Behind the Scenes of 53rd LA County Arts Holiday Celebration
Cindy Marie Jenkins | Dec 23, 2012 | Comments 0 |
I was invited to attend a rehearsal for the 53rd Annual LA County Holiday Celebration, presented at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Christmas Eve.
Basically, twenty groups performing each get twenty minutes to fine tune everything involved, with Executive Producer Laura Zucker and Producer Adam Davis there to ensure they give the best performances for all the audiences, live, broadcast or on the radio!
The LA County staff works together and with each artist to create a top notch show from beginning to end. The behind the scenes of this massive undertaking intrigued me, and here is a selection of photos to bring you through the day. For more images, see our tweets as the long day unfolded.
Stage Managers time each Choir, Orchestra or Troupe & track their songs/dances to synchronize the design elements like lights, scenic & more!
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The main purpose of the rehearsal day is to align all the technical, design and other artistic elements. To that end, 15-20 LA County Staff as well as the Broadcast Crew pay strict attention to the performances, trouble-shooting and taking notes for a smooth and creative audience experience.
Producers & Director confer before, during & after each presentation.
Pacifico Dance Company packed a lot of story into a few minutes of song & dance.
“O Holy Night” – the point at which my jaw dropped. Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez.
Las Cafeteras rocked the house with their spirited music & dance.
There was no shortage of choirs, with a variety beyond anything I’d ever heard in an 8-hour time-frame. The challenge, as Laura Zucker aptly put it: “What we want to do, is we want to tear the house down in less than five minutes.”
Left, The Spirit Chorale of Los Angeles
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53RD ANNUAL LOS ANGELES COUNTY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2012 | 3:00-6:00 PM
A medley of seasonal music and dance is on display at this year’s L.A. County Holiday Celebration! Bands, choirs and dance companies representing the diverse cultures and holiday traditions of L.A. will take the stage at this FREE three-hour extravaganza – even the parking is free!
Monday, December 24 from 3pm – 6pm
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion - 135 N. Grand Ave.
Pre-show activities begin at Noon
Doors open at 2:30 pm
No reservations or tickets are necessary.
Free parking or take the Metro!
Can’t make it? No problem!
The show is broadcast live on KCET and kcet.org
or listen live at 90.7 KPFK.
KCET broadcast repeats: December 24 @ 8 pm; December 25 @ Noon and 3pm.
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About the Author: CINDY MARIE JENKINS is a Storyteller based in Los Angeles. She hosts & broadcasts regular Arts Outreach Videos, experimenting with how technology unites independent artists with new audiences. Cindy co-hosts the weekly Web Series Watch, where she reviews web series and interview Creators and Innovators; her podcast Web Series Watchers just premiered on CSICON.net .
Currently Outreach/Marketing Director for 24th STreet Theatre & Outreach/Social Media Consultant for The Help Group (named one of the Top Facebook Pages & Twitter Accounts to Follow for Special Education). Cindy has been on the Directors Lab West Steering Committee since 2011 and Resident Artist at The Indy Convergence since 2009.
She has been a guest on LaLaLand Talk, In the Room, Angry Patrons, That Billy WIlson Show, Bitter Lemons Live & Digital Spill to discuss outreach, social marketing and audience development in live and web entertainment.
She contributes to 24th ST Theatre's blog, Web Grandparent, Bitter Lemons, LAFPI, Theatre @ Boston Court, The Comics Observer, and previously contributed to ArtJob.org (Arts For LA), LA Stage Times, Atwater Village Now & The Inspired Classroom.
