LOS ANGELES (December 18, 2025) – The Music Center announced today that Celesta M. Billeci, the lauded Miller McCune executive director emerita of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Arts & Lectures, will join L.A.’s performing arts center...
The Music Center and our Board of Directors are profoundly saddened to learn about the passing of Glorya Kaufman. An extraordinary champion of the performing arts and the dance field, in particular, Glorya was the catalyst for the growth of The Music Center’s acclaimed dance series, which is named Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center in her honor.
Making Its Music Center Debut, Boston Ballet Will Astound Audiences with Five Performances of Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen’s Rendition of the Classical Ballet Masterpiece PERFORMANCE DATES: JUNE 26–29, 2025
Season Also Includes ‘The Music Center’s BalletNOW®’ Curated by Paris Opera Ballet’s Hugo Marchand, Featuring the Company’s Esteemed Principal Dancers and Soloists for an Unmissable Experience; Plus, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and The Music Center Debut of Camille A. Brown & Dancers
Photos Available LOS ANGELES (March 18, 2025) – Grupo Corpo, one of Brazil’s most renowned contemporary dance companies, will grace the stage at The Music Center’s Ahmanson Theatre for three performances, from May 2–4, 2025, celebrating the vivacity and...
LOS ANGELES (February 26, 2025) —The Music Center continues its 22nd season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center with a stupendous seven-performance engagement by the acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The New York-based...
LOS ANGELES (January 6, 2025) – The Music Center continues its exhilarating Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center season on February 14–16, 2025, with Batsheva Dance Company, one of the world’s foremost contemporary dance ensembles....
Photos Available LOS ANGELES (October 16, 2024) — The Music Center will make history when it kicks off its 2024–2025 dance season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center on November 22–24, 2024, with a first-ever dance presentation in the...
LOS ANGELES (June 12, 2024) — The Music Center’s 2023–2024 dance season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center finishes dramatically with the L.A. premiere of Ballet Hispánico’s Doña Perón—a modern ballet about the infamous Argentinian icon...
Photos Available LOS ANGELES (May 8, 2024) — The Music Center's boldest dance season yet, featuring a number of works about strong, dynamic women, continues when The Joffrey Ballet's breathtaking rendition of Anna Karenina commands the stage of The...