2019 Festival: Parsons Dance Company at the Irvine Barclay Theatre
Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive, IrvinePurchase tickets on the Irvine Barclay Theatre's website. Acclaimed for its life-affirming, inspiring performances, Parsons Dance is a contemporary company, internationally renowned for its energized, athletic ensemble work. The New York Times called Artistic Director David Parsons “one of the great movers of modern dance.” The program includes the iconic, breathtaking Caught, with a soloist leaping more […]
2019 Festival
Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine The 2019 Festival features three amazing world-class dance companies: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 @ 7:30PM Parsons Dance Company Acclaimed for its life-affirming, inspiring performances, Parsons Dance is a contemporary company, internationally renowned for its energized, athletic ensemble work. The New York Times called Artistic Director David Parsons “one of the great movers of modern dance.” The […]
2019 Festival: Parsons Dance Company, RUBBERBAND and Ballet West at the Irvine Barclay Theatre
Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive, IrvinePurchase tickets on the Irvine Barclay Theatre's website. Showcasing three major dance companies in one night! Parsons Dance performs selected works from the vast and varied repertory of David Parsons and established choreographers. RUBBERBAND features an excerpt from Vic’s Mix (choreography by Victor Quijada), offering a dynamic, gravity-defying performance that draws the audience into a fluid, funky […]
2019 Festival: RUBBERBAND at the Irvine Barclay Theatre
Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive, IrvinePurchase tickets on the Irvine Barclay Theatre's website. RUBBERBAND is an exciting Montreal-based company exploring the fusion of contemporary ballet and hip-hop. Vic’s Mix is a remix of Artistic Director Victor Quijada’s work, orchestrating the clash between urban pop and classical composition. Describing the company’s style, The Guardian noted: “Super-stretched jumps morph into crouching rolls; top-rocking footwork muscles […]
NOV. 3, MERCE CUNNINGHAM CENTENNIAL
Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, CAGroundbreaking dancer Merce Cunningham (1919–2009) was one of the most influential choreographers of the twentieth century. This year, we celebrate his 100th birthday and legacy around the world, and Laguna Dance Festival presents a “MinEvent,” an uninterrupted sequence of excerpts of works by Merce Cunningham.
Black Grace
Neighborhood Congregational Church 340 St. Anns Drive, Laguna Beach, CANew Zealand’s leading contemporary dance group. Founded by Neil Ieremia in 1995, Neil draws from his Samoan and New Zealand roots to create innovative dance works that reach across social, cultural and generational barriers. The work itself is highly physical, rich in the story telling traditions of the South Pacific and expressed with raw finesse, […]
2020 LDF Soiree
seven-degrees 891 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CACANCELLED Please see the link below for more information.
Dine & Dance Celebration with Laguna Dance Festival
Join Laguna Dance Festival virtually for dinner and an evening of dance events and celebration. Order dinner from our participating local Laguna Beach restaurant partners generously donating a portion of the evening’s proceeds to Laguna Dance Festival!
Dancing Solo Together. Featuring Lenai Wilkerson, Rachel Walton, Amaria Stern and Ardyn Flynt
Laguna Dance Festival presents a series of free live dance solos. Professional dance artists from across the country perform for shoppers, diners, and pedestrians. The site-specific presentations will take place at The Promenade on Forest every Thursday, July 16-September 3rd, 7:00pm-8:30pm.This weeks performance features Lenai Wilkerson, Rachel Walton, Amaria Stern, and Ardyn Flynt. For more […]
Dancing Solo Together Featuring Trevor Daw, Rachel Walter and Coco Alvarez-Mena
Dancing Solo Together goes Digital this week! Sadly, with the current surge of Covid-19 cases in LA and OC counties, we are pausing our live Thursday Solo Series until it is safe to dance together again. However, we will continue to present dance. In the interim, each dancer is video taping their performance which can […]