The 2025 – 2026 season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance with the Music Center kicks off with Five-time Tony® Award-nominated director and choreographer Camille A. Brown’s West Coast premiere of I AM at the Ahmanson Theatre for three performances only: 7:30pm on evenings of Friday 9/12, and Saturday 9/13, and a Sunday 2pm matinee on 9/14. The company is known for blending visceral movement into stories and inviting socio-political dialogue about race, culture, and identity.
Drawing inspiration from a narrative within HBO’s Lovecraft Country and the pulse of the film Drumline, the work features original live music, interweaving of African diasporic dance ranging from Modern, Hip hop, African, Ballet, and Tap to tell stories that connect history with contemporary culture. Strongly character-based, it expresses each topic by building from little movie-like moments that blend theater, poetry, visual art, and music of all genres into powerful storytelling and celebration of cultural identity, joy and resilience.
Founded in 2006, the CBDC company has performed at major national and international venues, including The Joyce Theater, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, American Dance Festival, New York City Center’s Fall for Dance Festival, Celebrate Brooklyn. In 2014, CABD received the Bessie Award for Outstanding Production for “Mr. TOL E. RAncE.”
The Music Center’s 2025/2026 Dance Season is Dedicated to the Memory of Glorya Kaufman.
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