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The natural world is aswirl in “Life of Pi,” a marvelously inventive stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s 2002 Booker Prize-winning novel.

May 6-June 1 “Life of Pi” at Ahmanson Theatre June 3-June 15 Segerstrom Center for the Arts Visual enchantment, achieved through ingenious theatrical means, is the great reward of this stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s Booker Prize-winning novel by playwright Lolita Chakrabarti.

In a news conference on Tuesday, Vivian Martel, chief executive of O Cinema, said, “O Cinema will not be silenced and neither will our community. This is about more than just a film. It’s about the fundamental right of free expression, artistic integrity and the role of independent cinemas in our community.”

When the mayor first sent a letter to the theater not to show “No Other Land” before any of the screenings had occurred, Martel initially responded by saying the venue would pull the film.

William Martel, a food runner from El Salvador, recently lost his job when his restaurant burned down in the L.A. fires last month.