SLEEPLESS: THE MUSIC CENTER AFTER HOURS/HIP-HOP SPECIAL EDITION
Friday, June 17, 2016 at 11:30 p.m. – Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 3:00 a.m. ticketed
The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Keeping the doors open late at night, Sleepless: The Music Center After Hours (Sleepless) takes over The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall for the first time ever with a never-before-seen use of the iconic venue. This highly popular immersive multi-sensory experience, curated by The Music Center, reimagines the Concert Hall with DJs, dancing, live art demonstrations, light projections, exclusive basement level skating jams and much more. This Hip-Hop Special Edition of Sleepless includes:

Roller skating, live graffiti painting by the gr818ers and classic cars;
Global Hip-Hop jams curated by Rani de Leon and dublab, expressing musical roots from around the world including Brazil, Cuba, France, Ghana, Kenya, Korea, Japan, Latin America, Levant, North Africa, the Philippines and the United Kingdom; DJs include Al Jackson, Arshia, Chico Sonido, DJ Ghost, Hashim B, Rani de Leon, and
T-Kay.
Improvisation installations/in-the-moment performances and dance crew battles by some of L.A.’s top Hip-Hop dance companies and dancers, led by Tiffany Bong, Amy “Catfox” Campion of Antics, Lil’ Cesar and Rennie Harris;
Dancing to the old and the new with music curated by Monalisa and dublab, including DJ Babu, DJ Inka One; and DJ Jedi;
Current L.A. Hip-Hop expressions and music curated by ArtDontSleep, featuring Exile, DJ Expo and 14KT;
Photographic installations by Pocho One that document L.A.-based street art and graffiti; and
Relaxing with a beverage in the Grand Lounge.

Tickets for the Hip-Hop Special Edition of Sleepless are $30. Pre-sale tickets for Sleepless will be available online on the day of the event, Friday, June 17, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at musiccenter.org/hiphop. Walk-up tickets will be sold at the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office, 111 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012, on Friday, June 17, 2016, starting at 9:30 p.m.