Laguna Beach Laguna Dance 20th Anniversary Festival Features An Evening with BalletX and Live Music Thursday February 6 2025.
Laguna Dance 20th Anniversary Main Stage Festival Thursday February 6 2025 thru Sunday February 9 2025.
Laguna Dance 20th Anniversary Main Stage Festival is at The Laguna Playhouse.
Celebrate 20 years of Dance in Laguna Beach!
Thursday February 6 2025: An Evening with BalletX and Live Music at 7:30pm
Honey, choreography by Jamar Roberts, music by Don Shirley
Mapping Out a Sky, choreography by Matthew Neenan, music inspired by Stephen Sondheim
World Premiere, choreography by Jodie Gates. A collaboration with the Laguna Beach Music Festival, music by Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Running time: 1 hour 15 minutes including post-show Q&A
Laguna Dance Festival 20th Anniversary Main Stage Festival Schedule
Friday February 7 2025: Featuring BalletX at 7:30pm
Beautiful Once, Music by Oscar nominated composer Ryan Lott of Son Lux. Choreography by Jodie Gates
Become a Mountain, Choreography by Tony Award winner Justin Peck. Music by Dan Deacon
Exalt, Choreography by Jennifer Archibald. Music design by Foremost Poets
Running time: 1 hour 15 minutes with one intermission and one pause
Saturday February 7 2025: Stars of Dance
20th Anniversary Performance (One Night Only!) at 7:30pm
Be swept away into a star-studded evening filled with dance stars from across the nation.
From New York City and Boston to Houston and back to LA and the OC, this show features principal guest dancers Viktorina Kapitonova and Daniel Rubin from Boston Ballet, the sensational duo of JA Collective, Laguna favorites and principal dancers from Houston Ballet, Beckanne Sisk and Chase O’Connell, Jeraldine Mendoza and Dylan Gutierrez from Joffrey Ballet, and nationally recognized artists Jillian Meyers and Jake Tribus.
Experience world-class classical ballet, tap, and contemporary choreographic works by Helen Pickett, Jodie Gates, JA Collective & Jillian Meyers.
And add a sprinkle of Laguna Dance’s Young Artist Scholarship Winners along with dance majors from UC Irvine and the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance!
Running Time: 1 hour 45 minutes with one intermission
Sunday February 9 2025: STARS OF DANCE 20th Anniversary Performance (One Day Only!) at 2:00pm
Be swept away into a star-studded afternoon filled with dance stars from across the nation and local talent. New York City to Chicago to Houston and back to LA and the OC, this show features live music accompanying guest dancers Jillian Davis, April Watson and Joe González from Complexions Contemporary Ballet, dancing Dwight Rhoden’s iconic works Elegy and Ave Maria.
This thrilling afternoon also features principal dancers Beckanne Sisk and Chase O’Connell from Houston Ballet, Jeraldine Mendoza and Dylan Gutierrez from Joffrey Ballet, JA Collective, Jillian Meyers, and Jake Tribus.
Experience world-class classical ballet, tap, and contemporary choreographic works by Jodie Gates, JA Collective, Dwight Rhoden and Jillian Meyers.
And add a sprinkle of Laguna Dance’s Young Artist Scholarship Winners along with dancers from Chapman University!
Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes with one intermission
