As a fan of both CASA 0101 and Little Casa, I think this is a great new addition to the Theatre Row…read moredeveloping in Boyle Heights on First Street. I attended their first event, "Naked" Stage Nights, to support my friends on Jan. 22nd and really enjoyed seeing young artists presenting their new and raw work. Playwrights, actors, singer/ songwriters, poets. Another monthly show offered there on the fourth Thursday of every month is Ah...Awkward! It's intimate night of just anyone getting on stage and sharing and embarrassing and or awkward experience. This show is kind of like stand-up because most of the stories are pretty fun. I've also attended the playwriting classes taught by Josefina Lopez and have really enjoyed them.

Violet has been teaching me for a little over a year and a half now. I initially signed up to learn…read moresomething new and just for fun. Violet has really helped me find my voice and music has become a huge passion of mine. She really makes you feel completely comfortable and truly cares about every single one of her students. I have learned so much from her so far and I have become 100% more confident in my voice.

I've been going to Violet for vocal coaching for 2 years now, and I couldn't imagine having any…read moreother teacher. She is friendly, super-knowledgable, and creates lessons that are challenging and fun. When I started I had never sang before and now I can confidently cover all my favorite artists' songs. If you want a fantastic vocal coach look no further!

Fabiana Medici is the BEST acting coach/teacher/instructor mentor anyone in LA could possibly ask…read morefor! She made me fall back in love with acting after leaving it for years! I don't think I would have made it out here in Los Angeles without her! If you're on the fence or even debating on if you should hire her for ANY job the answer should and needs to be YES! A million times yes. She's the bright light this industry needs in these rough times. And yeah I just can't recommend her enough.

Fabiana Medici has been my Method Acting teacher at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in…read moreLos Angeles for the past 12 weeks, and she has truly made me fall in love with Method Acting. The way she guides the class is incredibly intuitive and grounded. There's something very spiritual about her approach, she sees people deeply and clearly. Fabiana knows exactly when to push you and when to hold back, which creates a safe but challenging space to do real work. she sees right through me, in the best way possible, and knows how to guide me to get better each week. What I appreciate most is how she teaches truth. She's shown me the difference between feeling the truth and forcing the truth, and that distinction alone has completely changed the way I approach acting. Nothing feels performative or fake, it's about honesty, presence, and listening to your instincts. Everything about her teaching feels intentional, generous, and deeply knowledgeable. She's an incredible teacher, and I'm so grateful to have learned from her. I couldn't recommend her more.

I saw Katia at a friend's company event and thought she was absolutely delightful. Everybody loved…read moreher and had fun and wanted more. So for my uncles' anniversary party, we hired Katia too but not sure what to expect for a family style party. Katia sure knew how to do a great event for families too. All the kids were having fun. It was first time many of us seen a snake so big. We also made some of the guests learn the belly dance and it was so much fun and entertaining!! I would recommend her to everybody and all types of parties. Katia, thank you again for the wonderful party. We sure hope to see you again soon.

Katia was a ball full of personality and energy and she performed a Phenomenal show I would…read moredefinitely hire her again

Love it every time I go there. I hate driving downtown but if you go on Sunday evenings, traffic…read morewon't be that bad.

Tried to see them today at the Disney concert hall but they denied my boyfriend entry based on his…read morevaccine status. Three days prior the website stated that a negative Covid test within 72 hours was sufficient so we got him test (I'm fully vaccinated). We arrived today to find that the policy had been changed to fully vaccinated. If you find yourself sneakily pulling stunts like that are you really on the side of Good? Furthermore, my boyfriend would have been the safest person in that room actually KNOWING his status. I've had plenty of fully vaccinated patients still come down with Covid- just some food for thought. Stop the nonsense- now I'm wondering if you even test your singers who are literally projecting their microbes into the air. At least you gave us our money back

Ms. Rusty is a fantastic teacher! She not only has amazing skill and talent, having schooled at one…read moreof the best music universities in the U.S., it is obvious that she is passionate about music and teaching. She cares about her students, and you will not regret taking lessons from her if she has an opening for you!

