PRESS RELEASES
| 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).
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| GRAHAM100, a Three-Year Celebration of the Martha Graham Centenary Premieres at The Soraya!
The Soraya opens its 2023-24 season with a history- making performance featuring the nation’s oldest dance company. The Martha Graham Dance Company turns 100 and launches its three-year centennial celebration at The Soraya on Saturday, September 30, a celebration that will subsequently travel to theaters around the nation and be celebrated worldwide.
| Tiler Peck Announces Turn It Out with Tiler Peck and Friends Tour A California Homecoming with U.S. debut of new show
After a sold-out world premiere in New York City and a European debut in London, award-winning American ballerina Tiler Peck, will bring her critically acclaimed show, Turn It Out with Tiler Peck and Friends, to her home state of California this fall.