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Los Angeles Times
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Getty Villa sets reopening date after fire: L.A. arts and culture this weekend
The Getty Villa Museum will reopen to the public on a limited basis beginning June 27 after a nearly six-month closure forced by the devastating Palisades fire. On the night of Jan. 7, reports swirled that the wind-driven conflagration had reached the outskirts of the Villa. A Getty team stayed through the night, putting out spot fires with fire extinguishers and ensuring that the galleries were safely sealed off, while updating a command team at Getty Center that included Getty President and Chief Executive Katherine Fleming. A few days later, Fleming told The Times that the teams were confident that their thorough preparation — including extensive brush clearing — would keep the museum from burning. The galleries and other buildings did remain safe, but the glittering fountain pools went dark with ash. Extensive work on the property, including intensive cleaning and testing of indoor and outdoor spaces for toxic residue, is nearing completion. The water system has been flushed, and air and water filters have been replaced. More than 1,300 fire-damaged trees were removed. 'The site may look different to visitors,' the museum warned in an announcement this week, 'with less vegetation and some burn damage to the outer grounds.' The limited visitor hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Monday. The goal will be to help limit traffic on Pacific Coast Highway, which is the only way to reach the campus. (The Villa is not yet accessible via Sunset Boulevard.) Reservations are limited to 500 visitors daily, and free, timed-entry reservations can be booked online. Parking is $25. Unfortunately, the exhibition on view when the fire erupted, 'Ancient Thrace and the Classical World: Treasures From Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece,' had to close, but the Getty created a virtual tour. Times art critic Christopher Knight had great things to say about it when he viewed it just before the fire. The exhibition for the reopening is 'The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Ancient Greece,' which will be on view from June 27 through Jan. 12. It will feature more than 230 works of art and artifacts from Messenia, a region in Greece where the Mycenaean civilization flourished during the Late Bronze Age. Theater fans can breathe a sigh of relief. The outdoor classical theater will return in the fall with 'Oedipus the King, Mama!' co-produced by Troubadour Theater Company. I'm arts and culture writer Jessica Gelt, looking forward to reading a book in the shade by a Villa fountain. Here's your weekend arts roundup. Does Los Angeles have its own musical style? Times classical music critic Mark Swed answers the question after attending the Hear Now Music Festival and Tod Machover's opera 'Schoenberg in Hollywood.' 'Los Angeles is the home of film music. The two most influential classical composers of the first half of the 20th century, Stravinsky and Schoenberg, lived here. ... The composer with the most radical influence on the second half of the 20th century, John Cage, was born and grew up here. Ferreting out L.A.'s bearing on jazz and the many, many aspects of popular music, as well as world music, is a lifetime's effort,' Swed writes. 'A Doll's House, Part 2' at Pasadena Playhouse gets a mixed review from Times theater critic Charles McNulty, who praises Jason Butler Harner's performance as Torvald, while noting that costumes and set design did not come together. Lucas Hnath's play picks up 15 years after the conclusion of Henrik Ibsen's 1879 classic, when Nora famously walks out on her husband and children. Nora's life is complicated. And so is McNulty's reaction to the show. Last week, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art laid off 15 full-time employees, accounting for 14% of its staff. Most were from the organization's education and public programming team. Seven part-time, on-call employees were also let go, according to the museum. Sources described the morning of the layoffs as chaotic and shocking, with staff being summoned by human resources and being told they needed to be out of the building by 2 p.m. The museum said in a statement, 'Education remains a central pillar of the Lucas Museum.' The Hammer Museum raised $2.4 million during its 20th annual Gala in the Garden last Saturday. The fete honored Jane Fonda and artist Lauren Halsey, and it featured a performance by the singer Griff. This marked the first gala for the museum's new director, Zoë Ryan, who took over in January. Last year's party marked a heartfelt send-off for longtime director Ann Philbin, who retired after 25 years at the helm of the institution. This year, per usual, plenty of celebrities were in attendance, including LeBron and Savannah James, Usher, Will Ferrell, Dustin Hoffman, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and Molly Shannon, as well as plenty of artists including Doug Aitken, Andrea Bowers, Diedrick Brackens, Catherine Opie, Ed Ruscha and Jonas Wood. Thelma Golden, the director of the Studio Museum in Harlem, paid tribute to Halsey; Danson and Steenburgen celebrated Fonda. The Fowler Museum on Tuesday returned 11 objects to the Larrakia community of the Northern Territory in Australia. The items, which hold deep cultural and spiritual significance to the Larrakia people, consist of 10 glass spearheads and a kangaroo tooth headband worn by a Larrakia elder. Elders have worked closely with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and the museum over the last four years to identify and arrange the return of the objects. This particular return ceremony is the second time the Fowler has returned artifacts in partnership with AIATSIS. Last July, the museum repatriated 20 items to the Warumungu community of Tennant Creek in northern Australia. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced its 2025-26 theater season — the first with President Donald Trump as chair. 'Hamilton,' as previously reported, is out. Offerings include plenty of Trump-approved Broadway fare, including 'Moulin Rouge,' 'Chicago,' 'Mrs. Doubtfire,' 'Back to the Future: The Musical' and 'Monty Python's Spamalot.' Tony Award winner Charles Strouse, who composed the music for 'Annie,' 'Bye Bye Birdie' and 'Applause,' has died. He was 96. — Jessica Gelt You can opt to be buried up to your neck in compost at this California spa. I love a good spa day, but this is a hard pass for me.
