The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the second-oldest of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded by Henry Lee Higginson in 1881, the BSO performs most of its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at Tanglewood. Since its founding, ...

Crystalis an arena touring show by Cirque du Soleil that started previewing to the public in October 2017, with an official premiere in December 2017. It is Cirque du Soleil's 42nd original show since 1984, and the first one done on an ice rink, where most of the performers are ice skating throughout the show, and blends several circus acts with high-level ice skating...

Prepare to immerse yourself in Waterloo Greenway’s free, 10-night display of illuminated art created by teams of visionary local artists, landscape architects and designers. This year’s show will delight and inspire visitors of all ages at the newly renovated Waterloo Park, the first phase of the Waterloo Greenway park system, now open to the public.While ...

The Danza de los Voladores (Dance of the Flyers), or Palo Volador (flying pole), is an ancient Mesoamerican ceremony/ritual still performed today, albeit in modified form, in isolated pockets in Mexico. It is believed to have originated with the Nahua, Huastec and Otomi peoples in central Mexico, and then spread throughout most of Mesoamerica. The ritual consists of d...

The Gran Teatro de La Habana (Spanish "Great Theatre of Havana") is located in the Paseo del Prado in Havana, Cuba. It is located in a building known as thePalace of the Galician Centre, which was built as a place of social reunion for the Galician immigrants in Havana. The theatre has been home of the Cuban National Ballet and, on its main stage, of the International...

Founded in the late 1940s, the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater is a longtime San Diego tradition for children. Puppet performances are presented throughout the year by a variety of troupes. The theater also provides a venue for its resident puppeteers, who work with marionettes, hand, rod, and shadow puppets. Special programs and workshops are offered. The theater is s...

The Mariinsky Theatre is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music theatre of late 19th century Russia, where many of the stage masterpieces of Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov received their premieres. Through most of the Soviet era, it was known as the Kirov Theatre. Today, the Mari...

The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center is a concert hall located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). Ranked one of the world's greatest orchestra halls, it was designed by architect I.M. Pei and acoustician Russell Johnson's Artec Consultants, Inc. The structural engineers for this project was Leslie E. Robertson Associates, and opened in September 1...

The National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus is located in a park in the Trinity Banlieu of the city of Minsk. Local people call it the "Opierny Teatr" (Belarusian) or the "Opera and Ballet Theatre". It opened on 15 May 1933 but it first did not have its own venue for presentations at the Belarusian Drama Theatre building until 193...

The internationally acclaimed, Tony Award® -winning Old Globe is one of the most esteemed regional theaters in the country. The Globe boasts three unique venues: the historic Old Globe Theatre; the intimate Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre; and the outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre. Founded in 1935, the Globe produces 15 plays and musicals annually--from the r...

Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) is a contemporary visual and performance arts venue located in Perth, Western Australia. PICA is currently housed in a heritage building at 53 James Street, Northbridge. The building, which dates from 1896, was for 40 years the Perth Boys' and Girls' School (one of several schools known collectively as Perth Central School)....

The royal ballet of Cambodia is a form of performing arts established in the royal courts of Cambodia for the purpose of entertainment as well as ceremonial propitiation. It is the dominant genre of dance theatre in Cambodia that features the classical dance style. It is performed during public occasions and ceremonies in Cambodia as well as among Cambodians in other ...

Sanders Theater (substantially completed in 1875) was inspired by Christopher Wren's Sheldonian Theatre. Renowned for its superior acoustics, and with 1166 seats Harvard's largest meeting place, Sanders is in great demand for lectures, concerts, ceremonies and conferences.Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Mikhail Gorbachev have spoken ...

Since 1942, Civic Dance Arts has offered high quality and affordable dance classes. Its mission is to support and promote a premiere dance arts program and an appreciation of the arts, in cooperation with the San Diego Park and Recreation Department Dance Arts Program. The organization puts on annual holiday productions, Dance Collage, and Dance Fair.

The resident classical ballet school in Balboa Park, San Diego Civic Youth Ballet has held classes in the Casa del Prado since 1945. Instruction begins at age four and continues through the pre-professional level where students train in classical technique as well as pointe, variations and modern. Young artists perform in as many as 4 major productions each year ...