The Music Center

The Music Center and grand park operationsas Los Angeles County's Performing Arts Center, The Music Center convenes artists, communities and ideas with The goal of deepening The cultural lives of every resident in Los Angeles County. Each year, The Music Center welcomes more than two million people to its campus.the non-profit Performing Arts organization has two divisions, The Music Center ops (tmc ops), which handles all operations functions, and The Music Center Arts (tmc Arts), which oversees The organization's programming and Arts education work.tmc ops manages The Music Center's four theatres - walt disney concert hall, dorothy chandler pavilion, ahmanson theatre and mark taper forum - an outdoor plaza and The 12-acre grand park, across The street from The Music Center, on behalf of The County of Los Angeles, which owns The facilities. The Music Center is also home to four renowned resident companies - Center theatre group, The Los ...

Capital improvementsunder The terms of a sublease agreement with The County of Los Angeles, The Music Center transfers title of leasehold and other capital improvements upon purchase to The County of loss Angeles. The Music Center expenses these purchases as they are incurred. Capital expenses in 2017-18 consisted of debt service elated to The mark taper forum renovation, amortization of contract acquisition costs and various capital improvements across The Music Center campus.

Artistic programming, education, and outreach in addition to its operations role, The Music Center has a rapidly growing artistic role, led by The Music Center Arts (tmc Arts). Tmc Arts curates a world-class dance series, glorya kaufman presents dance at The Music Center, which presents prestigious ballet and contemporary dance companies; produces and presents programming in other Arts genres with a focus on engagement; and presents nationally recognized Arts education programs. The organization also offers free and low-cost public programming along with special events and activities for all ages. From its early days, The Music Center has been a pioneer in Arts education and offers a multi-faceted program from k-12. Millions of students have participated in Music Center Arts education programs since 1970. In 2017-2018, The Music Center's Arts education programs served more than 900 public and private schools and more than 165,000 students and educators. The Music Center also ...