See About archive blog posts. Anyone driving past the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion these last few weeks has no doubt seen various opera sets and props sitting forlornly outside the building.

But a new ad from high-fashion brand Kenzo and director Spike Jonze makes use of a Downtown landmark we don’t already see a million times on TV: the Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

“Live from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, the 71st annual Academy Awards.… Welcome to a star-studded evening here at the Music Center. The stars are out tonight to ...

Last Saturday and Sunday, a great, happy, noisy –– and boozy –– celebration took place at the Music Center, inside and outside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. It was a great way to commemorate half a ...

The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center opened its doors 50 years ago this past Friday. We discuss how the venue was a milestone for the city, and a huge accomplishment for the woman who ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The unenviable task of producing an opera in which the music approaches the expendable has fallen to the Los ...