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Luckman Theatre

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Pablo Sáinz Villegas

April 29, 2022

Praised as “the soul of the Spanish guitar”, Pablo Sáinz Villegas has become a worldwide sensation known as this generation’s great guitarist. With his “virtuosic playing characterized by irresistible exuberance” as described by The New York Times, his interpretations conjure the passion, playfulness, and drama of Rioja, his homeland’s rich musical heritage. He is known for his passionate, emotive and open-hearted playing, whether he is performing at intimate recital halls, or playing with Plácido Domingo to an audience of over 85,000 at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, where maestro Domingo hailed him as “the master of the guitar”.

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Elegant dancers in vibrant traditional costumes perform a lively and colorful folk dance with a joyful expression, capturing the essence of cultural celebration.

Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández

March 25, 2022

n 2022, Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández celebrates its 70th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, the company returns to the Luckman for three evenings featuring renewed performances of their most celebrated classic choreography. 

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Step Afrika!

February 18, 2022

Step Afrika! blends percussive dance styles practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities; traditional African dances; and an array of contemporary dance and art forms into a cohesive, compelling artistic experience. Performances are much more than dance shows; they integrate songs, storytelling, humor and audience participation. The blend of technique, agility, and pure energy makes each performance unique and leaves the audience with their hearts pounding.

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Ballet Folklórico de México Amalia Hernández Virtual

March 27, 2021

Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández make their highly anticipated return with an acclaimed repertory that brings together the music, dance, and costume of Mexican folklore from pre-Columbian civilizations through the modern era. Their repertory includes more than 40 ballets of exquisite choreography that pay homage to local dance traditions from over 60 regions of Mexico. Amalia Hernández founded the Ballet Folklórico de México in 1952, having embarked at a very early age on a quest to preserve the dancing traditions of her beloved country. More than six decades later, the company is admired as the best of its kind in the world.

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Valentina

February 14, 2020

Acclaimed performer Valentina – best known for her multi-season appearances on VH1’s RuPaul’s Drag Race and her performance as Angel in Fox’s production of Rent: Live – comes to the Luckman with a new full-length evening of song, dance, and multi-media insight into her fascinating career.

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Flamenco Fantasies – The Paco de Lucia Project

October 27, 2019

Created by 10-time Latin Grammy winner Javier Limón, The Paco de Lucía Project reassembles the original band that toured with the legendary flamenco guitarist for the last 10 years of his career. A longtime collaborator and producer of Paco de Lucía, Javier Limón brings the secrets of flamenco at the highest level to create an experience that honors de Lucía’s legacy while paving a new path into the future of flamenco. He was widely considered to be the world’s premier flamenco guitarist and by many to be Spain’s greatest musical export. He has had a revolutionary influence on flamenco music, both as a composer and otherwise. His impact on flamenco guitar has been compared to that of Andrés Segovia’s on classical guitar.

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BD Wong

September 21, 2019

Award-winning actor BD Wong is one of America’s most versatile performers. BD has been on screens big and small for the last 20 years, appearing in such hits as Law & Order: SVU, Oz, Gotham, Jurassic Park, and Jurassic World. He received an Emmy nomination for his role as Whiterose and Minister Zhang in USA Network’s Mr. Robot. 

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All About Valentina

February 3, 2019

Acclaimed performer Valentina – best known for her multi-season appearances on VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and her performance as Angel in Fox’s production of “RENT Live!” – makes her theatrical debut at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA on Sunday, February 3, at 7:00 pm, with “All About Valentina” – a full-length evening theatrical production of song, dance, and video projection.

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John Waters

May 18, 2018

A celebrated filmmaker, director and writer, John Waters has built a reputation for shocking his audiences. Many of the cult legend’s films satirize suburban America as well as many social conventions and attitudes. He started out making short experimental films in the 1960s, often using friends as actors and holding renegade, underground showings in offbeat locales. Roman Candles (1966), one of his early works, marked the first time Waters worked with Divine, the larger-than-life drag queen now synonymous with Waters’ body of work.

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Los Lonely Boys

April 21, 2018

Los Lonely Boys come to the Luckman with their signature mix of high-octane, high-quality rock and blues combined with conjunto tejano sounds that span the band’s career. In addition to their instrumental talents, they all provide vocals with engaging hooks, expressive lyrics, and melodic sumptuousness.

Their music is drawn from diverse sources, blending their influences into a seamless style. Weaned on Tex-Mex, country, blues, and rock pioneers like Ritchie Valens, Chuck Berry, and Fats Domino, and such pop music giants as The Beatles, Los Lonely Boys augment those solid basics with red-hot guitar playing, percolating rock and Latin rhythms, dynamic interplay, and luscious vocal harmonies.

Los Lonely Boys is comprised of the three Garza brothers: Henry on guitar, Jojo on bass, and Ringo on drums. This remarkable trio has been making music together since they were small children. The group has garnered five Grammy nominations, and won one for Best Performance by a Duo or Band. They have also had multiple Billboard charting songs, and multiple albums that have gone platinum or gold.

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Yemen Blues

March 2, 2018

Ravid Kahalani leads this roaring group of improvising brass, string, and percussion players. Yemen Blues’ intoxicating music merges West African rhythms and ancient Jewish Yemeni melodies with mambo and funk to help you feel a connection to places you may have never visited. The group paints a musical canvas printed with deep laments and jubilations. From rasping vocals that tear open the heavens to instrumentations that interweave in a harmonious dance that is complex and resolutely modern, their music is evocative and poignant.

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Idan Raichel: Piano Songs

May 6, 2017

After 15 years as leader of The Idan Raichel Project, international music icon Idan Raichel is focusing on the basic essence of his songs with the solo piano concert entitled Idan Raichel – Piano – Songs. Raichel will be presenting his melodies, lyrics and the stories behind them in their pure, stripped down form, as they were originally written at home or in the studio. This intimate and inspiring show allows Raichel to demonstrate his gifts as a singer-songwriter and endearing solo stage presence. Discover anew the songs that have earned him fans such as American pop stars India.Arie and Alicia Keys, Portugal’s Ana Moura, France’s Patrick Bruel, Italy’s Ornella Vanoni, Germany’s Andreas Scholl, and Mali’s Vieux Farka Touré to name but a few.

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Wednesday – Friday: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The Luckman

5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA, 90032

1-323-343-6600

info@theluckman.org

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Tickets

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Box Office Hours

Tuesday – Friday: 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Saturday: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Gallery Hours

Wednesday – Friday: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.