Pioneering vertical dance group, BANDALOOP, brings their dynamic performance art back to local walls this weekend for Arts Council Santa Cruz County’s annual two-day river arts festival, Ebb & Flow. BANDALOOP merges intricate choreography with innovative rock climbing technology, creating work that re-imagines dance and changes the perspectives of international audiences. Based in Oakland, CA, […]
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BEAUTY & THE BEAST : Interview with Scenic Designer Skip Epperson
Every summer since 1981, the local musical theatre company, Cabrillo Stage, has produced entertainment for thousands of Santa Cruz residents and visitors. Their annual musical productions are created in the artistic styles of Broadway, and are one of Santa Cruz County’s highly anticipated summer performing arts events. For Cabrillo Stage’s 36th Summer Festival, the company […]
Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s 2017 Summer Festival
Summer is officially in full swing when lights go up on Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s outdoor theatre performances. This month kicked off the Santa Cruz Shakespeare 2017 Summer Festival, with performances that began July 5th and run through September 3rd. For the 2017 season, SCS is presenting two Shakespeare plays that the company last produced more […]
Yuja Wang’s Encore Concert with the SC Symphony
International superstar pianist, Yuja Wang, spends most of the year in recitals, concert series, and touring with the most respected orchestras and conductors at leading venues around the world. In February, she appeared on local stages for the first time with the Santa Cruz Symphony (SCS). Much to our immense delight, she made an unprecedented […]
Santa Cruz Symphony – Verdi’s Requiem
What makes Giuseppe Verdi one of the world’s most popular opera composers is his ability to create magnificent melodies that blend gracefully with the human voice. What makes the Santa Cruz Symphony (SCS) so widely respected is how brilliantly it interprets that virtuosity on the modern stage. Last weekend, the Symphony, Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus, and […]
Aeraflux Presents “dis/connected”
Santa Cruz-based aerial and acrobatic performance group, Aeraflux is presenting their newest creation “dis/connected,” which explores relationships in a world where we are increasingly more connected to our devices than each other. As today’s youth are coming of age in a digital world, they are dealing with a variety of new and challenging factors when […]
Jody Ryker : Featured Artist
Jody Ryker’s passion for circus arts has established her as one of this area’s most active educators of acrobatic pole dance. As a performer, Ryker conveys feeling and technical precision in her mesmerizing and challenging craft. As an instructor, she passes on her knowledge about flexibility, conditioning, and creativity to students of all levels. Ryker has been training […]
8 Tens @ Eight Festival
Time is of the essence in the next few weeks – don’t miss out on the remaining performances of the 22nd annual 8 Tens @ Eight Play Festival! The 8 Tens Festival brings together local playwrights, designers, directors, actors and audiences in Santa Cruz through original plays for the stage. Founded by Artistic Director Wilma […]
The Jewel Theatre Company: Next to Normal
Live theater is one of the most powerful ways in which art communicates the human condition. If ever a show has captured the complexities of the psyche and the complicated moods of family members, it is the multi-award winning musical Next to Normal, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. […]
TWDCC: Night of the Living Dance Part 5
As Santa Cruz awaits Halloween next weekend, the Tannery World Dance and Cultural Center is warming up for their annual fundraiser on the dance floor, Night of the Living Dance Part 5. On Saturday, October 29th, the TWDCC will be opening its doors to the public with Halloween themed entertainment and activities celebrating the arts […]