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The Los Angeles Music Center (its actual name is the Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County) is a complex of four entertainment venues located on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
Performing arts venues
The four main venues of the complex (which also includes some smaller theaters and outdoor amphitheaters) are: The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation). ...
The Mark Taper Forum is a small (<1000 seats) theater-in-the-round (thrust stage) at the Los Angeles Music Center. ...
Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA Another view Walt Disney Concert Hall at night The Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles, California is the fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Center. ...
Tenants The complex has four resident companies: The Los Angeles Master Chorale is a famous professional chorus in Los Angeles, California. ...
The Los Angeles Opera is a world-class opera company in Los Angeles, California. ...
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, USA. From 1964 to 2003, the orchestra played its concerts in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center. ...
History Fundraising for the complex was begun in 1955 by Dorothy Chandler, who sought a permanent home for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Dorothy Buffum Chandler (19 May 1901 - 6 July 1997) was a Los Angeles cultural leader. ...
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, USA. From 1964 to 2003, the orchestra played its concerts in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center. ...
Construction of the facility began on March 9, 1962. The first hall, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, held its first performance on December 6, 1964. The complex was completed when two additional halls, the Mark Taper Forum and the Ahmanson Theatre, were dedicated on April 9, 1967. The center then totalled the approximately seven acres (28,000 m²), bounded by Grand Avenue, Hope Street, 1st Street and Temple Street. March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ...
1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...
The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation). ...
December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
The Mark Taper Forum is a small (<1000 seats) theater-in-the-round (thrust stage) at the Los Angeles Music Center. ...
April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
The Dance Door, a bronze scupture, was created in 1978 by Robert Graham and donated to the Music Center in 1982 by Frederick and Marcia Weisman. "Dance+Door"&hl=en Robert Graham (born August 19, 1938, in Mexico City) is a sculptor based in the state of California in the United States of America. ...
1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 1994, major renovations were completed on both Mark Taper and the Ahmanson. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ...
In 1987, Lillian Disney pledged $50 million towards a fourth venue, which became known as the Walt Disney Concert Hall. After various problems and cost overruns, the new concert hall finally opened on October 23, 2003. The complex now totals 11 acres (45,000 m²) and extends across the equivalent of three city blocks from Temple Street to 2nd Street. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Lillian Marie Bounds (born February 15, 1899 in Spalding, Idaho; died December 16, 1997 from a stroke at the age of 98 in West Los Angeles, California) was the wife of Walt Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) from 1925 until his death. ...
Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA Another view Walt Disney Concert Hall at night The Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles, California is the fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Center. ...
October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
References Hunt, William, Total Design: Architecture of Welton Becket, New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1972. (the firm of Welton Becket and Associates designed the Music Center and other modernist buildings. In 1994 the Mark Taper Forum was re-designed by Ellerbe-Beckett)
External links - Music Center Official Website
- Center Theatre Group Official Website
- Pictures of the Dance Door
- Archive of online ads for productions at the Ahmanson Theatre
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