The Music Center: Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles

Name: The Music Center: Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles
Address: 135 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, US
Telephone: +12139727211
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The Music Center: Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles

L.A.'s premier performing arts destination celebrating our 60th year in 2024! For more information, visit musiccenter.org.
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Home to:
🎻 Walt Disney Concert Hall
🩰 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
🎭 Mark Taper Forum
🎶 Ahmanson Theatre
⛲ Jerry Moss Plaza
📍 Gloria Molina Grand Park
✨Be a part of it! 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 TM

C Ops. TMC Arts, The Music Center’s programming engine, provides year-round programming inside 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. Follow The Music Center on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter .

07/26/2024

Hey Los Angeles Dodgers! Congrats on another great win! ⚾🎉There's nothing like summer in this city!

07/24/2024

Y'all brought the GAS to night!⛽️🔥 From the dance circles to the - it was a night to remember!

❤️ Muchas gracias for showing UP for us Los Angeles! 🎶🔥

📸 credit: Stan Lee for The Music Center💯

07/23/2024

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Current forecast—blue and bright.✨

📸: Elizabeth Asher

07/23/2024

Join us tomorrow at 9 a.m. for Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's Opening of Schools Address at the The Music Center: Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles Walt Disney Concert Hall. Watch live on KLCS or at LAUSD.org.

07/19/2024

🎶 Baila, baila esta cumbia!🎶 TONIGHT'S the night for at ! 🔥

Join us at 7 and 8:30 PM to learn from Sambabody and stick around until 11 PM to dance to DJ Pachanga's beats! Free and fun for the whole family! 👏
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07/19/2024

And with that, the 23/24 DANCE Season comes to an end! 🩰👏

3 nights of Ballet Hispánico left us on our feet cheering for more! Thank you Los Angeles for being bold with us this DANCE Season!

07/18/2024

TEC Leimert x Black Bar Social Recap! 🚀✨ What an inspiring night of community and connection with our friends at TEC Leimert KAOS Network 100 Thieves Serato Union Los Angeles Russell Westbrook Why Not? Foundation

07/16/2024

We're throwing our biggest dance party EVER to celebrate 20 years of and you're all invited! Tickets on sale now to join us on for a special celebration and dance party on 8/24! 🎂✨

As the sun sets, the dance floor will come alive with music curated by L.A.’s top DJs. 🎉👏 Enjoy birthday cake, good company, busting a move and raising a champagne toast with us under the stars! 👉 Get your ticket at https://bit.ly/4cHiiiP

07/15/2024

We’re still laughing from BLKNWS Comedy Night last month! 🎤🔥 Thanks to everyone who joined us for an evening of non-stop laughs and good vibes!

Special shoutout to Alzo Slade Zainab Johnson Amberia Allen Comedy Peter S. Kim Comedy Shapel Lacey Aida Rodriguez for making the night so wonderful! Y’all were OUTSTANDING 🙌❤️

07/13/2024

🩰 Opening night of Ballet Hispánico left us AWESTRUCK! ✨ We can’t wait to share 2 more performances with you, Los Angeles!

and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa have created something truly stunning! See it this weekend only here at 📍

07/12/2024

Deceitful actress? Or a voice for her people? We'll find out, TONIGHT! 🩰💥 It's curtain up for Ballet Hispánico and we look forward to an exciting weekend of performances! 🌹✊🏽 See Doña Perón here in ! Tickets are still available!

07/12/2024

¡Vibres de viernes! night finna be FUEGO! 🔥🔥 We can’t wait to see your moves TONIGHT on from 7-11 PM! FREE and fun for all ages!

07/11/2024

Y’all showed UP to night and brought the SPICE! 🔥💃🏻 We look forward to this night every summer, and this year did not disappoint! 🙌 Thanks for dancing with us Los Angeles!

Muchas gracias to Leslie Ferreira, Cielo Dance Events Grupo Invasion Latina for making our night so 🔥🔥🔥!

