3 minute read
GELSON'S A PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE ARTS
SPONSORED BY GELSON'S
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
We at Gelson’s couldn’t agree more. Art and food go hand-in-hand: “Art is food for the soul.” The Southern California arts scene has been challenged as never before and is being reimagined every day. We encourage you to experience it in new and exciting ways, to be moved and affected by its distinctive and innovative creativity. You can now enjoy performances from the comfort of your home. Pair these presentations with inspired dishes using the highest caliber meats, seafood and specialty items from Gelson’s—where quality, cleanliness, convenience and customer service parallel the stunning offerings of Southern California arts groups.
On the SoCal Calendar
Like the freshest produce and high-quality ingredients, the innovative Southern California arts scene nourishes, refreshes and stimulates. Performing-arts venues and companies continue to do that, adapting to the challenges of this very challenging year and expanding their audiences in the process. Here are five of them.
LOS ANGELES DANCE FESTIVAL
Four weekends in October offer an online taste of the vibrant Los Angeles dance scene. The Los Angeles Dance Festival encourages and celebrates the contemporary creativity growing out of the city’s rich cultural traditions, showcasing L.A.-based choreographers who use their art to reflect and shape what it means to live here. The festival usually takes place live in April; the upcoming online events this month are presented by the Brockus Project Dance and the Luckman Theater.
Los Angeles Dance Festival 618 B Moulton Ave. Los Angeles 562 412 7429 ladancefest.org
NORTH COAST REPERTORY THEATRE
Award-winning North Coast Rep in Solana Beach is the first theater in the United States to film a live stage performance specifically for streaming. Filmed Plays Online begins with the West Coast premiere of Necessary Sacrifices, directed by Peter Ellenstein. Commissioned by Ford’s Theatre in D.C., the work is based on two meetings between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, revealing anguished emotions as they grapple with war, peace, politics and moral courage. It runs through Oct. 11. The next installation is Bernard Slade’s comedy Same Time, Next Year, directed by David Ellenstein, Oct. 21-Nov. 15. It explores a 25-year love affair between two seemingly ordinary people who meet once a year, deftly examining the political, social and personal changes that impact their lives. Full of clever dialogue, comical visuals and unexpected admissions, the play evokes both laughter and tears.
North Coast Repertory Theatre 987 Lomas Santa Fe Solana Beach 858 481 1055 northcoastrep.org
VERDI CHORUS
The Verdi Chorus is led by founding artistic director Anne Marie Ketchum. Fifty voices strong and now in its 37th season in Santa Monica, it is the only choral group in Southern California that focuses primarily on the dramatic and diverse music written for opera chorus. In place of its previously scheduled live concert this fall, the Verdi Chorus offers a series of themed musical soirees presented online by the Fox Singers, an ensemble of young professional opera singers within the chorus. The entire chorus looks forward to singing together in person again as soon as it is safe to do so.
Verdi Chorus 2630 11th St., #4 Santa Monica 661 434 1109 verdichorus.org
CARPENTER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The Carpenter Performing Arts Center celebrates the best of the performing arts in music, dance, theater and other genres. Since March, the center has provided online arts experiences, available on their website. The venue continues to support artists and the Long Beach community through Arts for Life. This free educational program connects artists virtually to Long Beach schoolchildren and the wider community and includes illuminating guest speakers.
Carpenter Performing Arts Center 6200 E. Atherton St. Long Beach 562 985 7000 carpenterarts.org
SAN DIEGO DANCE THEATER
San Diego Dance Theater (SDDT) has gone alfresco, bringing small-group dance performances to live audiences safely with FALL (in love with) DANCE (again). Its annual repertory performance shifts from San Diego City College’s Saville Theatre to a temporary outdoor stage that SDDT is building on the North Promenade at ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station to start the fall season Nov. 13-15. Works featured in the November lineup include artistic director Jean Isaacs’ “Cabaret Dances,” restaged by rehearsal director Liv Isaacs-Nollet, along with new pieces by associate artistic director Terry Wilson and guest choreographer Khamla Somphanh. Attendees are encouraged to bring a picnic or purchase a basket from participating restaurants at Liberty Station: THE LOT Restaurant, Solare Ristorante or Banyan Kitchen + Cafe.
San Diego Dance Theater 2650 Truxtun Road, #108 San Diego 619 225 1803 sandiegodancetheater.org
GELSON'S SILVERLAKE
