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Victoria Looseleaf

Victoria Looseleaf is an author, performing and visual arts critic, and print, broadcast, dance and electronic journalist.[1][2][failed verification]

Looseleaf was called an "LA Icon" by the HuffPost[3] and "one of the last of the great freelancers".

Life

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Looseleaf has degrees in psychology and criminology from UC Berkeley, and also earned a master's in the performance and literature of the harp from Mills College.

She became a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times in 1996, and wrote for KCET Artbound, Artillery, the New York Times, Reuters, Performances magazine, La Opinion, and KUSC, where she interviewed classical music stars and Hollywood actors and directors, including Jane Fonda, Chris Pine, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Javier Bardem. She was also a contributor to Dance Teacher Magazine, and Dance Magazine.[3]

Looseleaf's in-depth articles for the Los Angeles Times include interviews with horror film director Roger Corman,[4] dancer Samuel Donlavy[5] and performance artist Ann Magnuson.[6]

An artist and professional harpist, Looseleaf was also 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 2025.[7][failed verification][8]

Victoria Looseleaf created the longstanding cable access show The Looseleaf Report where her guests included Timothy Leary, George Carlin, noir novelist James Ellroy, science fiction writer Ray Bradbury, and, in his first TV talk show appearance, actor Leonardo DiCaprio. She then wrote DiCaprio's 1998 biography, Leonardo: Up Close and Personal. By December of 2008 she had recorded over 400 episodes of the show.[9][10]

In 2006, the Los Angeles based Dance Resource Center awarded Looseleaf a Lester Horton Dance Award for "Furthering the Visibility of Dance".[11]

She has recorded two albums, Harpnosis and Beyond Harpnosis, which were hailed by medical professionals, athletes and actors, including Oscar-award winner Beatrice Straight. In addition she created, with co-founder Larry Gilbert, the digital magazine ArtNowLA, and served as editor-in-chief.

References

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  1. ^ a b Jones, Mark (1976-10-18). "Holograms: Photography in 4-D". Los Angeles Times. pp. F9.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Grundy, Gordy (2015-05-12). "LA's Perennial Postmodern Provocateur Victoria Looseleaf". HuffPost. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  4. ^ Looseleaf, Victoria (1999-10-25). "A Horror Movie, Dismembered". Los Angeles Times. pp. F1.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "The West Hollywood Years | 1986-1989 - EZTVMuseum.com". eztvmuseum.com. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
  9. ^ Moore, Booth (1998-11-18). ""Writing the Book on Leonardo"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  10. ^ Fleck, John (2016-03-16). "Iconic Victoria Looseleaf - Cultural Daily". www.culturaldaily.com. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  11. ^ Haskins, Ann (2006-04-26). "Lester Horton Dance Awards - LA Weekly". Retrieved 2025-06-26.

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