Public Programs
 

Performances and Films

DJ working the turntables at a past Saturdays Off the 405
The J. Paul Getty Museum offers a wide array of inspiring performances and films by world-caliber artists.

Reflecting the breadth of the collection, programs range from classic to contemporary—including concerts, theater, and cinema.

Event Highlights
Music, Dance, and Spoken Word
Theater
Film and Video

Event Highlights


All upcoming performances and films are listed on our event calendar. Featured upcoming events:

At the Getty Center



Framing L.A.

Saturday, May 4, 2013
3:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Getty Center, site wide

Free; no reservations required

Using Richard Meier's spectacular Getty Center as the starting point, this special event examines Los Angeles and modernism in conjunction with the exhibition Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940–1990. Immerse yourself in an afternoon and evening of interactive, engaging, and thought-provoking experiences designed by artists in Los Angeles. Craft a new city; engage in works choreographed for the site; explore sounds, textures, and materials; and examine the ideas that propelled L.A. to become one of the world's laboratories for architectural and urban innovation.

Learn more about this program.

Travertine Ensemble. Photo: Aaron Paley

At the Getty Villa



SITI Company Reads the Classics

Friday–Sunday,
May 17–19, 2013
7:30 p.m. (Friday) and 2:00 p.m. (Saturday and Sunday)
Getty Villa, Auditorium

Free

New York–based SITI Company, led by director Anne Bogart, has been in residence at the Getty Villa on several occasions over the past four years, delighting and challenging audiences with its radical re-visionings of Antigone and Trojan Women. This season, SITI Company returns to the Villa to read aloud several ancient Greek plays and engage the audience and Villa staff in a discussion about how these texts might be staged today.

Learn more and reserve tickets.

SITI Company. Photo: Craig Schwartz


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Music, Dance, and Spoken Word


Tuvan throat singers Chirgilchin performing at a past Getty Center concert
 
Chirgilchin. Photo: Jorge Vismara
Concerts at the Villa
The Getty Villa
Musical masterpieces inspired by ancient art. Learn more...

Gordon Getty Concerts
The Getty Center
Classical music to complement current exhibitions. Learn more...

Saturday Nights at the Getty
The Getty Center
An eclectic mix of music, dance, theater, and spoken word. Learn more...

Saturdays Off the 405
The Getty Center
Outdoor concerts by emerging bands and DJs. Learn more...

Selected Shorts
The Getty Center
Actors from stage, screen, and television read classic and new short fiction. Learn more...

Sounds of L.A.
The Getty Center
World music that reflects L.A.'s cultural mix. Learn more...



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Theater


Performance of The Wasps at a past Villa Theater Lab
Performance of The Wasps
 
Villa Theater Lab
The Getty Villa
New adaptations of Greek and Roman plays and contemporary works inspired by ancient literature. Learn more...

Outdoor Theater Production
The Getty Villa
The annual theatrical production in the Outdoor Classical Theater. Learn more...

Villa Play-Reading Series
The Getty Villa
"Script-in-hand" renditions of lesser-known Greek and Roman plays in translation. Learn more...


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Film and Video


Film Series
The Getty Center and The Getty Villa
Forgotten classics, crowd favorites, and new discoveries, along with occasional screenings of experimental films and videos by 20th-century artists.



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