📸: Will T Yang for The Music Center 💯

07/10/2024

¡Dale más gasolina! 🔥🔥 Come dance with us on for free THIS FRIDAY at night!

Lessons at 7 and 8:30 PM with DJ sets throughout the night!

07/09/2024

Eva Perón was the illegitimate daughter of a prosperous farmer who concealed her past as she rose from dancehall performer to Argentina’s First Lady. ✊🏽🌹 Her work as an activist and advocate for Argentina’s women and working class raised skepticism as she indulged in a luxurious, high-class life.
🧾🩰 Join us here at for a mythic and polarizing exploration of an icon through the choreographic lens of controversy and feminine strength. We're READY for 3 powerful nights of dance in Los Angeles with Ballet Hispánico THIS weekend only!
🎟👉 Get your tickets at musiccenter.org

07/08/2024

Join us for an exploration of Afro-Latine heritage and its profound impact on contemporary dance this Thursday 7/11 at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes! 🩰💥

Ahead of this weekend’s performances of Doña Perón, experience an intimate evening with artist and educator Nadia Calmet-Oficial, and Eduardo Vilaro, artistic director and CEO of Ballet Hispánico as they share personal stories, creative processes and the powerful narratives that inspire their art. 🎤🙌🏽

The evening’s theme focuses on the enduring spirit of resilience and celebration within Afro-Latine communities, highlighting the historical and contemporary struggles, triumphs and cultural expressions that shape identity.

📍⌛ RSVP for this FREE event at: https://bit.ly/3RYuh2Y

07/06/2024

Go behind the curtain with Ballet Hispánico to see how they brought this invigorating and emotional portrayal of Evita Perón to life ahead of next week's performances! 🩰🥀

Then be sure to grab your seats for Doña Perón in L.A. before they're gone! ⌛👉 https://bit.ly/3Ld7wEU

07/06/2024

You're invited to join us NEXT WEEK at the 2nd installment of our series for an evening with .sharrief and experience the premiere of Dancing with the Ancestors, a VR dance performance. 🎧✨

Grab a drink at our iconic Black Bar and have an immersive evening in that includes dance workshops, interactive worldbuilding sessions, an AI Photo Booth and more. 🥂📱

🙌 This event is free with RSVP at https://www.musiccenter.org/experience-learn/experience-learn/for-all-ages/digital-innovation-initiative/black-bar-social/sultan-sharrief/

07/05/2024

The 4th of July in is always a VIBE and this year was on ANOTHER level! 🎡🎉 Thanks for celebrating with us in Gloria Molina Grand Park yesterday! We'll be smiling all weekend over these memories!

📸: John McCoy for Gloria Molina Grand Park and The Music Center

07/04/2024

🌹🩰 Masterful storytelling meets breathtaking modern ballet in Doña Perón! 👏 Don't miss your chance to see this West Coast debut by Ballet Hispánico on stage in next week! Tickets selling fast! ⌛
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07/03/2024

🚀✨ The spaceship is landing and everyone is invited to Missy Elliott's Party on the Plaza: an Out of This World Experience here at NEXT Wednesday, July 10!

🎧🔥 Join us on from 7-9 PM to celebrate Missy's birthday with a FREE dance party featuring live DJs and tour dancers, special remarks from Missy herself, a ticket giveaway AND a spectacular surprise that will have all eyes on the sky!

Learn more and RSVP at musiccenter.org

07/02/2024

We're just 2 days away from the biggest FREE 4th of July Celebration on the West Coast at Gloria Molina Grand Park! 🎉🙌 Join us in DTLA for:

🎶 Incredible performances on 2 stages
🎡 75-foot Ferris wheel
🥳 90-foot Super Slide
🚚 Over 30 local food trucks
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Activities for the whole family
🚀 3D Light Show featuring drones by Grizzly Entertainment with LIVE music by Captain Planet!

