Cirque du Soleil presents its hit touring show, KOOZA, the story of an innocent who enters a world of kings, thieves and other archetypal characters. KOOZA is a return to Cirque du Soleil's roots, combining classic circus acrobatics and broad slapstick clowning. Learn more...
KOOZA by Cirque du Soleil at the Santa Monica Pier
Grand Chapiteau at Santa Monica Pier (Santa Monica, CA)
Spanish Cuisine & Dramatic Flamenco at El Cid
El Cid (Los Angeles, CA)
Enjoy an evening of Spanish cuisine and flamenco dancing on the beautiful wooden stage at El Cid, in hip Silverlake. Historic El Cid is a beautiful indoor-outdoor Spanish villa-style complex, and a night of flamenco could happen in no better venue. An inspiring, exotic evening! Price includes dinner and the show (but not beverages or tip). Learn more...
Fiesta Navidad: Beloved Holiday Tradition Features Nati Cano and Mariachi Los Camperos
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts Center (Costa Mesa, CA)
The Philharmonic Society presents this year's installment of Fiesta Navidad, a Christmas concert with a Latin flavor. It's perennially one of the Society's most popular events. The musical journey begins with the traditional petition for lodging (Posada), followed by mariachi music selections. The evening concludes with a traditional sing-along of holiday favorites, including "Feliz Navidad" and many more. Learn more...
Long Beach Ballet's The Nutcracker at the Terrace Theater
Terrace Theater in Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)
For 26 years, David Wilcox's production of The Nutcracker has been seen by over a million people all over Southern California, throughout the Asian continent, as well as on television. Tchaikovsky's ballet comes to life with a full symphony orchestra as the young Clara goes on exciting journey through a battle between the Mouse King and a Nutcracker comes to life and into the Land of Sweets. Featuring Melissa Sandvig from So You Think You Can Dance. Learn more...
Irish Musicians Celtic Woman: Isle of Hope at Long Beach Terrace
Terrace Theater in Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)
International Irish music sensation Celtic Woman comes to the Terrace Theater in Long Beach following the smash success of four chart-topping albums and PBS television specials. The new tour features many brand new songs and their classics. The Isle of Hope is a magical musical experience that will dazzle the eye, enchant the ear and stimulate both the mind and the heart. Learn more...
The Nutcracker from Anaheim Ballet at Plummer Auditorium
Plummer Auditorium (Fullerton, CA)
The holiday season comes to life in the Anaheim Ballet's production of The Nutcracker, the heartwarming tale of Clara and her Nutcracker Doll who changes her woeful winter into a feast in Candyland. Athletic Russian dancers, prancing Bon Bons and Tchaikovsky's beautiful "Waltz of the Flowers" are sure to brighten your holidays. Learn more...
Choreographer Twyla Tharp Discusses The Collaborative Habit at The Broad Stage
The Broad Stage at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center (Santa Monica, CA)
Tony- and Emmy-winning choreographer Twyla Tharp visits The Broad Stage to discuss her book The Collaborative Habit. Tharp will share stories of her own collaborations with artists like Mikhail Baryshnikov, Billy Joel and David Byrne to illustrate how good collaborators are built, one day at a time, through practice, discipline, commitment, passion -- and, most of all, through habit. Learn more...
Fiesta Hanukkah: Latin Jewish Music, Art and Storytelling at the Skirball
Skirball Cultural Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Celebrate Hanukkah with a Latin flair as part of the Skirball's ongoing initiative to commemorate Jewish life in Latin America. Families of all backgrounds will enjoy Latin Jewish music, art-making and storytelling. Learn more...
Giving Thanks, the Music and Dance of Brazil, India & Hawaii
Aratani/Japan American Theatre at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center-JACCC (Los Angeles, CA)
On the islands of Hawaii, in the temples of India, and on the sacred shores of Brazil, music and dance are offerings of gratitude. Giving Thanks features 45 artists from three of L.A.'s most creative dance companies share the stage for the first time. Learn more...
Intimate, Passionate, Exotic: The Art of Flamenco & Spanish Cuisine at Cafe Sevilla
Cafe Sevilla Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)
The beautiful Cafe Sevilla invites guests to come and enjoy a magical evening of Spanish and Gypsy flamenco dance, a delicious three-course meal, and an atmosphere of European elegance and Mediterranean spirit. This complete flamenco performance includes dancers, singers, percussionists and guitarists. Learn more...
The Nutcracker, a Holiday Treat for All Ages, from South Bay Ballet
El Camino College Center for the Arts--Marsee Auditorium (Torrance, CA)
South Bay Ballet's 30th Anniversary Season begins with its annual production of The Nutcracker. Under the direction of Diane Lauridsen, this enchanting ballet's vibrant costumes and stunning sets, along with the unforgettable score of Peter Tchaikovsky, present Clara as a young girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina and dances with her Nutcracker Prince in the Kingdom of the Sweets. Learn more...
13th Annual Production of Holiday Classic The Nutcracker from Youth Company Ballet Etudes
Huntington Beach High School Historic Auditorium (Huntington Beach, CA)
Huntington Beach's own youth production company, Ballet Etudes, will presents its 13th annual full-length Nutcracker ballet at the Historic Huntington Beach High School Auditorium. Witness Clara's receipt of her beautiful Nutcracker, the fierce battle between the toy soldiers and the mice, watch it snow on stage and take a trip to the land of the sweets with the beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy and the lovely Waltz of the Flowers. Learn more...
California Dance Academy's The Nutcracker Holiday Ballet
Madrid Theatre (Canoga Park, CA)
California Dance Academy, which offers the finest in professional quality dance training, has produced this wonderfully entertaining version of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker for the past several seasons at the Madrid. This classic holiday ballet for the entire family features a magical dreamland filled with characters like the Mouse King and the Sugarplum Fairy. Learn more...
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