Southland Sessions
Season 1
"Southland Sessions" connects you to SoCal's resilient arts scene one session at a time. From drive-by art shows to all-girl mariachi bands, our curated performances, thoughtful reports and artist resources are your link to the cultural heartbeat of our city.
Where to Watch Southland Sessions • Season 1
16 Episodes
- Change(Makers): The Future of Arts and Culture
E1Change(Makers): The Future of Arts and CultureHow integral is arts and culture to a community's lifeblood and how can it become part of the solution? Key cultural leaders from around Los Angeles gather to discuss the role of arts and culture in shaping the world's future. Listen in and understand how civic institutions are re-evaluating their roles in society and re-focusing their energies to become an integral part of rebuilding sustainable and fair institutions for the future. - Mariachi: From Romance to Resistance
E3Mariachi: From Romance to ResistanceHosted by Mariachi musician Julian Torres, this episode explores the tradition of Mariachi music and its transformation through time and circumstance. See how groups are finding ways to survive and support one another like Las Catrinas's driveway serenades and Mariachi Aguilas de Oxnard who took to the fields to celebrate farmers. Featuring special performances by La Marisol and Quetzal. - Musical Expressions in Quarantine
E4Musical Expressions in QuarantineWitness the creativity of L.A.'s music scene during COVID-19, from drive-in performances and punk rocker exercise videos to musical tributes to the city's iconic street vendors and food trucks. See how rhythms made from scavenged household items created during quarantine have kept communities inspired and moving to the beat in this episode made in collaboration with dublab. Hosted by Definitive Sound (Def Sound). - Dance Break
E5Dance BreakTour L.A.'s wild and diverse dance community in this showcase of the city's vibrant scene. See uplifting homages to L.A. by aerial dancer Joe Pinzon and a parking lot turned performance space from Jacob Jonas. Explore how the body's movements can reflect the community's voice for change with Lula Washington and Infinite Flow. Tamica Washington hosts. - The Music Center's Spotlight Virtual Grand Finale
E6The Music Center's Spotlight Virtual Grand FinaleExperience performances by some of Southern California's most talented high school artists in dance, music and more. Celebrate with them as they culminate a year-long journey through The Music Center's Spotlight program. Hosted by Tony Award®-winner and Spotlight-alum Lindsay Mendez with special guest appearances by Josh Groban, Misty Copeland and more. - Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra N.Y.E.L.A.
E9Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra N.Y.E.L.A.Join Mekala Session and the "Ark" as they ring in the new year with a musical celebration in downtown's Grand Park. Honoring the work of Horace Tapscott amongst other musical legends, the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra is a multi-generational band that brings together the legacy of jazz music in Los Angeles. - Watts Towers FestivalsE11
Watts Towers FestivalsHighlights from the Annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum and Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festivals. With performances from master musicians including Dwight Trible, Kahlil El'Zabar and many more artists, Rosie Lee Hooks, director of the Watts Towers Arts Center Campus, hosts a look back at last year's festivals. - SoundscapesE13
SoundscapesCarl St.Clair and Pacific Symphony explore the ability of an orchestra to paint vivid pictures in selections from works that tell a colorful story: "March to the Scaffold" and "Dream of a Witches' Sabbath" from Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique;" Vivaldi's "Winter" from "The Four Seasons," featuring violinist Philippe Quint and Respighi's "Pines of Rome."
