Place Is The Space at The Nimoy / Hammer Museum

Place Is The Space is a four-hour immersive performance experience combining live jazz improvisation, theatrical storytelling, and multimedia design inspired by Sun Ra's philosophy and his film Space Is The Place. Created by artist Edgar Arceneaux and co-creator Frank Lawson, the work functions as both a concert and an experiential ritual where musicians, actors, visual elements, and audience members collectively shape the Space into a Place, expressing Afrofuturistic themes of transcendence, liberation, and joy. The event begins at The Nimoy and culminates in a pilgrimage to the Hammer Museum, where the audience-crowned New Sun Ra leads a final performance. The production is co-presented with the Hammer Museum in conjunction with their current exhibition SPACE IS THE PLACE.