PRESS RELEASES
| The Soraya Launches LA SEEN FESTIVAL A Monthlong Series of Programs Dedicated to the Performing Arts in Los Angeles
Beginning on Sunday, April 6, The Soraya will unveil its newest programming initiative, the LA Seen festival, a monthlong series of programs dedicated to shining the spotlight on the performing arts in Los Angeles. For more than a decade, Los Angeles artists have had a home at The Soraya. They are standouts throughout the seasons, performing original works, undertaking first-time collaborations, and rising to new heights.
| YAMATO: the Drummers of Japan Return to The Soraya with New Program 人の力 Hito no Chikara – The Power of Human Strength
From Jan. 16 through March 29 YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan will tour North America with their new show, Hito no Chikara – The Power of Human Strength. Yamato will perform at The Soraya at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 22. The “simply captivating” (The Evening Post) Taiko troupe has reached nearly 8 million people globally in over 4,000 performances throughout their thirty-two-year history, adding to that number this season with seven performances in Canada; and 29 venues throughout the United States from New England to California.
| Twyla Tharp Dance: 60th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee
Revolutionary choreographer Twyla Tharp celebrates her 60th year as a dance maker with a national tour that offers audiences a breathtaking vista of her range as an icon in American dance.
| The Soraya Announces Select Highlights of the 2025-26 Season!
Last week, on the occasion of The Soraya’s anniversary, Executive and Artistic Director Thor Steingraber announced select highlights for the upcoming 2025-26 Season, which will once again feature performances from every genre, including jazz, dance, Broadway, chamber and orchestral music, and LA’s foremost performance series of Spanish-language artists.
| LA’s Premier Winter Jazz Festival Returns for its Fourth Season, Feb 1-20, 2025
The Soraya’s signature festival, Jazz at Naz, returns on Feb. 1 for a month of extraordinary performances from legendary masters such as 2024 Kennedy Center Honoree Arturo Sandoval and Chucho Valdés, to up-and-coming star saxophonist and five-time GRAMMY nominee Lakecia Benjamin, and current jazz masters Christian McBride and Jason Moran. Performances take place on both The Soraya’s Great Hall mainstage with several performances onstage in the intimate only-at-The-Soraya Jazz Club — where audiences can enjoy food and wine along with fantastic jazz artists performing just a few feet away.
| Create Lasting Memories in 2025 with Soraya Events for All Ages!
The new year at The Soraya begins with international percussion sensation STOMP, with three performances on Sat & Sun, Jan. 18 & 19, and continues later this season with additional family-friendly events Yamato: The Drummers of Japan, and Defying Gravity: An Evening with Stephen Schwartz and friends.
| THE INTERNATIONAL PERCUSSION SENSATION RETURNS TO THE SORAYA FOR THREE PERFORMANCES CELEBRATING ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY JAN. 18 - JAN. 19!
STOMP, the international percussion sensation, returns to Northridge for three performances only, at The Soraya, from Jan. 18 to Jan. 19. From its beginnings as a street performance in the UK, STOMP has grown into an international sensation over the past 30 years, having performed in more than 50 countries and in front of more than 26 million people.
| Fans of The Soraya’s Nochebuena: A Christmas Spectacular Can Now Watch from Home On-Demand For One Week Only, December 20-27, 2024!
The Soraya is thrilled to announce an all-new option for enjoying Nochebuena: A Christmas Spectacular! This season The Soraya expands its digital concert options, building off a successful Jazz at Naz festival livestreaming option, and offers Nochebuena en Casa, an eight day, on-demand experience from Dec. 20 to Dec. 27 for just $9.99 per household. With this new on demand experience, filmed at The Soraya during live performances on Dec. 7 and 8, generations of music lovers will now be able to enjoy highlights from this Soraya Original Production from anywhere in the world.
| Diana Krall Returns to The Soraya One Night Only on May 14, 2025
GRAMMY® Award winning and multi-platinum jazz singer Diana Krall has announced she will embark on a nationwide 35-city U.S. tour, commencing on April 22, 2025 in Dallas, TX at the AT&T Performing Arts Center. Spanning over four months, the tour will make stops in Las Vegas, San Diego, Portland, Pittsburgh, Nashville, and more before concluding in Atlanta, GA on July 11. Krall will return to The Soraya for the first time in 10 years for one night only at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14.