Let us know if you’re coming!👉 grandparkla.org/4thofJuly

07/02/2024

✨✨ What a way to start an UNFORGETTABLE 20th summer season! 🙌🎶 Thanks for joining us, Los Angeles for Bollywood Night! We can’t wait to keep dancing together all summer long!

Special shoutout to Achinta S. McDaniel, Blue13 Dance Company, Dholnation and DJ Ghost for being our 👏👏

📸: Will Tee Yang for The Music Center

06/29/2024

This weekend is your LAST CHANCE to hear our 2024 playlist on ! 🌈✨ Curated by DJ Sidney Perry, a DJ who has played many a Pride celebration across the Country, we have been so honored to have his music setting the vibe for us all month long!🎉

📍🎶 Can't make it down to the Plaza? Stream the playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5MEJOd8y9PGjpPBegP6fxi?si=6e878b42a3c445fa

06/28/2024

¡Vamos a la plaza! 💃🔥 TONIGHT'S the night for ! Grab your favorite dance partner and come dance with us for FREE from 7 -11 PM!

Lessons by Leslie Ferreira and DJ sets by Cielo Dance Eventsalsadancing

06/26/2024

🥀🎙️ Doña Perón choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa with music by Peter Salem will be performed here in next month! ✨

Inspired by the diverging legacies of and brought to the stage by the incredible Ballet Hispánico for 3 performances ONLY, join us as this reclaims the narrative of this polarizing Latina figure.

Get your tickets at musiccenter.org today!

06/26/2024

Embark on a season of limitless creativity! 🩰💥 Single tickets are on sale NOW for our 24/25 DANCE Season!

See Urban Bush Women's jazz club spectacular in the , Batsheva Dance Company להקת מחול בת-שבע's enthralling MOMO, 5 nights of soul-shaking Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Grupo Corpo's vibrant Gira in the AND Boston Ballet's sumptuous Swan Lake!

🥂Be FEARLESS with us ! Get your tickets today!

06/25/2024

Honored to have Josephine Ramirez, our Executive VP of TMC Arts, interviewed in the National Endowment for the Arts's latest blog series! 🙌 Read the piece here: bit.ly/3RHGw41

“How would arts nonprofits change if we really leaned into our potential to act as civic cultural forces for equity and access to the good that the arts do?”

In the latest entry of our blog series, Josephine Ramirez of The Music Center: Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles provides her reflections on what performing arts centers can do to reimagine new ways to operate and partner.

Get the story: bit.ly/3RHGw41

06/25/2024

RECAP! 💯🔥 Thanks for joining us, Los Angeles for an inspirational night of conversation, connection and cultivated community at earlier this month with TEC Leimert!

We’re still pinching ourselves from an unforgettable evening spent with so many of you! Swipe to see some of our favorite moments from the night! ➡️ ☎️

📸: Will T Yang for The Music Center

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Opening Night Bows 🩰🥂

And with that, the 23/24 DANCE Season comes to an end! 🩰👏 3 nights of Ballet Hispánico left us on our feet cheering for more! Thank you Los Angeles for being bold with us this DANCE Season! #musiccenterla #dance #ballethispanico #losangeles #ballet

#DanceDTLA Cumbia Night 🔥

¡Muévete al ritmo de Cumbia! This Friday 7/19 is #colombian #cumbia night at #DanceDTLA and we can’t wait to see your moves! 🔥🎉 Join us on #jerrymossplaza for FREE lessons with Sambabody at 7 and 8:30 PM and DJ sets throughout the night! 📍🙌 Our friends from Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) and L.A. County Registrar-Recorder will be with us too! See you there! #colombiancumbia #bailabailabaila #cumbiawepa #dance #weekend #losangeles #familyfun #free #dtla #selenaquintanilla #selena #bailaestacumbia

In the rehearsal room with Ballet Hispánico for Doña Perón choreographed by #annabellelopezochoa and debuting in #losangeles TOMORROW! 🩰🥀 #ballet #ballethispanico #evaperon #dance #fyp #evita #openingnight #debutperformance #latinxdancers

