Inside an Arts District soundstage, the main room features shallow water, big cushions arranged in a circle around Fenn's piano and a few dozen color-changing bulbs scattered between performers and audience. The show is called “The Light We Leave Behind,” an immersive water, sound and light experience running Thursdays through Saturdays in the Arts District through October 11, and it has become one of the more unusual ways to spend an evening in Los Angeles right now.
Inside the Water Room
Tea comes courtesy of Tea at Shiloh, a late-night, reservation-only teahouse that opened in 2022 in the Arts District, according to the Los Angeles Times. The teahouse operates out of an industrial loft and caps evening attendance at 45 patrons, part of a broader push toward sober, late-night programming in the neighborhood.
From there, staff guide guests across the shallow water covering nearly the entire floor of the main room to big cushions arranged in a circle around the piano. Photography is not allowed inside; guests are prohibited from taking their own photos and videos in the water room, Time Out notes.
Live Musicians Tied to the Light Rigs
The performance features four musicians, with the lighting system connected directly to the music and a few dozen color-changing bulbs scattered between performers and audience. Rotating backing musicians have included cellist Yeemz, violist Julien Altmann and saxophonist Hugo Shiboski, performing alongside Fenn's piano, according to a thread on Reddit. At an earlier performance, rain began during the show.
A Phone-Free Night With Fewer Than 100 Guests
An earlier performance had a no-phone rule, with fewer than 100 people attending per show. Standard tickets run $145 and include reclined seating, Snow Lounge access and complimentary tea.
East End Studios Mission Campus, the $230 million, 255,000-square-foot facility at 2233 E. Jesse Street, has five soundstages built on a former cold storage site along the Los Angeles River, according to Urbanize LA, which reported in January 2026 that work was complete. The show takes place at an East End Studios soundstage in the Arts District. The same developer, East End Capital, has since secured city approval for an even larger $1 billion, 16-soundstage project called East End Studios ADLA at 6th and Alameda Streets, per The Real Deal.
At the Arts District Soundstage
The soundstage is in the Arts District. Inside, the scene is water, light and a handful of musicians performing until the run closes October 11.
