The Music Center: Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles

The Music Center: Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles It’s a summer of dance at ☀️💃🏾

🩰 New York City Ballet 6/24-28
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Superstars of Paris 7/31- 8/2
🎶 w/ Los Mirlos 8/15 The Music Center convenes artists, communities and ideas with the goal of deepening the cultural lives of every resident in Los Angeles County. The $70 million non-profit performing arts organization has two divisions: TMC Arts and TMC Ops. TMC Arts, The Music Center’s programming engine, provides year-round programming insid

e The Music Center’s four theatres, on Jerry Moss Plaza, outside at Grand Park—a 12-acre adjacent green space—in schools and other locations all over Los Angeles County and on a digital platform called The Music Center Offstage. TMC Arts presents world-class dance with Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, free and low-cost public concerts and events, as well as live and digital K–12 arts education programs, workshops, performances, interactive experiences and special events. TMC Ops manages the theatres, the Plaza and Grand Park, which comprise $2 billion in county assets, on behalf of the County of Los Angeles. The Music Center is also home to four renowned resident companies—Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles Master Chorale, LA Opera and LA Phil. For more information, visit musiccenter.org. Follow The Music Center on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter .

🌴🎸Experience the psychedelic and electrifying sounds of Los Mirlos here at  ! 🪘🎶The legendary pioneers of Peruvian cumbi...
06/06/2026

🌴🎸Experience the psychedelic and electrifying sounds of Los Mirlos here at ! 🪘🎶

The legendary pioneers of Peruvian cumbia amazónica, will perform live on for our FREE annual summer concert. 🌙💃🏾 Fresh off making history as the first Peruvian band to perform at Coachella, the group brings more than five decades of psychedelic cumbia and infectious energy to for one unforgettable night. ✨

Don't miss out! RSVP today at https://bit.ly/4o8gA0d
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🎻✨ With an onstage cellist as his partner, a single dancer takes center stage in  ’ charming and deeply human "A Suite o...
06/05/2026

🎻✨ With an onstage cellist as his partner, a single dancer takes center stage in ’ charming and deeply human "A Suite of Dances".

Set to ’s "Six Suites for Solo Cello", this New York City Ballet work unfolds with effortless camaraderie as music and movement engage in a playful, intimate dialogue. 💫

Created for in the 1990s, the ballet reflects Robbins’ late-career fascination with Bach, revealing a broad range of emotion through movement that feels both virtuosic and natural.

See it here at this June 24, 25, 26 at 7:30 PM. 🔗 in bio.
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Join us as we kick off our summer season with a watch party on  ! ⚽🏆 Bring your friends and family to catch   vs.   on t...
06/05/2026

Join us as we kick off our summer season with a watch party on ! ⚽🏆 Bring your friends and family to catch vs. on the big LED screens and enjoy an evening of soccer-inspired fun! 🎉

During the match, explore art-making activities like a jersey customization station with South Gate Museum and Art Gallery, mask-making with LA Commons, a polaroid photo booth with Las Fotos Project, flag-making with Arts for LA and more! 🎨📸

Then keep the party going after the final whistle at our very first of the season, co-curated with Dance Resource Center Dexter Story LAUSD Arts Education Branch! 🌎🪘 Strut your stuff on the dancefloor, and join us as we learn a mix of global moves under the summer night sky. 🌙🎶

RSVP at musiccenter.org/watchparty

👨🏾‍👩🏽‍👧🏽‍👦🏻 Free +fun for all ages
📅June 26
⌚ 5-7 PM
📍135 N. Grand Ave.
🚗 Parking available at The Music Center
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Bold, powerful and electrifying, "Red Angels" showcases the strength and athleticism of four dancers through the visiona...
06/03/2026

Bold, powerful and electrifying, "Red Angels" showcases the strength and athleticism of four dancers through the visionary choreography of the late . ❤️🪽

Set to ’s riveting score for electric violin, this dynamically charged work pulses with intensity as movement, music and light collide. 🎻✨

Created for New York City Ballet’s Diamond Project in 1994, "Red Angels" remains a striking example of Dove’s innovative, fearless and unforgettable voice.

