Pure hip-hop

Audiences of Rennie Harris’ “Facing Mekka” can expect one thing plain and simple from the eclectic dance performance: an experience. Harris, whose company, Puremovement, is performing this week at Freud Playhouse through April 27, sets out to remove labels surrounding the dance world, rather than fitting into them. “Just because I do it doesn’t mean […]

Original play to revitalize Thai culture night

Former audiences of the UCLA Thai Smakom Club’s annual culture night may be surprised when they don’t find the usual adaptation of a traditional fairy tale in this weekend’s show. Instead, tomorrow in Freud Playhouse, the club will be performing an original play, titled “Echoes of the Past,” which addresses more current issues concerning the […]