CAP UCLA joins forces with The Theatre at Ace Hotel
Conceived and curated under the direction of CAP UCLA's Artistic & Executive Director Kristy Edmunds
September, 2017, LOS ANGELES — UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) is thrilled to announce an exciting collaboration with The Theatre at Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles, for the Center’s 2017 – 2018 season, launching in September 2017. Conceived and curated under the direction of CAP UCLA’s Artistic & Executive Director Kristy Edmunds, the season will showcase maverick work with a downtown vibe where artists and communities can find each other.
The CAP UCLA collaboration with The Theatre at Ace Hotel stems from a creative relationship that Edmunds has had with the Ace Hotel brand and its founders since the late 1990’s. Both share deep ties to the Pacific Northwest, and an ethos for supporting contemporary artists who carry the culture forward. In Los Angeles, they have embarked on a long-term alliance that melds their brand sensibilities, serves contemporary performance, and brings UCLA’s creative footprint into downtown LA.
“This alliance has sympatico written all over it. We have been able to forge a collaboration that has shared aims around community cause and unfettered creativity. We have a passion for connecting people, and for being a creative home for the ever-adventurous artists of our time,” said Edmunds of the collaboration between the two institutions. “Frankly it is a bit like finding your sibling after being separated at birth who went off into dizzying heights of success, and is as inspired by what you are doing as you are by what they are doing. Like ‘getting the band back together’ in some ways, and then figuring out what the set list is going to be.”
Today, as an influential voice within the local and global arts community, Edmunds’ goal in joining forces with The Theatre at Ace Hotel is to merge CAP UCLA’s rich history in supporting contemporary artists through high spirited and deep-drilling programming, with the adventurous culture of Ace.
Read CAP UCLA's full press release here and stay tuned for the full 2017-18 season announcement on May 4.