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 Museum of Photographic Arts’ “Young Portfolio” project, Beginnings, Forever represents the works of historic and emerging artists made before they were the age of 35. […]

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 Tapia Dance Group with their own rituals, traditions plus how they interpret the title related to integrity allows for and brings in deeply more stylistic points of […]

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 feminism and on the other, a human being tormented by agony and love. The duality of the artist will be revealed through an expose of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A Soul Journey

For one magical week every summer in the Italian hillside town of Porretta, in Tuscany, audiences from all over the world flock to the Soul Music Festival, the foremost showcase of soul and R&B in Europe. A Soul Journey lets us share the musical marvels that have been emanating from Porretta for the last 25 […]

Full Circle & A Touch of Persian

“For All The Boys Who Loved Me”, Shirin Nikoukari 36 x 36 inches, Acrylic on canvas Full Circle is a regional art exhibition featuring varied works by local San Diego area artists featuring circles, gestural loops, round objects and art created on round surfaces. Also on view are works by featured artist Shirin Nikoukari. Ashton […]

READY OR NOT

READY OR NOT is a new Revue/Preview offering a sneak peek at three extraordinary projects coming this season from Asian Story Theater. First is a family-friendly new play for the New Year, adapting a Korean folk tale for WHEN THE TIGER SMOKED A PIPE. The second play will finally bring THE GOLDEN RULE to live […]