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Burning Illusions, a multidisciplinary performance series

September 15 - December 17, 1995 September 15, 23 and 30 Joyce Guy, Grey Snatch and Other Stuff, Alicia Woolerton, Director. A personal exploration of Western culture's fear of aging, and how, as a ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 1995-1999, LACE, Performance Tagged With: 1995, a multidisciplinary performance series, A.D.O., Alicia Woolerton, Amy Greenberg, Animate Dance Object, Art Byington, Burning Illusions, Cameron "Show No Shame" Jamie, Cameron Jamie, Cuerpo Politizado, Dan Olsen, dance, Dave Muller, Elaas Serna, Elia Arce, Ernie Lafky, Extended Organ, Ivette Soler, James P. Hunter, Jim Shaw, John Fleck, John Yankee, Joyce Guy Grey Snatch...and Other Stuff, Laura Mercado, Lisa Lock, Luis Alfaro, Mary Hunter Ellegood, Mehmet Memo Sander Dance Co., Mehmet Sander Dance Company, Mel Green, Mel Herst, Michael L. Miller, Michael P. Bell, Mike Biel, Mike Kelley, performance, Revolt of the Cockroach People, Ron Athey, Sandra Tsing Loh, Shabaka Barry Henley, Stephen Prina, Tanya Hinkel, The Beasts of Luxury, theater, This Theater Now, Tomas Carrasco, Tracey Brenner, Vicki Juditz

John Yankee / Syphillis

September 29 - October 2, 1994 Mel Herst, Kate Knuth, Rachel Stratton and Barry Morse collaborate in a bawdy musical burlesque recounting the saga of the lives of the 19th century author Comte de ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 1990-1994, LACE, Performance Tagged With: 1994, Barry Morse, John Yankee, John Yankee/Syphillis, Kate Knuth, Mel Herst, music, performance, Rachel Stratton, Syphillis

An Unseemly Accident or Paint Me, Paint Me Peter Kurten

Unseemly performance documentation

June 26-27, 1992 A parlor play with music set in turn-of-the-century Dusseldorf exploring an unbalanced ballerina's self-destructive obsessions with a madman. Artists featured: John Jahnke, Marilyn ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 1990-1994, LACE, Performance Tagged With: 1992, An Unseemly Accident or Paint Me, Barry Morse, dance, Gary Stella, Ivette Soler, John Jahnke, Marilyn Welch, Mel Herst, music, Paint Me Peter Kurten, performance, Rachel Stratton, theatre

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We had a lovely time meeting so many of you at Pri We had a lovely time meeting so many of you at Printed Matter’s 2025 LA Art Book Fair! Thank you to everyone who stopped by LAABF (@printedmatter_artbookfairs) and supported our work. If you couldn’t make it to the fair, you can always shop LACE merch and publications on our website. Check out our full offerings at the link in bio.
Thank you to everyone who attended “ENDURANCE” Thank you to everyone who attended “ENDURANCE” this past Friday and Saturday, May 16–17. Held over two nights at L.A. Dance Project, “ENDURANCE” showcased re-stagings and new commissions by legacy performance, dance, and literary artists. Pictured here is Awilda Sterling-Duprey (@awildasterling) performing “Makandal es la consigna / Makandal Is the Call to Action” (2025). The performance draws from the myth of François Mackandal, the 18th-century Haitian revolutionary who, after being captured and burned alive, vanished without a trace and became a symbol of resistance.

“ENDURANCE” featured performances by artists including Gloria Enedina Álvarez (@gloriaenedinalvarez), Kamau Daáood, Anna Homler, Jeff Schwartz, and David Javelosa, Ulysses Jenkins and his band “Who Dat!,” Juanita and Juan (@alice_bag + @kidcongopowers), Sharon Kagan (@sharonkagan), Hirokazu Kosaka, Oguri, Sheree Rose (@msrosebush), Barbara T. Smith, The Dark Bob, and Awilda Sterling-Duprey. The program also featured films by Eiko Otake (@eiko_otake), Joan Jonas (@broadcove), and Marnie Weber (@marnieweberstudio).

“ENDURANCE” was curated by Selene Preciado (@selene__preciado), LACE Curator and Director of Programs. Photos by Ray Barrera (@dreamfishcommuter).
LACE is pleased to announce “This Home, Forever, LACE is pleased to announce “This Home, Forever,” a two-day performance series curated by LACE 2025 Emerging Curator Nahui Garcia. Happening June 7–8, from 7–10 PM, “This Home Forever” sparks thoughts about the potential erosion of Los Angeles’s diverse and vibrant urban ecosystem against the backdrop of gentrification. 

“This Home, Forever” is a stage, a forum, and a dynamic workshop nurtured by a group of artists and activists devoted to and inspired by Los Angeles. Participating artists include Performance Artist 011668 (@0ll668), Perras Bravas (@perras.bravas), Michele Lorusso (@michelelorusso), Jaklin Romine (@jakioeoeo), San Fernando Valley music project Pacoima Techno (@pacoimatechno), and Los Angeles Poverty Department (@lapovertydepartment). 

RSVP and learn more at the link in our bio. 

Photo: Performance Artist 011668 at Mono Lake. Photograph by Sarah Sitkin. Courtesy the artist.
As part of a special Mother’s Day celebration in As part of a special Mother’s Day celebration in 1990, Freshly Wrapped Candies headlined a two-night celebration of motherhood at LACE, featuring an eclectic group of artists, musicians, poets, and performers. 

Among them was Anna Homler (@homlerian), who will be performing with Jeff Schwartz and David Javelosa (@microwave_buddha) during “ENDURANCE” next Sunday, May 17. 

Pictured here: Freshly Wrapped Candies performing; swipe to see the event’s flyer. Wishing a lovely weekend to all the moms and mother figures!
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