In the eleventh installment of "Offstage and Unbound," The Music Center's President and CEO Rachel Moore chats with Lourdes Lopez, artistic director of Miami City Ballet. Over the course of a year, Lopez worked closely with designers Isabel and Ruben Toledo to create a newly redesigned George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®.

Lopez became artistic director of Miami City Ballet in September 2012, bringing with her a nearly 40-year career in dance, television, teaching and arts management. As a Soloist and Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet, she danced for two legends of the art form, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins.

In this special tenth installment of "Offstage and Unbound," The Music Center's President and CEO Rachel Moore chats with celebrated Cuban-American artist/designer couple Isabel and Ruben Toledo, the geniuses behind the unique style of the new George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® by Miami City Ballet. Over the course of a year, the Toledos were responsible for designing dozens of sets and 150 costumes that will belong to this new Nutcracker (with a world premiere at The Music Center on December 7, 2017.) Strongly anchored in Cuban culture yet highly individualistic, the Toledos were inspired by the original New York City Ballet designs, Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky’s timeless score and Balanchine’s iconic choreography.

In this special tenth installment of "Offstage and Unbound," The Music Center's President and CEO Rachel Moore chats with celebrated Cuban-American artist/designer couple Isabel and Ruben Toledo, the geniuses behind the unique style of the new George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® by Miami City Ballet. Over the course of a year, the Toledos were responsible for designing dozens of sets and 150 costumes that will belong to this new Nutcracker (with a world premiere at The Music Center on December 7, 2017.) Strongly anchored in Cuban culture yet highly individualistic, the Toledos were inspired by the original New York City Ballet designs, Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky’s timeless score and Balanchine’s iconic choreography.

In the ninth installment of "Offstage and Unbound," The Music Center's President and CEO Rachel Moore chats with Osnel Delgado, resident choreographer, founder and artistic director of Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company. Delgado danced with Danza Contemporanea de Cuba from 2003 to 2011, before founding Malpaso. He has worked to develop original commissions with a number of prominent North American choreographers including Aszure Barton and Sonya Tayeh. Malpaso will present their works, as well as one of Delgado’s, as part of The Music Center’s Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA programming, Cuba: Antes/Ahora, Then/Now, a three-day celebration of Cuban and Cuban-American artists with dancers, musicians and visual artists.

In the ninth installment of "Offstage and Unbound," The Music Center's President and CEO Rachel Moore chats with Osnel Delgado, resident choreographer, founder and artistic director of Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company. Delgado danced with Danza Contemporanea de Cuba from 2003 to 2011, before founding Malpaso. He has worked to develop original commissions with a number of prominent North American choreographers including Aszure Barton and Sonya Tayeh. Malpaso will present their works, as well as one of Delgado’s, as part of The Music Center’s Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA programming, Cuba: Antes/Ahora, Then/Now, a three-day celebration of Cuban and Cuban-American artists with dancers, musicians and visual artists.

In the eighth installation of "Offstage and Unbound," The Music Center's President and CEO Rachel Moore chats with Akram Khan, founder, artistic director, choreographer and dancer of the Akram Khan Company. Akram Khan is one of the most celebrated and respected dance artists today. Khan has been the recipient of numerous awards throughout his career including the Laurence Olivier Award, the Bessie Award (New York Dance and Performance Award), the prestigious ISPA (International Society for the Performing Arts) Distinguished Artist Award, the Fred and Adele Astaire Award, the Herald Archangel Award at the Edinburgh International Festival, the South Bank Sky Arts Award and six Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards.

The Music Center On Location is proud to present Akram Khan's 'Until the Lions' as part of the Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center 15th season.

In the eighth installation of "Offstage and Unbound," The Music Center's President and CEO Rachel Moore chats with Akram Khan, founder, artistic director, choreographer and dancer of the Akram Khan Company. Akram Khan is one of the most celebrated and respected dance artists today. Khan has been the recipient of numerous awards throughout his career including the Laurence Olivier Award, the Bessie Award (New York Dance and Performance Award), the prestigious ISPA (International Society for the Performing Arts) Distinguished Artist Award, the Fred and Adele Astaire Award, the Herald Archangel Award at the Edinburgh International Festival, the South Bank Sky Arts Award and six Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards.

The Music Center On Location is proud to present Akram Khan's 'Until the Lions' as part of the Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center 15th season.

In the seventh installation of "Offstage and Unbound," The Music Center's President and CEO Rachel Moore chats with Jacob Jonas, choreographer and founder of Los Angeles-based Jacob Jonas The Company, and Aszure Barton, acclaimed choreographer and founder of Aszure Barton & Artists.

Both artists will be performing original pieces at Ford Theatres in Hollywood as part of The Music Center On Location™ initiative, which takes The Music Center's creative vision beyond the places and spaces of its Downtown Los Angeles home and into the diverse venues and locales of greater Los Angeles.

In the seventh installation of "Offstage and Unbound," The Music Center's President and CEO Rachel Moore chats with Jacob Jonas, choreographer and founder of Los Angeles-based Jacob Jonas The Company, and Aszure Barton, acclaimed choreographer and founder of Aszure Barton & Artists.

Both artists will be performing original pieces at Ford Theatres in Hollywood as part of The Music Center On Location™ initiative, which takes The Music Center's creative vision beyond the places and spaces of its Downtown Los Angeles home and into the diverse venues and locales of greater Los Angeles.

In the sixth installation of "Offstage and Unbound," The Music Center's President and CEO Rachel Moore chats with Tiler Peck, principal dancer of New York City Ballet and guest curator of The Music Center's BalletNow™ 2017. An international ballerina, Tiler Peck originally hails from Bakersfield, California. She has been named one of FORBES 30 under 30 in Hollywood Entertainment and won the Princess Grace Statue Award. This December, she received the 2016 DANCE MAGAZINE Award.