Aman and Avaz

So, Aman’s dirty laundry has finally been aired. In a piece more worthy of a gossip column than the arts and entertainment magazine of the Los Angeles Times, Perlmutter has revealed all. Or has she?

Did she bother to check the accuracy of statements made by Anthony Shay and Bonita Edelberg with current Aman artistic directors Barry Glass and Leona Wood? Perhaps Mr. Glass and Miss Wood found other topics more interesting than gossip about disputes of more than a decade ago.

It is a pity that Perlmutter chose to focus her article on this dead issue, rather than on the more interesting subjects of Aman’s upcoming concert and world premieres, the state of ethnic dance in general and on the vibrancy of the arts scene that comes from having two such interesting dance companies in Los Angeles.

ROBYN C. FRIEND

Redondo Beach