This Week @MusicCenterLA

Plenty of top choices for entertainment this week! What will we see you at?

Center Theatre Group presents Immediate Family  at the Mark Taper Forum, directed by Tony Award® winner Phylicia Rashad!

LA Phil presents Beethoven & Strauss with pianist Lise de la Salle signing CDs at the lobby entrance to the LA Phil store pre-show. During the day on Saturday bring the little ones for Toyota Symphonies for Youth: Peter and the Wolf and enjoy pre-show interactive art workshops. On Sunday night don’t miss your opportunity to see five-time Grammy-winning singer/ songwriter Michael McDonald. On Tuesday catch Chamber Music Society: Brahms with Bronfman with a pre-show wine tasting!

REDCAT is in the throes of festivals this week with the CalArts Film/Video Showcases, the REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival, Dance Camera West, and Hou Hsiao-Hsien: Flowers of Shanghai. 

Dance Camera West’s 13th Annual Dance Media Festival

Photo by Erich Koyama

June 6-8 at The Music Center, Grand Park, REDCAT and MOCA

We can hardly wait for Dance Camera West’s annual Film Festival featuring screenings of new films, live performances and art installations that focus on the theme “Restructure.”  And the best part?  This year, the three day event takes place in our neck of the woods – Grand Avenue in Downtown LA!

The festival kicks off with performances by LA-based dance company BODYTRAFFIC on The Music Center Plaza around a specially commissioned Architectural Art installation by Gustavo Godoy on June 6 at 7:30pm, followed by screenings of dance shorts in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

The festival continues the following afternoon, June 7, with another performance from BODYTRAFFIC and screenings immediately following down the street at MOCA.

Next the festival hits Grand Park with a live performance from the Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company at 7:00 p.m., followed by more screenings under the stars.

The weekend concludes on June 8 with BODYTRAFFIC’s final performance at 2:00 p.m. on the plaza before more screenings, talks and discussions at REDCAT.

The live performances are free and open to the public and tickets for the film screenings are a bargin and a half!  With so much great artistry and creativity in one weekend, you won’t want to miss any of the fun!

Tickets and more information can be found by visiting the Dance Camera West website.  Follow all the weekend activities on Twitter & Instagram with #DCWfest and #GrandAveLove!