{"id":144,"date":"2011-03-02T01:03:58","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T09:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curatingla.com\/2011\/03\/02\/get-ready-for-a-gorey-night-out-the-edwardian-ball-is-coming-back-to-los-angeles\/"},"modified":"2014-02-04T12:50:28","modified_gmt":"2014-02-04T20:50:28","slug":"get-ready-for-a-gorey-night-out-the-edwardian-ball-is-coming-back-to-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2011\/03\/02\/get-ready-for-a-gorey-night-out-the-edwardian-ball-is-coming-back-to-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready for a Gorey Night Out &#8211; The Edwardian Ball is Coming Back to Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden; width: 450px; height: 35px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curatingla.com%2Fblog-index%2F2011%2F3%2F1%2Fget-ready-for-a-gorey-night-out-the-edwardian-ball-is-coming.html&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=35\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"full-image-float-right ssNonEditable\"><a href=\"http:\/\/edwardianball.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/cla\/legacy-images\/organizations\/EdwardianBall2011.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1299023469674\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For those Edward Gorey admirers out there, here is an event that is sure to please. Billed as \u201can elegant and whimsical celebration of art, music, theatre, fashion, technology, circus, and the beloved creations of the late, great author [and illustrator] Edward Gorey\u201d (1925-2000), <a href=\"http:\/\/edwardianball.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Edwardian Ball<\/a> is coming to Los Angeles this weekend for only the second time.<\/p>\n<p>This year the Ball\u2019s co-hosts, <a href=\"http:\/\/rosincoven.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rosin Coven<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/vaudeviresociety.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vau De Vire Society<\/a>, will present Edward Gorey\u2019s <em>The Eleventh Episode<\/em> live on stage with original music and choreography. During the evening, they will be joined by a diverse group of performers from the northern and southern California underground music, dance and performance art scenes.<\/p>\n<p>Participants in the evening\u2019s festivities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBelle of The Ball\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/edwardianball.com\/artists\/\"><span style=\"color: windowtext;\">Jill Tracy<\/span><\/a> with renowned Theremin maestro <a href=\"http:\/\/edwardianball.com\/artists\/\"><span style=\"color: windowtext;\">Armen Ra<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/xianvox\"><span style=\"color: windowtext;\">DJ Xian (from LA based LADEAD\u2122)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/edwardianball.com\/artists\/\"><span style=\"color: windowtext;\">Fou Fou HA!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/edwardianball.com\/artists\/\"><span style=\"color: windowtext;\">Dark Garden Corsetry<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/edwardianball.com\/artists\/\"><span style=\"color: windowtext;\">Delachaux<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/edwardianball.com\/artists\/\"><span style=\"color: windowtext;\">Shovelman<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>and special appearances, both on and off stage, by members of LA\u2019s own big top spectacular, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.curatingla.com\/blog-index\/2011\/1\/10\/cirque-berzerk-an-imaginative-twisted-post-gothic-punk-extra.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cirque Berzerk<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This event will take place at <a href=\"http:\/\/themusicbox.la\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Music Box<\/a> in Hollywood, formerly known as the Henry Fonda Theater. Originally built as a movie house in 1926 and designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/digital.lib.washington.edu\/architect\/partners\/46\/\" target=\"_blank\">Morgan, Walls, and Clements<\/a> in the Spanish Colonial style, The Music Box has been transformed into a thriving venue for bands that have outgrown smaller clubs but are not yet ready for larger arenas. You can <span style=\"color: #131313;\">learn about this theater\/club\u2019s fascinating history <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/lahtf#p\/a\/u\/0\/P96-4Aud_c4\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"full-image-float-left ssNonEditable\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/cla\/legacy-images\/artistsphotographersfilmmakerswriters\/Gashlycrumb_Tinies.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1299028800891\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re wondering who <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edward_Gorey\" target=\"_blank\">Edward Gorey<\/a> was and why he inspired a multi-media festival of arts and culture, perhaps a little background information will make things clear. Gorey became known for his often <span style=\"color: #262626;\">macabre illustrated books featuring pen and ink drawings of Victorian and Edwardian settings, <span style=\"color: #262626;\">such as <\/span><em>The Wuggly Ump<\/em>, <em>The Gashlycrumb Tinies<\/em> and <em>The Doubtful Guest<\/em>. He also made a name for himself <span style=\"color: #262626;\">through his\u00a0<\/span>animated introduction to the PBS series <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/mystery\/gorey.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Mystery!<\/em><\/a> and <\/span>his costume designs for the 1977 Broadway production of <em>Dracula<\/em>, for which he won a Tony Award.<span style=\"color: #262626;\"> His work is popular with children and adults alike and has long had a cult following. The Edwardian Ball brings all things Gorey to life in a fun, stylish, sometimes dark and often humorous event suitable for all ages. Audience participation is always encouraged.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t make the Ball due to a previous commitment, but if you go, please let us know what you think by leaving a comment below. Have fun\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: Saturday, March 5 from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where<\/strong>: The Music Box (Henry Fonda Theater) 6126 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets<\/strong>: Available <a href=\"http:\/\/edwardianla2011.eventbrite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Information<\/strong>:<br \/>\nTel. 323-464-0808<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/cla\/legacy-images\/artistsphotographersfilmmakerswriters\/EdwardGorey_Drawing.jpg\" alt=\"EdwardGoreyDrawing\"\/><\/p>\n<p>For those Edward Gorey admirers out there, here is an event that is sure to please. Billed as \u201can elegant and whimsical celebration of art, music, theatre, fashion, technology, circus, and the beloved creations of the late, great author [and illustrator] Edward Gorey\u201d (1925-2000), the Edwardian Ball is coming to Los Angeles this weekend for only the second time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[23,12,18,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","category-family-friendly-activity","category-music","category-theater","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Get Ready for a Gorey Night Out - The Edwardian Ball is Coming Back to Los Angeles - Curating Los Angeles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2011\/03\/02\/get-ready-for-a-gorey-night-out-the-edwardian-ball-is-coming-back-to-los-angeles\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Get Ready for a Gorey Night Out - The Edwardian Ball is Coming Back to Los Angeles - Curating Los Angeles\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For those Edward Gorey admirers out there, here is an event that is sure to please. 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