Kristina Bravo, Author at Living Out Loud LA

Review: And Lo and Behold – Cirque du Soleil’s “Totem”
By Kristina Bravo on November 27, 2013
All necks remain intact. That may be one of the most impressive things about a Cirque du Soleil show. “Totem,” Cirque du Soleil’s interpretation of...
Review: An Uproarious Night at LA Opera’s “Falstaff”
By Kristina Bravo on November 13, 2013
In Giuseppe Verdi’s “Falstaff,” a comic opera, everyone’s a trickster. Sir John Falstaff hatches a plot to seduce two married women and empty their purses...
LA Opera’s “Falstaff” and Its Foodie Crew
By Kristina Bravo on November 7, 2013
“Do you have cookies in your pockets right now?” Director of Communications Gary Murphy asked mezzo-soprano Ronnita Nicole Miller. “I don’t have cookies yet,” she...
“Haunting Melissa” Review: Are Halloween Movies Over?
By Kristina Bravo on November 2, 2013
Quick, what’s the last original horror flick you saw? Remakes, sequels and prequels don’t count. James Wan’s The Conjuring was pretty decent, but mostly because...
Augustine Director On French Erotic Hysteria
By Kristina Bravo on October 26, 2013
Leave it to the French to make a 19th century period film sexy. Augustine, director Alice Winocour’s dark and intelligent feature debut, was inspired by...
Wild Style Director On Hip Hop’s Roots
By Kristina Bravo on October 31, 2013
Long before Exit Through the Gift Shop and that episode where Yeezy appeared on “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” there was Wild Style, the first...
Onwards and Upwards With Cirque du Soleil’s “Totem”
By Kristina Bravo on October 31, 2013
How to run away and join the circus? For Los Angeles native Eric Hernandez, it involved years of dance tournaments, endurance worthy of Rocky Balboa,...
Shepard & Dark Director’s Take On Bromance
By Kristina Bravo on October 22, 2013
If Judd Apatow ranked historic male buddies based on the intensity of their friendships (although he probably already has for his inspiration board), where would...
REDCAT’s Radar L.A. Festival Returns Sept. 24-Oct.1
By Kristina Bravo on September 20, 2013
Theater fans rejoice! After its triumphant debut in 2011, REDCAT’s contemporary theater event returns with 18 works from around the globe. The festival will stage...
LA Opera’s 2013/2014 Season: From Seville to Alexandria
By Kristina Bravo on September 18, 2013
The LA Opera may use 50 liters of vodka to clean costumes every season, but with high caliber standards of production, it becomes a forgivable...