Saturday, Royce Hall will be transformed into a runway as designers, stylists and models come together for a night of high fashion and social activism.

Electric guitar is probably not the first instrument one thinks of upon hearing the words “classical music.”

The lights dim on the stage of Segerstrom Hall to reveal a darkened city street. Two gangs of unruly, adolescent boys creep silently into the spotlight and face off in a manner that does not typically happen in a deserted alleyway: ballet.

In South Korea, all men aged 20-30 are required to enlist in the military for at least two years. But those who make a career out of performing music are given the chance to continue practicing their passion and honing their artistic talents in a government-assigned military music unit.

Armed with violins and clarinets, the Korean National Military Symphony will perform at Royce Hall on Wednesday night as the formal opening event for the 38th annual Los Angeles Korean Festival.

The concert, which marks the orchestra’s first time ever performing on American soil, will serve to commemorate war veterans who fought to maintain peace in South Korea and provided aid to the country during the Korean War, according to C.

Black lights and glow paint are generally not the first things that come to mind when thinking of Shakespeare.

Standing in nothing but robes and faux nudity suits with exaggerated body parts, the actors of “The Escort” bring sex to the forefront.

A night of great music and fierce competition. No, I’m not talking about “American Idol.”

Behind the display case sit objects believed to have powerful healing abilities.