Los Angeles Upcoming Events
¡ORDENA! Santa Monica Free
Next Up: Sunday, October 4 | 11:00am | Montana Avenue between 9th and 17th street
Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) presents ¡Ordena! Santa Monica at Montana Avenue Art Walk, an interactive performance food truck offering a playful menu of dancing dishes at the Culver City Art Walk on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Led by HDD dancers…
¡Ordena! Culver City Free
Next Up: Saturday, October 10 | 11:00am | 8533 Washington Blvd
Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) presents ¡Ordena! Culver City Art Walk, an interactive performance food truck offering a playful menu of dancing dishes at the Culver City Art Walk on Saturday, October 10, 2026.Led by HDD dancers and featuring live music, this unique experience invites audiences to “order” performances from…
Akram Khan Company
Next Up: Saturday, October 10 | 8:00pm | Royce Hall
Thikra: Night of Remembering, the final touring production from dance company Akram Khan Company
Ghost Light: A Haunted Evening of Music, Movement, and Stories
Next Up: Friday, October 23 | 7:00pm | Lineage Performing Arts Center
Perfect for families, theater lovers, and anyone who enjoys a good ghost story, Ghost Light is more whimsical than frightening, offering just the right amount of Halloween magic for audiences of all ages. Featuring Lineage’s signature fusion of expressive dance…
Dance Theatre of Harlem
Next Up: Saturday, November 14 | 8:00pm | The Soraya
Renowned in the ballet world, the company makes its Soraya debut with the Los Angeles premiere of Robert Garland’s Higher Ground (2022) on Nov 14. Higher Ground is a joyous, critically acclaimed piece that combines classical ballet and vernacular Black dance to sharpen the…
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
Next Up: Saturday, November 21 | 8:00pm | Royce Hall
Blue Hour and Beckoning, a double bill of dance works by Cloud Gate's CHENG Tsung-lung
Diavolo: Escape
Next Up: Saturday, November 21 | 8:00pm | The Soraya
DIAVOLO: Architecture in Motion returns to The Soraya for its fifth engagement, this time with ESCAPE, a visceral and heart-pounding live show following a group of humans as they struggle to break free from the chaos around them, ultimately escaping…
After the Fire: The Art of Resilience
Next Up: Thursday, January 7 | 3:00pm | Lineage Performing Arts Center
A multidisciplinary performance exploring the capacity to heal, create, and rise — together. Blending Lineage’s signature fusion of dance, live music, and storytelling, After the Fire transforms personal experiences into a shared artistic journey. This is not a story about tragedy…
Dance Camera West
Next Up: Friday, January 22 | 8:00pm | Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz
🇺🇸 Dance Camera West is dedicated to exploring the intersection of dance and cinema through innovative film programming, artist collaborations, and public events celebrating movement on screen. Showcasing works from around the world, the festival highlights the creativity of filmmakers…
Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández
Next Up: Saturday, January 30 | 3:00pm | The Soraya
Ballet Folklórico de México makes a home at The Soraya and the San Fernando Valley, continuing a celebrated legacy of tradition. Founded in 1952 by dancer and choreographer Amalia Hernández, the company is known as the first professional folkloric dance…
Step Afrika!: Fruits of Our Labor
Next Up: Saturday, February 6 | 3:00pm | The Soraya
Step Afrika! returns to The Soraya for its third engagement with the L.A. premiere of The Fruits of Our Labor, blending the power of stepping, body percussion, and contemporary dance with the vibrant energy of South Africa’s IsiPantsula and gumboot…
Shamel Pitts I Tribe
Next Up: Saturday, February 27 | 8:00pm | Royce Hall
Marks of RED, Shamel Pitts' Afrofuturistic dance work exploring Black embodiment and human connection.
Siudy Garrido Flamenco Company: Bailaora
Next Up: Saturday, March 6 | 8:00pm | The Soraya
Venezuelan-born Siudy Garrido advances traditional flamenco performance as a living and breathing language of movement and sound. While both honoring the roots of this timeless art form and breaking boundaries that captivate a global audience, Garrido has created a new…
Ballet BC: An Evening of Crystal Pite
Next Up: Saturday, April 24 | 8:00pm | The Soraya
Growing up in Victoria, British Columbia, Crystal Pite would study dance as a child and choreograph her classmates on the weekends. By the time she was 17, she joined Ballet BC as a dancer and performed with the company for…