Lula Washington News

The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs will present EMPOWERMENT: MAXINE & BELLA, a weekend festival honoring women artists and activists Maxine Hong Kingston and Bella Lewitzky. Learn more!

On Monday, April 15 Idyllwild Arts will showcase their daylong Art in Society's 7th Annual Symposium, which is free and open to the public.

The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) presents the 34th Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance, Can't Turn You Loose: A Love Letter to Black Dance.

USC Visions and Voices will present the West Coast premiere of Bodies as Site of Faith and Protest  on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. at Bovard Auditorium.

The International Association of Blacks in Dance in partnership with Collage Dance Collective announces their 2024 performance presentations. Stay tuned for exciting dance performances and collaborations.

The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) and Collage Dance Collective will present the lineup for the 34th Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance, 'Can't Turn You Loose: A Love Letter to Black Dance.'

The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) and Collage Dance Collective will honor the Bluff City Cluster of the LINKS Incorporated, The Jenkins Family Foundation, and Tommie-Waheed Evans at the 34th Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance.

Collage Dance partners with The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) for the 34th Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance taking place in Memphis, TN from January 24 to 28, 2024.

Los Angeles Ballet has announced new Artistic Director Melissa Barak’s first fully programmed season for the Company. Learn more about the full season here!

Discover how the Colony Theatre has responded to crisis and embraced resilience in the face of challenges. Gain insights into their strategies and learn about the performing arts sector's adaptation in uncertain times.

Los Angeles Ballet (LAB) will celebrate its Season 17 Gala on Thursday, May 18 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. This year's honorees are philanthropists Jeff Polak and Alia Tutor. The honorees are receiving Angel Awards for the extraordinary contributions they have made to LAB and the city of Los Angeles. 

President Joseph R. Biden presented the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) with the National Medal of Arts, along with eleven other renowned artists and arts organizations.

The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) will receive the National Medal of Arts. Through teaching, training, and performance, The International Association of Blacks in Dance promotes dance by people of African ancestry and origin, explores and exchanges art, spans cultures and generations, and enriches the dance culture of America.

The International Association of Blacks in Dance in partnership with dance Immersion will present the 33rd Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance, Globally Connected: What Does Our Tomorrow Hold? on January 25-29, 2023 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Verb, “Ohio Contemporary Ballet” returns to the Breen Center for the Performing Arts on February 18, 2023, at 7:30pm. The program will highlight a range of talent with the restaging of former Joffrey Ballet Co-Artistic Director Gerald Arpino's, Celebration, and a new commission by Levi Marsman, formerly of Ailey II.

The International Association of Blacks in Dance in partnership with dance Immersion announced the sensational lineup of performers for the 33rd Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance, Globally Connected: What Does Our Tomorrow Hold?, being held on January 25-29, 2023 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The longest-running NUTCRACKER production in SoCal returns beginning Thanksgiving weekend for eight public performances at BroadStage in Santa Monica.

 MUSE/IQUE continues its adventurous yearlong concert series, L.A. Composed: A Festival of Los Angeles Music, Each concert of L.A.Composed  will focus on a different street and the music that is associated with it.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago has announced the company’s 45th anniversary ‘sapphire’ season: a dynamic mix of world premieres and revivals of company and audience favorites.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago has announced the company’s 45th anniversary ‘sapphire’ season: a dynamic mix of world premieres and revivals of company and audience favorites. The 2022/23 Season 45: Sapphire Season begins with HSDC’s fall series Refraction at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance.