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Boris Eifman's 'Rodin'
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'John Baldessari: Pure Beauty' at LACMA
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A gallery of Rachel Whiteread
Richard Griffiths: Celebrity reactions to the actor's death

Richard Griffiths: Celebrity reactions to the actor's death
PHOTOS: Herbie Hancock at the Hollywood Bowl

PHOTOS: Herbie Hancock at the Hollywood Bowl
Scenes of 'Cinderella'

Scenes of 'Cinderella'
'Caravaggio'

'Caravaggio'
Dudamel conducts 'Carmen' at the Bowl

Dudamel conducts 'Carmen' at the Bowl
Showcase for the Acropolis

Showcase for the Acropolis
Best jazz albums of 2012

Best jazz albums of 2012
ABT's "Sleeping Beauty"

ABT's 'Sleeping Beauty'
'Whisper House'

'Whisper House'
Holiday plays throughout Los Angeles

Holiday plays throughout Los Angeles
MacArthur Park's Polaroid portraitists are fading away

MacArthur Park's Polaroid portraitists are fading away
Scene & Heard

Scene & Heard
Trey McIntyre Projects' 'Ways of Seeing' world premiere

Trey McIntyre Projects' 'Ways of Seeing' world premiere
2010 summer classical season opening night at the Hollywood Bowl

2010 summer classical season opening night at the Hollywood Bowl
Memorable arts stories of 2009

Memorable arts stories of 2009
'The Tempest'

'The Tempest'
'Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands'

'Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands'
Best of 2009 - Culture Monster

Best of 2009 - Culture Monster
Barbra Streisand at the Hollywood Bowl

Barbra Streisand at the Hollywood Bowl
Donald McKayle: A dance career in pictures

Donald McKayle: A dance career in pictures
Top 10 most fascinating museum exhibitions of 2009

Top 10 most fascinating museum exhibitions of 2009
Maurice Sendak's fine arts collaborations

Maurice Sendak's fine arts collaborations
Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum
Top 10 architecture moments of 2009

Top 10 architecture moments of 2009
'Cinderella'

'Cinderella'
Paintings from the Norman Rockwell exhibit "Telling Stories"

Paintings from the Norman Rockwell exhibit "Telling Stories"
Top 10 classical music moments of 2009

Top 10 classical music moments of 2009
Mike Kelley | 1954-2012

Photos: Mike Kelley | 1954-2012
Baldessari's Assignment List

Baldessari's Assignment List
Top 10 theater productions of 2009

Top 10 theater productions of 2009
'Clybourne Park'

'Clybourne Park'
The Salsa Congress in pictures

The Salsa Congress in pictures
A 'Snow Queen' gallery

A 'Snow Queen' gallery
Jazz-classical fusion a work in progress

Jazz-classical fusion a work in progress
Timeline: Gustavo Dudamel's first season

Timeline: Gustavo Dudamel's first season
L.A. Ballet's performance of 'The Nutcracker'

L.A. Ballet's performance of 'The Nutcracker'
2011 Faces to Watch: Music

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Animal Pragmatism

Animal Pragmatism
David Hockney, an artist and his works

David Hockney, an artist and his works
Notes on a Year: Mark Swed on classical music

Mark Swed on classical music
Photos of Shen Wei's 'Re-'

Photos of Shen Wei's 'Re-'
Second City through the years

Second City through the years
Photos: 'Amahl and the Night Visitors' at Pasadena Playhouse

'Amahl and the Night Visitors' at Pasadena Playhouse
Artist Cole Gerst

Artist Cole Gerst
Handel's 'Tamerlano' at L.A. Opera

Handel's 'Tamerlano' at L.A. Opera
Photos: 'Much Ado About Nothing' at the Kirk Douglas Theatre

'Much Ado About Nothing' at the Kirk Douglas Theater
Superheroes inspired by 'The Ring'

