About this Performance

The February 1, 2025 Night at the Library: Building Stories with Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs' Distance Duet at the Los Angeles Central Library has been rescheduled to Saturday, March 8, 2025, at 8pm.

You’re invited to step into an immersive after-hours world of stories, with interactive art pop-ups, surprising performances, conversations with diverse storytellers and artists, live music and DJs, drinks, and bites throughout the historic Richard J. Riordan Central Library in Downtown Los Angeles.
 
For Night at the Library: Building Stories, LA Phil Insight presents Distance Duet by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs, a de-creation myth and dance opera performed in the Central Atrium of the library's Tom Bradley Wing.
 
The night will also include performances by BodyTraffic, dublab, Bob Baker Marionette Theater, Yesika Salgado, and Urban Voices Project, among others. Get creative with drawing classes offered by Heavy Manners Library, a photo booth with the Black Image Center, and screen printing with Color Compton. And yes, you can get a library card at the event!
 
Celebrate the art and magic of storytelling at this first-ever, late-night party presented by Los Angeles institutions invested in the power of storytelling. Night at the Library: Building Stories is presented by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Public Library, LAist, and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. In association with LA Phil Insight. 
 
This event is open to ages 21 and up and will take place at the Los Angeles Central Library from 8pm-12am.
 
LA Phil Insight is generously supported by Linda and David Shaheen.

Programs, artists, dates, prices, and availability subject to change. Ticket limits may apply. All sales are final.