Music, theater, dance, spoken word, free performing arts, tuna melts, cultural diversity, Mongolian barbecue, donations, ducks, fountains
Anyone interested in seeing the best of global culture and local talent!
The stages at California Plaza have hosted a variety of world-class performers:
Kinky
Sidestepper
Ballet Nacional de Mexico
Kronos Quartet
Sara Tavares
Hugh Masekela
Pink Martini
Tito Puente
Nortec Collective
Jimmy Scott
Cheb Mami
¡Cubanismo!
Terrence Blanchard
Transglobal Underground
Rennie Harris
and the Mahotella Queens, to name just a few.
Some of the locally-based artists we have featured include:
Ozomatli
The Watts Prophets
Nati Cano y Mariachi Los Camperos
daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra
American Repertory Dance Company
Culture Clash
Los Angeles Baroque Orchestra
Mariachi Divas
and Diavolo Dance Theatre.
Grand Performances is committed to supporting local emerging artists by providing professional fees, access to new audiences, and the empowerment that comes from being presented in a technically sophisticated venue by a nationally recognized presenting organization.
ARTISTS: If you are interested in performing at our venue, please send press kits to:
Leigh Ann Hahn
Director of Programming
Grand Performances
350 S. Grand Ave., Ste. A-4
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Please try to gauge whether you would be an appropriate fit for our venue before sending materials.
Some we presented in 2006: Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, the Academy Award-winning film Crash, Moog, Dance Camera West, and Strange Fruit.
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