Editing Los Angeles (section)

===Movies and the performing arts===
{{further|Music of Los Angeles}}
{{see also|List of films set in Los Angeles|List of songs about Los Angeles}}
[[File:Chinese Theatre (26776735090).jpg|thumb|upright=.9|[[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]] on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]]]
The performing arts play a major role in Los Angeles's cultural identity. According to the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, "there are more than 1,100 annual theatrical productions and 21 openings every week."<ref name="Only In LA" /> The [[Los Angeles Music Center]] is "one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation", with more than 1.3&nbsp;million visitors per year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccenter.org/visit/index.html|title=Explore the Center|publisher=Music Center of Los Angeles County|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005150134/http://musiccenter.org/visit/index.html|archive-date=October 5, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=October 14, 2011}}</ref> The [[Walt Disney Concert Hall]], centerpiece of the Music Center, is home to the prestigious [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laphil.com/about/our-venues/about-the-walt-disney-concert-hall|title=About Walt Disney Concert Hall|website=laphil.com|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725162010/https://www.laphil.com/about/our-venues/about-the-walt-disney-concert-hall|url-status=live}}</ref> Notable organizations such as [[Center Theatre Group]], the [[Los Angeles Master Chorale]], and the [[Los Angeles Opera]] are also resident companies of the Music Center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laopera.org/|title=LA Opera – Los Angeles|website=[[Los Angeles Opera]]|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417055111/https://www.laopera.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.centertheatregroup.org/about/our-history/|title=Our History – Center Theatre Group|website=centertheatregroup.org|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725162755/https://www.centertheatregroup.org/about/our-history/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lamasterchorale.org/|title=Los Angeles Chorale Official Homepage|website=lamasterchorale.org|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725190114/http://www.lamasterchorale.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> Talent is locally cultivated at premier institutions such as the [[Colburn School]] and the [[USC Thornton School of Music]].
[[File:Hollywood bowl and sign.jpg|left|thumb|[[Hollywood Bowl]] in [[Hollywood Hills]]]]
The city's [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood neighborhood]] has been recognized as the center of the [[Film industry|motion picture industry]], having held this distinction since the early 20th century, and the Los Angeles area is also associated with being the center of the [[television industry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-09/what-city-do-you-live-in-dont-say-hollywood|title=What city do you live in? Don't say Hollywood|last=Morrison|first=Pat|date=March 9, 2021|website=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 24, 2022|archive-date=August 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808105212/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-09/what-city-do-you-live-in-dont-say-hollywood|url-status=live}}</ref> The city is home to major film studios as well as major record labels. Los Angeles plays host to the annual [[Academy Awards]], the [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], the [[Grammy Awards]] as well as many other entertainment industry awards shows. Los Angeles is the site of the [[USC School of Cinematic Arts]] which is the oldest film school in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/31/movies/31film.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060203034021/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/31/movies/31film.html |archive-date=February 3, 2006 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=At U.S.C., a Practical Emphasis in Film|last=Waxman|first=Sharon|date=January 31, 2006|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 14, 2011}}</ref>