Onstage in this June 24, 25, 26 at 7:30 PM. Tickets at the🔗 in our bio.
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 ’s "Signs" unfolds in rippling waves of movement, as dancers emerge in vibrant solos and duets before the swelling wave...
06/01/2026

’s "Signs" unfolds in rippling waves of movement, as dancers emerge in vibrant solos and duets before the swelling waves of the ensemble’s current absorb them once again. 🌊🩰

Set to the mesmerizing music of , this work balances individuality and connection, revealing moments of refreshing vitality within the ballet’s ever-shifting current. 💫

Originally created in 2022 and now part of New York City Ballet’s repertory, "Signs" showcases Reisen’s distinctive choreographic voice through movement that is both athletic and fluid.

See it here at this June 24, 25, 26 at 7:30 PM. 🔗 in bio.
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05/30/2026

We can't wait to see you for an exciting summer of dance at ! 🎉💃🏻

Whether you want to dance under the stars, catch a soccer game, be awestruck by New York City Ballet or enjoy a live music performance, we invite you to join us all summer long! 🩰🪩

☀️🫶 Mark your calendars and stay tuned!

05/29/2026

🎤🌟 Ever wondered what it feels like to take the stage at the L.A. County Holiday Celebration? Here's a look at where the holiday magic comes to life.🎄🎉

Selected groups will perform in 2 LIVE shows on December 20th on the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage, with the morning performance recorded and broadcast on , streamed on the PBS App and on holidaycelebration.org on Christmas Eve.

Now it’s your turn to step into the spotlight! 👏 Applications are open now through July 3rd for the 67th annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration, welcoming performers from across .

📩 Apply at the link above!

🎶🎧 What have we been listening to this month on   and in Gloria Molina Grand Park? Great question!Introducing “Power and...
05/27/2026

🎶🎧 What have we been listening to this month on and in Gloria Molina Grand Park? Great question!

Introducing “Power and Percussion”, a playlist specially curated by AAPINH+ employees, spotlighting music by Asian American, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian artists for ! 🎉‼️

Driven by bold rhythms, dynamic beats and unstoppable presence, these are songs that make you want to get up, dance and celebrate! 🪩👏 Listen on campus or from home at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0pJCalJEHRx2hE0UAomOe2?si=9LEWUCZ9TMCkwRRY3hiN3w

There are 2 weeks left to enter for your chance to win the ultimate ballet experience here in DTLA! 🩰✨See New York City ...
05/26/2026

There are 2 weeks left to enter for your chance to win the ultimate ballet experience here in DTLA! 🩰✨

See New York City Ballet here at , win a stay at Omni Los Angeles Hotel and enjoy dinner for 2 at Abernethy's or Kendall's Brasserie before the show! 👏

Follow the link 🔗 below to enter!

Win the Ultimate Ballet Experience!
Enter for your chance to win a night of world-class dance, exceptional dining and a luxurious stay in Downtown Los Angeles!

🎟️ Two tickets to New York City Ballet at The Music Center
🍽️ $250 Dinner for Two at Abernethy's or Kendall's Brasserie
🏨 A One-Night Stay at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel

ENTER NOW:
https://themusiccenter.typeform.com/to/VyUQ4EAs

Giveaway ends June 5, 2026, and winner will be contacted on June 8, 2026.

Dance under the stars all summer long 🌟🕺🏽The Music Center’s Dance DTLA returns for its 22nd season of FREE select Friday...
05/21/2026

Dance under the stars all summer long 🌟🕺🏽

The Music Center’s Dance DTLA returns for its 22nd season of FREE select Friday night dance parties on Jerry Moss Plaza.

Whether you’re stepping onto the dance floor for the first time or bringing your best moves, each evening begins with a beginner-friendly dance lesson led by some of L.A.’s top instructors, followed by live DJs and a chance to dance the night away. No dance experience required.

Kick off the Dance DTLA season on June 26 and come early to The Music Center's ¡DALE! FÚTBOL WATCH PARTY to catch the Spain vs. Uruguay match on the plaza's large LED screens.

