| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Downtown Anaheim Art Crawl Experience - ACEPresented by Anaheim Art Crawl Experience at Center Street Promenade February 11, 2012 A free quarterly progressive art crawl/walk experience (ACE) featuring Art in Public Places, live artists and entertainment, gourmet food truck alley, fine art and crafts on exhibit and for purchase in a variety of galleries and on Center Street Promenade, the Center Gallery, Rothick art haus, Anaheim Brewery and the MUZEO, Classic Hot Rod Cars and more. Free shuttle service. Ample parking in the structure behind Center Street Promenade and across from the Center Gallery. If it rains, event... | Anaheim Art Crawl Experience | 02/11/12 | Anaheim |
Valentines Day: A Romantica RendezvousPresented by Casa Romantica Cultural Center at Casa Romantica Cultural Center February 14, 2012 Enjoy the perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s Day at the most romantic setting in town! With contemporary live music by vocalist and pianist Elliott and dancing.
Ticket price includes delicious hors d’oeuvres, two beverages and a complimentary gourmet chocolate and Champagne toast!
Tickets per person: $40 | Casa Romantica Cultural Center | 02/14/12 | San Clemente |
Our Lady of Lourdes - A New BalletPresented by Project Marian February 10-February 18, 2012 Join us and be inspired by this beautiful new original ballet based on the true story of St. Bernadette. This ballet takes you on with Bernadette on her encounters with Our Lady in the small town of Lourdes, France in 1858.
We bring you original music and inspiring choreography to awaken in your heart the messages of Lourdes. | Project Marian | 02/10/12- 02/18/12 | Orange |
| Dance Works in Progress | Chapman University College of Performing Arts | 02/18/12- 02/19/12 | Orange |
Four Clowns at South Coast RepertoryPresented by South Coast Repertory at South Coast Repertory - Nicholas Studio February 17-February 19, 2012 ."Rowdy, irreverent, totally inappropriate, dangerous, and very funny" - San Francisco Guardian
“I can’t believe they’re doing that” - Minneapolis Pioneer Press
"practiced physical and vocal prowess and a truckload of commitment" - Indianapolis Nuvo
"underneath the face paint and fuzzy noses lays a lot of complexity" - Phoenix New Times
Four Clowns Reviews Page
Fresh off their Top of the Fringe win at... | South Coast Repertory | 02/17/12- 02/19/12 | Costa Mesa |
Saturday Academy in Dance Presented by UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts February 25, 2012 Saturday Academy in Dance - There is a Future in Dance!
Students…
Learn about Dance as a course of study and a career. Work with Graduate Students of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts Dance Department as they instruct workshops in Ballet, Jazz, and Modern, with presentations on Dance Science, Improvisation and Choreography, and Injury Prevention, and enjoy a demonstration of the Motion Capture Lab.
| UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 02/25/12 | Irvine |
West Side TerriPresented by Hunger Artists Theatre Company at Hunger Artists Theatre February 10-March 4, 2012 The Hunger Artists Theatre Company is proud to present its seconds show of the 2012 season, West Side Terri. This original show stars Terri Mowrey and is directed by Christopher Basile. In this encore staging, Best Orange County Actress 2011, Terri Mowrey shares her lifelong love of musicals and how they relate to the ups and downs of being a confident actress. Using song, dance, drama and comedy Terri takes us on a heart wrenching journey through the struggles and triumphs of her life. | Hunger Artists Theatre Company | 02/10/12- 03/04/12 | Fullerton |
42nd StreetPresented by Rose Center Theater at Rose Center Theater February 17-March 4, 2012 You say you like big-time Broadway dancing? Well come and meet these dancing feet! 42nd Street boasts a stage full of young talented tappers and hoofers bringing to life legendary songs like "We're in the Money," "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" and "Lullaby of Broadway."
Based on the classic 1933 movie musical of the same name, 42nd Street follows the story of a naive young actress named Peggy Sawyer who arrives to audition for the new Julian Marsh... | Rose Center Theater | 02/17/12- 03/04/12 | Westminster |
A St. Patrick's Day Celebration with Slugger O'Toole!Presented by Irvine Barclay Theatre at Irvine Barclay Theatre March 17, 2012 Prepare yourself for a raucous, rave-up of an Irish night at the Irvine Barclay Theatre on Saturday March 17th with the mighty men of Slugger O’Toole! Music from Celtic Ireland that will leave you feeling as if you’ve visited a pub in Dublin with your closest friends on St. Patrick’s Day! Sure to be a Saturday night sell-out! | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 03/17/12 | Irvine |
| Concert Intime | Chapman University College of Performing Arts | 03/22/12- 03/24/12 | Orange |
BalletXPresented by Laguna Dance Festival at Laguna Playhouse April 13, 2012 BALLETX
FRIDAY APRIL 13, 2012
Running time: 1 hour 45 minutes
BalletX is an intensely innovative and adventurous company that produces sophisticated, striking choreography, expanding the vocabulary of classical dance for all audiences.
