A look back: Scenes from Lucent L’ Amour 2009
Performers of the Lucent Dossier Experience delight the crowd at the “Lucent L’ Amour” street festival held the night of Valentine’s Day in downtown Los Angeles. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
Party goers enjoy the performance on the main stage at the Lucent L’ Amour street festival downtown. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
The gathered crowd delights in some aerial acrobatics from the Lucent Dossier Experience. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
Costumed revelers Damon Knight, right, and Maike Snoep enjoy their evening. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
A couple gets close during the Lucent L’Amour street festival. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
Members of the Lucent Dossier Experience perform some music in the festival’s early going. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
Mear One works gives the finishing touches to one of his creations. His painting will be auctioned to benefit students of the Santee High School music program. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
Guests lounge on an installation made by Bamboo DNA. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
Painter/clown Shrine stands near his work in progress during the Lucent L’ Amour street festival Saturday night. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
The Lucent Dossier Experience’s performance with Mass Ensemble in full swing at the Lucent L’ Amour street festival (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
A dancer moves to the house music of DJ Saynt at the Speaker Garden stage of the Lucent L’Amour street festival. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
DJ Imagika performs on the Booom Wow Stage on Valentine’s Day. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
Guests dance at the Lucent L’Amour street festival. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
A member of the Lucent Dossier Experience mugs for the crowd in the middle of a performance. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
Ceci Castelblanco, a member of the Lucent Dossier Experience, paints a guest’s hand trough the “Love Portal” at the Lucent L’ Amour street festival. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
A festival attendee works the Valentine’s Day crowd. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
The Lucent Dossier Experience enchants the crowd at Lucent L’Amour. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
Attendee Julian Weiss, right, enjoys a foot wash with special oils by Mycho James, left, as part of the “Lucent Dossier Experience” that any guest could enjoy. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
Artists of the Lucent Dossier Experience relax between performances backstage. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
Artist Andrew Vazquez enjoys the Lucent L’ Amour street festival. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
The crowd reacts to a performance by DJ Z-Trip at the Lucent L’Amour street festival. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
Love was in the air at the Valentine’s night festival. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
A face-painted member of the Lucent Dossier Experience poses backstage. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
A member of the Stilt Circus enjoys an elevated perspective at the Lucent L’ Amour street festival. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
Dancer “Helium Valentine” enjoy the music at the Lucent L’ Amour street festival. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
Performers of the Lucent Dossier Experience cast a spell at the Lucent L’Amour gathering. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)
People get to know each other better at the “Cling Wrap Kissing Booth” at the Lucent L’ Amour street festival. (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)