🌎 June 26 — Global Mix (plus The Music Center's ¡DALE! FÚTBOL WATCH PARTY starting at 5 p.m.)
💃 July 10 — Salsa
🔥 July 17 — Reggaeton
🪩 July 24 — Disco
🎶 July 31 — Cumbia
🌍 August 7 — Afrobeats
🪷 August 14 — Bollywood

🕰️ 7:00 – 11:00 p.m.
🔗 FREE RSVP at musiccenter.org/dancedtla

Reignite imagination and inspiration in the classroom through the arts. ✨ Join The Music Center’s 2026 Arts Integration ...
05/14/2026

Reignite imagination and inspiration in the classroom through the arts. ✨

Join The Music Center’s 2026 Arts Integration Symposium, a multi-day professional development experience for TK–12 educators exploring arts-based strategies that uplift student voice, creativity and connection.

Through hands-on workshops in dance, music, theatre, visual and media arts, educators will gain practical tools rooted in social-emotional learning, culturally responsive teaching, healing and renewal.

🎟️ Early Bird Registration: $150 through May 31

📍 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
📅 July 15–17, 2026

🔗 Register now at https://www.musiccenter.org/experience-learn/experience-learn/for-educators/professional-development/arts-integration-symposium/

05/13/2026

BE SWEPT AWAY ✨

The Music Center’s 2026/2027 Dance Season has arrived!

This season, Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center brings together celebrated companies and visionary artists from around the world in a lineup spanning timeless masterpieces and daring new works.

Featuring sweeping scores, striking visual design and extraordinary dancers at the height of their craft, these performances come together to create moments that are deeply personal, profoundly shared and impossible to forget. 🩰

⭐️ Ballet Festival: Jerome Robbins | Oct. 23–25, 2026
⭐️ The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O'Connor | Jan. 15–17, 2027
⭐️ Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater | Mar. 31–Apr. 4, 2027
⭐️ The Joffrey Ballet in The Sleeping Beauty | Jun. 24–27, 2027
⭐️ Compañía Nacional de Danza, Spain in Don Quixote | Jul. 15–18, 2027

Watch our season teaser and explore the full season at musiccenter.org/dance

Tiler Peck

05/12/2026

In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, explore The Music Center Presents Life in Motion, a dynamic work of digital art by Taiwanese artist Po-Hao Chi 💫

The installation unfolds across a series of unique scenes, tracing the journey from microscopic cells to complex living systems. Gather particles in space, shift landscapes of mountains and rivers, draw musical scores and more, all powered by how you move and shown on the screens inside the Digital Arts Space at The Music Center.

✨ You can experience it now. Step inside, interact with the art and see how your movement transforms the world around you.

🗓️ Now – June 28
🕒 Wed–Fri 5:30–9:30 PM | Sat–Sun 2–9:30 PM
📍 Digital Arts Space at The Music Center
🎟️ Free (RSVP encouraged)
🔗 https://www.musiccenter.org/life-in-motion/

🎨 Artist: Po-Hao Chi
🎧 Production: ZONE SOUND 融聲創意
🎬 Producer: Caitlin Lai
🔊 Sound Design: Po-Hao Chi, Chian-Ru Yang
👁️ Visual Design: Pepepepebrick
💡 Creative Development Support: Ambi Artech Hub Project by Ambi Space


🎥 Adrian Huerta for The Music Center

05/12/2026

Every season leaves us with something unforgettable to hold onto ✨✨

The Music Center’s 2026/2027 Dance Season announcement is this week 🩰

Thinking about applying for the 67th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration? 🎄✨We’re answering some of the most common q...
05/09/2026

Thinking about applying for the 67th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration? 🎄✨

We’re answering some of the most common questions about the application process—from eligibility to what we’re looking for in this year’s performances.

The Holiday Celebration brings together artists and traditions from across Los Angeles County for one of L.A.’s most beloved holiday events, performed live at The Music Center and broadcast on PBS.

📩 Deadline for applications is July 3 at 11:59 p.m.

