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San
Francisco Bay Area is know as one of the most colorful and
cultural places in the world. Here you can find a variety of
theatres and other performing art venues.
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San Francisco Contemporary
Music Players
The San Francisco Contemporary
Music Players (SFCMP) has established itself as one of the
premiere groups dedicated to the performance of music written
by today's composers. Known for programming that is
international in scope and stylistically diverse, the ensemble
has performed over 1000 pieces including 165+ U.S. and World
premieres. It has commissioned more than 60 new pieces from
well-known composers such as John Adams, John Cage, Chen Yi,
James Newton, and Julia Wolfe. The group is an eight-time
winner of the national ASCAP/Chamber Music America Award for
Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music.
http://www.sfcmp.org/
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Theatre Bay Area, Theatrical
Community
Founded by theatre workers in 1976, TBA's mission is to unite,
strengthen and promote theatre in the region. It does this by
providing communication networks and opportunities and
creating resources for theatre companies, theatre workers, and
theatre lovers. TBA serves as a liaison between the theatre
community and government, business and others who benefit from
a healthy and thriving theatre community. Theatre Bay
Area serves more than 300 member theatre companies and 2,900
individual members in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern
California. We provide services to our members, however, we
are not a presenting organization nor a casting agency.
http://www.theatrebayarea.org/
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San Francisco Ballet
Founded in 1933, San Francisco Ballet has a long tradition of
artistic innovation and excellence. As America’s first
professional ballet company, the Company presented the first
full-length productions of both Nutcracker and Swan
Lake ever seen in the United States. Now, under the
artistic direction of Helgi Tomasson since 1985, San Francisco
Ballet continues to push boundaries with cutting-edge new
works by contemporary international artists, while remaining
committed to excellence in the classical tradition.
http://www.sfballet.org/
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San Francisco Symphony
San
Francisco is a city that loves music. The dust of the 1906
earthquake had hardly cleared before a group of civic leaders
had laid the groundwork for a new orchestra. Five years later,
the San Francisco Symphony was born. Since those first
concerts in 1911, the SFS has played a defining role in
American cultural life. Today, it's defining what the
orchestra of the 21st century will be.
http://www.sfsymphony.org/
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San Francisco Opera
San Francisco Opera was founded by Gaetano Merola (1881-1953)
and incorporated in 1923. The Company's first performance took
place on September 26th, 1923, in the City's Civic Auditorium
(La Boheme, with Queena Mario and Giovanni Martinelli,
conducted by Merola). Nine years later, the Company moved into
its new home, inaugurating the newly built War Memorial Opera
House with a performance of Tosca on October 15, 1932
(Claudia Muzio, Dino Borgioli, Giuseppe Gandolfi, conducted by
Merola).
http://www.sfopera.com/
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Lamp Lighters Music Theatre
Lamplighters Music Theatre is one of the oldest continuously
performing theatres in the Bay Area, and the only year-round
musical theatre company in San Francisco. Since the company's
founding in 1952, we have produced the entire Gilbert and
Sullivan canon as well as other light opera and musical
theatre classics such as The Merry Widow, Die
Fledermaus, Of Thee I Sing, My Fair Lady,
and A Little Night Music.
http://www.lamplighters.org/
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Davies Symphony Hall
San
Francisco is a city that loves music. The dust of the 1906
earthquake had hardly cleared before a group of civic leaders
had laid the groundwork for a new orchestra. Five years later,
the San Francisco Symphony was born. Since those first concerts
in 1911, the SFS has played a defining role in American cultural
life. Today, it's defining what the orchestra of the 21st
century will be.
http://www.sfsymphony.org/
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Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Complementing its aesthetic charm,
Civic Auditorium has long been recognized for its versatility.
Whether your event is a corporate meeting, sporting event,
concert or tradeshow, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium offers a
unique versatility unparalleled anywhere in the Bay Area.
San Francisco's Civic Auditorium is a landmark in the Civic
Center neighborhood, San Francisco's special events district.
http://www.billgrahamcivic.com/
- The Fillmore Auditorium
The original owner of The
Fillmore property, Emma Gates Butler, hired James W. and
Merritt Reid in 1910 to draw plans for an Italianate-style
dance hall at the southwest corner of Fillmore and Geary. The
Majestic Hall and Majestic Academy of Dancing opened in 1912
on the second and third stories of the building, where the
usual fare was Wednesday night socials and masquerade balls.
http://www.thefillmore.com/
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Great American Music Hall
San
Francisco's oldest and grandest nightclub, the Great American
Music Hall carries guests back to an earlier, more elegant era,
with its ornate balconies, soaring marble columns and elaborate
ceiling frescoes. Long-time customers and newcomers alike feel
at home in the 5,000-square-foot concert hall that symbolized
renewal and optimism when it opened in 1907. Today, a
professional sound and lighting system, two full bars, a modern
kitchen and a spacious oak dance floor help to blend
contemporary quality with turn-of-the-century graciousness.
http://www.musichallsf.com/
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Interesting
stuff in other areas
Park West Galleries Michigan - Park West Gallery Presents
the Art of Itzchak Tarkay
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Art courses in the Bay Area
San Francisco Academy of Art University
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