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28 January 2013

Doug Varone & Dancers flash fun, finesse in Orange County

Segerstrom Center - Off Center Festival - Doug Varone and Dancers (Dressed) - Credit Steve Dawson (5)

A stellar evening — smart, sassy, instructive and beautifully danced by Doug Varone & Dancers in Orange County. Bravo, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, for bringing this dance troupe to Southern California. [...]

22 November 2012

Trey McIntyre, the pride of Boise and beyond

2 Trey McIntyre at Bruneau Dunes State Park April 2012 (c) Otto Kitsinger

Introduces our interview with Trey McIntyre for the Los Angeles Times on Thanksgiving Day, 2012. [...]

20 November 2012

Judy Morr’s Thanksgiving weekend weight-loss program

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Eat more, watch more art and lose weight. A good formula as Thanksgiving approaches. [...]

7 October 2012

Miracle on the 405: The Mariinsky Ballet’s “Swan Lake” at Segerstrom Center for the Arts

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It was a delectable journey into high art as the Mariinsky Ballet let loose its four-act Swan Lake at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts this afternoon. [...]

7 November 2011

Natalia Makarova visits California

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The glorious prima ballerina, Natalia Makarova, seen in a charming photo taken at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, California, in October 2011. [...]

2 October 2011

Segerstrom Center for the Arts: 25 years of presenting stellar international dance

Segerstrom Concert Hall

For the past 25 years, the Costa Mesa, California, has been a beacon of international ballet, as world-class troupes perform at the House that Henry (Segerstrom) Built 45 miles south of L.A. [...]

20 January 2011

Cold War rekindled with opening of Valley Performing Arts Center

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The San Fernando Valley presents a top American pairing, Gillian Murphy and Ethan Stiefel, at the spanking new Valley Performing Arts Center at California State University at Northridge. [...]

16 January 2011

Maria Kochetkova & Jorma Elo rehearse for “Reflections”

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Writing about “Reflections” (opening this week in Orange County) for the Los Angeles Times, I had an opportunity to chat with the San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Maria Kochetkova, the sole Russian born and trained cast member to work in the U.S. [...]

13 January 2011

OCPAC reborn as Segerstrom Center for the Arts

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On the cusp of its 25th anniversary, Orange County Performing Arts Center, living testimony to privatization in the art world (no public funds involved in its development or maintenance, and this is a point of pride in Orange County), dropped its public name and has been reborn as Segerstrom Center for the Arts. [...]