ARTS NEWS
Trolley Dances 16: A Marvel of Artistry and Logistics
There is great pleasure in watching dance where it’s not supposed to be, and watching bystanders respond, or trying to ignore the action. There’s a sense of rebellion and breaking the rules…
Read MoreYour Guide to Dance in Sept. & Oct.
Dance kicks into high gear in September and October with performances along the trolley tracks, Dance Place, White Box, Balboa Park, and Civic Theatre. Some of them are FREE if you..
Read MoreKate Lounsbury (August 9, 1955-October 26, 2013)
Just added a wonderful reminiscence by Seattle dancer Deborah Birrane to the article about Kate Lounsbury, who died in Seattle last fall. This tribute to Kate, a dancer who was fierce and articulate, delicate but with tensile strength, includes beautiful photos and loving comments from friends in the San Diego and Seattle dance communities.
Read MoreNew Strategies for San Diego Opera
In a recent radio interview, San Diego Opera’s newly appointed Artistic Advisor William Mason asked for suggestions from the local arts community to expand the vision and outreach of the opera company as it charts its future beyond the 2015 season. Here is how the resident critics of San Diego Story are responding to Mason’s invitation . . .
Read MoreGregorian Chant Meets Video Game Sound Tracks in Folklore
Finding new audiences has become the Holy Grail quest of today’s performing arts organizations, and choral director Angel Mannion believes he has the perfect formula to lure video game addicts into the arena of choral music . . .
Read MoreSan Diego Opera Is Back and Offers an Impressive 2015 Season
Although that storied operatic cliché of the sobbing final aria before the heroine’s sad demise was scripted by the San Diego Opera Board of Directors on March 19 when it voted to shutter the company, Board President Carol Lazier was not singing a farewell aria in her press conference Monday (May 19) in the plaza in front of Civic Theatre where she jubilantly announced the reversal of the Board’s March decision to terminate the company and the raising of $2,116,376 of new money to support the 2015 season . . .
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