HIGHWAYS

Name: Highways
Address: 1651 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90404-3807, US
Telephone: 310-453-1755

Performance . Dance . Music . Film . Visual Art

Upcoming Events

UPCOMING
EVENTS

Multiple Dates
Fri, Jan 30
Blind Chaperone Awakens!
Details
Jan 30, 2026, 8:00 PM
Highways, 1651 18th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
Through a sweeping musical diary of prismatic ballads, anti-war protest anthems, and introspective love songs, writer/performer Tip Scarry's BLIND CHAPERONE AWAKENS! explores the insanity of being a man in love in America in the modern day.
Sat, Jan 31
Ready, Set, Go!
Details
Jan 31, 2026, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Highways, 1651 18th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
The Official Launch Event for High Performance: A 2-Year Conference, presented with The Performance Art Museum, 18th Street Art Center, LACE, and the Getty
Multiple Dates
Sat, Jan 31
Blind Chaperone Awakens!
Details
Jan 31, 2026, 8:00 PM
Highways, 1651 18th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
Through a sweeping musical diary of prismatic ballads, anti-war protest anthems, and introspective love songs, writer/performer Tip Scarry's BLIND CHAPERONE AWAKENS! explores the insanity of being a man in love in America in the modern day.
Multiple Dates
Fri, Feb 06
FREE ALL NIGHT LONG
Details
Feb 06, 2026, 8:00 PM
Highways, 1651 18th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
FREE ALL NIGHT LONG IS A PIECE ABOUT ENDURANCE. Created/Performed by Lena Kira Martin, Mandolin Noelani Burns, and Celeste Olivier.
Multiple Dates
Sat, Feb 07
FREE ALL NIGHT LONG
Details
Feb 07, 2026, 8:00 PM
Highways, 1651 18th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
FREE ALL NIGHT LONG IS A PIECE ABOUT ENDURANCE. Created/Performed by Lena Kira Martin, Mandolin Noelani Burns, and Celeste Olivier.
Fri, Feb 20
From Emmett Till to SNCC & Beyond: Words + Music + Art
Details
Feb 20, 2026, 8:00 PM
Highways, 1651 18th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
This special Highways benefit is Vol. III of its famed Emmett Till performance / visual arts series that marks both Black History Month’s 100th Anniversary and The U.N.’s World Day of Social Justice.
Multiple Dates
Fri, Feb 27
KDT - Reverberation of Time
Details
Feb 27, 2026, 8:00 PM
Highways, 1651 18th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
Three works trace the body's journey through time—from marks of survival, through raw presence, toward a future that demands we rise. The evening builds to a defiant vision, asking: what do we shed, carry, and what legacy will our bodies leave behind?
Multiple Dates
Sat, Feb 28
KDT - Reverberation of Time
Details
Feb 28, 2026, 8:00 PM
Highways, 1651 18th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
Three works trace the body's journey through time—from marks of survival, through raw presence, toward a future that demands we rise. The evening builds to a defiant vision, asking: what do we shed, carry, and what legacy will our bodies leave behind?

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About
HIGHWAYS

Highways Performance Space is Southern California’s boldest center for new performance, film and visual art.

In its 37th year, Highways continues to be an important alternative cultural center in Los Angeles that encourages radical artists from diverse communities to develop and present innovative new works. Highways promotes the development of contemporary socially involved artists and art forms.

Our mission is to develop and present innovative performance and visual artists, promote interaction among people of diverse cultural backgrounds and engage artists and the communities they serve in cross-cultural dialogues about social, cultural and artistic issues.

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