“limitless endurance and ability…a must-see!” | Laguna Dance Festival | 04/13/12 | Laguna Beach |
Stars of DancePresented by Laguna Dance Festival at Laguna Playhouse April 14-April 15, 2012
Our signature evening brings the best of American dance to Laguna Beach including Joaquin DeLuz and guest artists from New York City Ballet, principal dancers from Colorado Ballet, appearances by BalletX and outstanding local artists. This is an evening not to be missed! Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes.
VIP Artist Reception following the performance at Laguna Playhouse (paid separately).
April 15 - An afternoon of dance filled with breathtaking versatility. ...
| Laguna Dance Festival | 04/14/12- 04/15/12 | Laguna Beach |
Stars of DancePresented by Laguna Dance Festival at Laguna Playhouse April 15, 2012 STARS OF DANCE
APRIL 15, 2012
Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes
An afternoon of dance filled with breathtaking versatility. A perfect show for everyone in the family highlighting outstanding performances by New York City Ballet, Colorado Ballet, BalletX and local artists! | Laguna Dance Festival | 04/15/12 | Laguna Beach |
| Dance Escape | UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 04/19/12- 04/21/12 | Irvine |
Gala of the StarsPresented by Festival Ballet Theatre at Irvine Barclay Theatre May 4, 2012 Festival Ballet Theatre simultaneously attracts the best in professional dance to its home base while sending its own dancers out as artistic ambassadors to the world.
The Gala of the Stars, in association with Youth America Grand Prix, showcases these talented emissaries of dance and displays the development of distinguished dancers in the world of ballet. This special invitational dance festival features young dancers as well as up and coming artists and world renowned performers.... | Festival Ballet Theatre | 05/04/12 | Irvine |
| Physical Graffiti | UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 05/03/12- 05/05/12 | Irvine |
Spring Dance TheatrePresented by California State University, Fullerton May 3-May 13, 2012 "We look at the dance to impart the sensation of living in an affirmation of life, to energize the spectator into keener awareness of the vigor, the mystery, the humor, the variety, and the wonder of life. This is the function of the American dance." - Martha Graham
Fullerton's Spring Dance Theatre is coordinated by Gladys Kares. | California State University, Fullerton | 05/03/12- 05/13/12 | Fullerton |
PilobolusPresented by Irvine Barclay Theatre at Irvine Barclay Theatre May 17-May 18, 2012 This collaborative dance company is acclaimed for its mix of humor, invention, and drama. Drawing inspiration from biology (how many dance troupes would name themselves after a fungus that thrives in cow dung?), Pilobolus has created a dance vocabulary all its own.
Their smooth, organic choreography -- featuring unusual partnering and lifts -- often blurs the lines between individual performers, creating a sense of dance-troupe-as-organism. Still evolving after 35 years, Pilobolus has... | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 05/17/12- 05/18/12 | Irvine |
Pilobolus: Mixed RepPresented by Irvine Barclay Theatre at Irvine Barclay Theatre May 17-May 18, 2012 Part of Irvine Barclay Theatre's Contemporary Dance Series
Exclusive Engagement
From Washington Depot, Connecticut
Robby Barnet & Michael Tracy, artistic directors
Pilobolus is a sun-loving fungus that grows in barnyards and pastures. It is also a remarkable American dance company with an international influence. Pilobolus’ physical vocabulary is not drawn traditional sources but is invented during intense periods of improvisation and creative... | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 05/17/12- 05/18/12 | Irvine |
NCI Discovery 2012Presented by Irvine Barclay Theatre at Irvine Barclay Theatre July 28, 2012 The finale of the
National Choreographers Initiative
Molly Lynch, artistic director
Be there for the birth of four new ballets created as part of the intensive 3-week process of the National Choreographers Initiative. Director Molly Lynch invites four choreographers of note, as well as sixteen professional dancers from ballet companies across the country, to participate. NCI is a southern California project with national influence. NCI has brought 32 choreographers... | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 07/28/12 | Irvine |