Dance

The Basin Street Regulars hosts Kathryn Loomis & Co. plus the Early Riser Jazz Combo playing “Hot Swingin’ Jazz” on March 30 at the Oceano Elks Lodge. Singer-songwriter and Cal…

The collaboration between a pianist/composer and a dancer/choreographer creates Counterpoint, a Cal Poly Arts presentation April 8 in Harold Miossi Hall at the Performing Arts Center. Conrad Tao is the…

American Ballet Theatre Studio Company presents a richly varied program of inventive original commissions, plus classical and neoclassical favorites, in one performance March 14 at the Clark Center in Arroyo…

'Tis the season for the Sugar Plum Fairy, Dew Drop, and the Mouse King, which means that just about anywhere right now, someone, somewhere, somehow, is staging The Nutcracker. And…

The holidays are approaching quickly and there are so many news items I want to share with you, but so little time as we hurtle towards 2025. So here are…

A San Luis Obispo dance company is taking a financial leap of faith in staging its next pair of performances. Normally, and particularly in this post-COVID era, local performing arts…

This production was scheduled June 22-23, 2024. A German fairy tale full of deep love, hidden secrets, mystical characters, and deadly betrayal is the inspiration for Ballet Theatre SLO’s original…

This production was scheduled June 1-2, 2024. When, as a young child, we each discovered some aspect of nature—a leaf, a rock, a flower, or the squishy joy of mud—the…

This event was scheduled June 1-2, 2024. The San Luis Obispo Movement Arts Center (SLOMAC) presents the world premiere of a multimedia contemporary dance piece created by local artists Maartje…

When funding for the arts is on the cutting block, I inevitably find myself thinking, “What are they missing?” There are studies from years ago showing the impact of music…