Royce Hall - Ucla Tickets

Regarded as one of the United States' finest concert halls, Royce Hall plays host to the annual performing arts series of concerts. Like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, Royce Hall is one of America's great concert halls, distinguished for its impeccable beauty and refined acoustics. Royce Hall is a building on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and is the primary home of the nation's leading performing arts presenter. Due to its acclaimed acoustics and 6,600-pipe Skinner pipe organ, Royce Hall has often been used for recording sessions of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. At present, Royce Hall is not only regarded as the symbol of UCLA, but also as ground zero for the most exciting and innovative programming.

Royce Hall is one of the four original buildings on UCLA's Westwood campus, the history of which dates back to 1929, when its building was completed on the UCLA campus. The building's unique Romanesque architecture prompted the State Historic Preservation Office to restore it to its original design. Named after American philosopher Josiah Royce, Royce Hall came to be the defining image of the University. It was not before 1937 did the concert hall feature its first performing arts season. The debut season featured the great contralto Marian Anderson, the Budapest String Quartet and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Arnold Schoenberg and Jimmy Dorsey's Band have also rocked the house.

Royce Hall features top-notch acoustics in intimate settings where world-class performers arrive every year. Some of illustrious artists who have graced Royce Hall's stage are Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic, Twyla Tharp, Frank Zappa, Mikhail Baryshnikov, The Philip Glass Ensemble and Meredith Monk. In the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, the building suffered from a severe damage and had to undergo a $70.5 million restoration plan. Royce Hall reopened its doors for the locals in December 1997. The building's 1,833-seat concert hall serves as one of the home venues for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.

As the programming grew, Royce began to fill the role of second cultural center in Los Angeles. It serves especially the western part of the City. Since its inception, dance has been an important element making its distinct among the rest. Nearly every important dance troupe, from the American Ballet Theatre and Martha Graham to the Ballet Russe, Bejart Ballet, Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal, Robert Joffrey, Trudi Schoop and her company, and Bella Lewitzky has performed on its stage. Being the main performance venue for University of California, Los Angeles, the most important aspect of Royce Hall's legacy is its role in providing something other than just the standard cultural menu.

With a seating capacity of 1,833 seats, Royce Hall Auditorium is the primary home of the nation's leading performing arts presenter. Host to the annual performing arts series of concerts welcome you to experience the energy of music and dance while seeing top performers LIVE. It is a kind of place that puts up an array of events that will make you dance!