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Balboa Theater
Collaborative Programs

Season Without Walls

2008-09 Series Subscription
4-Event Series - $175
(or $50 individual ticket)

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Past Events

Bowed Piano Ensemble* - $50.00
February 4, 2008
Samueli Theater

In collaboration with the Pacific Symphony, Bowed Piano Ensemble is Colorado College’s internationally recognized experimental music group. They have a fascinating approach to piano performance in which the interior components of a grand piano are “played” with fish line, ribbon, mallets and brushes, and the spellbinding performance results in haunting, beautiful music.

Dialogue with Louis Sachar* - $50.00
March 3, 2008
Discovery Science Center, Santa Ana

Louis Sachar is an award-winning author of over twenty-one fiction and educational books for children. Louis's book, Holes, won the prestigious National Book Award and the Newbery Medal.

Aurélia’s Oratorio* - $50.00
April 3, 2008
6 p.m. Wine and Hors d’oeuvres Reception
8 p.m. Performance
Irvine Barclay Theatre

Step into a world of the surreal, where disbelief is suspended and nothing is what it seems. A smash hit in London, Aurélia’s Oratorio is described as a “magical whirl of visual illusions and trickery.” Inspired by the magic of the music hall, variety and circus, this show stars Aurélia Thierrée, Charlie Chaplin’s granddaughter, and is created and directed by her mother Victoria Chaplin Thierrée. Actress, illusionist, and dancer, Aurélia takes us into an unforgettable realm of fun, fantasy, and whimsy.

Mingle with other theater lovers at a wine and hors d’oeuvre reception prior to the performance. The reception is compliments of Suzanne’s Catering and Crinella Vineyards.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show*
June 12, 2008
7 p.m. screening
Regency Theater, South Coast Village
(available to subscribers only)

Rumor Has It . . . The return of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Balboa Performing Arts Theater will present the Rocky Horror Picture Show reunion as the final act in the 2008 Season Without Walls series. Plan on attending a long awaited encore. . . . Stay Tuned.

*Event includes a special reception.

Sultry Spanish Nights with the Pacific Symphony
August 11, 2007
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine

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Family Movie Nites featuring Quiksilver Surf Films

Thursday, July 26, 2007
Black & White, featuring Kelly Slater

Thursday, August 23, 2007
Young Guns 3

6:30 p.m. event begins with picnicking and give-aways
8:00 p.m. or dusk movie begins
Peninsula Park, next to the Balboa Pier, Newport Beach
Cost: FREE

Balboa Performing Arts Theater partners with Quiksilver to present free Family Movie Nites at the Oceanfront Peninsula Park next to the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach. Families, friends, residents, surfers and kids are invited to gather and enjoy surf films and Quiksilver prize giveaways. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase, with proceeds benefiting the Balboa Performing Arts Theater. Families are encouraged to bring blankets and beach chairs.

Come early. The event begins at 6:30 with Quiksilver give-aways and games, free entertainment, food booths, a raffle, and more

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Emilio in Concert
Sunday, June 3, 2007
4:30 p.m. Wine Tasting
5:30 p.m. Performance
Bowers Museum, Santa Ana
Cost: $25 per ticket

Modern Gypsy guitarist Emilio brings his exciting “Nuevo Flamenco” music to the Bowers Museum’s new John M. Lee Atrium Court for an intimate evening of flamenco music and dance, featuring a four-piece band and flamenco dancers.

Pacific Symphony American Composers Festival
Los Sonidos de Mexico
Friday, April 20, 2007
6:00 p.m. - Reception - Morton's The Steakhouse
8:00 p.m. - Performance - Samueli Theater, Costa Mesa
Cost: $25 per ticket

This special multi-media concert explores multi-cultural influences on Mexico’s music and features pianist Pedro Carbone and guitarist Roberto Limon along with musicians from the Pacific Symphony.

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Opera in the Raw
January 28, 2007
Glenn & Mindy Stearn's Pelican Hill Villa

Created by Opera Pacific, Opera in the Raw is a performance of the major musical sequences of an opera performed cabaret-style with piano accompaniment, and the artists in their casual rehearsal attire. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Opera in the Raw presented Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love.”

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Extreme Waves
November 5, 2006
Beckman Center, UC Irvine

Learn about rogue waves and tsunami during an illustrated lecture by Craig B. Smith based on his new book, Extreme Waves. Co-sponsored by the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum and the Surfrider Foundation. Includes a book signing.

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