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.

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

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

GP23 grand opening was a smash with explosive performances by Son Rompe Pera, La Verdad, and La Papaya Club.

If you’re a GP donor member, we have some special benefits waiting for you at our 2023 season opener!

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

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!

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.

Here’s a few individual song performances worth revisiting from our 2022 season.

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!

Reflecting back on the summer of 2022, our 36th Grand Performances season

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

Join us this Saturday for Extra Ancestral, a movement dedicated to educating and entertaining audiences through the cultural manifestations of the African Diaspora.

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

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.