Dance

'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…

The application deadline for this grant program was September 1, 2023. The City of San Luis Obispo is inviting local nonprofit organizations to apply now for funds from a new…

Four local performing arts groups are the recipients of the Foundation for the Performing Arts Center Clifton Swanson PAC Community Access grants. Ballet Theater San Luis Obispo, Civic Ballet of…

Photos by Jay Raftery This production was scheduled May 13-14, 2023. So . . . OperaSLO performed a significant but certainly not somber service to the community on Mother’s Day…