UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance, a leading West Coast presenter dedicated to the advancement of the contemporary performing arts in all disciplines, reimagines a 2020-21 season with COVID-19 realities.

CAP UCLA remains constant in prioritizing the safety and health of artists, audiences and staff. This will be the first season on an online stage.

The news season focuses on rebuilding financial stability for artists, expanding opportunities of support with five new commissions, seven online stage programs and 20 performances.

Since the remainder of 2020 offers little to no live North American touring, CAP UCLA facilitated a collaboration with the National YoungArts Foundation for “The Sidewalk Sessions: L.A.,” which provides opportunities for L.A. residents to bring an artist to perform on their sidewalk or driveway to enjoy art from a distance.

In addition, there are four remaining commissions including Constance Hockaday’s “Artist-in-Presidents,” a remaining of FDR’s “fireside chats”; the “Choreographers’ Scores: 2020,” a micro commission project to share documentation of world-renowned choreographers’ process before setting in on dancers; “Notes on Napkins: 2020,” which function similarly for composers sharing their works; and Chris Doyle’s “Memento Vivere,” made with the help of 60 UCLA students.

“Memento Vivere,” a project that reimagines the form a contemporary public artwork might take in in a contemporary world, is now available and can be downloaded from the app store iPad.

“The truth is, this season is the most epic project we have undertaken in our lifetimes…” said Kristy Edmunds executive and artistic director.

For more information, visit cap.cula.edu.