Beginnings, Forever

Man and Woman #20 1960  · gelatin silver print Eikoh Hosoe  · 1933  · Collection of the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts  · © Eikoh Hosoe Based on the Kiyosato […]

Deeply Rooted

DEEPLY ROOTED explores stories of struggle, beauty and triumph. It is both a choreographic exploration in ritual and tradition and also a statement about integrity. Featuring guest artists – Junkyard Dance Crew and Minerva […]

Frida – Viva la Vida

Frida – Viva La Vida is a cinematic documentary event film that highlights the two sides of Frida Kahlo’s spirit: on the one side, a revolutionary pioneering artist of contemporary […]

San Diego French Film Fest

San Diego French Film Festival is here for all film lovers, Francophones, and Francophiles. This year’s theme is Francophone Voices, and behind that theme are different cultures from all over the […]

San Diego Women’s Film Fest – Film series

Join the Women’s Museum of California as they present a virtual series of three powerful films directed by women. Stream the films at your pace in June, then join them for special live Q&A events with the filmmakers. The Women’s Film Festival San Diego strives to educate and inspire future generations about the experiences and […]

San Diego Arab Film Festival

The San Diego Arab Film Festival is back for 2021 with a hybrid festival: live, in-person feature film showings at the Museum of Photographic Arts combined with an online offering of short films.  Both the in-person and on-line  presentations begin on June 5. The Festival program showcases 6 feature films and 15 short films from […]

Dancing with the Lost Generation: Jazz Age Parisian Dance

Join us for a trip to Jazz Age Paris! Historian Walter Nelson will present a review of social dancing in Paris during the era between the wars when it was a mecca and refuge for artists, unconventional thinkers, and dreamers from all over the world – the era when Paris brought Art Deco to the […]

Performance in History: Shakespeare

3 Plays, 3 Days, 3 Events! ‘Performance in History’ is a series of conversations taking place over three days in June, bringing together doctoral and early career researchers to think about the ways in which some of Shakespeare’s best known and most performed plays have shifted and changed through their performance(s) across history. Hosted by […]

Mainly Mozart Festival of Orchestras

Two of the world’s great orchestras meet at the Mainly Mozart Festival of Orchestras, pairing musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the San Francisco Symphony. Conducted by Met Opera Orchestra Concertmaster and Festival of Orchestras Artistic Partner, David Chan. For 30 years, the Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra has been home to the largest gathering […]

SAY IT LOUD 2021 JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL

Join fellow theatre lovers for a seven-day celebration uplifting the nuances of the Black experience through art for Juneteenth. Presented by the San Diego Black Artist Collective in partnership with: New Village Arts, La Jolla Playhouse, Moxie Theatre, Diversionary Theatre, and San Diego Repertory Theatre! June 13-19, 2021

Hamlet: On the Radio

Revenge thriller, ghost story, psychological drama, political epic, family saga. Packed with unforgettable characters, theatrical masterstrokes, and world-famous lines, Hamlet is one of the greatest plays ever written. Barry Edelstein’s 2017 staging of Shakespeare’s masterpiece was a smash hit on the Globe’s outdoor stage. Now the cast of that heralded production returns for an all-audio […]