It offers performances, workshops and long-term residencies. These activities make the arts come alive for students, parents and teachers, and provide valuable life and learning skills. Approximately 350 Los Angeles school children who have participated in the Luckman's weekly Dance Residency classes will perform along with professional artists and musicians, celebrating the music of Duke Ellington. Schools participating in the program include Kennedy Elementary, Westminster Ave. Elementary, and Eagle Rock Elementary.
Admission is free.
National Dance Institute's First West Coast Teacher Training Institute. 10, Luckman Fine Arts Complex. Jacques d'Amboise National Dance Institute in New York, NDI Artistic Director Ellen Weinstein and NDI teaching staff will lead hands-on sessions with children and teacher participants from the Los Angeles area. Recognized in her native Japan as one of the most talented musicians of her generation, Nanae Mimura's soulful and inspired performances have been winning acclaim throughout Europe, Japan and the United States. It offers performances, workshops and long-term residencies.