This season we invite you to discover emerging adventurous young choreographers and the return of some of the most singular dance artists in L.A.

Playful and profound, traditional and provocative, Dance at the Odyssey welcomes you to six weeks of exhilarating contemporary dance. Performing in 2 spaces, featuring 17 choreographers, 6 dance companies, this is no single performance. It’s a powerful collective of choreographers, performers and musicians who seek creativity as a source of inspiration and joy.

Thanks to you, what began as a bold and risky experiment in 2017 has evolved into the largest independent contemporary dance festival in all of Los Angeles. Thousands of patrons like you have watched Dance at the Odyssey become a one-of-a-kind event where artists move freely, audiences discover new voices, and boundless creativity prevails.

These are experiences you can’t miss. Be part of the movement.

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So grateful for every artist, audience member, and collaborator who made this year what it was. Thank you from all of us at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble!

Step inside the creative mind of Sofia Streisand, writer and director of Bluebeard’s Castle. Discover the inspirations and vision behind this chilling reimagining of a dark fairytale.

We are with the Playwright and Star of JUST ANOTHER DAY – Dan Lauria!

He is best known as the Dad on the hit television series The Wonder Years, has starred, recurred and guest-starred in over 70 television episodic programs, as well as in more than 20 movie of the week productions and a score of feature films. He has performed, written or directed over 50 professional stage productions. On Broadway, he starred as legendary coach Vince Lombardi opposite Judith Light in Lombardi, as well as in the Tony nominated A Christmas Story: The Musical for two years running. He co-created the Durango Play Festival with Wendie Malick, with whom he has also performed the play The Guys, a tribute to the brave firefighters who died on 9/11, as a fundraiser for veterans and firefighting organizations, The two currently perform Love Letters around the country as a fundraiser for environmental organizations and to support the development of new plays at regional theaters.

Just Another Day

Coming August 30th

Step inside the surreal world of LAST RESORT, an absurdist dance-theatre piece that transforms an abandoned desert beach resort into a reflection of late-stage capitalism and cultural decay. Choreographer and director Maya Billig joins us to discuss her vision for the piece and its inspiration — the hauntingly iconic Bombay Beach.

What are audiences saying about LEAR REDUX?

Showing now through July 13th!

We’re diving into LOVE’S END with the stars of the show, Beejan Land and Ann Sonneville. Let’s talk love, heartbreak, and everything in between in this post-show discussion!

Odyssey Theatre presents Lear Redux as part of its 2025 season

A Quantum Fantasia inspired by the play King Lear by William Shakespeare 

This world premiere production is adapted by John Farmanesh-Bocca

Acclaimed and prolific stage actor Jack Stehlin stars in Lear Redux, a bold, surprising, and whimsical adaptation of King Lear, directed and adapted by Physical Theatre impresario John Farmanesh-Bocca. Renowned for their celebrated collaborations on Farmanesh-Bocca’s REDUX series—including Tempest Redux (winner of Stage Raw’s Production of the Year and Broadway World’s Production of the Decade for LA regional theater)—Lear Redux reunites the Odyssey Theatre, The New American Theatre, and Not Man Apart – Physical Theatre Ensemble to present Shakespeare’s preeminent drama of family, power, humanity, grief, and acceptance.

Take a peek behind the curtain in the rehearsal room for LEAR REDUX…

Odyssey Theatre presents Lear Redux as part of its 2025 season A bold, surprising, and whimsical adaptation of King Lear, directed and adapted by Physical Theatre impresario John Farmanesh-Bocca and starring Jack Stehlin. Renowned for their celebrated collaborations on Farmanesh-Bocca’s REDUX series—including Tempest Redux (winner of Stage Raw’s Production of the Year and Broadway World’s Production of the Decade for LA regional theater)—Lear Redux reunites the Odyssey Theatre, The New American Theatre, and Not Man Apart – Physical Theatre Ensemble to present Shakespeare’s preeminent drama of family, power, humanity, grief, and acceptance.