It’s time. Last July, Pasadena resident Russell Mark received an individual artist grant from the City of Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission to create a project that would benefit the greater community.
On June 6, Mark will premiere “Pasadena Right Here Right Now,” a live rock opera for our place and time, at Crown City Dance Theater at 7:30 p.m. free for all ages. Think “The Who’s Tommy” except this hyper-local work was inspired by the stories and lived experience of the people of Pasadena. Although the premiere of the original rock opera is a go, the No. 1 word Mark would use to describe the project is incomplete.
“We set out for this to be a rock opera of 2025-2026 Pasadena, and there’s 6 more months to go,” said Mark. “I feel like there’s a lot of people I have not managed to reach, seniors and college students, for example. I’ve certainly spoken to some people who are seniors and a couple of college students, but I would like to get more.” . . .
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Jessica Koslow 