New Book: “On the Life of Linda J. Albertano” available now!

By LJA Webmaster | Published: August 3, 2024

Now at last available – The new book entitled “On the Life of Linda J.  Albertano“, 210 pages of her photos, prose and poetry! Available at Small World Books in Venice, CA. Also on Amazon.com. See over 50 years of her great work in the USA and around the world!

Linda J. Albertano glided into glory on Sept 13th, two years ago. Since then her husband, Frank Lutz, has lovingly put together this outstanding collection of poems, news clips, photographs, flyers, and more! He has two more books in the works! Thank you Frank, many of Linda’s fans have been longing for a collection of her work and the mementos make it even more special. Looking forward to the next two books of poetry, memoirs, and astral connections!

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Celebration of Linda’s Life at Beyond Baroque on Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm

By webmaster | Published: March 24, 2024

 Hear her poetry, see footage of her performances, see the winner of the Linda J. Albertano Scholarship and introduction of her new book of poetry!

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The 2020 International Virtual DADA Festival

By webmaster | Published: September 14, 2020

 

 

Session 5: West Coast DADA Superstars Part 1

Tuesday, September 15 | 7PM PDT (10PM EDT)
Featuring: Youssef Alaoui (N. California) | Linda J Albertano (S California) | Mike Bruner (Nevada) | Carol Dorf (N California) | Rich Ferguson (S California) | SA Griffin (S California) | Mark Hoefer (S California) | Doug Knott (S California) | David R. Lincoln (New York) | Bibiana Padilla Maltos (S California) | Mike Mollett (S California) | Harry E Northup (S California) | Travis Richardson (S California) | Richard Stone (N California) | Neal Skooter Taylor (S California)
Facebook: bit.ly/Sept15-DadaFestFacebook-WestCoast (link available 5 days before event)
YouTube: bit.ly/Sept15-DadaFestYouTube-WestCoast

 

 

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Saturday, June 8, 2019 – LA di DADA 7

By webmaster | Published: June 7, 2019

Saturday, June 8, 8-11 pm at Beyond Baroque

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June 9 – LAdiDA 2018 – Maintenant 12

By webmaster | Published: May 16, 2018

June 9, 2018
Three Rooms Press presents another LAdiDA, the LA Dadafest at Beyond Baroque in Venice, featuring such LA DADA regulars as Linda J. Albertano, SA Griffin, and Neal “Scooter” Taylor.

Performances will be based on on their original works as featured in “Maintenant 12,” the international DADA Journal now in its twelfth year of publication.

MAINTENANT 12 features provocative cover art by MacArthur Fellow artist Nicole Eisenman. Inside, the work of nearly 200 artists and writers from six continents storms the pages.

This year’s theme is: We are all a “Like.”

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May 18, 2018 – Third Friday Salon at The Rapp Saloon

By webmaster | Published: May 15, 2018

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From photographer Debbie Zeitman’s series on Venice artists…

By webmaster | Published: November 7, 2017

LINDA J. ALBERTANO “I call myself a multi-disciplinarian because I love everything that is creative. I studied film at UCLA. I started as a singer/songwriter. And then got into performance art.” . In Venice for over 25 years, Linda moved to LA at age 19 from Colorado and took a job at Disneyland. “I wound up being the Space Girl there. She’s the Alice in Wonderland of Tomorrowland.” She also got to be in some Hollywood films, “just because I was tall” (6’4”) after being rejected for the exact same reason. . After graduating from UCLA Linda realized she didn’t want to work in the film industry. “So I went back to writing songs.” But she was told that her songs didn’t “fit the mold,” insinuating that she wouldn’t make it as a songwriter. Assorted musicians and singers disagreed, and Linda had success with artists like Linda Ronstadt, Taj Mahal, Carolyn Hester, and more recording her songs. Linda cites a quote from Cocteau : “Do what they hate. It’s you.” And she stayed on her path. . Soon Linda’s songs were no longer songs but evolved into spoken word. Friends did movement behind her. She projected slides and added other elements to her performances, and performed at assorted venues like the Lhasa Club in Hollywood, John Anson Ford Theatre, and LATC. . “At one point I was invited to go on tour with Alice Cooper. Two tours, for a year and a half, all through the US, Canada, and Great Britain. It was an incredible way to see the world, to see the US. We were on a bus and stopped everywhere.” . More and more Linda was asked to read her text in the company of poets. “It was a lot easier than bringing props, making costumes, films, slides, the things I was doing for performing.” She was invited and flown to the One World Poetry Festival with all expenses paid. “I was there with Wanda Coleman. She was my roommate. Exene was there representing LA. Dennis Cooper was there. And I thought, ‘Poetry. That’s where the big money is.’” She punctuates the thought with a smile. . Linda says she’s slowing down “in her dotage,” but still plans performances and stores props in the basement studio she shares with a publisher. #performanceart #poet #artiststudio #venicebeach

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EVENT: LA di DADA, Saturday, June 10, 2017

By webmaster | Published: June 8, 2017

Saturday, June 10, 2017 – “Come as You Aren’t” to Beyond Baroque in Venice Beach for our 5th Annual LA di DADA Performance Salon and West Coast Launch for MAINTENANT 11, our newest DADA journal. Showtime’s 8pm –Gonna be a BLAST!

Historically, DADA was a response to the absurdity, the incompetence, the fatuousness and the disastrous failures of the so-called leadership of nations, institutions, political expertise and common convention that led to World War I. As the world dances on the edge of the much the same precipice today, DADA is once again relevant.

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Albertano holding forth

By webmaster | Published: June 6, 2017

Albertano holding forth at the
“Woman Strong” reading at the
Studio City Library, May 27th
(in spite of her injured wing).

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Event: LA di DADA Saturday, June 23 :: A mind-blowing performance salon

By webmaster | Published: June 13, 2015

Saturday, June 23, 2015 – Three Rooms Press and Beyond Baroque present…

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