FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 25, 2025
Library, Arts & Culture Media: Maryl Fleisher
Email: MFleisher@GlendaleCA.gov
Phone: (818) 937-7806
City Media Contact: Communications and Community Relations
Email: Communications@GlendaleCA.gov
Phone: (818) 548-3342
Applications Open for Brand Associates 2026 Dance Series
Glendale, CA - Applications are currently open for the 2026 season of the Brand Associates Dance Series. Started in the 1960s, the Brand Associates Dance Series presents top dance companies from Southern California performing site-specific work in non-traditional, outdoor performance spaces around Brand Library & Art Center. Dance companies with at least 5 years of experience who present an educational, site-specific, outdoor dance program appropriate for all ages are encouraged to apply.
The Dance Series is curated by Jamie Nichols, a critically acclaimed dancer, choreographer, and Artistic Director of the contemporary dance company Fast Feet (1980-2003). She is the recipient of 6 Lester Horton Dance Awards and was honored by the Dance Resource Center of LA with the prestigious Furthering the Visibility of Dance Award. As Executive Producer of Celebrate Dance for ten years, she presented 70 dance companies at the Alex Theatre.
The Dance Series is sponsored by the Brand Associates, who generously provide an honorarium to all selected dance companies. Selected dance companies will be required to attend a mandatory photoshoot at Brand Library & Art Center that will be scheduled for January/February 2026. The Dance Series performance dates are scheduled for Saturday evenings, April 25 through May 16, 2026.
Applications are open through October 31, 2025. Groups with diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information and to apply, visit: BrandLibrary.org/Dance-Series-Application.
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About Brand Associates
Founded in 1969, Brand Associates is a non-profit community-based organization that endeavors to make possible and support a rich array of cultural, arts, and educational programming at the iconic Brand Library & Art Center. For over 50 years, the organization has created an enthusiastic membership base throughout Glendale and beyond to support inclusive, diverse and free arts events for all ages. Become a member today at AssociatesOfBrand.org.
About Brand Library & Art Center
Brand Library & Art Center has been a cornerstone for the arts in Southern California since 1956. This unique public library focuses on visual arts and music and provides free services and programs for a diverse community, including print and online collections, subject specialist librarians, exhibitions, concerts, lectures, dance performances, films, and hands-on craft programs for children and adults. Brand Library seeks to develop innovative programs, services, and collections to serve an ever-widening public interested in the arts. Brand Library & Art Center is a branch of the City of Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Department. For more information visit BrandLibrary.org or contact (818) 548-2051.
About Glendale
Known as the “Jewel City,” Glendale is the fourth largest city of Los Angeles County. With a population of almost 200,000, Glendale is a thriving cosmopolitan city that is rich in history, culturally diverse, and offers nearly 50 public parks & facilities, with easy access to a municipal airport. It is the home to a vibrant business community, with major companies in healthcare, entertainment, manufacturing, retail, and banking. Visit GlendaleCA.gov for more information and follow us on social media @MyGlendale
About Library, Arts & Culture
Founded in 1907, the Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Department includes eight neighborhood libraries including the Brand Library & Art Center, a regional visual arts and music library and performance venue housed in the historic 1904 mansion of Glendale pioneer Leslie C. Brand, and the Central Library, a 93,000 square foot center for individuals and groups to convene, collaborate and create. The department also serves as the chief liaison to the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission, which works to continually transform Glendale into an ever-evolving arts destination. Glendale Library Arts & Culture is supported in part through the efforts of the Glendale Library Arts & Culture Trust (GLACT). For more information visit GlendaleLAC.org, or contact Library, Arts & Culture at (818) 548-2021 or via email at LibraryInfo@GlendaleCA.gov.
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