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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Odeya Nini is a Los Angeles-based vocalist dedicated to the exploration of voice and its relationship with space, body, and mind. In A Solo Voice, Nini showcases how the natural resonance and energy of the environment react to her vocal instrument. I was able to chat to Nini over the phone about this project and its evolution since its creation ten years ago.
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We are thrilled to bring back our annual festival November 4-14, 2021, after the industry-wide shut down in 2020. This year’s producing and curatorial team, including Miranda Wright, Patricia Garza, and Jessica Hanna, have created a gentle re-entry for Los Angeles contemporary performance. All performances to be held at FRANKIE on Mission Road.
MULTICHANNEL_CHATROOM is a transmedia duet which follows the story of two performers searching for modes of presence and connection while taking a DIY or lo-fi approach to repurposing and reconstructing the conditions, materials, and space of self and reality.
Xiaoyue Zhang’s R+D Residency project uses studies on transgenerational trauma and Chinese Medicine Psychology-a study on the interrelationship between body and mind rooted in ancient Chinese medicine philosophy-as theoretical supports and inspirations.
In her self-guided Research + Development Residency, Lollie picked up her movement practice outdoors, both solo and with dance artists Stephanie Zaletel and Jordan Saenz. Walks, hikes and dancing in the park were part of Lollie’s weekly process as she learned more about how Wind moves, speaks and supports the birds around her.
For their 2021 R+D Residency at home, Marsian De Lellis spent time developing and researching the script for Model Killer: Giant Crimes + Tiny Cover-Ups. Model Killer is a solo immersive puppetry and performing object installation centered on a disgruntled dollhouse maker turned investigator, Vivian Nutt, who builds dioramas of unsolved murders, only for it to be revealed that she is in fact, a serial killer.