Victoria Looseleaf
Victoria Looseleaf is a comedian critic, print, broadcast, dance and electronic journalist.[1][2]
An "LA Icon"[3] known as one of the "As one of the last of the great freelancers," Looseleaf has been a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times since 1996 and writes for KCET Artbound, Artillery, the New York Times, Reuters, Performance Magazine, La Opinion and Dance Magazine.[4][3] Looseleaf's in depth articles for the LA Times include interviews with horror film director Roger Corman,[5] dancer Samuel Donlavy[6] and performance artist Ann Magnuson.[7]
An artist and professional harpist, she was involved in an early experiment in performative holography in 1976[1] and was featured as part of a Los Angeles city-wide EZTV retrospective "Video Capital of the World: 45 Years of EZTV in LA" in May of 2025.[8] [9]
Victoria Looseleaf created the longstanding cable access show "The Looseleaf Report" where her guests included Timothy Leary, George Carlin, Ray Bradbury and, in his first TV appearance, Leonardo DiCaprio. As of December 2008, she had recorded over 400 episodes of the show.[10][11]
In 2006, the Los Angeles based Dance Resource Center awarded Looseleaf a Lester Horton Dance Award for "Furthering the Visibility of Dance".[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jones, Mark (1976-10-18). "Holograms: Photography in 4-D". Los Angeles Times. pp. F9.
- ^ Duffy, Ali (2021-12-20). "How Women Leaders of U.S. Dance Organizations Integrate Unique Leadership Approaches and Artistic Strategies to Increase Their Impact as Leaders and Benefit Their Organizations". The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society. 52 (1): 1–19. doi:10.1080/10632921.2021.1997846. ISSN 1063-2921.
- ^ a b Grundy, Gordy (2015-05-12). "LA's Perennial Postmodern Provocateur Victoria Looseleaf". HuffPost. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ "Victoria Looseleaf". wikibin.org. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ Looseleaf, Victoria (1999-10-25). "A Horror Movie, Dismembered". Los Angeles Times. pp. F1.
- ^ Looseleaf, Victoria (1996-06-23). "Call Him a Re-Emerging Artist: Samuel Donlavy has Overcome a Personal Tragedy and Illness to Once again Become the Force Behind a Series that Showcases Emerging Dancers". Los Angeles Times. pp. 51–52.
- ^ Looseleaf, Victoria (2008-10-17). "Ancient Strings Meet Vamping and Vampires: 'Dueling Harps' Mixes New and Classic Music with Ann Magnuson's Goth Romantic Vibe". pp. E2.
- ^ McNeil, Joanne (2025-06-18). "Hollywood Underground: Joanne McNeil on EZTV's Inventive Body of Work - Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine | Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "The West Hollywood Years | 1986-1989 - EZTVMuseum.com". eztvmuseum.com. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Moore, Booth (1998-11-18). ""Writing the Book on Leonardo"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ Fleck, John (2016-03-16). "Iconic Victoria Looseleaf - Cultural Daily". www.culturaldaily.com. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ Haskins, Ann (2006-04-26). "Lester Horton Dance Awards - LA Weekly". Retrieved 2025-06-26.
External sources
[edit]- Victoria Looseleaf at IMDb
- The Looseleaf Report by Victoria Looseleaf