Los Angeles Choreographers & Dancers presents:
Louise Reichlin & Dancers
“The Better to Bite You With”
Where: Santa Monica College Performing
Arts Center Edye Second Space
1310 11th Street, Santa Monica
California 90401
Admission: $10 for children & students
$15 adults
For tickets call 213-385-1171, send us a
check specifying time,
or pay by charge card.
Parking: Free in lot (entrance on Santa Monica)
or on Santa Monica or Wilshire Blvd.
(no parking on side streets)
Extra for Free - festival with face painting & food on the Broad Plaza all day.
“The Better to Bite You With”
An interactive dance/ multimedia program for families and children based on a tale popular all
over the world: Little Red Riding Hood. The work was inspired by new technology in computer
x-rays and used in the production along with masks and an original set piece by Stephen
Kwok.
Part of "The Reality Series", this new work turns to the theme of teeth, one of the most basic and important parts of ours (and many animals') bodies.
"The Better to Bite You With" begins with a vaudevillian collage of mouths and toothbrushes. As
we enter the story line, we meet Li’l Red and her Mama Blue, we discover where she got her name
and the dilemma she has, a toothache to be precise. Sent to see her Grandmother who is to take
her to the dentist, Li’l Red must travel through a park where many different animals live. Afraid and reluctant to go through, she dances with a flock of birds in front of the park. Later Li’l Red meets
the infamous Wolf, but the story builds to an unexpected and creative conclusion. This
sophisticated theatrical adventure is woven with technology, narration, music ranging from
Dixieland to King Crimson, and of course dance.
Our performers for this are Danielle Catone, Samantha Hoe, Steven Nielsen,
Sung-Yun Park, Kristin Rapinchuk, Louise Reichlin, Emily Show, and Katya Sussman.
Directed and choreographed by Louise Reichlin.
Sponsored by Target
LA C& D is funded in part by a grant from the California Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Also the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. Target is a sponsor of "The Better to Bite You With" and X-rays graphics are provided by Gendex and Dexis.
For a look at the Press Rease: Better To Bite You With at the Edye.pdf.
For a look at an excerpt from the premiere at the Jazz Bakery last year, go to:
http://www.youtube.com/louisereichlinlivepage.apple.com
