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Don’t Fence Her In

Don’t Fence Her In

If there is a catchphrase that best describes the work of artist Leslie Anne Webb, it’s ‘Don’t fence me in.”  Her work, like nearly everything she does, is big and bold, from her choice of oversize canvasses, to her horses, with their whimsical expressions, peering out at the viewer as though they might be leaning […]

The Magic of Cavalia

Cavalia has returned to Southern California. In the five years since the Canadian troupe touched down in Irvine, the size of the production has nearly doubled, and the act has been expanded with double the number of horses, which creator Normand Latourelle says makes for “double the magic” in a show for audiences of all […]

Cavalia Gallops Into Burbank

When Winston Churchill exclaimed, “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man,” he had no idea the concept could inspire something as stunning as Normand Latourelle’s spectacular Cavalia, which returns Jan. 19 to Los Angeles. Latourelle, one of the founders of Cirque du Soleil, has […]

Stampede to Screen

Actors manipulate life-sized horse puppets on the London stage.

They’re majestic, sexy and ready for their close-ups. We’re talking horses. Continuing a trend of equine-themed films galloping into the multiplex, a biopic about 2009’s longshot Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and a tear-jerking tale of cavalry service during World War I are set to join modern classics The Black Stallion and Seabiscuit. Steven […]

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