“Muchas Flores” | “Many Flowers”
11th Annual Flamenco Recital
Sunday May 1st, 2010 at 5pm
The Ebell Theatre
625 French Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701

CLAUDIA DE LA CRUZ FLAMENCO INSTITUTE

117 N Sycamore. Santa Ana, CA 92701  www.occca.org
714 667 1517 · Hours: Th & Sun 12-5pm, Fri & Sat 12-9
1st Saturday Receptions: 6-10pm

OCCCA is located
at the corner of 2nd and Sycamore in the Santa Ana Artists Village.
There is no entrance fee.  Please see the web site for more
information, www.occca.org , or call the gallery during regular operating hours.

Review by Josue Meneses

West Side Story, the groundbreaking musical that combines on stage performances, live music and drama was one of the best performances I ever seen, at least for the past decade at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. A great experience indeed, including lavishing production numbers, great portable sets, dazzling costumes, excellent choreographies and superb performances. A must see for the on-going theatre lover of just the occasional aficionado.

Last Saturday I had the opportunity to witness the closing night of the Claire Trevor Show “West Side Story” with an incredible production that included a live orchestra, which one could see through a translucent curtain dividing a three-dimensional set. It’s quite common to see this kind of shows at Las Vegas or even in New York. I was so pleased to see that this Broadway style musicals taking place right here in Southern California inundated with astonishing performances and the magnificent voices on a shared effort of The Claire Trevor Show and A Special collaboration of the UCI Dance, Drama, & Music Department’s.

Every little detail was carefully taken in consideration for the production. From the 50’s style signs to the wardrobe, props, excellent lighthing and the indoor-outdoor swap of sets was one of the greatest local productions I’ve seen in a long time. Not to mention the outstanding performances. Overall the West Side Story is one of the best East Side shows I came across until now.

More than 400 UC Irvine students showed up during the first week of classes to audition for Leonard Bernstein’s masterpiece. By opening night, cast members representing the best of dance, drama and music talent in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts will have put in at least 165 rehearsal hours. Costumes, scenery and lighting are being tackled by graduate design students as part of their theses, and the 45-member orchestra outnumbers the original 1957 Broadway production.

“There’s no show with a pedigree to match West Side Story,” says director Eli Simon, drama department chair. “It has music by Leonard Bernstein, book by Arthur Laurents, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim in his Broadway debut, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, and produced by Hal Prince and Robert E. Griffith.

“The musical score is unlike any other ever written for the world of musical theatre. It presents incredible challenges for singers, dancers and actors,” Simon adds. “And the story soars. As I see it, the show is all about ownership, passion and turf. Who owns the streets? For young kids it’s not just a matter of pride, it’s a matter of insane passion. It has to lead to death. Where else could it go?”

The UCI production features choreography by Tracy Bonner, who received a master of fine arts from UCI; and musical direction by Daniel Gary Busby, drama assistant professor. The orchestra is conducted by Stephen Tucker, music assistant professor.

SoundDowntown 2008 is a one-day music festival on Saturday, November 15, featuring a lineup of over 50 locally and nationally recognized bands, DJ’s and performing artists at various venues throughout the Artist’s Village of downtown Santa Ana.

Preferred advance tickets are $10 and general admission is $15 day-of. Event tickets will allow patrons to enter all local venues (some 21+) curated with entertainment. Venue capacity will range from 50 to 800, so suggested arrival times will vary. Advance tickets are now on sale.
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New Artists TBA!
Note: Some Performances are 21+
Please Check Schedule

Sponsored in part by the Downtown Santa Ana Business Council, OC Weekly, Karl Strauss Brewing Company, KUCI, Yelp and Splitends.

Participating Venues:

The Crosby, The Yost Theater, Bistro 400, Festival Hall, Gypsy Den, Jason’s Downtown, Memphis Santora, Proof, CSF Grand Central Art Center

Billing (More TBA):
Austin Hartley-Leonard – Bearded Baby – Blank Blue – Bobby Soul – Busdriver – Cheap Date – DJ Dan Oh – DJ Dan Sena – DJ J Hall – DJ Nobody – DJ Pubes – Faded Tequila Wormz – Flying Saucers – Free Moral Agents – Free the Robots – From Elsewhere – Inkblots – Living Suns – Look Daggers – Majic Bullet Theory – Mexican Institute of Sound – MODE – My Hollow Drum – Nalepa – Narodniks – No MSG – Nortec Collective Presents Bostich + Fussible – Nosaj Thing – One Way – Peanut – Protect Me – Satisfaction – Shepard Fairey – Sparrow Love Crew – Strange Fruit – Tea Long – Teton Songwriters – The Entrance Band – The Growlers – The Hattrix Project – The (International) Noise Conspiracy – Two Guns – Venus Infers – Zechs Marquise – Zutra

The historic—and historically progressive—Artists’ Village district in the city of Santa Ana gets into the groove this November 15, with the much-anticipated soundDowntown 2008. This day-into-night music and spoken word festival happens on Saturday, November 15, from 2pm-2am, featuring a lineup of 60+ locally and nationally recognized bands, DJs and performing artists hosted by more than a dozen of Santa Ana’s most famously intriguing landmark venues, all within a walkable radius of just a few square blocks in the downtown arts district. The streets of the area won’t be blocked off, instead audiences will be issued all-access passes that allow for a freeform, self-guided experience akin to a gallery walk, complete with printed programs containing maps and full schedules, and integrating the simultaneous performances to unfold within the vibrant nightlife of the neighborhood.

