Bring the whole family to L.A.'s biggest, Emmy-nominated holiday show at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. More than 20 choirs, music ensembles and dance companies from the many neighborhoods and cultures of L.A. celebrate the season during this free three-hour extravaganza. Even the parking underneath the Music Center is free. Some highlights this year: Invertigo Dance Theatre, celebrating the sunny weather that characterizes the winter season in L.A.; Special guest Los Angeles Ballet will perform “Waltz of the Flowers”; Double G and Strings, a six-musician ensemble formed by members of daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra, performing holiday favorites; Pacifico Dance Company, presenting folklorico dance from the region of La Costa Chica; Shakti Dance Company, celebrating the classical dance of southern India; Vox Femina Los Angeles, a choir of 40 women singing songs celebrating Hanukah and Christmas; Vaud & The Villains, a 19-piece New Orleans jazz orchestra, will debut on Holiday Celebration with holiday music played in 1930s jazz style and Spirit Chorale of Los Angeles, singing a capella, spiritual arrangements of holiday classics. Watch it live on KCET from 3-6 pm, and again from 8-11 pm. Hear it live on 90.7 KPFK. Stream it live at www.kcet.org. The L.A. County Holiday Celebration is a gift to the community from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Dec 24; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, 90012; FREE; Information hotline: (213) 972-3099 or www.HolidayCelebration.org
53rd Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration
135 N Grand Ave
Los Angeles CA
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Paul M. J. Suchecki May 15, 2013 at 01:54 pm
Let me clarify: All I tried to do was re-link to the video that was dumped when Patch revised its…Read More format. The Festival of the Chariots won't be coming to Venice for months.
Linda Lucks July 31, 2011 at 05:24 pm
One year, long ago, Alice Coltrane performed. Anyone know the year? Definitely in the 70's.
Spirit Of Venice March 25, 2013 at 02:02 am
Thank you, David, for your lucid and edifying dissertation on Passover. You just about said it…Read More all...I would only add that if people get a chance during the holiday to view the movie version of Fiddler On The Roof they will get a truly inspiring feeling for what it meant - and means - to be Jewish.