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On December 11 and 12, MOCA invites four Los Angeles-based artists to make new, in-process movement work in response to a building once used to store police cars.
All times are local to the venue · America/Los Angeles
Performances begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, December 11, and Saturday, December 12, 2026. Ticket listings show each session ending at 8:30 p.m. A cash bar opens 30 minutes before each performance for guests 21 and over.
The Geffen Contemporary’s history is part of the prompt for Figuring Space. MOCA asks four artists to explore the architecture and context of a former police-car warehouse through movement, turning the building’s change of purpose into a subject for the work.
The Geffen Contemporary stands in Little Tokyo’s Historic District. Frank Gehry renovated the former police-car warehouse, which opened in 1983 as the Temporary Contemporary. Its shift from storage facility to art museum gives the performance a specific setting: the artists are asked to engage with the building, not simply perform inside it.
Figuring Space is part of Wonmi’s WAREHOUSE Programs, MOCA’s platform for live art across artistic forms. The series has presented work in dialogue with the site; this edition makes movement its stated point of departure.
Further reading: Figuring Space | MOCA LA ↗ · Plan Your Visit | MOCA LA ↗ · Wonmi’s WAREHOUSE Programs | MOCA LA ↗
AMMA is the choreographic practice of Alexsa Durrans and Miles Brenninkmeijer, established in 2018. Their earlier dances have taken inspiration from movement in arena concerts, halftime shows and synchronized swimming. Those references help describe the duo’s broader interests; MOCA has not said they will appear in this work.
MOCA connects Gurmukhi Desai Bevli’s dance-making to her family history as a descendant of refugees from the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan. Her practice considers migration, memory and histories that cannot be directly recalled. The museum’s biography also identifies stillness, silence and voice as elements of her work, but does not specify how they figure in this performance.
jeremy de’jon guyton works across performance, writing and archiving. His creative research brings together devised theater, spoken and written text, media, and social and club movement languages. He also founded and serves as legacy steward of a.l.t. ^home, a creative residency and living cultural archive in his family home in South Los Angeles.
Mamie Green choreographs and directs VOLTA, an interdisciplinary performance project. Her work has been presented at Los Angeles venues including LACMA, the Skirball Cultural Center and the MAK Center at the Schindler House, as well as the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and MAXXI National Museum. These credits offer context for her practice, not a preview of her contribution to Figuring Space.
Further reading: Figuring Space | MOCA LA ↗ · MOCA LA | Tickets and Memberships ↗
MOCA describes the work as new and in process, with artists encouraged to experiment and improvise as they respond to WAREHOUSE. The event information does not name individual pieces, specify an artist-by-artist order or say whether audience participation is involved. Visitors can expect a site-responsive movement program, but the exact works remain unannounced.
Further reading: Figuring Space | MOCA LA ↗ · Figuring Space | MOCA LA ↗
MOCA lists Figuring Space with AMMA, Gurmukhi Desai Bevli, jeremy de’jon guyton and Mamie Green/ VOLTA on both evenings. It has not announced separate lineups or an order for the artists’ work.
Performances begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, December 11, and Saturday, December 12, 2026. The ticket listings give an 8:30 p.m. end time for each session.
Figuring Space | MOCA LA ↗ · MOCA LA | Tickets and Memberships ↗ · MOCA LA | Tickets and Memberships ↗
Admission is $12 for general admission and $10 for MOCA members. MOCA says advance online purchase is required to guarantee entry; its FAQ notes that a limited number of tickets may be available at the venue’s ticket desk on a first-come, first-served basis.
Figuring Space | MOCA LA ↗ · MOCA LA | Tickets and Memberships ↗ · FAQs | MOCA LA ↗
A cash bar inside WAREHOUSE, presented by Sister Midnight, opens 30 minutes before each performance. Guests must be 21 or older and show valid ID to use the bar; drinks may be taken to seats during the performance.
MOCA does not state a general age minimum for Figuring Space. Its visitor guidance says children must be supervised by an adult.
Figuring Space | MOCA LA ↗ · Tips for Your Visit | MOCA LA ↗
MOCA requires backpacks and large purses, oversized bags, and food and drink—including water bottles—to be checked. Tripods, monopods, selfie sticks, weapons, signs, banners, flags and noisemaking devices are not allowed on museum property.
The entrance doors at The Geffen are accessible from Aileen Getty Plaza. MOCA makes wheelchairs available at its lobby desks, and all restrooms at The Geffen are all-gender. Assisted listening devices for programs are available by request through [email protected].
MOCA has not published performance-specific seating or access arrangements. For questions about access needs for this event, its FAQ lists [email protected].
The performance is at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, 152 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012—not MOCA Grand Avenue. The venue entrance doors are accessible from Aileen Getty Plaza. MOCA names Little Tokyo / Arts District as the nearest Metro station and recommends its Metro Trip Planner. Use the map and directions links to plan a route from your starting point.
Figuring Space | MOCA LA ↗ · Plan Your Visit | MOCA LA ↗ · Parking, Public Transit, Bikes & Ride Share at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA | MOCA LA ↗ · FAQs | MOCA LA ↗
MOCA lists Aiso Street Garage (Lot 763), 101 N. Judge John Aiso St., at a maximum rate of $14 per day, and Lot 753, 414 E. Temple St., at a flat rate of $15 per day. Metered parking is also listed on Temple Street.
Parking, Public Transit, Bikes & Ride Share at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA | MOCA LA ↗ · FAQs | MOCA LA ↗
A short-term rideshare loading zone is at 1st and Alameda by the Japanese American National Museum entrance. MOCA lists a public bike rack near the Nancy Rubins sculpture at The Geffen and says it is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged bicycles.
Parking, Public Transit, Bikes & Ride Share at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA | MOCA LA ↗
MOCA says online advance purchase is required to guarantee entry. Its FAQ says a limited number of tickets may be available at the on-site desk on a first-come, first-served basis.
MOCA lists the same four-artist program on both dates and does not advertise separate lineups.
Figuring Space | MOCA LA ↗ · MOCA LA | Tickets and Memberships ↗
MOCA does not state a general age minimum for the performance, but children must be supervised by an adult. The cash bar is limited to guests 21 and older with valid ID.
Figuring Space | MOCA LA ↗ · Tips for Your Visit | MOCA LA ↗
Backpacks and large purses, oversized bags, food and drink including water bottles must be checked. Tripods, monopods, selfie sticks, weapons, signs, banners, flags and noisemaking devices are prohibited on museum property.
152 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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