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Choreography Residency with Spain

Choreography Residency with Spain

We are thrilled to announce that our collaborators at the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain were so pleased with our recent commissions featuring Mario Glez, Iker Karrera, and Elías Aguirre that they wanted to continue our partnership for the fourth consecutive year.

This December, the embassy will fly out Idoia Rodriguez, a Spanish choreographer selected by LACDC's artistic director Jamila Glass, to work with LACDC Artists in an 8-day residency that will culminate in a dance film directed by Glass. A live performance of Rodriguez's new work is expected on a future date beyond 2024.

SPAIN DANCES is a program that fosters and supports the presence of Spanish contemporary dance in the United States and the collaborations between US dance companies and Spanish choreographers are meant to create new work and exchange practices. 2021 was the first time they partnered with a dance company on the West Coast.

Rodriguez is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist who specializes in Urban Dance and is the co-director/choreographer for Navarra-based RIART Company. She has several titles that accredit her as one of the most recognized Spanish freestyle urban dancers at a national level.

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After 20 years of artistic creation and community engagement, L.A. Contemporary Dance concludes its journey as an organization as of January 9, 2026.

Founded to showcase dance in Los Angeles, LACDC evolved into a home for collective artistry where performances were crafted by choreographers and dancers alongside playwrights, composers, designers, filmmakers, photographers, stage managers, technicians — an incredible team whose imaginative work gave shape and emotional depth to our repertory. These collaborations brought contemporary dance to life in ways that were bold, explorative, expressive, and accessible.

Through live events, digital experiences, and educational programming, LACDC cultivated environments rooted in curiosity, belonging, and learning without judgment. The organization consistently asked how contemporary dance might better reflect and serve the community around it, valuing discovery over mastery and process alongside performance.

This vision was made possible thanks to the creativity and leadership of our Artistic Directors, Executive Directors, Managing Directors, and Company Staff:

Artistic Leadership

Kate Hutter Mason — Artistic Director & Co-founder (2005–2015)
Genevieve Carson — Artistic Director (2016–2020)
Jamila Glass — Artistic Director (2021–2025)

Executive & Managing Leadership

Michelle Jolly — Executive Director & Co-founder (2005–2009)
Lauren Dragicevich — Managing Director (2009–2013)
Eva Angeloff — Managing Director (2013–2018)
Napoleon Gladney — Executive Director (2019–2025)

We are profoundly grateful to all who have left their fingerprints on the organization. This work would not have been possible without the support of our board members, donors, producers, presenters, community partners, volunteers, students, audiences, friends, and family — all who believed in this work. You made it possible.

While LACDC as an organization is closing, the values we cultivated continue forward through the relationships formed here and in all of you.

To anyone considering starting a company or pursuing a dream project — do it. Start now. Don’t wait for the opportunity; be the opportunity. We need your voice and creative work more than ever.

Thank you for being part of this extraordinary journey.

L.A. Contemporary Dance
(2005–2025)