I imagine you can get a pretty good picture of the fight against gentrification in Boyle Heights if you walk the seven minutes from 356 Mission, the artist's studio/exhibition/performance space once run by Laura Owens and Wendy Yao, which was targeted by protests on both coasts before shutting down in 2018, to Luna Luna, the supposed $100 million artist playground immersive experience that Drake just opened in the 18-acre property being cobbled together by westside developers next to the IG-magnet 6th St Viaduct.
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Boyle Heights Anti-Nazi demonstration, 1938
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God Built Us Different: A Conversation with the Women of 'Rise'
Pulled away from the Company of Angels Theater at Hazard Recreation Park as the lights were dimmed and the locks were shut after a lively post-production reception, and into the dark of the studio parking lot, I had the opportunity to discuss the makings of COA’s newest community play — Rise by Kimba Henderson — with the cast and creators themselves. It was a warm Autumn night in California, the…
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