Segerstrom Center for the Arts Announces New Vice President of Programming and Production
Limor Tomer will fill the role as Judy Morr retires after 39 years with the Center.
October 28, 2024
Wooden Floor Dance Auditions Offer a Chance at Long-Term Life Success for Students
Prospective young dancers and their parents lined up around Santa Ana’s Wooden Floor from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 for the opportunity to enroll as a student in...
October 21, 2024
Fall Preview 2024: Our Writers Have Chosen Their Top Arts and Culture Picks
We’re excited to share with you our writers’ picks for notable events in theater, dance, visual arts, food, culture and music for fall 2024. Culture OC’s talented team of arts...
September 4, 2024
Chapman University’s Incoming Dean of Arts is Eager to Bring Her Philosophy to a New Campus
Anne F. Hogan is passionate about interdisciplinary approaches to the arts and their benefits for students.
August 9, 2024
Celebrating 20 Years of Helping to Shape Ballet’s Artistic Future
National Choreographers Initiative has become an incubator for commercially promising new dance works while holding tight to artistic director Molly Lynch’s vision to encourage experimentation.
July 22, 2024
California’s Budget is in the Red – Its Arts Programs are Black and Blue
Just two scant years ago, California was sitting plush with a $97 billion budget surplus. The state budget for 2022-23 was a healthy $307 billion and funded a long list...
July 1, 2024
Backhausdance Presents Immersive, Site-Specific Work at Bowers Museum
This weekend, the Orange County dance company will make the museum courtyard its stage with the premiere of a new work created for the outdoor space.
June 7, 2024
Summer Preview: A Look at the Best in OC Arts and Culture
We’ve made it past Memorial Day weekend, so what does that mean? The summer season has officially begun! So instead of falling back on the usual, conventional options – movies,...
May 29, 2024
2024 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts Announced, Including Edward Chen of Irvine
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Culture OC. The information provided has been written by the submitting organization and not by the writers at Culture OC. We include...
May 14, 2024
The City of Irvine and Orange County Music & Dance Celebrate Groundbreaking of New Performing Arts Complex
The sun shone as brightly as the pristine golden shovels Tuesday afternoon at the groundbreaking for two new cultural facilities in Irvine’s Great Park. Last month the city of Irvine...
May 8, 2024
Great Park Arts Campus is Finally Taking Shape
After years of planning and negotiations, the Cultural Terrace is a step closer to reality. The city of Irvine has greenlighted construction for two tenants of the Great Park’s dedicated...
April 12, 2024
ABT Journeys into the Heart of Virginia Woolf’s Universe in ‘Woolf Works’
Wayne McGregor’s first full-length ballet for American Ballet Theatre was inspired by the late writer’s nonlinear approach to narrative. The multi-award-winning British choreographer and director Wayne McGregor is known for...
April 8, 2024
