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DADA’S OPEN CLASSES

The Rhimes Performing Arts Center 1850 S Manhattan Pl., Los Angeles

Join DADA for one of their Open Classes, perfect for students of all ages and skill levels. Explore the world of dance in this exciting and dynamic series with its focus on health and fitness. Choose from Ballet, Hip Hop, Tap, Aerial ...

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$20 – $30

DADA 2024 Summer Intensive Auditions

The Rhimes Performing Arts Center 1850 S Manhattan Pl., Los Angeles

DADA 2024 Summer Intensive Auditions DADA’s flagship Los Angeles Summer Intensive offers a comprehensive curriculum rooted in techniques of Ballet and Modern with additional classes in Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop, African, Dunham, Tap, and Musical Theater. Dancers ages 8 and up are ...

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The Debbie Allen Middle School at The Debbie Allen Dance Academy

The Rhimes Performing Arts Center 1850 S Manhattan Pl., Los Angeles

A place for students to nurture their creativity and explore the connections between the academic world with dance and the theatre arts The Debbie Allen Middle School believes a combined academic and performing arts curriculum will benefit young aspiring dancers to foster ...

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Debbie Allen presents HERstory

The Rhimes Performing Arts Center 1850 S Manhattan Pl., Los Angeles

Debbie Allen proudly presents HERstory in honor of Women's History Month, a month-long celebration of the power of women at the Rhimes Performing Arts Center. Showcasing a rich collection of fine artists, filmmakers, musicians, authors, fashion designers and performances by our own ...

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Ongoing

The Robey Theatre Company’s Advanced Scene Study Workshop: Spring 2024

Victory Theatre Center 3326 W Victory Blvd., Burbank

The Robey Theatre Company’s ADVANCED SCENE STUDY WORKSHOP with instructor, Ben Guillory Take the next step in your work. Guided by Robey's award-winning Producing Artistic Director, Ben Guillory, the Advanced Scene Study Workshop provides an intense ten-week scene study for actors who ...

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$500

The Robey Theatre Company’s Playwrights Lab: Spring 2024

Virtual

The Robey Theatre Company’s SPRING Playwrights Lab The Playwrights lab provides weekly sessions and one-on-one meetings to foster a space tailored to each writer’s needs plus curate a timeline for the author’s writing goals and needs. With an emphasis on prompts, exploration ...

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$250

BLACK CYPRESS BAYOU by Kristen Adele Calhoun

Geffen Playhouse 10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles

The Geffen Playhouse presents the World Premiere of BLACK CYPRESS BAYOU. 02.07–03.17.24 Written by Kristen Adele Calhoun Directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene On a hot summer night in Texas, Vernita Manifold summons her two daughters down to the bayou with a secret ...

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$36 – $139

Power to the Queendom by ShaWanna Renee Rivon

Sawyer's Playhouse at Loft Ensemble 11031 Camarillo Street, North Hollywood

Loft Ensemble presents Power to the Queendom by ShaWanna Renee Rivon, directed by Diane Reneé. 4 women of the Black Panther Party find themselves in hot water after a protest goes left and they hold a Houston police officer hostage in chapter ...

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Ebony Repertory Theatre presents STEW

Nate Holden Performing Arts Center 4718 W Washington Blvd., Los Angeles

Ebony Repertory Theatre presents STEW by Zora Howard Directed by Jade King Carroll A captivating, dramatic comedy about the intimate relationships between mothers and daughters and the realities that bind them together.

$30 – $55

Historical Records by Derek Jeremiah Reid

Michelle Danner Acting Studio 10820 Washington Blvd., Culver City

WORLD PREMIERE COMEDY HISTORICAL RECORDS Created, produced and directed by Derek Jeremiah Reid Dive into the vibrant world of Historical Records, where history leaps off the pages and onto the stage in an electrifying fusion of beats, rhymes, and past legends. This ...

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$30

Maroon Arts & Culture’s Black Theatre Lab

Pomona College 300 E. Bonita Ave., Claremont

Maroon Arts & Culture’s Black Theatre Lab: Spring Break Intensive Tailored for Black university students, this Black Theatre Lab is designed to supplement their theatre and performance studies programs with Black history, Black culture and Black aesthetics. This workshop will be led ...

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NOTHING#31: a bar, a bluff By Autumn Knight

REDCAT 631 W 2nd St., Los Angeles

Drawing from her training in theater and the psychology of group dynamics, New York–based artist Autumn Knight makes performances that reshape perceptions of race, gender, and authority. Drawing from her NOTHING#31 series—an investigation into the Italian concept of “dolce far niente,” the ...

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$30