#DanceDTLA #reggaeton night 7/12 🔥

¡Dale más gasolina! 🔥🔥 Come dance with us on #jerrymossplaza for free THIS FRIDAY at #DanceDTLA #reggaeton night! Lessons at 7 and 8:30 PM with DJ sets throughout the night! #reggaetonnight #gasolina #gas #losangeles #free #weppaa #motomami #donomar

We’re blasting OFF! 🚀✨GET UR #OOTWDANCE #OOTW #dancechallenge READY! 🙌🙌 T-minus 2 days until Missy Elliott takes over #jerrymossplaza and we’re throwin’ it down together in #DTLA! 🔥🎧 Practice those moves and get READY for a birthday party that is #outofthisworld! #missyelliott #partyontheplaza #birthday #celebrations #losangeles Versa-Style Dance Company

Explore your ancestral connections at our next #BlackBarSocial event THIS Tuesday 7/9 with @sultan.sharrief! 🌎✨ Dive into your lineage, create speculative dialogues, and experience the premiere of "Black Whole - Dancing with the Ancestors," an innovative AR piece that intertwines technology and tradition. 🙌 This event is free with RSVP: https://bit.ly/3zucLxb

Creating the world of Ballet Hispanico's "Doña Perón" 🩰🌹

Go behind the curtain with Ballet Hispánico to see how they brought this invigorating and emotional portrayal of Evita Perón to life ahead of next week's performances! 🩰🥀 Then be sure to grab your seats for Doña Perón in L.A. before they're gone! ⌛👉 https://bit.ly/3Ld7wEU

POV: you’re witnessing the brilliance of The Joffrey Ballet’s Anna Karenina from the wings of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 🩰🕊️✨ We always feel inspired after a weekend of Glorya Kaufman Presents DANCE at The Music Center, and June’s performances were no exception! 🙌👏#joffreyballet #ballet #openingnight #musiccenterla #backstage #annakarenina #yuripossokhov

🙌🏽💥Witness the BRILLIANCE of Ballet Hispánico’s Doña Perón here in #LosAngeles in just 2 weeks! 🇦🇷✨This captivating production merges artistic excellence AND advocacy as audiences will be challenged to reconsider what they know about #argentina’s infamous First Lady. ⏳Tickets start at just $34!

36th Annual Spotlight Grand Finale! 🏆🙌

Step inside the #waltdisneyconcerthall for a recap of our 2024 The Music Center's Spotlight Grand Finale! 🏆✨ From acting to classical voice, and all the categories in between; this year’s class of Finalists DAZZLED us!

20 Years of #DanceDTLA 🌙🕺

Happy 20th Birthday #DanceDTLA 🎉 We asked some of our incredible instructors what Dance Downtown Los Angeles means to them and their answers have us READY for THIS Friday's start to the summer! 🌙🕺

The Joffrey Ballet: Anna Karenina 🩰✨ June 21-23!

In the rehearsal room with The Joffrey Ballet ahead of next week’s performances! 🩰✨ Victoria Jaiani and Alberto Velazquez are taking our breath away in this STUNNING pas de duex showcasing the emotion and complexity of this magnificent work! 💖👏 Don’t miss your only chance to see Anna Karenina in Los Angeles! Get your tickets before they're gone!

Black Bar Social: A TEC Leimert Prospective 🙌🏿✨

Tomorrow night is going to be a captivating one filled with exploration, inspiration and innovation as we journey Black To The Future with TEC Leimert! 🎤✨ Be a part of our very 1st Black Bar Social event of the summer and experience a happy hour like never before! We'll be making connections and contemplating thought-provoking questions from our Provocatuer Ben Caldwell about the evolving cultural landscape of a vibrant Los Angeles.

Dance DTLA returns this summer!

