2021/2022 Season
Connect with French culture.
Connect with French culture at Theatre Raymond Kabbaz this season, with programming that draws on a diversity of Francophone voices from around the world.
Perla Batalla in concert “The Best of Perla”
September 24, 2021
Deftly moving through musical genres, the audience will be taken on a musical journey as the Grammy-nominated Perla Batalla performs a variety of classic and original material, in both English and Spanish, with selections from Perla’s albums Gracias la Vida, Bird on the Wire, Discoteca Batalla, with favorite songs like Gracias A La Vida, Cucurrucucu, Hallelujah, Suzanne, Nature Boy, and more.
Animation Fest
October 28, 2021
Showcasing a variety of short animations, the selection of award-winning shorts captures the spirit of the times we live in today, with stories infused with humor and poetic force. Details on program, tickets, and how to watch will be released over the summer. Check back again for more info!
Stories from Père Lachaise
November 6, 2021, 3:00pm-10:00pm
Adapted in part from Carolyn Campbell’s bestselling book “City of Immortals”, TRK presents a day-long festival that brings the cultural icons buried in Paris’s Père-Lachaise Cemetery to life. The event includes a photo exhibition, original works of theatre and music, a documentary film, a book signing and conversation with Carolyn Campbell, food and wine.
Carlo Ponti & The Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra
November 13, 2021
The Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra (LAV) is the only professional orchestra in the United States to offer aspiring young soloists and students opportunities to perform with the most talented musicians in the country. Details on program, tickets, and how to watch will be released over the summer.
Violins of Hope Presents Delirium Musicum
December 1, 2021
Using a collection of violins, violas and cellos rescued from the Holocaust, Etienne Gara, Founder and Artistic Director of the LA-based chamber orchestra, Delirium Musicum, will perform a program rooted in the traditions passed on by the great masters, to build a future filled with hope and resilience.
Stéphane Wrembel Band
January 20, 2022
At this one-night-only event at TRK, the Stephane Wrembel Band will perform a mix of Wrembel’s original compositions, some of Reinhardt’s compositions, and jazz standards. The band includes: Stephane Wrembel, guitar; Josh Kaye, guitar; Ari Folman-Cohen, bass guitar; and Nick Anderson, drums; and special guest Daisy Castro, violin.
Sounds of Hope
January 29, 2022
Maestro Carlo Ponti and LAV join Violins of Hope for a celebration of Jewish music and history through the artistry of young violinists, performing on storied violins played during the Holocaust. Celebrate the unifying power of music in this unique and emotional tribute!
A Night of Short French Films
February 10, 2022
Now in its 13th year, A Night of Short French Films is presented in partnership with the Alliance Française de Los Angeles, and continues the annual tradition of featuring the best independent filmmakers from France. Patrons enjoy a free wine and cheese tasting at intermission included in the ticket price.
Je ne serais pas arrivée là, si… (I wouldn’t have made it here, if…)
March 5, 2022
This award-winning French-language production captures the powerful story of thirty inspiring and successful women, who share their stories via interview with a journalist in response to the prompt “I wouldn’t have made it here, if…”
A Week of French Language Cinema
March 18-23, 2022
Nightly screenings of critically acclaimed French language films from Francophone countries. The selection of feature films celebrates the richness and talent in the French-speaking filmmaking community, with a multitude of stories told in one language, and hailing from different French-speaking cultures around the world.
Lycée Student Performances
March 10 &11 : Middle School Play
April 6 & 7 : High School play
April 28 & 29 : L’atelier d’art dramatique
May 11 & 12 : Elementary Musical
International Dance: Los Angeles
March 31, April 1, April 2, 2022
In collaboration with Dance Camera West (DCW), we roll out an exclusive set of international dance films that connects cultures, stage dancers old and young, tells stories. Each dance film brings a different discipline to the forefront, be it dance, choreography or cinematography, and some films present all three at once. Not to miss for dance lovers.
John Scofield
Thursday, April 21, 2022
The American referred to in John Scofield’s latest project Yankee Go Home is the guitarist himself, and the realm to which he’s directing his feet was built by the rock ‘n’ roll that seduced him as a teenager. Joined by Brian Blade Fellowship pianist and arranger Jon Cowherd, ace bassist Vicente Archer, and drummer Josh Dion, Scofield is plunging back into the music that colored his adolescent world, reinterpreting tunes by everyone from Leonard Bernstein, Neil Young and Buddy Holly to Stevie Wonder and the Grateful Dead (with some recent originals thrown in for good measure).
Carlo Ponti Conducts The Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra
Friday, May 20, 2022
Emerging young soloists gracing J.S. Bach’s Fifth Brandenburg Concerto, a musical favorite by Ottorino Respighi, and the West Coast premiere of French composer Charles Koechlin’s tone poem Sur les flots lointains, crown one of our most exciting seasons ever!
Fulfilling LAV’s mission to support music education, net profit from this concert goes towards the advancement and support of music education programs in schools in Southern California.
Jeanne Cherhal
Friday, May 27, 2022
At this one-night-only event at TRK, Jeanne Cherhal performs solo with a piano, interpreting songs that marked generations of moviegoers, and takes us on a nostalgic musical tour of French cinema.
The Piano Recital
June 1, 2022
Piano students from Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles perform at Theatre Raymond Kabbaz for two stunning recitals on Wednesday, June 1st.
Musical Afternoon
Sunday, June 5, 2022
Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles presents the Musical Afternoon, with student performances of choir, band and dance. This program highlights our students' creative ambition and gives them a chance to showcase their talent and enthusiasm.
The Music program begins at 10:00am.
The Dance program begins at 12:00pm.
Check back again mid-April for more details!
Biréli Lagrène
Friday, June 17, 2022
Biréli Lagrène is considered one of the world’s premiere practitioners of manouche jazz. Following in the footsteps of legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt, music has always been Lagrène’s language, and from a very young age was considered a child prodigy on the guitar.