For the first time in its nearly 100-year history, The Royal Ballet School will bring its renowned Intensive Course for young dancers to the U.S. The school has selected The Music Center as the exclusive location for its training program, taking place in summer 2026.
In an historic environmental milestone for DTLA, Gloria Molina Grand Park becomes the home of L.A.’s first Miyawaki Forest to grow in a fully urban setting. The future forest is designed to grow 10 times faster and 30 times denser than traditional planting; it will also restore biodiversity and capture carbon in the heart of the city.
Offering a unique Valentine’s Day celebration inspired by the legacy of radio host Art Laboe, nostalgic sounds and community connection that have shaped generations of L.A. love stories, Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Love Notes invites all Angelenos and visitors to the “park for everyone” to experience the power of love with heartfelt song dedications.
The Music Center announced today that 71 outstanding high school students from across Southern California have advanced as semifinalists in The Music Center’s 38th annual Spotlight program, a free, nationally acclaimed performing arts competition, scholarship and artistic development program for teens.
In an historic environmental milestone for DTLA, Gloria Molina Grand Park becomes the home of L.A.’s first Miyawaki Forest to grow in a fully urban setting—planted by the community for the community.
For three unforgettable days, March 4–6, 2026, The Music Center will burst with the energy, imagination and movement of more than 13,000 local fifth-grade students as they participate in the 56th annual Blue Ribbon Children’s Festival, California’s longest-continuing free arts learning initiative.
The Music Center's Innovation Social will feature a peek at a new VR documentary about the L.A. wildfires.
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 as principal strategic dance advisor for the institution’s Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center series.
The Board of Directors of The Music Center today announced the appointment of three distinguished leaders to The Music Center Board: former Broadway producer Terri Childs; financial services executive Bill Dolan; and former chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Maria Rosario Jackson, Ph.D., who returns to L.A.’s performing arts center as a board member for a second time.
The Music Center and our Board of Directors are deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Frank Gehry. A groundbreaking architect who reimagined the field, Frank’s profound and courageous artistic vision resulted in the creation of one of L.A.’s most iconic buildings: Walt Disney Concert Hall.