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 | The Soraya Presents the World Premiere of DIAVOLO: Existencia, 30 Years After the Northridge Earthquake

On January 17, 2024, DIAVOLO, Architecture in Motion, and The Soraya will present the world premiere of Existencia, a new work to commemorate the 30 years since the Northridge Earthquake struck California State University Northridge (CSUN), in 1994 — and event which was said to have been the worst natural disaster ever to hit a university campus in the United States.

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 | Musical America Names Executive and Artistic Director Thor Steingraber of The Soraya as a “Top 30 Professional” for 2023

Musical America, the oldest influential American magazine covering music, drama, and dance since 1899, has named Thor Steingraber as one of its Top 30 Professionals for 2023. The annual report profiles thoughtful, creative, and innovative leaders who persistently and relentlessly strive to ensure the performing arts remain vital in their communities.

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 | Mark Howard’s Trinity Irish Dance Company Premieres A Very Irish Christmas at The Soraya

The unique power and grace of Chicago’s internationally-renowned Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC) comes to The Soraya with an exclusive holiday performance. “Sophisticated and commanding” (Los Angeles Times) and “impossibly complex” (The New York Times), the company is the birthplace of progressive Irish Dance, an innovative movement genre that “ushered in a new era for Irish step dance” (Chicago Tribune).

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 | Celebrate the Holidays at The Soraya!

Celebrating the holidays at The Soraya has become a tradition for families across the greater Los Angeles region. With a wide variety of offerings for members of all families — including the increasingly popular Nochebuena: A Christmas Spectacular — The Soraya’s festive celebration spans across nine performances by five artists.

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 | The Soraya Welcomes Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens in LA premiere of the “American Railroad” Project

GRAMMY Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble brings its multi-year project, American Railroad, to The Soraya on Sun, Nov 12 at 7pm followed by a 6pm free community event on Mon, Nov 13 at LA’s historic Union Station.

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 | JUST ANNOUNCED: GRAMMY-winning Samara Joy adds second show to The Soraya’s Holiday Series

Bridging the jazz and gospel gap, Joy brings her multi-generational family act to Northridge following the release of her latest album “A Joyful Holiday.

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 | Two Nights of Classical Music at The Soraya!

The Soraya’s 2023/2024 Season continues in November with two extraordinary nights of classical music — Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to The Soraya to conduct the Colburn Orchestra on Sat, Nov 4 at 8pm, followed by the astonishing violinist Midori performing with Festival Strings Lucerne on Thu, Nov 9 at 8pm.

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 | The Soraya Welcomes the Return of Seven-Time GRAMMY Award-winning Mexican American singer/songwriter Lila Downs with “Dos Corazones: Día de Muertos” featuring Ballet Folklórico

The Soraya’s Hecho en Las Américas Series returns for its eighth season, premiering on Saturday, October 14 with the incomparable Lila Downs’ Dos Corazones: Día de Muertos.

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 | Tony Award-Winning Dance Legend Savion Glover Returns to The Soraya with SoUNDz’ SaCRoSaNcT

Savion Glover is in a league of his own. He is part philosopher and part poet. With his new piece, SoUNDz’ SaCRoSaNcT, he might also be considered a memoirist, that is, with a memoir in movement. SoUNDz’ SaCRoSaNcT is not only a psychological portrait of his own life on stage and off but it also pays homage to his friend and mentor Gregory Hines, as well as the other great “hoofers” of the preceding generation.

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