The Music Center’s Cuba: Antes, Ahora / Cuba: Then, Now, is a three-day exploration of traditional and contemporary Cuban art for the people of Los Angeles. This multifaceted program will provide more than 48 Cuban artists the opportunity to engage with their U.S. neighbors and present their distinctive art forms—dance and music—to audiences at The Music Center and at Grand Park in Los Angeles.

Grand Park will set the stage for the community to celebrate Cuba with an Afro-Cuban dance and percussion workshops led by master Cuban percussionist Lazaro Galarraga, Robert Willmore, and Afro-Cuban choreographer, teacher and dancer Kati Hernandez.

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Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.

Grand Park’s Fountain Overlook will be the site for a private lease event.

Grand Park’s Splash Pad, Playground and Dog Run will remain open during this event.

Lease Events help support free year-round programs in Grand Park.

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Part of Grand Park’s noontime LUNCH À LA PARK programs, which include concerts lunch trucks and other activities, these free yoga sessions, are designed to be relaxing, rejuvenating and re-energizing. Pop in and out, dress comfortably and be ready to retreat into Grand Park bliss. Cristina Fernandez leads yoga sessions on the Performance Lawn, located between Hill St. and Grand Avenue, closer to Hill St.

ALERT: YOGA FOR FRI JAN 19 LOCATION CHANGE! Yoga session will move to the Community Terrace, between Hill + Broadway. Thank you!

LUNCH À LA PARK Yoga reTREAT occurs every WED + FRI with final session on WED MAY 30.

FINAL YOGA reTREAT SESSION: The final yoga session is WED MAY 30. GRAND PARK’S BOOTCAMP begins on the Event Lawn (between Spring St. and N Broadway) on TUES JUN 5 and continues every TUES through SEPT 25. Have fun!

For updates or changes to location based on weather or other events, please check Grand Park’s social media: @grandpark_la (twitter)  // @grandparklosangeles (Facebook)

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METRO RED or PURPLE LINE TO CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK STATION, GOLD LINE TO LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT STATION

Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.

The Music Center’s Cuba: Antes, Ahora / Cuba: Then, Now, is a three-day exploration of traditional and contemporary Cuban art for the people of Los Angeles. This multifaceted program will provide more than 48 Cuban artists the opportunity to engage with their U.S. neighbors and present their distinctive art forms—dance and music—to audiences at The Music Center and at Grand Park in Los Angeles.

Master Cuban percussionist Lazaro Galarraga and Kati Hernandez, one of the most sought-out Cuban dancers/choreographers in the US, will start out the afternoon and lead an Afro-Cuban percussion and dance workshop.

Following the workshop, enjoy dance performances by students from the Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts and Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School, The event continues with a Rumba dance party and descarga with a collective of Cuban folk percussionists and dancers, featuring Lazaro Galarraga, Robert Willmore, Kati Hernandez, the band Dayren Santamaria & Made in Cuba, an L.A.-based Afro-Cuban band made up of Cuban and Cuban-American musicians, and celebrated artists Pancho Amat, Telemary Diaz and Yissy García.

Schedule:
1PM Lazaro Galarraga percussion workshop + Kati Hernandez dance workshop
2PM Dance performances with Cortines HS and Maya Angelou HS students
2:30PM RUMBA dancing begins!
3:30PM Dayren Santamaria & Made in Cuba band
3:45 – 5PM Made in Cuba x Sleepless // SPECIAL GUEST JAM SESSION with Yissy Garcia, Pancho Amat, Telmary Diaz + San Miguel

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METRO RED or PURPLE LINE TO CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK STATION, GOLD LINE TO LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT STATION

Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.