Join the thousands who dance the night away under the stars. The Music Center’s Dance DTLA returns this summer for its 20th year with eight nights of in-person beginner dance lessons with easy-to-follow steps so Guests can hit the dance floor to practice their new moves with a different dance genre each week.
The Music Center’s Dance DTLA Summer 2024
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Upcoming Events
$13 – $15
Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit
Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Our 5,000-square-foot exhibit delves deep into the multifaceted world of hip-hop through expansive exhibits on hip-hop music, dance, graffiti, fashion, business, activism, and history, providing visitors with an immersive experience that explores the profound impact and influence of hip-hop culture. On display will be an incredible array of artifacts including the Notorious B.I.G.’s iconic red leather pea jacket, LL Cool J’s red Kangol bucket hat, and more. Sundays & Mondays, Wednesdays –…
Free
Groove: Artists and Intaglio Prints, 1500 to Now
This exhibition surveys over five hundred years of intaglio prints drawn from the extensive collections of the UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts at the Hammer Museum. The intaglio medium comprises engravings, etchings, dry point, aquatint, and mezzotint, all of which involve the use of a copper or zinc plate that is incised, inked, and printed. These materials and techniques have remained more or less the same since the fifteenth century. The exhibit includes examples of Renaissance engraving, through…
$10 – $25
Mark Bradford: 150 Portrait Tone
Mark Bradford’s 150 Portrait Tone, a mural-size composition that contains elements of both abstraction and realism, is based on an idea for a work that the artist conceived after the fatal shooting of Philando Castile by a police officer in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in July 2016. Castile, a nutrition services supervisor at an elementary school, was shot after being pulled over in his car—an incident that was livestreamed on Facebook by Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, who was sitting in the…
Free
What Do You See – What Do You Hear?
Arroyo Art Collective presents What Do You See – What Do You Hear, a collaboration of dance and musical instrument, set within the Audubon Center at Debs Park compound. Over the course of four days and 16 performances, musicians are asked to interpret their dance partner, while dancers respond and contribute to the music so that each elevates the other’s art. This improvisational and alternating dance and music performances accompanied by workshops open to the general public. All events…
Crossroads: Exploring The Silk Road Gallery
Take a journey through Dunhuang, an ancient oasis connecting peoples and cultures, where the sights and sounds come to life through stories, music, tactile objects, an interactive discovery map, an intergenerational reading area, and highlights from the museum’s collection. With enhanced accessibility and innovative design features, Crossroads aims to inspire curiosity, build empathy, and catalyze connections. Adults – $10, Seniors, Students, and Educators – $7, Children and Members – Free. The second Sunday of each month – Free