Radar L.A. is an international festival combining the works of Los Angeles artists and influential performing ensembles from Asia, Europe, New Zealand and Latin America running September 24 through October 1, 2013.

For this year’s festival, several Los Angeles historic theaters, such as the Tower Theater and the Million Dollar Theater, will reopen for the first time in terms of theatrical use. 

Read more about Radar L.A. here.

 

September 24

"Rodney King"

This one-man show from Robert Guenveur Smith explores Rodney King and the 1992 riots.

 

"Uncle Ho To Uncle Sam"

The story of Trieu Tran's journey as a Vietnamese immigrant trying to find his place in the world.

 

"St. Jude"

Luis Alfaro leaves blood on the page as he tells his story as a Latino struggling with his father and his place in the world.

 

"Stardust"

David Roussève's "Stardust" attempts to fuse dance with Twitter and hip hop.

 

"Hospital"

Health care takes to the stage in "Los Angeles Poverty Department and Wunderbaum: Hospital."

 

September 25

"El Gallo"

Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes makes "El Gallo" all about the process of creating art.

 

"Tercer Cuerpo"

A multi-cultural message across linguistic boundaries.

 

"El Año en Que Nací"

Chilean politics come to life through theater and music in "El Año en Que Nací (The Year I Was Born)."

 

September 26

"You Should Have Stayed Home, Morons"

"You Should Have Stayed Home, Morons" is a theatrical journey through downtown L.A.

 

"Sometimes I Think, I Can See You"

“Sometimes I Think, I Can See You” is about infiltrating a public space and simply listening.

 

“Clouded Sulphur (Death is a Knot Undone)”

“Clouded Sulphur (Death is a Knot Undone)” is puppetry in search of a killer. 

 

"Stones In Her Mouth"

"Stones in Her Mouth" is an alluring dance theatre experience that combines social commentary with beauty.

 

"Dogugaeshi"

What happens when art stops adding to culture?

 

September 27

"Track 3"

Movement Theater Bazaar’s “Take 3” is an entertaining, memorable, and extremely heartfelt modern-day rendition of Chekhov’s play “Three Sisters.”

 

"Se Rompen Las Olas (Breaking the Waves)"

Mariana Villegas' one-woman show uses the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake as a starting point to tell her own personal narrative.

 

September 28

"Shun-kin"

Three stories intertwine in "Shun-kin" to tell a haunting tale of devotion, passion, and power, where beauty is unforgiving and love is blinding.

 

September 29

"Jerk"

This novel one-man puppet-show depicts acts of extreme violence, however it ends up being more shocking than meaningful.