2023’s Top 5 Moments in Theater, Dance and Classical Music
The year 2023 is rapidly coming to an end. But while we box up assorted gifts and prepare for 2024, let’s take a moment to reflect on the best in...
December 27, 2023
ABT Gillespie School’s New Director Says ‘The Nutcracker’ Rounds Out Students’ Training
Susan Brooker sets the artistic vision for the school which includes opportunities that prepare a young dancer for a professional career. When it comes to grand holiday productions, American Ballet...
December 4, 2023
California Arts Council’s Leader Resigns Unexpectedly
Jonathan Moscone, executive director of the California Arts Council, has announced he is leaving his post after less than two years. Moscone, 59, told the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday...
November 7, 2023
Two Action-Packed Dance Shows from NYC Come to Orange County This Weekend
New York City Ballet Principal Tiler Peck and modern dance pioneer Mark Morris come to Orange County with productions that blend styles and emphasize musical collaboration. This weekend, Segerstrom Center...
October 31, 2023
Jodie Gates Leaves Leadership Role at Cincinnati Ballet
Orange County-based dance star Jodie Gates has left her position as the artistic director of the Cincinnati Ballet after barely more than a year at the helm. The surprise announcement...
September 29, 2023
Laura Bleiberg, Noted OC Dance Writer, Dies
Laura Bleiberg, a nationally recognized dance critic and arts journalist with longstanding ties to Orange County, died Tuesday night after a long illness. Bleiberg, who lived in Long Beach, was...
September 20, 2023
Behaving Badly and Other Lamentable Public Trends: Is It Happening in OC Too?
We’ve all read about them, or maybe even witnessed them: people behaving badly at concerts, plays, museums and other public places. Maybe it’s the TikTok addict sitting in front of...
September 18, 2023
How Has the Pandemic Hangover Affected O.C.’s Arts Scene?
The doom-and-gloom reports surged shortly after the pandemic faded. Crowds weren’t coming back to theaters, museums and concert halls. Did Orange County venues and arts presenters experience the same audience...
September 11, 2023
New Ballet ‘Like Water for Chocolate’ Prioritizes Storytelling, Acting and Mexican Culture
An exploration of tradition and rebellion will take center stage in “Like Water for Chocolate,” Christopher Wheeldon’s latest full-length ballet for American Ballet Theatre. The work is based on a...
March 26, 2023
National Endowment for the Arts Chair Talks in O.C.
When President Biden nominated Maria Rosario Jackson to head the National Endowment for the Arts in October 2021, the appointment was groundbreaking but inevitable. Groundbreaking because Jackson is the nation’s...
February 10, 2023
Nochebuena at Musco Center for the Arts Celebrates the Season in a Uniquely Mexican American Way
It’s important for Jimmy Cuéllar and Kareli Montoya to carry on the tradition of mariachi and folklórico. But the husband and wife duo do so in a way that truly...
December 16, 2022
Laguna Dance Festival Evolves as Jodie Gates Moves to a New Position in Cincinnati
Laguna Dance Festival founder Jodie Gates is embarking on a new adventure over 2,000 miles away from the place she’s called home for the last 17 years. The festival announced...
August 5, 2022
