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This weekend in the arts: Contemporary Korean polychrome painting; San Diego Art Prize; a play about an "it girl" sex worker in 19th century England; haunted dance; spooky Shakespeare; Dìa de los Muertos; experimental bassoon; live music picks and more.

Four premieres are featured in the season finale

• La Jolla Playhouse presents the “DNA New Work Series” from Thursday, July 29, to Sunday, Aug. 1, at the playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. The series was created in 2013 to give playwrights a place to test new scripts for a live audience. This year’s edition will feature four plays: “Sumo” by Lisa Sanaye Dring, “All the Men Who’ve Frightened Me” by Noah Diaz, “Not-for-Profit (Or the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Play)” by Francisca Da Silveira and “One-Shot” ...