WEEKEND FORECAST

TODAY

Taking a new view

The contemporary New York-based company Dance by Neil Greenberg returns to the Skirball Cultural Center in the West Coast premiere of “Partial View,” a work enlisting live video by John Jesurun to offer the audience different simultaneous views of the dancing. Original music by Zeena Parkins and additional video elements add richness to a work exploring how meanings evolve out of the information we receive. A former dancer in the Merce Cunningham company, Greenberg creates choreography from videotapes of improvisational movement -- so the camera is no novelty to him. “Greenberg is presenting us with a whole creation about partial views,” wrote Deborah Jowitt in the Village Voice, “while reminding us that we never have more than partial views of our lives.”

Dance by Neil Greenberg, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A. 8 p.m. today. $12 to $25. (866) 468-3399.

FRIDAY

Boy meets sensual girl

Sexual curiosity and exploration between a 19-year-old aspiring Arab writer (Mohammed Khouas) and the seductive 16-year-old French girl (Vahina Giocante) who moves into the downtrodden Parisian neighborhood where he grew up is the subject of “Lila Says (Lila dit ca).” Directed by Ziad Doueiri from a novel by Chimo, the film details precarious sensual games in which the two engage.

“Lila Says (Lila dit ca),” unrated, opens Friday in selected theaters.

Giving her some space

Using a variety of materials, including ceramic, aluminum tubes and iconic images, L.A.-based artist Liz Larner’s latest sculptures were inspired by the idea of space, both literally and figuratively. She particularly focuses on the possibilities of two- and three-dimensional objects in her works while exploring the ideas of expansion, manifest destiny and Joan Didion’s critique of the people who have settled in California.

Liz Larner at Regen Projects, 633 N. Almont Drive, L.A. Opens Friday. (310) 276-5424.

* Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Ends July 30.

SATURDAY

Pursuing happiness

“Celebrate the foundation of our nation beneath the historic flames of the Olympic torch as fireworks fill the sky,” beckon the backers of the

IndepenDance Festival

at the L.A. Memorial

Coliseum. This might not exactly be what the Founding Fathers had in mind, but they did understand the importance of the pursuit of happiness, something that will be a priority for nine hours under the sonic spell of such world-class DJs as Paul Van Dyk, Erick Morillo, Steve Agnello and Mauro Picotto.

IndepenDance Festival, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 3911 S. Figueroa St., L.A.. 6 p.m. Saturday. $35 to $45. (323) 960-5155.

Mickey’s favorites

Conductor John Mauceri and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra combine Independence Day and Disneyland’s 50th anniversary celebrations with a program of popular favorites and fireworks. The music will include songs and themes from Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Haunted Mansion” and “Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln.” Guests will include actor Fess Parker, who played Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier, and Academy Award-winning songwriter Richard M. Sherman, who wrote “It’s a Small World” for the 2004 movie “Around the World in 80 Days,” among other films.

Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood. 7:30 p.m. Satur-

day. $7 to $110. (213) 480-3232. www.HollywoodBowl.com.

* Also 7:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday.

Get with his flow

After being nominated several times, trumpeter-composer Terence Blanchard won his first Grammy this year for his work with McCoy Tyner, Gary Bartz, Christian McBride and Lewis Nash on the album “Illuminations.” The New Orleans native has also composed musical scores for about 30 films, including several by Spike Lee. Blanchard’s new album, “Flow,” produced by Herbie Hancock, was released earlier this month.

Terence Blanchard, California Plaza, 300-350 S. Grand Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. Saturday. Free. (213) 687-2159.

SUNDAY

Opening the big gift

The Museum of Contemporary Art’s recent acquisition of 123 works was its largest gift by a private collector. “The Blake Byrne Collection” includes paintings, photographs, sculptures and works on paper by 78 European, New York and L.A. artists from the 1950s to the present, including John Baldessari, Gordon Matta-Clark, Mike Kelley and Ed Ruscha.

“The Blake Byrne Collection,” Museum of Contemporary Art, 250 S. Grand Ave., L.A. Opens Sunday. $5 to $8; 11 and younger, free. (213) 626-6222.

* Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and Fridays; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Ends Oct. 10.

TUESDAY

‘Purlie’ revival

The seldom seen “Purlie,” nominated for a Tony as best musical of 1970, is revived at Pasadena Playhouse, starring Jacques C. Smith as the young preacher who takes on powerful racists in a small Southern town. It’s based on a lighthearted 1961 play by the late Ossie Davis. The production will move to Chicago after it concludes its run in

Pasadena.

“Purlie,” Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena. Opens 8 p.m. Tuesday. $37 to $53. (626) 356-PLAY.

* Runs 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 5 and 9 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Ends July 31.