Sound, Space, and the City: Civic Performance in Downtown Los Angeles

by Marina Peterson

Book Overview

On summer nights on downtown Los Angeles's Bunker Hill, Grand Performances presents free public concerts for the people of the city. A hip hop orchestra, a mariachi musician, an Afropop singer, and a Chinese modern dance company are just a few examples of the eclectic range of artists employed to reflect the diversity of LA itself. At these concerts, shared experiences of listening and dancing to the music become sites for the recognition of some...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812222369
• ISBN13: 9780812222364
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"