Lara J. Altunian (she/her) Posting Editor/Contributor
Lara is a writer, critic, and arts journalist. She received her MFA in Specialized Arts Journalism from the USC Annenberg School in 2016. Since then, her love for visual/interactive storytelling has drawn her focus to performance art. She was the primary dance reporter for Ampersand LA and L.A. correspondent for Dance.com. Lara is also a contributor of dance reviews for L.A. Dance Chronicle.
Using multimedia and the written word, Stage Raw is a digital journal dedicated to discovering, discussing and honoring L.A.-based arts and culture. The site offers complimentary searchable event listings, reviews (in written and podcast formats), features, profiles, humor and essays. Stage Raw will focus on the many voices and visions across the globe, in order to strive for a better understanding of local stresses and joys. We stand behind the actor on the unadorned stage; the director forging undiscovered meanings in a classic; the dramatist, painter, comedian and composer who may not have an agent, but who have something authentic to say. Stage Raw is here to provoke, and to serve artists and their audiences in the larger struggle to discern the purpose of our lives, and the meaning of our city.