for good. Administrators said today that the venerable house’s current production will be its last. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100129_features3121.mp3 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:14:23 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/01/29/pasadena-playhouse-close-due-financial-woes/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio As Los Angeles Unified School District administrators are set to transfer dozens of campuses this year to non-profit groups that propose new methods to improve learning, the district's Frida Kahlo High School boasts of progress through an innovative East Coast model that got the thumbs up from a Grammy-winning musician this week. As Los Angeles Unified School District administrators are set to transfer dozens of campuses this year to non-profit groups that propose new methods to improve learning, the district's Frida Kahlo High School boasts of progress through an innovative East Coast model that got the thumbs up from a Grammy-winning musician this week. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100129_features1320.mp3 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:21:36 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/01/29/music-hs/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Carousel” is onstage at UCLA’s Freud Playhouse through February 7. The show opened on Broadway in 1945 and is considered a cornerstone of American musical theatre. This version is being put on by the Reprise theatre company, known for its minimalist approach. "Carousel" director Michael Michetti told KPCC’s John Rabe how that helped focus this production. The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Carousel” is onstage at UCLA’s Freud Playhouse through February 7. The show opened on Broadway in 1945 and is considered a cornerstone of American musical theatre. This version is being put on by the Reprise theatre company, known for its minimalist approach. "Carousel" director Michael Michetti told KPCC’s John Rabe how that helped focus this production. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100129_features9999.mp3 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:54 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/01/29/jrnews-carousel/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio Pernell Roberts — the last of the stars from TV’s “Bonanza” — died on Sunday. The handsome actor shocked Hollywood decades ago when he walked away from the popular western series. Pernell Roberts — the last of the stars from TV’s “Bonanza” — died on Sunday. The handsome actor shocked Hollywood decades ago when he walked away from the popular western series. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100126_features1160.mp3 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:00:49 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/01/27/pernell-roberts-remembered/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio The producers of the 82nd Academy Awards show hosted an open audition for dancers Friday. The cold rain didn't deter a few hundred professional dancers from lining up for their chance. The producers of the 82nd Academy Awards show hosted an open audition for dancers Friday. The cold rain didn't deter a few hundred professional dancers from lining up for their chance. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100123_features3009.mp3 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:02:34 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/01/22/oscar-dancers/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio One week before the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, you can bone up on Grammy history and even win some prizes at a Grammy Scavenger Hunt in Los Angeles. One week before the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, you can bone up on Grammy history and even win some prizes at a Grammy Scavenger Hunt in Los Angeles. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100122_features1887.mp3 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:24:33 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/01/22/grammy-go-seek/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio The late pop artist Robert Rauschenberg liked to delve into mixed media. He’d pick up disparate items as he walked around New York City, find ways to combine them, and add paint. The results placed him alongside Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns in the pantheon of 20th Century artists. Director Bart DeLorenzo says New York playwright Chuck Mee approached his work “bobrauschenbergamerica” in the same way the artist dealt with found objects. The late pop artist Robert Rauschenberg liked to delve into mixed media. He’d pick up disparate items as he walked around New York City, find ways to combine them, and add paint. The results placed him alongside Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns in the pantheon of 20th Century artists. Director Bart DeLorenzo says New York playwright Chuck Mee approached his work “bobrauschenbergamerica” in the same way the artist dealt with found objects. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100122_features1870.mp3 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:48:50 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/01/22/Bart-delorenzo/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio Eighty-one years after his birth, Martin Luther King Junior’s work resonates beyond his original goals. One Southern California musician says King’s words inspire her environmentalism and her songs. Eighty-one years after his birth, Martin Luther King Junior’s work resonates beyond his original goals. One Southern California musician says King’s words inspire her environmentalism and her songs. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100118_features1695.mp3 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:00:00 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/01/18/climate-viola/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio This week guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine performed at the KIWA Cultural Center in Los Angeles to raise money and awareness for a group of Korean guitar workers. This week guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine performed at the KIWA Cultural Center in Los Angeles to raise money and awareness for a group of Korean guitar workers. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100114_features1640.mp3 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:33:33 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/01/14/tom-morello-plays-concert-korean-guitar-workers/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio Left-leaning playwright Clifford Odets’ star rose in the 1930s and ‘40s, before the House Un-American Activities Committee called him to testify in 1952. He disavowed any affiliation with the Communist Party and “named names” of people with party ties - an act he later claimed to regret. After he appeared before Congress, Odets’ work fell out of favor. He died in 1963. Left-leaning playwright Clifford Odets’ star rose in the 1930s and ‘40s, before the House Un-American Activities Committee called him to testify in 1952. He disavowed any affiliation with the Communist Party and “named names” of people with party ties - an act he later claimed to regret. After he appeared before Congress, Odets’ work fell out of favor. He died in 1963. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100113_features1258.mp3 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:19:01 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/01/13/awake-and-sing-how-the-1935-play-translates-to-aud/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio A couple of years ago MOCA, Los Angeles — one of the most prestigious contemporary art museums in the world — was broke, nearly to the point of closing its doors. It has appointed a new chief. The new museum director hopes to use his vast private art world experience to the museum’s benefit. A couple of years ago MOCA, Los Angeles — one of the most prestigious contemporary art museums in the world — was broke, nearly to the point of closing its doors. It has appointed a new chief. The new museum director hopes to use his vast private art world experience to the museum’s benefit. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100112_features3032.mp3 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:00:00 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/01/12/museum-contemporary-art-hires-new-director/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio Film fans know Tobe Hooper as the director of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," the horrifying 1974 movie about a mask-wearing killer and his creepy, cannibalistic family. But years before he made that film, Hooper directed a much mellower flick called "Eggshells." Film fans know Tobe Hooper as the director of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," the horrifying 1974 movie about a mask-wearing killer and his creepy, cannibalistic family. But years before he made that film, Hooper directed a much mellower flick called "Eggshells." http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100108_features1050.mp3 Fri, 8 Jan 2010 18:30:43 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/01/08/eggshells-tobe-hoopers-first-film/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio The Getty Museum announced Thursday that its director is leaving the job at the end of this month. The Getty Museum announced Thursday that its director is leaving the job at the end of this month. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100107_features3282.mp3 Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:39:10 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/01/07/director-getty-museum-steps-down/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio Imagine the city so many people call Tinseltown or Hollywood needing to sell itself as an ideal place to roll cameras. The Los Angeles City Council has voted to study the idea of a Los Angeles Film Commission. Imagine the city so many people call Tinseltown or Hollywood needing to sell itself as an ideal place to roll cameras. The Los Angeles City Council has voted to study the idea of a Los Angeles Film Commission. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100105_features1533.mp3 Tue, 5 Jan 2010 18:05:12 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/01/05/commission-film/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio Before the battle on the football field at the Rose Bowl, there was the battle of the bands on the boulevards of Pasadena. Before the battle on the football field at the Rose Bowl, there was the battle of the bands on the boulevards of Pasadena. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100101_features3254.mp3 Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:50:51 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/01/01/band-battle/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio If 2009 was any indication, the coming year could be a great one when it comes to music in Southern California. Chris Martins covers music for Spin, the L.A. Weekly and The Onion. He stopped by KPCC's studios to share some music from his favorite local bands. If 2009 was any indication, the coming year could be a great one when it comes to music in Southern California. Chris Martins covers music for Spin, the L.A. Weekly and The Onion. He stopped by KPCC's studios to share some music from his favorite local bands. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/features/20100101_features1019.mp3 Fri, 1 Jan 2010 15:49:50 -0800 01:30 KPCC, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/01/01/look-back-2009-southern-california-music-scene/