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The Bold, the Beautiful & the Brilliantly Weird

  • David Adey: Sacrificial Bodies

    As the first comprehensive mid-career survey of San Diego artist , this exhibition traces more than 25 years of a creative practice defined by a persistent exploration of what it […]

  • Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World

    Photographer, fashion illustrator, Oscar-winning costume designer, social caricaturist, and writer Cecil Beaton (1904–1980) was an extraordinary force in the twentieth-century British and American creative scenes. This is the first exhibition dedicated to Beaton’s fashion and portrait photography, which he elevated into an art form.   This exhibition showcases Beaton at his most triumphant – from shaping the public […]

  • Black Grace | La Jolla Music Society

    The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

    New Zealand’s leading contemporary dance company. Founded by visionary choreographer Neil Ieremia, Black Grace channels the physicality and storytelling traditions of the Samoan and New Zealand heritage into dance of striking beauty and power. This internationally acclaimed company performs Ieremia’s signature works—including Handgame, Kiona and the Little Bird Suite, and Paul Taylor’s Esplanade—in an evening of bold movement […]

  • Mark Morris Dance Group | La Jolla Music Society

    The Mark Morris Dance Group, “the preeminent modern dance organization of our time” (Yo-Yo Ma) returns with V and Via Dolorosa. In V, Morris’ life-affirming classic with live musicians, Schumann’s soaring Piano Quintet is matched by […]

  • NoGravity Theatre | La Jolla Music Society

    The stage becomes a canvas for the impossible! Dancers transform Dante’s epic into a breathtaking world of illusion, aerial movement, and sculptural choreography. Founded by Emiliano Pellisari, NoGravity is renowned […]

  • Alonzo King LINES Ballet | La Jolla Music Society

    Celebrating its 45th anniversary, Alonzo King LINES Ballet returns with two programs that display their signature blend of sculptural beauty and raw emotional depth. Visionary choreographer Alonzo King sets Maurice Ravel’s enchanting Mother Goose alongside Ode to Alice, inspired by the transcendent artistry of Alice Coltrane. Together, these works reflect King’s singular voice—melding classical precision with soulful expression […]