Imaan Jalali

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Imaan has been the Arts & Culture Editor of LAexcites since the digital magazine went live in 2015.

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LA Opera’s “Nabucco” Invigorates the Spirit with the Gift of Humility

The following review is based on the November 2nd performance and contains some plot spoilers. Composed by celebrated Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi in 1841, and...

“End of the Rainbow” Powerfully Recalls the Tragedy of Judy Garland’s Last Days

Throughout her life, and since her untimely death at age 47 in June 1969, there has been an unceasing mythology surrounding Judy Garland, whose...

“Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic” is Poetically Enchanting

For artist Hamid Rahmanian, whose works have been seen at film festivals around the world, the glorious shadow-puppet play, titled “Feathers of Fire: A...

PBS SoCal Celebrates 45 Amazing Years

On Saturday, October 21st, PBS SoCal KOCE celebrated 45 astonishing years of meaningful programming, invaluable educational guidance for children, and community-building at the renowned...

“The Pearl Fishers” is a Hauntingly Beautiful Opera

The Pearl Fishers (by librettists Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré) is composer Georges Bizet’s lesser-known work, compared to Carmen, which was written a decade later,...

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Preview: ‘Vertigo’ in Concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall

Few films have achieved the enduring reputation of Alfred...

Review: Antaeus Theatre Company’s ‘All My Sons’ Mightily Captures the Moral Force of Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller’s All My Sons receives a gripping and...

Review: Ann Noble Electrifyingly Reshapes Shakespeare’s ‘Richard III’ at A Noise Within

A Noise Within’s Richard III, running through only Sunday,...

Preview: Philip Glass’ Dazzling ‘Akhnaten’ Returns to LA Opera’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Philip Glass’ Akhnaten returns to the LA Opera stage...
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