Article: Stubborn Dance in L.A.(modern dance has little success in L.A.)(Brief Article)

Five companies tilt against the movie machine.

HOW COULD a city that nurtured the likes of Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn, Martha Graham, Lester Horton, Carmen de Lavallade, Alvin Ailey, Bella Lewitzky, Agnes de Mille, and Twyla Tharp fall flat on its face in creating a modern dance tradition of its own? Maintaining contemporary modern dance companies in Los Angeles and filling concert halls has been like pulling teeth. With numerous factors conspiring against the art form, it's no wonder dance has failed to establish roots. Angelenos have never had a central cultural center in which to experience performance art. L.A. is nothing more than a series of separate ...

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