Are you READY to dance Los Angeles?! 🔥🌙 #DanceDTLA is just 2 weeks away and we are HYPED to be making memories, learning new moves and enjoying those warm summer nights together again on #jerrymossplaza! Grab your friends and make your way downtown for a summer of celebration! 🎶💿 - #losangeles #summer #free #dance #events #hiphop #salsa #reggaeton #country #linedance #samba #cumbia #disco #bollywood #musiccenterla

Gold Gala 2024 ✨

A few moments from the ✨ gold carpet ✨ that are giving us EVERYTHING! What an absolute HONOR to be the venue for Goldhouse’s #goldgala this year!📍We are so grateful to have been a part of the most magical night celebrating #aapiexcellence here at #musiccenterla! - #goldgala2024 #aapiheritagemonth #musiccenterla #redcarpet #celebrity #givemeeverything #goldhouse #jerrymossplaza #lucyliu #hellokitty

✨ Debuting next month ✨ Join us for 3 nights of unparalleled passion and emotion on stage with one of the world's premier dance companies! See The Joffrey Ballet in Los Angeles June 21-23! Tickets at musiccenter.org/joffrey

There’s a whole world of entertainment waiting for you, right in the heart of DTLA this Spring! 🌼✨From opera to theater, park happenings to dance performances and community events to symphonies; we're your place to be a part of it in the city! #musiccenterla

Get down with us in DTLA!💿🔥

Looking for weekend plans #LosAngeles ? 💿🔥 Don’t miss this evening of DJs, dancing and more! As we get ready for On the Record, we’re reliving the good vibes and sunshine from last year’s event! 🪩✨ Come through and shop a diverse assortment of #vinylrecords from L.A. vinyl shops TOMORROW from 4-8 pm on #jerrymossplaza! - #vinylrecords #recordsday #vinylfair #recordscollection #ontherecord #dj #communityevent #vinylcheck

Vinyl Q & A with Beat Swap Meet💿🎶

Meet our vinyl curators! 🪩🎶 Robby from Beat Swap Meetet up with us ahead of On The Record to chat #vinyl memories, the revitalization of the L.A. #record scene and more! 📍🎶 We’ll see you THIS Saturday from 4-8 PM for a #free #vinylfair and #communityevent here in DTLA! #vinylrecords #musiccenterla #vinylcollection #losangeles #recordcollection #ontherecord #recordcollector #vinylcommunity #beatswapmeet #beatswapmeetla

Vinyl Q + A with dublab

Meet our vinyl curators! 🌟🎧 Estefania from dublab met up with us ahead of On The Record to chat #vinyl memories, curating our LA-based #record marketplace & more! 📍🎶 We’ll see you THIS Saturday 5/4 for a #free vinyl fair and #communityevent here in DTLA from 4-8 PM! #vinylrecords #musiccenterla #ontherecord

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Our Story

As Los Angeles’ performing arts center, The Music Center has served millions of patrons for more than five decades and is one of the largest and most respected performing art centers in the nation. With four world-class resident companies and five exceptional venues, we have enjoyed bringing Los Angeles the very best in music, dance, opera and theatre.

We have also developed models for arts education initiatives that continue to impact students and teachers in and outside of the classroom. From The Music Center’s Spotlight program, an annual scholarship and training program for high school students, to The Music Center On Tour, which brings world-class performing artists to the classroom, The Music Center’s lauded educational initiatives are committed to inspiring the minds of students in Los Angeles County.

As the 21st century has ushered in new ways of communicating and creating, the arts are no longer the exclusive purview of those who purchase tickets to sit in a concert hall or theatre. The Music Center is one of the first arts organization to recognize this with a slate of innovative low-cost or free arts programming that is relevant to a range of audiences and interests. These successful programs engage the community and bring the arts alive. Sleepless: The Music Center After Hours, Dance DTLA, Grand Park + The Music Center’s 4th of July Block Party, and N.Y.E.L.A. are all designed to gather and connect people across lines of race, ethnicity, gender, class and age in an interdisciplinary and multi-sensory art experience, engaging thousands of Angelos.

We hope you will join us in shaping the future of The Music Center and the arts in Los Angeles.