Beam Me Up, Amadeus!
August 24, 2016 | Behind the Scenes
Would Mozart have been a Trekkie or a Stars War fan?
We may never know, but that hasn’t stopped Pacific Opera Project (POP) from boldly going where no opera company has gone before. On September 3, their uproarious Star Trek inspired adaptation of Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio takes place at the Ford.
Three Parts Awesome
August 17, 2016
What do New Orleans jazz, a mariachi cover of a Radiohead song and the soundtrack of Fallout 4 have in common? They will all be performed at the Ford. Not all in one night, mind you.
Conjuring Coltrane
August 10, 2016
I’m listening to John Coltrane’s seminal album “A Love Supreme,” soaking in his energetic riffs and masterful melodies. Even though I’ve never taken time to just sit and listen to it, I feel intimately familiar with so many of the songs – that’s how much this album, considered by many to be one of the greatest of all time – has permeated the American soundscape. Never mind how many other artists it has inspired.
Flypoet: a New Paradigm for Poetry
August 03, 2016 | Behind the Scenes
“The music is what gets people in,” John Hensley says of his show, a mix of spoken word and musical acts. “My base always comes but people who have never experienced Flypoet - they come for the music and discover the poetry.”
The Art is the Journey, Not the Destination
July 27, 2016 | Behind the Scenes
Jose Vences, director of folklorico dance company Grandeza Mexicana, reflects on the impact that self-described "ranchera and jazz singer" Lila Downs has had on him and his choreography in anticipation of their collaborative performances at the Ford in August.
Gabriel García Márquez At The Ford
July 20, 2016 | Behind the Scenes
In 1965, immediately before locking himself in his home for 18 months to beat writer’s block and compose One Thousand Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez wrote a movie called Tiempo de morir. Though the film is cited by the likes of Guillermo del Toro and Alejandro González Iñárritu as an inspiration, and is considered a classic in Mexico, it is nearly impossible to see in the US.
Making Meaningful Connections
July 13, 2016 | Announcements
One of our favorite things about live music is its ability to draw audiences together through shared experience. Over the weekend, we witnessed this in full force. The artists that opened the Ford’s summer season – TAIKOPROJECT, Quetzal, Aloe Blacc and guests – did what artists do best.
Freshest Sounds of LA
July 07, 2016 | Behind the Scenes
“There is a community of artists and musicians creating new work that is evoking a genuine reflection of what Los Angeles is. That’s where we were going with Concrete Saplings.” – Bryan Yamami, TAIKOPROJECT