I've taken many, many classes at The Institute for Art and Olfaction at this point, and I think…read moreI've managed to work my way through just about every teacher. I can genuinely say I've enjoyed every one of them. What makes this place so special is that you don't simply learn about perfumery. You smell, formulate, experiment, make mistakes, change your mind, smell again, and somehow walk out understanding fragrance differently than when you walked in. Most recently I took Shades of Blue and Shades of Yellow with Saskia Wilson-Brown, the founder and lovely owner of the Institute. These classes are brilliant because Saskia asks you to forget, for a moment, what a perfume is "supposed" to smell like and instead asks: What does a color smell like? Blue and Yellow could not have been more different. You're given this beautifully curated palette of materials and then challenged to translate something visual and emotional into scent. Saskia has a wonderful way of teaching that gives you enough direction to understand what you're doing without telling you what you're supposed to create. That freedom is where the magic happens. Then there was Banana Accord with Julianne Lee, which was ridiculously fun. We explored banana from green and barely ripe to creamy, sweet, tropical and candy-like, then learned how to actually construct the illusion ourselves. There were even banana sodas involved. Because apparently serious perfume education occasionally requires soda. And then there is Citrus: Raw to Refined with Jeffrey Paul. I hesitate to say Jeff puts the other teachers to shame because the teachers here are genuinely amazing... but the man BAKED US A CAKE WITH BERGAMOT. I mean, come on. Julianne brought banana sodas and I thought the bar had been set. Then Jeff walked in with a homemade bergamot cake. The banana sodas never stood a chance. Joking aside, that little detail actually says something important about the teaching at IAO. These instructors don't just lecture about aromatic materials. They find ways to make you understand them, experience them and remember them. Whether you are completely new to fragrance or already working seriously with materials, there is something to learn here. I've taken beginner classes, accord classes, material-focused classes and conceptual classes, and I continue to leave with something I didn't know when I walked in. And perhaps my favorite thing about IAO is that curiosity seems to matter more than ego. Perfumery can be an intimidating world. The Institute somehow manages to take the craft seriously without taking itself too seriously. That is a rare combination. Saskia has created something genuinely special in Los Angeles: part perfume school, part laboratory, part art space and part playground for people who cannot stop wondering what the world smells like. I keep signing up for classes. At this point, that is probably the best review I can give.

Completed Perfumery 101 and the class is simply awesome! Amazing resources, lots of hands on…read morelearning with materials and tons of expert guidance in a fun and safe atmosphere. Affordable classes taught in smaller participatory classes all hands on.

My 2 boys (ages 13 and 10) have been taking piano lessons with Sheila for about 3 1/2 years at the…read morerecommendation of a friend. I was hesitant to start my younger one, but we decided to just try it out for a bit. I can tell you that we have never looked back. It was the best decision for my kids. Both Sheila and Aleksey have mastered the art of piano teaching. My boys are not only learning to play piano, but they are getting ear training as well as learning theory, composition, and style. Anyone can teach piano through rote learning, but the method taught at Synergo Music is much more in depth and really teaches the kids about the art of music and sound. In these short 3 years, both my boys have become amazing piano players. Although practicing at home can sometimes be cumbersome for any student considering our busy lives, my boys actually really enjoy it because after they practice their lessons, they start playing their own songs that they made up. It's such a joy to watch them play their music. I highly recommend anyone (young child or adult) to take lessons at Synergo.

I have been working with Sheila using the Synergo music method for about 2 years now and it has…read moremade a HUGE difference in both my skill level at the piano and my enjoyment when playing. I took piano lessons for 8 years as a child and quit at age 15 out of frustration with endless practice, LOTS of pressure, and the fact that playing music simply wasn't fun for me. Nearly 20 years later, I decided I missed being able to play music and approached Sheila about becoming an adult student. Her lessons have absolutely transformed the way I play and think about playing! Instead of the obsessive focus on never making mistakes and sight reading that my teachers instilled in me as a child, Sheila is helping me learn to play the piano purely for the enjoyment of creating music. I am not constantly working toward an arbitrary goal of never making mistakes when I play (resulting in a wooden, mechanical playing style and no enjoyment at all on my part!); rather I am playing freely, with beauty and feeling, as a means of experiencing music and expressing myself. Now that I have a 7-year-old daughter myself--the same age I was when I started to play as a child--I've started her taking lessons with Sheila and I'm already so pleased by her approach. My daughter is learning proper technique from the beginning, and learning that music is for expression and pleasure, not pressure and performance. I wish I'd had the same expert, passionate, and compassionate instruction when I was her age, but I'm so grateful that this is a gift I can give my daughter now!