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.

World Dance Celebration
Presented by Orange Coast College at Robert B. Moore Performing Arts Theatre
May 18, 2012
Directed by Angelika Nemeth
Lecture demonstration conveys the colorful heritage of the world dance community. For a mini-residency in your school, contact OCC Dance at 714/432-5123.
Featured Events
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![]() | Cathedral Echoes: From Saint-SulpicePresented by Pacific Chorale at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts May 20, 2012 Pacific Chorale performs works from the French sacred music tradition, centering on the outstanding organists and composers who have worked at the Église Saint-Sulpice, ...More |
![]() | OC Marketplace's 4th Annual Spring Concert Series - Day 3Presented by Orange County Market Place at Orange County Fair and Event Center May 27, 2012 This spring, a variety of music genres will be blooming at the Orange County Market Place during its 4th Annual Spring Concert Series with five Sundays of classic ...More |
![]() | Beethoven's NinthPresented by Pacific Symphony at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts May 31-June 2, 2012 Carl St.Clair, conductor |
![]() | Beethoven's Ninth RevealedPresented by Pacific Symphony at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts June 3, 2012 Carl St.Clair, conductor and host |
![]() | American IdiotPresented by Segerstrom Center for the Arts at Segerstrom Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts May 29-June 3, 2012 Direct from Broadway, the smash-hit musical American Idiot tells the story of three lifelong friends, forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of suburbia. Based on ...More |
![]() | OC Marketplace's 4th Annual Spring Concert Series - Day 4Presented by Orange County Market Place at Orange County Fair and Event Center June 3, 2012 This spring, a variety of music genres will be blooming at the Orange County Market Place during its 4th Annual Spring Concert Series with five Sundays of classic ...More |
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| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Taming of the Shrew | American Coast Theater Company | 06/08/12- 07/08/12 | Costa Mesa |
| Enlightenment.com | American Coast Theater Company | 07/27/12- 08/12/12 | Costa Mesa |
| Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Costa Mesa Playhouse | 06/08/12- 07/08/12 | Costa Mesa |
| OC Marketplace's 4th Annual Spring Concert Series - Day 5 | Orange County Market Place | 06/10/12 | Costa Mesa |
| OC Marketplace's 4th Annual Spring Concert Series - Day 6 | Orange County Market Place | 06/17/12 | Costa Mesa |
| OC Marketplace's 4th Annual Spring Concert Series - Day 7 | Orange County Market Place | 07/01/12 | Costa Mesa |
| OC Marketplace's 4th Annual Spring Concert Series - Day 8 & 9 | Orange County Market Place | 07/07/12- 07/08/12 | Costa Mesa |
| Peter Cetera | Pacific Symphony | 06/07/12- 06/09/12 | Costa Mesa |
| Corona Del Mar Baroque Music Festival with Pianist, Simone Dinnerstein | Philharmonic Society of Orange County | 06/18/12 | Costa Mesa |
| An Evening with Yanni | Segerstrom Center for the Arts | 07/18/12 | Costa Mesa |
| Les Misérables | Segerstrom Center for the Arts | 06/12/12- 06/24/12 | Costa Mesa |
| La Cage aux Folles | Segerstrom Center for the Arts | 07/24/12- 08/05/12 | Costa Mesa |
| Stephen Sondheim: In Conversation | Segerstrom Center for the Arts | 07/13/12 | Costa Mesa |
| Jitney | South Coast Repertory | 05/11/12- 06/10/12 | Costa Mesa |
| Jane of the Jungle | South Coast Repertory | 05/25/12- 06/10/12 | Costa Mesa |
| Open Story Swap | South Coast Storytellers Guild | 06/17/10- Ongoing | Costa Mesa |
| Anton's Uncles | Theatre Movement Bazaar | 06/08/12- 06/10/12 | Costa Mesa |
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