2024.04.07 | Twinkle Time Program

Twinkle Time

Twinkle Time was born and raised in Southern California.

As a bilingual Billboard Charting Kindie Rocker, Twinkle Time formed the hit girl band, Nobody’s Angel (Disney/ Hollywood Records). They opened for Britney Spears and The Backstreet Boys and contributed to movie soundtracks such as The Parent Trap, Pokémon, The Wedding Planner, and 102 Dalmatians Twinkle Time earned a Gold Record for two songs on The Princess Diaries soundtrack, which reached #5 on the Billboard Charts. Their hit song “If You Wanna Dance” charted at #39 on Billboard Charts, and their album was listed among the Top 200 Albums of 2000 on Billboard Charts. PeruvianAmerican Twinkle Time is now an indie touring artist for kids of all ages, touring over 300 days out of the year (Pre-Pandemic). Twinkle has appeared on CNN Español, Telemundo, Univision, Fox LA, PBS, and more. Her song “UNIDOS” recently won Best Latin Song of the year in the USA Songwriting competition, and her song “Mask It Up” was a Top 5 nominee for Best Children’s Song of the Year. She was also named Artist of the Year in the worldwide award show for families, Funky Kids Radio. Twinkle Time can currently be seen in the educational live-action

meets animation show Sound Snatcher and Twinkle Time, a series of shorts that debuted in the summer of 2022, where Twinkle starred, co-produced, and directed for pbs.org and select PBS markets. Twinkle will be releasing her 5th Children’s Family Album in the fall of 2024.

Twinkle Time is the MultiAward-winning Bilingual Children’s music phenomenon, presenting her bilingual pop/ rock/hip-hop family concert to audiences nationwide. Described as the “Lady Gaga for Kids” by The New York Times, Peruvian-American Twinkle breaks barriers with both her music and positive messages that teach kids to celebrate their uniqueness. Performing her empowering and inspiring original songs from her four award-winning albums in both English and Spanish, Twinkle’s distinct vocals, dazzling costumes, and high-energy dancing create a fun-filled Kidzapalooza extravaganza for the entire family.

Our mission is to Engage, Educate, and Elevate the Human Spirit

Soka Performing Arts Center strives to elevate humanity through transcendent experiences. Come experience our exquisite acoustics. Come to expand your understanding and appreciation of music. Come to forge community and emotional connections through the shared experience of live music.

Soka Performing Arts Center is located on the beautiful hilltop campus of Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo. Our facility includes the 1,032seat Concert Hall featuring world-class acoustics designed by master acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota, designer of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Suntory Hall in Tokyo, among many others. We also have an intimate 350-seat Black Box Theatre that allows for multiple seating configurations including club seating with bistro tables.

More than 750 performances have taken place since the center’s dedication on May 27, 2011. The 2023-24 season marks our twelfth season presenting first-class programming in our world-class concert hall. We are continuing to expand our programming and outreach with the addition of a Children’s Concert Series, Blues Festival, and the only Great Pianists Series on the West Coast. From classical and jazz to world and contemporary music, the Soka Performing Arts Center has become a prized space for artists and audiences alike.

We are proud to be the home of the Pacific Symphony Chamber Orchestra. Our Sundays @ Soka Series with Pacific Symphony continues to be one of our most popular series year after year. Our presentations with other Orange County arts organizations have enabled us to reach further into our community to offer arts education and programming. Our partnership with the Philharmonic Society of Orange County includes our PSOC Series, which brings superlative artists to our stage. We also partner with PSOC for our Outreach Program, bringing over 7,000 school children to Soka Performing Arts Center to experience live performances with outstanding musicians.

With its world-class acoustics and first-class performances, Soka Performing Arts Center is quickly becoming one of the cultural jewels of Orange County.

SOKA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER DONORS

OUR SUPPORTERS

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE ($75,000+)

Dr. Kenneth & Sandra Tokita

Sam & Lyndie Ersan

CONCERTMASTER ($10,000+)

Ms. Emi Maeda

STAGE CHAMPION ($5000+)

Anonymous

STAGE BENEFACTOR ($1000+)

John and Sue Prange

Terumi Saito

Jochen Schumacher

Scott A Shuping

GOLD CLEF ($500+)

Jeffrey Hendrix

Jane A. Lynch

Alex & Sandy Scott

SILVER CLEF ($200+)

Lorraine Leiser

Anson and Marilyn Wong

BRONZE CLEF ($25+)

Raquel Bruno

Sammy Chang

Judy Kaufman

Jeannette Pease

Thomas Prigorac

Jonia Suri

Naomi Uchiyama

Joseph Whitaker

Joyce M Wrice

Taro Yamanashi

List current as of 02/14/2024

The Soka Performing Arts Center deeply appreciates the support of its sponsors and donors, and makes every effort to ensure accurate and appropriate recognition. Contact Renee Bodie, General Manager at (949) 480-4821 to make us aware of any error or omission in the foregoing list.

