Christina Campodonico
Christina Campodonico is a Los Angeles-based arts journalist, dance critic and a founding member of the online newsmagazine Ampersand. Her writings have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeleno, LA Stage Alliance and The Argonaut. Before jumping into arts reporting in her native SoCal, she immersed herself in modern dance at Princeton, soaked up cultural criticism at USC and continues to enjoy watching other people perform.
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From bathtub ballets to TikTok dance challenges, our screens have exploded with dance videos since the coronavirus pandemic forced us to dance together but apart. Here are a few performances with SoCal connections that helped us get through 2020.
Viver Brasil expands the circle of Afro-Brazilian dance and perception of samba beyond feathered headdresses, bikinis and heels, empowering Black bodies and narratives in the process.
After decades of being primarily “nomadic,” Danza Floricanto/USA finds a new home in Boyle Heights during an unprecedented pandemic.
“D-Man in the Waters” is solely about AIDS, but a new documentary reveals that if the landmark piece of postmodern dance were restaged today — during our current COVID crisis — it might take on a whole new meaning.
With urgent need brought on by the pandemic, as well as the challenges of AB5, the dance world is in a precarious position. This has sparked a wave of efforts to try and counteract the effects of an unpredictable time.
Los Angeles artists have discovered innovative ways to dance together but apart.
“Dancing on the Edge,” an online dance festival, showcases the creative voices of Black and Latinx choreographers.
Creative restrictions can often mean creative breakthroughs, as seen in Jacob Jonas’ ‘Parked’ and #adigitaldance projects.
Martha Graham’s reaction to the Spanish Civil War, the lost “Immediate Tragedy” performance is reimagined for the digital age and presented online as a way to reflect on today’s tragedies.