I spoke with Emma Andres, the director and choreographer of The Little Women Ballet in Los Angeles, CA at Heritage Square Museum (the immersive experience) and Pasadena Playhouse (the full ballet) which begins this weekend. Click the play button below to listen in.

Heritage Square is a splendid and unique collection of eight historic LA Victorian homes that have been moved to one grassy location and restored. The photos (left and below) were taken there by Edie Tyebkhan. I'm excited to see a dance performance take place in two of these beautiful structures.

Emma Andres (from the press release) is a professional ballet dancer and contemporary/classical ballet choreographer who has experience working in the techniques of jazz, contemporary, modern, and ballet. Andres earned her BFA in Dance Choreography at UC Irvine where she was a recipient of the merit-based William Gillespie Scholarship. During her time at UCI, Andres had the pleasure of working with distinguished faculty, including Lar Lubovitch, Diane Diefenderfer, Molly Lynch, Vitor Luiz, Tong Wang, Loretta Livingston, and Dr. Ama Wray. She has performed nationally and internationally, including in Shanghai, China, and Panama. In 2019, Andres showcased her first original choreographed work in a main-stage production, Façade Azur — a contemporary ballet piece experimenting with the different states of water. Recently, Andres has created several new ballet works that combine technique and whimsy, including In The Cosmos and American In Paris. She is currently the Department Analyst for UC Irvine’s Dance Department, and a teacher, and resident choreographer for Pasadena Civic Ballet (PCB). Andres is a Ballet Teaching Artist for the Music Center in Los Angeles and is the Co-Artistic Director of SCOPIXdance, a new dance organization emphasizing exciting choreography from up-in-coming choreographers.

Directed by Emma Andres in collaboration with ArtistsPlus Productions, Inc. : performances take place May & June 2025.