Department of Cultural Affairs
Since 1998 DANCES WITH FILMS has grown from presenting a handful of films to nearly 200 each year… from only narrative features and shorts to include the top documentaries, music videos tv & web on the circuit today. In 2007 DWF brought a new commitment to the indie world with the advent of the 2 Minute, 2 Step Short Film Challenge where we actually shoot 10 films during the festival and present them to enthusiastic audiences.
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L.A. Dance Project (LADP) is hosting free community performances and Q&As during their upcoming performance series Spring Dances. The new triple-bill program features the premieres of LADP Founder and Artistic Director Benjamin Millepied’s Me.You.We.They, set to original music by composer Nico Muhly and LADP choreographer Janie Taylor’s Sleepwalker’s Encyclopedia, with set design by painter Ben Styer. The other works which will alternate each performance are Millepied’s Moving Parts and Triade.
A community open mic series at the Pilipino Workers Center. The Center facilitates a safe space for marginalized voices to share stories and create genuine connections through the arts. This season celebrates the 12th anniversary of the longest-running Filipino-founded open mic series in Historic Filipinotown.
The award-winning creator, director, actor, and hilarious stand-up comedian moves into the Wiltern for a limited run of shows you do not want to miss! Catch Ali’s latest hour of stand-up to be filmed for her next comedy special.
The Acadmy Museum presents the Film Series Beware the Elements! Natural Disasters on Film Following a summer of record-breaking heatwaves, extreme wildfires, historic floods, and a truly unprecedented “hurriquake,” we find the perilous realities of climate change increasingly impacting our daily lives. This screening series considers natural disasters through our planet’s primary elements—earth, wind, water, and fire—and seeks to highlight key moments in the history of the disaster film genre as a source of entertainment and portrayal of science, and…
Stories of Sugar Hill presented by Friends Of Residential Treasures: Los Angeles Map and guidebook available for download on February 13, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. for FREE! Stories of Sugar Hill is a seven-stop self-guided Trail map accompanied by in-depth research that celebrates the influential legends, icons, and trailblazers of West Adams’ Black history. This project supports the neighborhood’s efforts in collecting, archiving, and sharing the stories of West Adams by working with residents of the area. The experience is…
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