Live Arts Exchange [LAX] Festival

“LAX corrals the city’s most creative and visionary artists . . . to shape a uniquely West Coast scene.”
—Los Angeles Magazine

“Los Angeles Performance Practice’s LAX Festival lineup is stacked this year, running just over a month and featuring a fantastic cohort of artists.”
—L.A. Dance Chronicle

Vol 10. of The Los Angeles Performance Practice Live Arts Exchange (LAX) Festival took place from September through November 2023, across cultural institutions and venues in DTLA. The festival featured electrifying new work in contemporary dance, theater, music, and cross-genre performance at Los Angeles venues including Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT), Automata, L.A. Dance Project (LADP), and The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).

Since its inception in 2013, the LAX Festival has illuminated the creative spirit of Los Angeles, highlighting the city’s most innovative artists and independent companies. Over the years, the festival has fostered a powerful platform for ongoing artistic exchange and collaboration. Each edition encourages artists, curators, and organizations to partake in performance presentations, thought-provoking dialogues, and creative encounters aimed at nurturing mutual exploration and long-lasting connections.

Thank you to our 2023 LAX Festival Passholders:

Andrew Ahn, Andy Crocker, Shameka Cunningham, Elizabeth Greenberg, Miguel Gutierrez, Alexander Harvey, Eric & Carol Helm, Armando Huipe, Grace Tuan, Steward Laidlaw, Randi Matushevitz, Terence McFarland, Maxine Muster, Dawn Robinson-Patrick, David Ruzicka, Monica Salas with Alva Garcia, Abby & John Sher, Shannon Scrofano, Miranda Wright

2023 Festival Sponsors

The LAX Festival is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and is supported by the LA County Department of Arts and Culture as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan.