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Urban and Jookin Animal Ballets Mark Change in Acceptance, Expectation

By Kris Eitland | October 5, 2018 |

The San Diego dance scene is exploding with shows featuring modern, hip hop, jook, and ballet, and some are beautiful hybrids. The premiere of “Beyond Babel” and Wynton Marsalis’ “Spaces” are examples of Urban and Jook ballets that mark a change in acceptance and expectation…

Wynton Marsalis Brings his Musical Menagerie to Life with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for the La Jolla Music Society

By Ken Herman | October 5, 2018 |

Wynton Marsalis and his elite Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra brought his recent composition “Spaces,” a ten-movement suite that features cleverly depicted species of the animal kingdom, to San Diego’s Balboa Theatre on Wednesday, October 3, to open the La Jolla Music Society’s 50th Anniversary Season.

Dancing Around Town Has Jazzy, Animal Themes

By Kris Eitland | September 27, 2018 |

We’re falling for dances with jazzy, animal themes, trolley rides, hip hop–and it’s almost #Worldballetday