The EMPOWERMENT: Maxine + Bella celebration will include three days of arts activities at DCA’s Lankershim Arts Center, located in the heart of the NoHo Arts District at: 5108 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91601. All festival events are free and open to the public, but due to limited space, reservations are highly recommended via Brown Paper Tickets. For more information, please call: 213.270.8200.

Bella-Inspired Parent + Me Dance Class from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. - Taught by LMU Professor Kristen Smiarowski for walking toddlers through age 4-year-old children with caregivers. Siblings and pre-walkers can join, as long as each child has an adult. Make it a family affair!

Intermediate/Adv. Lewitzky Dance Class from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Taught by Walter Kennedy, who was a principal dancer with Lewitzky Dance Company for nearly twenty years and served the company's rehearsal director from 1990 until the company's farewell performance in 1997. Accompanied percussionist T.J. Troy, this class is for the intermediate/professional trained dancer.

Screening & Discussion from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - A film screening of "Bella" followed by a conversation with the film’s Director, Bridget Murnane and Choreographer Lula Washington, moderated by Emily Wanserski.

Performance at 6:00pm - A celebration of Maxine Hong Kingston and Bella Lewitzky in spoken word and dance pieces by: Bernard Brown, Mona Jean Cedar, Chris Emile, Caitlin Javech, Ibuki Kauramochi, Genna Moroni, Siwaraya Rochanahusdin, and Tracy Silver.