2026 Brand Associates Dance Series

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April 13, 2026

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2026 Brand Associates Dance Series

GLENDALE, CA - The Brand Associates Dance Series presents four performances this spring at Brand Library & Art Center, 1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale, CA 91201. This series, curated by acclaimed choreographer, teacher, and producer Jamie Nichols, presents top dance companies from Southern California performing site-specific work in non-traditional performance spaces around Brand Library. The Dance Series is sponsored by the Brand Associates. Performances begin at 6:00 PM.

The full schedule is as follows:

Bipedal Herd utilizes contemporary dance and site-specific performance installation, creating startling yet beautiful imagery that evokes other worldliness. In Temperature Drop, Bipedal Herd will present tightly choreographed vignettes against structured improvisation, mirroring the tension between order and the inevitable unraveling of time. BipedalHerd.com

Celeste Lanuza Dance Theater is an ensemble of dancers, actors, and musicians who bring interdisciplinary work highlighting the Xicane experience through embodied practice, spoken word, original live music, singing, and instrumentation. This performance premieres We'll Rise, a celebration of diverse works from the company's repertoire. CelesteLanuza.com

Deborah Rosen and Dancers explore personal connection through contemporary dance, using reflective movement and somatic practices. The company will present their latest dance, ATZMI (the essence of myself), which unfolds as a physical meditation on identity, honoring the quiet bravery of claiming one's inner voice and standing fully inside it. The company will also present GAIA, an excerpt and solo repertoire of their full-length work, POLLEN. Facebook.com/DeborahandDancers

LA Swing Dance Posse (LADSP) is a non-profit organization with the mission to preserve, promote, perform, and teach vernacular jazz dance, such as Savoy Swing, Charleston, and Lindy Hop, from the 1800s to the present. LASDP will present History of Swing Dancing, highlighting Jazz Dance from the 1920s through the 1950s. Feel the groove, feel the beat, and most of all, move those feet. LASwingDancePosse.org

The performances are free and open to the public. Seating is limited. An accessible entrance and parking are located on the East side of the building. For more information, contact (818) 548-2051 or [email protected].

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About Brand Library & Art Center

Brand Library & Art Center has been a cornerstone for the arts in Southern California since 1956. This unique public library focuses on visual arts and music and provides free services and programs for a diverse community, including print and online collections, subject specialist librarians, exhibitions, concerts, lectures, dance performances, films, and hands-on craft programs for children and adults. Brand Library seeks to develop innovative programs, services, and collections to serve an ever-widening public interested in the arts. Brand Library & Art Center is a branch of the City of Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Department. For more information visit BrandLibrary.org or contact (818) 548-2051.

About Glendale

Known as the "Jewel City," Glendale is the fourth largest city of Los Angeles County. With a population of almost 200,000, Glendale is a thriving cosmopolitan city that is rich in history, culturally diverse, and offers nearly 50 public parks & facilities, with easy access to a municipal airport. It is the home to a vibrant business community, with major companies in healthcare, entertainment, manufacturing, retail, and banking. Visit GlendaleCA.gov for more information and follow us on social media @MyGlendale.

About Library, Arts & Culture

Founded in 1907, the Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Department includes eight neighborhood libraries including the Brand Library & Art Center, a regional visual arts and music library and performance venue housed in the historic 1904 mansion of Glendale pioneer Leslie C. Brand, and the Central Library, a 93,000 square foot center for individuals and groups to convene, collaborate and create. The department also serves as the chief liaison to the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission which works to continually transform Glendale into an ever-evolving arts destination. Glendale Library Arts & Culture is supported in part through the efforts of the Glendale Library Arts & Culture Trust (GLACT). For more information visit GlendaleLAC.org, or contact Library, Arts & Culture at (818) 548-2021 or via email at [email protected].