Late Nights

Kick off the opening of the new Dallas Center for the Performing Arts with an evening of music, dance, and theater. Enjoy concerts, performances in the exhibition All the World’s a Stage, tours, family experiences, movie musicals on the big screen, creativity challenges, and much more. Stay late open mic and karaoke.

General admission is $10 or less, DMA members and children under 12 free. Late Night programs are included in general admission to the Museum unless otherwise noted.

Late Night Lecture - A Perfect Relationship: Art and the Theatre of Jerome Robbins, 7 p.m.
Join Amanda Vaill, best-selling author of Somewhere: The Life of Jerome Robbins, to learn more about the legendary choreographer and the surprising inspiration he found in the work of artists such as Marc Chagall, Maurice Prendergast, Erte, and even Piero della Francesca. After the lecture, stay for a special screening of the Emmy Award-winning film from American Masters, Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About.

Musical Movie Marathon, 7:15 p.m.
Watch classic movie musicals under the stars. Enjoy screenings of Top Hat and South Pacifi

Dallas Theater Center, 8 p.m.
Inspired by All the World's a Stage enjoy performances from the cast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Dallas Theater Center

Creativity Challenges, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Stretch your mind and test your creativity! Teams compete against time and with limited materials to design unique creations inspired by artworks in the Museum’s collections. View team creations in the Tech Lab following each challenge.
Limited to 10 teams. Teams may sign up for the challenge in the Center for Creative Connections starting at 7:30 p.m. for the 8:00 p.m. challenge and 9:30 p.m. for the 10:00 p.m. challenge.

Head Casting Demonstration with Artist Mitch Rogers, 8:30 p.m.
Learn the process artists use to make copies of heads and body parts for sculpture, masks, and special effects in film.

Late Night Art Bytes, 9:30 p.m.
Tech savvy creators share their digital works with peers and the community