LADP PERFORMS: CITY OF DANCE | GRAND AVENUE TAKEOVER
Grand Avenue Takeover
Hosted in collaboration with the Colburn School
200 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Friday, June 5 | 12:30 PM
Free and Open to all. RSVP for event details and updates.
The Grand Avenue Takeover brings City of Dance into the center of Los Angeles’s cultural corridor. Positioned between the Music Center, the Colburn School, MOCA, and The Broad, this stretch of Grand Avenue has long served as a civic gathering place. It is a place where architecture, performance, and public life intersect.
As with all City of Dance locations, the performance is free and open to the public, and audiences are welcome to stay for as long as they like and move around the performance as it unfolds. RSVP is optional for this location, but recommended for arrival and street closure information on the day of the performance.
History
Grand Avenue’s evolution mirrors the story of Los Angeles. Once a quiet residential street, it became a focal point of the city’s cultural ambitions in the mid twentieth century. This transformation culminated in the creation of the Music Center in the 1960s and the arrival of world class institutions including MOCA, The Broad, and Walt Disney Concert Hall along the corridor. Today, Grand Avenue represents a living ecosystem of creativity and a place where education, performance, and public space come together.
The Colburn School, founded in 1950 and now a cornerstone of the avenue, anchors this cultural landscape. Its commitment to training, experimentation, and community engagement has shaped generations of artists. The campus is now entering a new chapter with the addition of a major expansion designed by Frank Gehry, which will introduce new performance spaces, rehearsal studios, and public areas. This project strengthens Colburn’s role as a leading center for performing arts education and deepens its connection to the cultural life of Grand Avenue.
Support
Support for the street closure on Grand Avenue is provided through the generosity of Terri and Jerry Kohl.
Presented by L.A. Dance Project and Paris Dance Project.