🔗Apply today at https://www.musiccenter.org/holidaycelebration

✨ Artist Spotlight ✨Each month, we celebrate the incredible artists from our Performing Artists in Schools & Neighborhoo...
05/08/2026

✨ Artist Spotlight ✨

Each month, we celebrate the incredible artists from our Performing Artists in Schools & Neighborhoods program who bring the traditions, stories and music of our communities to life 🎉

This May, in honor of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Month, we’re featuring five extraordinary groups sharing their cultural traditions through storytelling, music and dance—entertaining, educating and inspiring students and communities across Los Angeles County.

💃🏾 Dancing Storytellers: Indian Mythology and Me
🎭 Eth-Noh-Tec: Asia FantAsia
🇵🇭 Kayamanan Ng Lahi Philippine Folk Arts
🪭 Korean Classical Music & Dance Company
🎶 Melody of China
🪘 TaikoProject

👀 Stay tuned as we continue celebrating the artists and cultures that help make Los Angeles so vibrant 🎨

🔗 Learn more
https://www.musiccenter.org/experience-learn/experience-learn/for-all-ages/the-music-center-performing-artists-in-schools-neighborhoods/

05/07/2026

Two days filled with creativity, connection and joy 💛

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the The Music Center's 47th Annual Very Special Arts Festival at Jerry Moss Plaza—from the students, families and teachers to the artists, performers, partners and volunteers who helped bring it all to life.

Through music, movement, art-making and self-expression, this year’s festival celebrated the power of the arts to unite, inspire and create community for people of all abilities.

We’re still smiling from all the unforgettable moments ✨



📸 Hanako Doerr for The Music Center
🎥 Adrian Huerta for The Music Center

05/06/2026

Five unforgettable experiences. One extraordinary season. Any guesses? 🩰

05/06/2026

Five unforgettable experiences. One extraordinary season. Any guesses? 🩰

Our president and CEO, Rachel S. Moore, was a featured guest this week on the "Expressions of Leadership" podcast. In a ...
05/04/2026

Our president and CEO, Rachel S. Moore, was a featured guest this week on the "Expressions of Leadership" podcast.

In a thoughtful conversation on leadership in action, she reflects on:
🔸Leading with humility
🔸Listening to the people closest to the work
🔸Building cultures of dignity and belonging
🔸Using the arts as a force for connection and community

It is a reminder that leadership can—and should—make people's lives better.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify https://bit.ly/428WpFu, Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/3RdsJEG, or on your favorite podcast app.

You can also catch the episode on YouTube (https://bit.ly/4n9NzB4).

So much creativity, joy and self-expression on display at today’s The Music Center's Very Special Arts Festival: School ...
05/01/2026

So much creativity, joy and self-expression on display at today’s The Music Center's Very Special Arts Festival: School Day 💛

We loved seeing students of all abilities explore, create and share their talents on Jerry Moss Plaza.

And the celebration continues tomorrow!
Join us for our Very Special Arts Festival: Family Day—free and open to the public.

🗓️ Saturday, May 2
🕚 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
📍 Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center

04/30/2026

Our 2026/2027 Dance Season is almost here! 🩰

Be swept away—
something personal,
something shared,
something you won’t forget.

Your summer of dance starts HERE! 💃Watching on stage or grooving on Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center, make every nig...
04/30/2026

Your summer of dance starts HERE! 💃

Watching on stage or grooving on Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center, make every night a dance night.

From New York City Ballet to The Music Center’s BalletNOW: Superstars of Paris and free dance lessons at The Music Center’s Dance DTLA, movement is where it’s at this summer.

Move, connect and find your joy 💛

🔗 for the full lineup: musiccenter.org/summer

✨ After 20+ years, New York City Ballet returns to   this summer for a week of breathtaking performances! 🩰🌹Experience t...
04/28/2026

✨ After 20+ years, New York City Ballet returns to this summer for a week of breathtaking performances! 🩰🌹

Experience two electrifying programs featuring classics, masterpieces, and groundbreaking works by Ulysses Dove, Justin Peck, Tiler Peck, Gianna Reisen & Christopher Wheeldon. 🌟

With extraordinary dancers and live Orchestra, this is your chance to witness dance history in the making. 👏🎟️

Tickets start at just $55! To purchase:
💻 Visit the 🔗 in our bio
☎️ Call (213) 972-0711
🎫 Stop by the Box Office, 10 AM - 6 PM Tues-Sun

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