CREATE YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGE

This season, we have made exciting updates to our subscription and renewal program, providing you with even more flexibility in our season packages*. With our enhanced program, you now have the power to curate your very own unique experience.

• 15% Discount for a 3 performance package

• 18% Discount for a 4 performance package

• 20% Discount for a 5+ performance package

*full details online at soka.edu/pac

OUR PARTNERS

• Blueport Jazz

• Philharmonic Society of Orange County

• Pacific Symphony

• San Diego Symphony

• Parnassus Society

SOKA PAC MANAGEMENT TEAM

Renée Bodie

General Manager & Artistic Director

John Morgan

Box Office Manager

Jarmil Maupin

Technical Services Manager

Jenski Nguyen

Stage Manager

Madeline Webb

Lighting Technician

Hiroyuki Connor Miki

Internal Events Manager

Jaime Spataro

Marketing & Communications Manager

Joe Nicholls

Marketing & Communications Assistant

Steve Baker

Interim Production/House Manager

SokaPAC

@SokaPAC

SokaPerformingArtsCenter

@SokaPAC

Website soka.edu/pac

SOKA UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Soka Performing Arts Center resides on the beautiful campus of Soka University of America. We thank the SUA Board of Trustees and the SUA Leadership Council for all of their support.

SUA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Steve Dunham, JD

Chair Vice President and General Counsel Emeritus, Pennsylvania State University | Baltimore, Maryland

Tariq Hasan, PhD

Vice Chair Chief Executive Officer, SGIUSA | New York, New York

Andrea Bartoli, PhD

President, Sant’Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue | New York, New York

Matilda Buck

Benefactor | Los Angeles, California

Lawrence E. Carter, Sr, PhD, DD, DH, DRS

Dean, Professor of Religion, College Archivist and Curator, Morehouse College | Atlanta, Georgia

Andy Firoved

CEO, HOTB Software | Irvine, California

Jason Goulah, PhD

Professor of Bilingual-Bicultural Education and Director, Institute for Daisaku Ikeda Studies in Education, Director of Programs in Bilingual-Bicultural Education, World Language Education, and Value-Creating Education for Global Citizenship, College of Education, DePaul University | Chicago, Illinois

Clothilde V. Hewlett, JD

Commissioner of Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, State of California | San Francisco, California

Lawrence A. Hickman, PhD

Director Emeritus, The Center for Dewey Studies and Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale, Illinois

Kris Knudsen, JD Attorney | Wilsonville, Oregon

Karen Lewis, PhD

Sondheimer Professor of International Finance and Co-Director, Weiss Center for International Financial Research, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Luis Nieves

Founder, Chairman Emeritus AUL Corp, Benefactor | Napa, California

Gene Marie O’Connell, RN, MS Health Care Consultant, Associate

Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing | Corte Madera, California

Adin Strauss

General Director, Soka Gakkai International-USA | Santa Monica, California

Yoshiki Tanigawa

Benefactor, Soka Gakkai | Tokyo, Japan

Edward M. Feasel, PhD

President, Soka University of America (ex-officio member) | Aliso Viejo, California

SUA LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

SUA LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Edward M. Feasel, PhD

President

Chief Academic Officer

Professor of Economics

Archibald E. Asawa

Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration

Chief Financial Officer Chief Investment Officer

Katherine M. King, PHR

Executive Vice President of University Community

Chief Human Resources Officer

Title IX and Section 504 Coordinator for Faculty, Staff and Others

Michael Weiner, PhD

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Professor of East Asian History & International Studies

Kevin Moncrief, PhD

Vice President for Mission Integration

Bryan E. Penprase, PhD

Vice President for Sponsored Research and External Academic Relations

Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Tomoko Takahashi, PhD, EdD, LHD

Vice President for Institutional Research and Assessment

Dean of the Graduate School

Professor of Linguistics and Education

David Welch, JD Vice President University Counsel

M. Robert Hamersley, PhD Dean of Faculty Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry

Hyon J. Moon, EdD Dean of Students

Title IX and Section 504 Deputy Coordinator for Students

Michelle Hobby-Mears, MBA

Associate Dean of Students Director of Student Activities

Andrew Woolsey, EdD Dean of Enrollment Services

Martin Beck, MA

Executive Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications