With $50,000 in seed money, LAPP announces Bridge the Gaps, a fund to support fire-impacted artists in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Performance Practice reached out to over 1,372 members of our community to assess the impact of the wildfires on their well-being. Our findings may surprise you.
If you are self-employed, FEMA may be able to provide funds to repair or replace disaster-damaged tools and equipment required for your job. This help is available to a wide variety of applicants, including artists, musicians, and many other occupations.
Playwrights and librettists in need of financial aid due to the impact of the wildfires in Eaton Canyon, Pacific Palisades, and the greater Los Angeles area are eligible to apply for a Dramatists Guild Crisis Relief Grant. Crisis Relief Grants are available to support housing and utilities costs, medical bills, groceries, legal fees, and other essential expenses.
MusiCares provides crisis relief, preventive care, recovery resources, and need-based financial assistance for people across all music professions. MusiCares is providing short-term disaster relief to those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires, including $1,500 in financial assistance and a $500 grocery card, to music professionals impacted. MusiCares disaster relief is intended to cover short-term costs from evacuating (hotel, food, supplies). MusiCares is also able to provide additional support for individuals with considerable impact, including medical issues, mental health support, damaged music equipment or longer-term relocation needs.
The Crew Nation Global Relief Fund is committing $1 million to assist performing musicians, live music crew, and live music industry workers affected by the recent wildfires in Los Angeles. Established by Live Nation Entertainment in 2020, Crew Nation is dedicated to aiding music community members experiencing unforeseen hardships. In response to the wildfires’ devastation across L.A. County, Crew Nation has opened applications for grants up to $5,000 for individuals currently employed within the industry facing displacement expenses due to mandatory evacuation orders, damage, or loss.
KCRW Music Relief has compiled a list of resources for musicians affected by the wildfires that includes pro-bono studio time and recording services, gear-sharing and donations, and more.
Art Noir Jar of Love gives creatives of color access to funds and resources typically not reserved for them in the mainstream art world. To date, they have distributed over $300,000 in unrestricted grants, alleviating financial burdens and empowering artists to create and thrive. These microgrants are open to artists of all kinds, including performing artists, living in Los Angeles and adjacent tribal nations.
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Actress, playwright, and storyteller Anu Yadav brings forth the power of storytelling to illuminate the truth that: together, through listening, we have the ability to address the pressing problems we face. With roots in the theater scene, Yadav draws on theater-based exercises to engage people into conversations that build community, connection, and trust. I spoke with Yadav over the phone for a brief conversation into her artistic philosophy and her upcoming workshop at the LAX Festival 21.
Anna Luisa Petrisko travels through the turbulence and isolation of the 2020 lockdown and transcribes her experience in her upcoming performance, ALL TIME STOP NOW.
Production designer, prop stylist, and now practicing magician Liz Toonkel investigates magic as a storytelling medium. Multidisciplinary artist Toonkel reignites the age-old conversations on agency and consent as it relates to animals in her performance, Magic for Animals.
Lauretta Records is a fresh independent music label bringing a creative and inclusive approach to supporting musicians. The black-owned, female-led label champions the stories of their artists’ music, but also specially works to bring their songs to the entertainment screen.
Byoul Part 1: 246 at 40 sees dancer-choreographer DaEun Jung and accompanying pansori singer Melody Shim, produce a performance based on chance. Using random dice throws, Jung arranges a chance-based vocal score and choreography to procure a truly unique sequence of movements.
In STRAIGHT PLAY, no one is straight and everyone is queer. Los Angeles-based director, singer, and playwright Gina Young flips the quintessential heteronormative beach blanket musical formula to unveil deeper messages around gender and sexuality.