PRESS RELEASES
| Aída Cuevas Launches Hecho en Las Américas at The Soraya
Aída Cuevas, “The Queen of Ranchera Music” commemorates the 45th anniversary of her career as she returns to her Los Angeles familia at The Soraya for the fourth time to perform Yo Creo Que Es Tiempo, a spectacular retrospective of her most beloved songs and greatest hits including favorites such as El Pastor, México en la Piel, Te Doy Las Gracias, and Quizás Mañana.
| The Soraya Welcomes Cuba’s Legendary Malpaso Dance Company
Cuba’s celebrated Malpaso Dance Company comes to The Soraya for the first time on Thursday, Oct. 13 with three major pieces that capture the soul of the island nation, its aspirations, and its proud cultural identity alike. In its “Signature Series” style, The Soraya once again brings live music together with dance as Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble perform “24 Hours and a Dog” for the company which was created by Malpaso Artistic Director Osnel Delgado.
| The Soraya Joins Forces with The New York Times at “A New Climate”
The New York Times will host “A New Climate,” a live in-person event on Wednesday, October 12 at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. The Soraya’s Executive and Artistic Director Thor Steingraber and composer and environmentalist Gabriella Smith join tech leaders, engineers, storytellers, musicians, and food innovators to participate in the day-long event which will preview extended excerpts of each of The Soraya’s Treelogy’s three musical pieces ahead of its official world premiere in February 2023. “A New Climate” participants include Brad Smith, President and Vice Chair of Microsoft; Linda Zhang, Chief Engineer at Ford Motors; and Ethan Brown, Founder and CEO of Beyond Meat, amongst others.
| The Soraya’s Jazz at Naz Festival Returns!
The Soraya’s Jazz at Naz festival returns for a second year with five nights of the best of Jazz performances kicking off on February 2 with Christian McBride’s “The Movement Revisited,” celebrating heroes of the Civil Rights movement during Black History Month. Four more February performances follow – two in The Soraya’s Great Hall, with its pristine acoustics, and two nights of performances in the intimate onstage Jazz Club.
| The Soraya da la bienvenida a Hecho en Las Américas
La popular serie Hecho en Las Américas con participación de artistas de México, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, Nicaragua y Estados Unidos regresa por séptima vez para la temporada 2022-23, mientras The Soraya continúa brindando un hogar en el Valle de San Fernando para hispanoparlantes, y artistas y audiencias latinoamericanas de Los Ángeles.
| Hecho En Las Américas
The popular Hecho en Las Américas series featuring artists from Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and the United States, returns for the 2022-23 season for the seventh time as The Soraya continues to provide a home in the San Fernando Valley for Los Angeles’ Spanish-speaking and Latin American artists and audiences.
| The Soraya Celebrates Its 2022-23 Season Opening Night
The Soraya kicks off its 2022-23 season with the celebrated sounds of four Jazz legends—tenor saxophonist and composer Joshua Redman, pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Brian Blade —all trailblazers of the Jazz genre. A MoodSwing Reunion promises to be an unforgettable Signature Series performance, a once-in-a-generation celebration of the 30th anniversary of the release of MoodSwing—the recording that changed jazz forever.
| The Soraya Presents the World Premiere of Treelogy
For thousands of years, California’s ancient forests stood as symbols of permanence. But the fierce wildfires that ravaged the state the last two years jeopardize the existence of these mighty trees, which are among the longest-living organisms on Earth.
| Tickets for The Soraya’s 2022-23 Signature Series Now on Sale to Members!
The Soraya continues to rollout news of its 2022-23 season following the recent announcement of its Premium Classical Series lineup. Now, tickets for the Signature Series are available to Members only through July 11, and will be available to the general public on July 12. The Soraya’s Signature Series of popular, Jazz, dance and select classical music events conveys the very soul of the company’s programming mission to produce and present diverse, unexpected, thought-provoking, and unique artists and art forms.