Superheroes inspired by 'The Ring'
PHOTOS: Jeanne-Claude | 1935-2009

PHOTOS: Jeanne-Claude | 1935-2009
'West Side Story' opening in Los Angeles

'West Side Story' opening in Los Angeles
"The Red Book" by Carl Jung

"The Red Book" by Carl Jung
George W. Bush presidential library

George W. Bush presidential library
'Next to Normal' premiere at the Ahmanson Theatr

'Next to Normal' premiere
L.A. Opera's 'Götterdämmerung'

L.A. Opera's 'Götterdämmerung'
'Baby It's You'

'Baby It's You'
PHOTOS: 'Next to Normal' at the Ahmanson Theatre

'Next to Normal' at the Ahmanson Theatre
Architecture: 2010 Pritzker Prize recipients

Architecture: 2010 Pritzker Prize recipients
'Parades and Changes, Replays'

'Parades and Changes, Replays'
LA Opera presents 'Lohengrin' by Richard Wagner

LA Opera presents 'Lohengrin' by Richard Wagner
Pierre Boulez through the years

Pierre Boulez through the years
Remembering the Berlin Wall

Remembering the Berlin Wall
Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture

Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture
'The Sacred Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture, 1600-1700'

'The Sacred Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture, 1600-1700'
Roy DeCarava | 1919-2009

Roy DeCarava | 1919-2009
Vann Molyvann

Architect Vann Molyvann
'Dreamgirls' national touring production

'Dreamgirls' national touring production
Cirque du Soleil's 'Kooza'

Cirque du Soleil's 'Kooza'
Valley Performing Arts Center

Valley Performing Arts Center
Southwest Chamber Music exchange in Hanoi

Southwest Chamber Music exchange in Hanoi
Reclaiming El Salvador

Reclaiming El Salvador
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Orange County

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Orange County
Modern architecture of the 1960s

Modern architecture of the 1960s
James DePreist marks debut as Pasadena Symphony artistic advisor

James DePreist marks debut as Pasadena Symphony artistic advisor
Center Stage Opera's 'Faust'

Center Stage Opera's 'Faust'
An L.A. Dream Team

An L.A. Dream Team
PHOTOS: 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'

'The Merry Wives of Windsor'
Alberta Ballet, 'Joni Mitchell's The Fiddle and the Drum'

Alberta Ballet, 'Joni Mitchell's The Fiddle and the Drum'
Photos: Scene & Heard

Photos: Scene & Heard
Gustavo Dudamel conducts the L.A. Philharmonic

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the L.A. Philharmonic
Bolshoi Ballet's 'Don Quixote'

Bolshoi Ballet's 'Don Quixote'
The Heat Waves in a Swamp: The Paintings of Charles Burchfield

The Heat Waves in a Swamp: The Paintings of Charles Burchfield
Los Angeles Philharmonic Gala

Los Angeles Philharmonic Gala
Arts in Ancient Viet Nam

Arts in Ancient Viet Nam
A 360-degree view of the folks who dig Dudamel

A 360-degree view of the folks who dig Dudamel
Photos: The jokes keep coming at Pasadena's Ice House

Pasadena's Ice House
'Kings of the Dance'

'Kings of the Dance'
Photos: YOLA and Gustavo Dudamel

Photos: YOLA and Gustavo Dudamel
PHOTOS: 'The Marriage of Figaro'

'The Marriage of Figaro' at L.A. Opera
The colorful Beijing Dance Academy

The colorful Beijing Dance Academy
PHOTOS: Dudamel at the Hollywood Bowl

PHOTOS: Dudamel at the Hollywood Bowl
Daniel Catan's "Il Postino"

Daniel Catan's "Il Postino" at L.A. Opera
Martin Sheen: A career in pictures

Martin Sheen: A career in pictures
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PHOTOS: Gustavo Dudamel, day one in photos

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Scenes from 'Siegfried' at L.A. Opera
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