Brand Associates Dance Series
The Brand Associates Dance 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 & Art Center. This series began in the 1960s as part of the Brand Library & Art Center's mission to promote all aspects of Art.
Performances run between 60 - 90 minutes without intermission. Admission is free.
Sponsored by the Brand Associates.​​
2026 Dance Series
Bipedal Herd
Saturday, April 25, 6:00 PM | Recital Hall
Bipedal Herd utilizes contemporary dance and site-specific performance installation, creating startling yet beautiful imagery that evokes otherworldliness. In Temperature Drop, Bipedal Herd will present tightly choreographed vignettes against structured improvisation, mirroring the tension between order and the inevitable unraveling of time.
Director Holly Rothschild, a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist has taught dance and movement for over 25 years, and is the co-creator of the group, String Theory. Ms. Rothschild has presented work at venues including The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage, The Grammy Awards, Sweden's Abundance International Dance Festival, Gothenburg Fringe, and she has received several commissions.
Celeste Lanuza Dance Theater
Saturday, May 2, 6:00 PM | Plaza
Celeste Lanuza Dance Theater is an ensemble of dancers, actors, and musicians who bring interdisciplinary work that highlights 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.
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Dr. Lanuza has received grants from organizations including the Eastside Arts Initiative founded by Gloria Molina, the City of LA Department of Cultural Affairs, and Dance Camera West, where she has premiered her company in diverse stage and film spaces.
Deborah Rosen and Dancers
Saturday, May 9, 6:00 PM | Plaza
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.
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Deborah Rosen has been creating and producing her own work since 2006, presenting work at Celebrate Dance, Brand Library & Art Center, ING Dance Festival in South Korea, and has recently received an Individual Artist Grant from the City of Pasadena Arts and Culture Division 2025-26.
LA Swing Dance Posse (LASDP)
Saturday, May 16, 6:00 PM | Plaza
LA Swing Dance Posse (LASDP) 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.
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LASDP is led by Executive Director Arthur White and Artistic Director, world-famous tap dancer, choreographer and ‘Big Band Leader’, Chester Whitmore. LASDP has performed throughout Los Angeles and beyond, including Leimert Park, Disneyland Dapper Day, Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association, and City of El Segundo’s Juneteenth.