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EXPLORING THE ASIAN COLLECTION Artistic director Javier Velasco takes inspiration from The San Diego Museum of Art’s world-class Asian art collection to create an evening of evocative dance. “Evocative is the word,” says Velasco. “I’m not trying to simulate Asian dance styles. I want to make something that can exist in harmony with these beautiful […]

A San Diego institution takes the stage with another San Diego institution in an unforgettable celebration of dance and live music. “Beloved by jazz aficionados, swing dancers and San Diego’s LGBTQ+ community, Sue Palmer—The Queen of Boogie Woogie—burns up center stage surrounded by some of San Diego’s finest classical dancers.. The second half of the

D“San Diego Ballet celebrates the Latin soul with the return of two audience favorites on one program. Audiences will be swept away by the evocative and romantic QUE BONITO AMOR, set to a rapturous score of mariachi music, and MAMBOMANIA, one of artistic director Javier Velasco’s sizzling signature works.” The San Diego Museum of Art,

I Love Paris Impressionism: An art movement characterized by an emphasis on light and movement.Jessica Conniff  dancing in front of “Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Jane Avril, 1899. Lithograph, poster on wove paper. The San Diego Museum of Art, Gift of the Baldwin M. Baldwin Foundation, 1987.10.” Celebrating the world class exhibit featuring the work of Toulouse

Imagine The next generation of dance makers joins forces with the iconic works of The San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego Ballet dancers take center stage to create, perform and produce a program showcasing original choreography by company dancers inspired by the Museum’s Forging a Legacy exhibition. The unique production celebrates the creative voices

Celebrating 100 Years at SDMA Perspective: A technique that creates the illusion of depth.Sierra Crocker dancing in front of Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, María at La Granja, 1907. Oil on canvas. The San Diego Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. Archer M. Huntington in memory of his mother, Arabella D. Huntingto, 1925. Artistic Director Javier Velasco

Film Series Intaglio: A technique where an image is cut into a surface, like etching or engraving.Jonas Olivera dancing in front of Janet Sobel, Untitled, ca. 1946-1948. Oil and enamel on canvas. The San Diego Museum of Art, Museum purchase with funds provided by Suzanne Figi and Mrs. Norton S. Walbridge, 2002.1. Join us for

Art of the Americas Landscape: The depiction in painting of natural scenery, especialy when the main subject is in a wide view. Marshall Whiteley dancing in front of Nicolai Ivanovich Fechin, Torrey Pines, ca. 1925. Oil on canvas. The San Diego Museum of Art, Gift of Wilda B. Dunnicliffe, by exchange, 1998.87.   SDB’s residence at SDMA