One of the Southland’s best kept cultural secrets, Santa Ana is a dynamic, evolving, and engaged arts community. The Bowers Museum, Orange County High School of the Arts, OC Weekly HQ, the revitalized Santora Building, the renovated Festival Hall and Yost Theater, dozens of independent galleries, and Rude Guerrilla Theater Company are just a few of the pillars of this naturally occurring culturati hub. The noted Grand Central Art Center with its small but salient regional museum vibe in the European kunsthalle tradition, and its edgy, ambitious programming, offers the quintessential example of the kind of cultural interplay soundDowntown 2008 is engendering, as it invites radio station KUCI to program a full night of local indie buzz bands inside its galleries, including some explosive special guests to be announced soon.

In fact, each of the dozen plus venues participating share not only the organizers’ love of progressive culture, but also their passion for the breathtaking architectural preservation and innovation that gives the community its compelling, eccentric, and almost literary flavor.

soundDowntown 2008 signals the return of Koos Art Center, whose presence laid the groundwork for Santa Ana’s cultural vibrancy, as founder and soundDowntown producer Dennis Lluy reopens Koos at the Yost, once a Mexican movie house and Vaudeville theatre, and who for soundDowntown host a bill featuring; the politically-charged, anthemic rock from Rick Rubin-produced buzz band International Noise Conspiracy; Nortec Collective Presents Bostich + Fussible, a collaborative effort in furhterance of dirty TJ techno; the Entrance Band’s psychedelic avant-freedom rock; and Free the Robots blend old-school/avant-garde hip-hop.

Meanwhile, down the block, Mexican Institute of Sound’s boundary and border-blurring indie electronica and rough-riding feel-good beach Goth from the Growlers take the stageFestival Hall; The Living Suns infiltrate the Gypsy Den with their psychedelic prog rock;Bistro 400 opens their patio to host DJ Bobby Soul and Secret Affair and Jason’s throw their antes in with eclectic indie fare. Shepard Fairey aka DJ Diabetic, and DJ Pubes hold it down at the Crosby, an archetype of the lively college town coffee house offering books, art, music, food, drinks, and the kind of genre-blurring cultural fusion that defines Santa Ana society.

Among the most lively mash-ups of old and new is are the all-star spoken word jam by Hattrix Project, dancers, and music from the Magik Bullet Theory taking place at the Grand Central Art Center; DJ Nobody and Free Moral Agents at Memphis in the instantly classicSantora Building, kicking out the louder beats amid impressive surroundings that include three floors of art galleries; and Sparrow Love Crew’s soulful hip-hop and self-described “Ghettotech” draw dance-hungry crowds at Proof.

Written & Directed by Louie Olivos Jr.

Yost Theatre
307 Spurgeon
Santa Ana

THURSDAY, JULY 10TH
FRIDAY, JULY 11TH
SATURDAY, JULY 12TH
SUNDAY, JULY 13TH

THURSDAY & FRIDAY’S PLAY STARTS AT 8PM

BOX OFFICE OPENS
AT 7:30PM

SATURDAY & SUNDAY
PLAY STARTS AT 3PM

INFORMATION:
714-534-5603

ALL SEATS: $5.00

Each night partial proceeds will go to the following non-profit organizations:

On July 10th, ten percent of Box office goes to: SANTA ANA HIGH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
On July 11th, ten percent of Box office goes to: Eli House for abused children.
On July 12th ten percent of Box office goes to: Chicanos Unidos
On July 13th ten percent of Box office goes to: United Latina Business Women.

http://www.louieolivosjr.com/

 “PHYSICAL GRAFFITI”

EVENT: “Physical Graffiti,” presented by UCI Department of Dance

WHEN: Opens 8:00 p.m., Thursday, May 8;
repeats 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10;
matinee 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 10

WHERE: Claire Trevor Theatre, Claire Trevor School of the Arts

INFORMATION: Tickets: $11/$10/$9; UCIArts Box Office, (949) 824-2787;
www.ticketmaster.com
www.arts.uci.edu/events

BACKGROUND: Fifteen undergraduate choreographers present 13 original works – ranging from tap and ballet to modern/contemporary – in this annual showcase of talent. Assistant Professor Loretta Livingston serves as artistic director for this 90-minute program.

The UCI Department of Dance was founded on the principle that aspiring professionals need substantial experience in more than one form of dance and in more than one academic area to succeed in the field of dance. Dance at UCI reflects the research and preservation of dance history, the exploration of choreography in the present, and the cutting edge technology of the future. Student choreography, teaching, and scholarship benefit from exposure to many styles and approaches, all aiming to inspire and prepare the next generation of dance professionals.

Photo by Rose Eichenbaum

Linda McCrerey
Interim Director of Communications
Claire Trevor School of the Arts
UC Irvine
(949) 824-2189

8th Annual Christmas Recital
Grand Central Art Center Theatre
125 N Broadway, Santa Ana CA 92701
RSVP 714.543.1370

Fri Dec 14 – 7pm
Sat Dec 15 – 7pm
Sun Dec 16 – 2 pm

$15 school members and guests
$20 general admision

Limited Seating, reservations strongly suggested.

Enjoy the Festival atmosphere of Navidad Flamenca Recital with Spanish food & Refreshments before and after each performance. Also visit our gypsy style studio in the lower level & check out our flamenco boutique for great holiday specials up to 50% off!

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