The Los Angeles Dance Festival celebrates the LA dance community by hosting 45 companies for dozens of top-quality showcase performances. This annual event features an array of dance classes, workshops and performances mixing different dance styles from modern to avant-garde. LADF is co-produced by Brockus Project, under the direction of Deborah Brockus and Theater Raymond Kabbaz, the innovative performance space at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles, under the direction of Pierre Leloup.
Culture Spot LA readers can win a pair of tickets to the day of their choice. Email editor@culturespotla.com with TRK LADF in the subject line and the day you would like to attend in the body of the email.
Festival Schedule
Theater Raymond Kabbaz – Main Stage
Thursday, May 11 (GALA Night with party) 7:30 p.m. $40
Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre
HELIOS DANCE THEATER
No)one. Art House
Invertigo Dance Theatre
Blue13 Dance Company
Live music by Nora Germain.
Visual Art by Aaron Mostow, Cheryl Mann, Will Clayton.
Friday, May 12 (Eclectic Urban contemporary) 8 p.m. $25
Lula Washington Dance Theatre
Pony Box Dance Theatre
CATASTROPHE!
Entity Contemporary Dance
Lux Aeterna Dance Company
Akomi Dance
BrockusRED
Saturday, May 13 (Technical contemporary) 8 p.m. $25
Backhausdance
JazzAntiqua
Sarah Elgart / Arrogant Elbow
MashUP Dance Company
FUSE Dance Company
Kybele Dance Theatre
Ania Catherine / Cue
Sunday, May 14, (Avant-Garde contemporary) 6 p.m. $25
szalt (dance co.)
WHYTEBERG
Kevin Williamson + Company
The TL Collective
Rosanna Tavarez/LA DANSA DANSA
CARLON+LOLLIE
Palm Dance Collective Los Angeles
Master Classes, Brockus Project Studios
Saturday & Sunday, May 20-21 – 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $10-$20
Open Classes taught by the companies of LADF 2017
In addition to the companies listed above these are:
Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company
Diavolo Architecture in Motion
CONTRA-TIEMPO | Urban Latin Dance Theater
Ate9 dANCE cOMPANY
Rebecca Lemme’s/ Acts of Matter
INFORMATION: https://www.ladancefest.org/ and www.theatreraymondkabbaz.com.
TICKETS:
Individual tickets: https://tinyurl.com/ofmdyxh
Ticket package: https://tinyurl.com/gskqv3r
Class tickets: www.BrockusProject.org