The LA Times describes Las Cafeteras as a “uniquely Angeleno mishmash of punk, hip-hop, beat music, cumbia and rock…live, they’re magnetic.”  Their Afro-Mexican beats, rhythms and rhymes complement inspiring lyrics that document stories of a community seeking love and justice in the concrete jungle of Los Angeles. Using traditional Son Jarocho folk instruments like the jarana, requinto, quijada (donkey jawbone) and tarima (a wooden platform), they sing in English, Spanish and Spanglish.

The world’s foremost all-male comic ballet company leaps into the center as part of its landmark 50th anniversary season featuring gems from their groundbreaking parodies that span the classical ballet canon. Founded in NYC in 1974, the Trocks has grown from its roots in late-late shows in off-off Broadway lofts to a global touring sensation. The company dances en travesti with razor-sharp wit and breathtaking pointe work.