ARTS NEWS
Athenaeum Presents Confounding Art by Joyce Cutler-Shaw
Artworks influenced by medical research and inspired by a concern for our water supply can either quench or parch a viewer’s intellectual thirst. In her current exhibition What Comes to Mind: Nature-Human Nature and Visual Translation at La Jolla’s Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, artist Joyce Cutler-Shaw contends with disparate issues such as death,…
Read MoreMizerany changes direction
Considering the huge turnout for its weekend run at Diversionary, the “Hot Guys Dancing” series will likely continue, perhaps to coincide with the Gay Pride Festival in July. Michael Mizerany is already discussing the next production with Diversionary managers. Mizerany is a busy man to watch. He announced this week that after 15 seasons with…
Read MoreTenor Stephen Costello Returns to San Diego Opera
The image of the barrel-chested, horn-helmeted, sword-swinging opera singer dies slowly. Making opera less exotic and more believable is a preoccupation of opera companies and singers around the globe. San Diego Opera will open its 2013 season with a smartly updated production of Gaetano Donizetti’s comic opera The Daughter of the Regiment, transforming its garrison…
Read MoreFew can dance in his shoes
The versatile dancer Trystan Loucado has made waves in performances with San Diego’s top contemporary and ballet companies. Known for his long limbs and skilled partnering, the term multi-talented is an understatement. He’s also become a formidable dancer en pointe. You read that right. Trystan Loucado flexes his feet. Fold all of the toes back the other…
Read MorePlayhouse Announces Without Walls Festival for October 2013
The La Jolla Playhouse announced at a press conference today that its inaugural Without Walls Festival will be staged October 3 – 6. The Playhouse portion of the University of California, San Diego, campus, will serve as a festival village for a series of performances and events presented in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego and the UCSD Department of Theatre and Dance.
Read MoreSanDiegoStory.com Critics Favorites from 2012
San Diego is as rich and varied an arts cauldron as any in the world. Wander through our extensive calendar of events here at SanDiegoStory.com and you can see what a daunting task it is to cover everything – and we list and cover only the performances and exhibitions of the professional artists in town…
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