US Airways - Los Angeles Culture Guide - (Page 8)

Royal New Zealand Ballet's Giselle, part of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center's 2013-2014 season. Center of Attention The Music Center's diverse offerings have made it a vital part of the city's arts scene. BY JEAN T. BARRETT T he Music Center is Southern California's hub for the performing arts, offering the very best of classical and contemporary music, dance and ballet, theater, and storytelling. 8 discoverLosAngeles.com PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE MUSIC CENTER One of the largest performing arts centers in the nation, The Music Center serves more than 1.3 million people annually through performances by its four resident companies - LA Opera, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Center Theatre Group, and the Los Angeles Master Chorale - as well as performances by the much celebrated dance series Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, community events and festivals, public concerts and workshops, and educational outreach. While the 22-acre campus boasts Grand Park and four major theaters - the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Ahmanson Theatre, the Mark Taper Forum, and Walt Disney Concert Hall - The Music Center is far more than a collection of performance venues. It's a place where the people of Los Angeles come together to engage with the performing arts. It's a place where a young singer might make her debut with LA Opera, replacing an indisposed principal as an understudy with just 12 minutes' notice - and receive critical acclaim. (That happened in March, on the opening night of Wagner's The Flying Dutchman.) It's also a place where a special-needs boy can show off his dance moves to a joyful audience at the annual Very Special Arts Festival. Year-round, night and day, there's always http://www.discoverLosAngeles.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - Los Angeles Culture Guide

US Airways - Los Angeles Culture Guide
Contents
Culture Thrives in the City of Angels
Art, Dance, History, Music, Theater: Downtown LA Has it All
Bask in Surrounding Glory
For More Inspiration, Go West
Discover the Next Stage
Rest Assured

US Airways - Los Angeles Culture Guide