Tatler Asia
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Tatler Asia
8 unforgettable body swap K-dramas
2. 'Hi Bye, Mama!' (2020) After dying in a tragic accident, Cha Yu-ri (Kim Tae-hee) has spent five years watching over her daughter and husband as a ghost. Suddenly granted 49 days in a human body, she must decide whether to fight for her place or quietly move on. Although it's not a traditional swap, Yu-ri's journey of 'borrowing' life again mirrors the emotional transformations that define the genre: grief, acceptance and motherhood's endless pull. Also read: 9 iconic K-drama mothers you can relate to 3. 'Please Come Back, Mister' (2016) After dying untimely deaths, overworked employee Kim Young-soo and gangster Han Gi-tak are given second chances, albeit in very different bodies. Young-soo reincarnates as the handsome Rain, while Gi-tak ends up as the beautiful Oh Yeon-seo. As they navigate their unfinished business in these borrowed bodies, the series blends slapstick humour with poignant moments about love, loyalty and identity. Don't miss: 11 gender-swapping Korean dramas to watch, including 'The King's Affection' 4. 'The Miracle' (2016) Here, we have twin sisters who couldn't be more different: the slim, popular Shi-yeon (Kim Na-hyun) and the shy, plus-sized Shi-ah (Hong Yoon-hwa). After mysteriously swapping bodies, inhabiting each other's lives forces them to confront how cruelly they've treated each other (and themselves). This heartfelt web drama uses the body swap trope to explore self-worth, sibling rivalry and healing. See more: 9 most touching love confessions in K-dramas 5. 'Spring Turns to Spring' (2019) Self-absorbed news anchor Kim Bo-mi (Lee Yoo-ri) and self-sacrificing housewife Lee Bom (Uhm Ji-won) wake up one day to find they've switched bodies. Initially frantic to switch back, they slowly come to appreciate the invisible battles the other fights. Spring Turns to Spring finds humour in the absurd but never loses sight of the serious undertone: the complicated, often unseen lives of women. Also read: 12 inspiring K-drama monologues that capture life perfectly 6. '18 Again' (2020) On the brink of divorce and feeling like a failure, 37-year-old Hong Dae-young (Yoon Sang-hyun) wishes he could redo his life, and wakes up in his 18-year-old body as Go Woo-young (Lee Do-hyun). Unlike typical swaps, Dae-young remains himself mentally while reliving his youth, leading to hilarious (and sometimes heartbreaking) situations as he tries to reconnect with his wife and children. 18 Again is technically a reverse ageing story, but the emotional beats—regret, growth, redemption—are pure body swap magic. 7. 'Switch: Change the World' (2018) Though no supernatural magic is involved, Switch plays with the same identity hijinks. Sa Do-chan (Jang Keun-suk), a brilliant con artist, steps into the life of lookalike prosecutor Baek Joon-soo (Jang Keun-suk again) after he falls into a coma. With Jang Keun-suk pulling double duty, the drama becomes a fast-paced game of cat-and-mouse, morality and survival—all wrapped in a stylish con-man story. Don't miss: 11 green flag K-drama characters who set the standard for love 8. 'My Runway' (2016) Aspiring model Han Seo-yeon (Park Ji-yeon) and top male model Na Jin-wook (Kang Dong-ho) wake up to discover they've swapped bodies—and neither is particularly thrilled about it. As they struggle through photo shoots, industry politics and massive egos (including their own), the show dishes out lighthearted fun while touching on beauty standards and the pressure to conform. My Runway is a short web drama, but its sharp humour and heart make it a hidden gem for body swap fans.
