September 26 & 27, 2025

Louis Bertignac is a legendary French rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the iconic band Téléphone. With a career spanning decades, he has shaped the sound of French rock through his solo work and collaborations with artists such as Carla Bruni and Jean-Louis Aubert. His raw guitar style, poetic songwriting, and electrifying stage presence have made him a staple of the French music scene. From sold-out arenas to intimate acoustic sets, Bertignac continues to captivate generations of fans with his unmistakable voice and timeless energy.

For its 25th Anniversary Season, Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz takes center stage as the main act. We’re opening our doors for a rare opportunity to step on stage, go behind the scenes, and experience what the public never usually gets to see. Enjoy an evening of live music, food, drinks, and more!

As the only French-language theater in Los Angeles, our mission has always been to present French-language artists alongside international acts, showcasing the best of music, theater, dance, and film.

Over the past 25 years, more than 100,000 audience members have passed through our doors, while hundreds of artists from around the world, and some of the biggest names in French culture, have graced our stage.

Join us for this milestone celebration, and raise a toast to the next 25 years!

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An extraordinary evening of jazz mastery as Grammy-winning guitarist JohnScofield performs with Vicente Archer, Gerald Clayton and Bill Stewart for two concerts in a single night on November 1, 2025. The highly anticipated back-to-back performances promise an unforgettable evening of musical virtuosity and creative brilliance.

With Animation Fest, TRK showcases French animation’s unlimited expressive potential that not even the magic of special effects can provide, as audiences are taken on a journey into real and imagined worlds far from the here and now.

Animation Fest at TRK contains themes best digested by adults, sure to inspire thought-provoking conversations during the intermission, over a glass of wine and cheese plate. The richness and variety of the proposed selection tackles eclectic themes, adopting different approaches, but always encouraging the viewers to reflect.

The audience votes for their favorite films. The winning director will be sent the results along with a congratulatory letter.

The Django Festival AllStars, widely recognized for their virtuosic performances and authentic Gypsy Jazz sound, return to the U.S. stage with a lineup that bridges tradition and modernity. The ensemble — featuring Samson Schmitt and Francko Mehrstein on guitar, Ludovic Beier on accordion, Pierre Blanchard on violin, and Antonio Licusati on bass — draws deeply from the legacy of Django Reinhardt, delivering the intricate rhythms, melodic flair, and joyous swing that defined the Paris jazz scene of the 1930s.

Joining the AllStars is acclaimed vocalist Veronica Swift, celebrated for her dynamic range, technical precision, and fearless approach to jazz interpretation. Swift’s performance brings a contemporary edge to the ensemble’s repertoire, creating a compelling dialogue between voice and instrumental mastery.

Program:

Andrew Norman: Sabina arr. for string quartet

Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 2

Florence Price: String Quartet No. 2

-Intermission-

Claude Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10

Praised as “superb” and “imaginative, skillful creators” (The New York Times), the Calder Quartet is celebrated for its bold artistry and adventurous programming. Known for performances that span the classical canon to cutting-edge contemporary works, they have been called “one of America’s most satisfying – and most enterprising – quartets” (Los Angeles Times).

Dance Camera West 2026 is a multi-day cinematic and artistic event dedicated to the intersection of dance and film, bringing together screenings, artist retrospectives, and public conversations. The program highlights international perspectives and celebrates influential voices in contemporary dance and moving image, creating a space for both discovery and reflection. Designed as an immersive cultural experience, the festival invites audiences to explore dance as a universal language that connects movement, cinema, and human expression.

Now in its seventeenth year straight, A Night of Short French Films honors French cinema and the innovative traditions in filmmaking being developed there since the very first motion picture was screened in Paris in 1895.

In this new collection of French shorts, we delve into films with a distinctly French style selected from the top French festival circuit. Along with the free cheese and charcuterie tasting at intermission, you’ll feel as though you were in Paris!  

Marvel at the new French directors and actors until now unknown to Hollywood but who may yet have prolific careers there! Vote for your favorite short in our Audience Awards!

The program is presented in two one-hour long sessions and includes a 15-minute intermission with complimentary cheese and charcuterie tasting with each ticket purchase.

For the first time in the company’s 20-year history, BODYTRAFFIC presents a full evening of works created entirely by its own dancers. BT Creates reflects BODYTRAFFIC’s commitment to cultivating its own creative voices. Curated by Founding Artistic Director Tina Finkelman Berkett, this evening of works is an inspiring collection highlighting BODYTRAFFIC’s defining qualities: precision and freedom, humor and heart, intellect and joy. Together, these pieces offer an intimate look at the dancers’ individual visions and the collaborative spirit at the heart of the company.

Created in 2017, the solo bang bang is being brought back in the form of a duo.

bang bang is an ordeal. Built on a relentless repetition of jumps and athletic motifs counted in 11, it demands exceptional focus and physical commitment from its performers. Gradually, this demand reveals their combativeness, their resilience, but also the flaws of the human performer. This two-person version adds the idea of experiencing the ordeal together, combining each performer’s strengths and weaknesses.

Precision meets exhaustion. Over the course of 50 minutes, the performers’ identities dissolve. Continuing to jump becomes at once absurd, poetic, and political.

This creation earned Manuel Roque the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) Award for Best Choreographic Work of the 2016–2017 season, as well as the Prix de la danse de Montréal in the Performer category (2017).

A Week of French Language Cinema exemplifies the range and vibrancy of contemporary French language filmmakers, taking place March 18-22.

Now in its seventeenth year, and in collaboration with the Consulates General of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Quebec Government Office in Los Angeles, theConsulates General of France,Switzerland, Canada, and Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles, TRK presents A Week of French Language Cinema, featuring screenings of critically acclaimed French-language films.

In Il ne m’est jamais rien arrivé Vincent Dedienne brings the private journals of acclaimed French playwright Jean-Luc Lagarce to life, addressing the audience directly and revealing the inner world of a young playwright coming of age. With wit and vulnerability, Lagarce reflects on his daily life, his ambitions, his doubts, and his deep devotion to the theater.

Set between Paris and Besançon in the 1980s, the performance traces a life lived mostly in solitude but with great intensity, shaped by artistic obsession, desire, friendship, and loss. As the AIDS crisis emerges and major figures of French culture such as Coluche and Simone Signoret pass away, his writing captures the weight of a generation facing uncertainty.

R.OSA - 10 Exercises for New Virtuosities is a powerful and humorous solo work performed by Claudia A. Marsicano that challenges conventions surrounding the female body, beauty, and performance. Through irony, vulnerability, and physical intensity, Gribaudi invites audiences into a shared experience that is both deeply personal and universally resonant. The work has been presented internationally and is recognized for its bold, accessible, and thought-provoking approach to contemporary performance.

This co-presentation reflects a shared commitment by TRK and IIC to fostering international cultural exchange and supporting contemporary internationals artists in dialogue with Los Angeles audiences.

About Silvia Gribaudi

About Claudia A. Marsicano

About the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles