Any
Other Way
Dolce Wang's Album Release
The Event
An invitation
to wander
ANIMA Initiative invites you to an immersive experience and concert at VENIA Studio. Hosted by Anima Initiative, Dolce, and Bravewyld, this event offers an intimate, cathartic evening of music, mixed media, and You.
“An invitation to wander — through dreams, forests, sound, and story — allowing every traveler to find their way.”
Your night begins with our pre-show: ambient soundscapes, installation art, and cutting-edge fashion from local artists that transports you to your respite from the daily hustle. Connect with individuals from all walks of life before Dolce + The Band take you on a string-driven dreampop journey with a touch of grit.
Prepare to be suspended in time as you become one with the sound. Join us for an unforgettable evening — connect with fellow dreamers and help us create this moment with your presence.
Date
July 25 & 26, 2026 Two Nights Only
Time
7:00 pm - 10:30 pmDoors open at 7:00pm
Venue
VENIA Studio Arts District, Los Angeles Ca
Admission
Starting at $35
Event Schedule
An evening
in three acts
Both nights follow the same program - an unhurried progression from arrival to pre-show to performance to connection. Give yourself the full evening. There's no rush to leave.
Doors Open
Guests enter through a darkened forest - projection mapping fills the space with rainfall, moving trees, drifting mist, distant birds, and subtle environmental sound. At the entrance, each guest is welcomed by a member of the team and gifted a single flower
Pre-Show: Mood
The forest slowly opens. Rain disappears. Projections transition into a warm clearing alive with glowing fireflies, soft light, and movement. Guests wander freely between artist installations, a themed cocktail bar, and campfire-inspired seating. The space feels less like a venue and more like discovering a hidden refuge deep within the woods.
Main Show: Any Other Way
As the room settles, the projections become quieter. The clearing becomes still. Dolce Wang performs Any Other Way live with the environment responding to the emotional arc of the music. Light, projection, and atmosphere shift throughout the set, allowing the album to exist not only as sound, but as a place guests inhabit together. A string-driven dreampop journey with a touch of grit.
Post-Show: Mingle
The night doesn't end abruptly, it exhales. Stay, connect with fellow dreamers, and carry the evening a little longer before making your way back. Venue closes at 10:30pm.
What to Expect
An evening built
on atmosphere
A Portal Entrance
Walk through rain, mist, and towering projected forests before arriving at a warm refuge. The journey into the space is itself part of the experience — arriving as a traveler, not an audience member.
Installation Art
Artist installations throughout the room from VENIA and collaborating artists transform VENIA Studio into a living environment. Explore freely during the pre-show. Every corner holds something to discover.
Projection Mapping
Courtesy of Brett First, projection mapping evolves throughout the evening from a forest at dusk to a warm firelit clearing to the emotionally responsive environment of Dolce's live performance.
Dolce +
The Band
The intimate main show features Dolce Wang and her band performing Any Other Way [italics] in full — a string-driven dreampop debut influenced by a nomadic journey across 5 continents, and shaped by the conversations around love, grief, resilience, and the many paths that lead us home.
Cutting-Edge Fashion
Local artists bring cutting-edge fashion into the pre-show environment, weaving wearable art into the immersive world around you — an extension of ANIMA's commitment to interdisciplinary creative expression.
Themed Cocktail Bar
A themed bar nestled within the installation space, designed to feel like a hidden tavern rather than a venue bar. Settle in, order something, and let the conversations begin. This is a gathering place as much as a concert.
The Venue
VENIA Studio
300 S Santa Fe Ave, Suite U
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Located in the heart of the Arts District, VENIA Studio is an intimate creative space that becomes the stage for this immersive world. The industrial architecture of the building — raw, spatial, and atmospheric — provides the ideal canvas for projection mapping, installation art, and the kind of concert experience that only works in a room this size.
Venia Studio - Los Angeles, CA
Headline Presentation
Dolce Wang
There’s the life you’re told to live — a map already drawn, a path already named. Any Other Way is what happens when you stop trying to walk it right-side up.
Dolce’s iconic sound is a string-driven blend of indie folk-rock and electronic dream pop, influenced by a nomadic journey across the US, South America, Eastern Europe, West Africa, and Asia. Shaped by the quiet conversations and reckonings of love and loss, the album carries a surprising tenderness that brings connection between all walks of life.
“This album holds the whispers from the road less traveled — and I wouldn’t have done it any other way.”