COLA Artist Fellows 2026 (Night 2)

The City of Los Angeles (COLA) Individual Artist Fellowship by the DCA () allows accomplished artists to create new work with increased freedom to innovate and experiment in the disciplines of design, visual arts, literary arts, and performing arts.

Grand Performances presents live showcases by 2026 COLA Artist Fellows:

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Doors open at 6:00 PM. The program begins at 7:00 PM.

DaEun Jung is a Korean-born dancer-choreographer currently based in Los Angeles. She interlaces forms, principles, and methods of her ancestral and contemporary performance practices within her self-constructed system.

Jung’s work has been supported by New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA), Jacob’s Pillow, Los Angeles Performance Practice (LAPP), Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT), Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA), Movement Research at Judson Church, Korea Foundation, and New Music USA. Her residencies include Headlands Center for the Arts, Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC), Loghaven Artist Residency, UCROSS, L.A. Dance Project (LADP), and Santa Monica Cultural Affairs at Camera Obscura.

Juliette Jones is a Los Angeles-based violinist, composer, arranger, and cultural entrepreneur whose work sits at the intersection of orchestral excellence, hip hop culture, and community-centered storytelling. She is the Founder and Creative Director of Wondersmith Entertainment, a Black women-led music production company specializing in music contracting and musician coordination, and the Founding CEO of Passing the Crown Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit amplifying women in music, dance, and production.

Truth Be Told: The Ancestral Prelude to Passing the Crown is her newest work, developed through the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs' COLA-IMAP Individual Artist Fellowship.

Rogê - Grand Performances (COLA Fellowship), June 26, 2026. As part of his City of Los Angeles COLA Artist Fellowship, Rogê presents a special one-night performance at Grand Performances in Downtown Los Angeles on June 26. For this occasion, Rogê will debut Sebastiões, an unreleased project featuring original compositions performed live for the first time. The work brings to life a series of characters inspired by Rio de Janeiro, told through diverse perspectives that reflect the city’s spirit, contradictions, and humanity. A tribute to his hometown - officially named São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro - Sebastiões offers an intimate and powerful new chapter in Rogê’s storytelling, blending his signature rhythms with vivid, character-driven narratives.

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