News

Canyon Cody Canyon Cody

Poetry of Pride w/ Brian Sonia-Wallace

Last Friday was one for the books, thanks to Brian Sonia-Wallace who curated an evening of poetry with artists from the LGBTQ+ community in honor of Pride month.

Read More
Canyon Cody Canyon Cody

Shahin Najafi

There was so much energy in the air at California Plaza during this past Saturday's Shahin Najafi show!

Read More
Canyon Cody Canyon Cody

COLA Artist Fellows 2023

Thank you to our three unforgettable COLA Artist Fellows who performed live this past Saturday for the COLA Artist Fellows 2023 showcase.⁠

Read More
Canyon Cody Canyon Cody

Say Hello To Summer

Grand Performances returns to Downtown Los Angeles for our 37th Summer Season of Free Concerts at California Plaza!

Read More
Canyon Cody Canyon Cody

The Lost Hard Drives

A funny thing happened recently: we were clearing out storage space at the GP offices and came across some old hard drives containing concert footage from a decade ago that had never been posted!

Read More
Canyon Cody Canyon Cody

Alice Coltrane

In partnership with our friends at dublab, we hosted “Alice Coltrane: An Expansive Spirit” a tribute concert celebrating the legendary artist and spiritual leader. Here’s performance footage and our thoughts on that magical evening.

Read More
Canyon Cody Canyon Cody

End Of Year Donations

Please consider donating to Grand Performances during our End Of The Year Drive so we can further our mission to bring the global performing arts to Los Angeles, accessible to all for free!

Read More
Canyon Cody Canyon Cody

GP’s New President

Los Angeles multi-sector executive leader, Rafael González, is only the third President & CEO in the organization’s 36-year history.

Read More
Canyon Cody Canyon Cody

Ali Sethi & Discostan

We’re still buzzing from this past Saturday’s Ali Sethi and Discostan show which celebrated Pakistani and South Asian music and culture.

Read More
Canyon Cody Canyon Cody

Pasoori in LA

Pakistani superstar Ali Sethi bring his global hit “Pasoori” to Grand Performances on Saturday July 24, 2022 for a free concert in downtown Los Angeles.

Read More