COSTA MESA
Known as the “City of the Arts,” the city of Costa Mesa is home to the Theater & Arts District of Orange County. This well-planned cultural arts district located directly off the I-405 freeway contains exquisite performance halls, fine dining, and luxury shopping at South Coast Plaza. The Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, and Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory provide the community with a year-round showcase of professional music, opera, dance, theatre, musical theatre, and other special attractions for audiences of all ages to enjoy.
The Concert Hall is home to the Orange County Philharmonic Society and Orange County’s highly acclaimed Pacific Symphony Orchestra. Broadway productions, internationally known performers, and stellar ballet and modern dance companies appear here frequently. Directly across the street from The Center and the concert hall, South Coast Repertory is on the cutting edge of creative drama, and is one of America’s leading resident theaters for the development and production of new plays.
Costa Mesa is also home to the unique “California Scenario” sculpture garden created by Isamu Noguchi, and a stunning variety of indoor and outdoor contemporary sculptures and other art works by prominent artists, including Henry Moore and Richard Serra, whose newest piece, “The Connector,” is erected adjacent to the Concert Hall.
Photo: The Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall by RMA Photography Inc.
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Presented by Pacific Symphony at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts
May 16-May 18, 2013
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Daniel Schnyder, composer and saxophone
David Taylor, trombone
Kenny Drew Jr., piano
A celebration of American composers is incomplete without mention of Duke Ellington, whose works inspired many composers and musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries. This year, we aren’t just mentioning him; we are presenting the ...More
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Family FairPresented by The OC MIX at The OC MIX May 18, 2013
A day of family fun in honor and celebration of authors! ...More |
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Betty BuckleyPresented by Segerstrom Center for the Arts at Samueli Theater, Segerstrom Center for the Arts May 16-May 18, 2013
Through such blockbuster musicals as Cats, Pippin, and 1776 as well as celebrated turns as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard and Mama Rose in ...More |
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Silent Film Classic "Faust" Accompanied by Live Jazz TrioPresented by Segerstrom Center for the Arts at Samueli Theater, Segerstrom Center for the Arts May 19, 2013
Take your seat in the Samueli Theater for a screening of the silent film "Faust" accompanied by a soundtrack performed by a live jazz ...More |
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Anatolian Cultures & Food FestivalPresented by Pacifica Institute at OC Fair and Event Center May 16-May 19, 2013
The Anatolian Cultures and Food Festival is a cultural and historical event that includes exhibitions, food, art craft, performances, dances and ...More |
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FlashdancePresented by Segerstrom Center for the Arts at Segerstrom Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts May 7-May 19, 2013
Flashdance tells the inspiring and unforgettable story of Alex Owens, a workingclass girl from Pittsburgh with a dream of becoming a professional ...More |
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Arts Teach Showcase: Assembly and Workshop Preview DayPresented by Segerstrom Center for the Arts at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts May 22, 2013
Watch samples of live artist performances, experience hands on workshops, and visit with one of the nation's most extensive rosters of ...More |
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Los Angeles Philharmonic with Gustavo DudamelPresented by Philharmonic Society of Orange County at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts May 24, 2013
PENDERECKI: Ciaccona from Polish Requiem |








