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Fridays This Fall: Fandango at the Wall with Arturo O'Farrill
Among the great performances suspended this fall at The Soraya was the return of Arturo O’Farrill and his big band.
8 Reasons Why Joshua Bell is a Soraya Favorite
From child prodigy to Dancing with the Stars, three-time Grammy winner Joshua Bell returns for his seventh appearance and this time in an online conversation that you can participate in.
From Executive Director Thor Steingraber: Fridays this fall
Look for an email from me every Friday this fall. Inspired by the popularity of last spring’s weekly “Director Selects,” The Soraya renews its commitment to bringing you important and...
Honoring the 19th Amendment with Martha Graham Dance Company
The Soraya joins our partner, the Martha Graham Dance Company, in celebrating this week’s 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave American women the right to vote and propelled the ongoing struggle to guarantee those rights for all women. We honor the historic importance of the 19th through the lens of Martha Graham’s own social activism – so evident in works such as American Document, Panorama, Chronicle, and Immediate Tragedy.
Director Selects Highlight
The Soraya's weekly "Director Selects" were published every Friday from April through June, these selections represent the full breadth and diversity of our usual in-venue programming.
From our Archives: #PhotoADay
CSUN Dreamers, activist Dolores Huerta, Director Dan Guerrero, Musical Director José “Pepe” Martínez Jr., Executive Director Thor Steingraber, and other guests on opening night of Mariachi Vargas' opera Cruzar Cara...
The Soraya joins CSUN's Tom & Ethel Bradley Center in honoring the legacy of Congressman John Lewis.
[L to R] Rev. Ralph Abernathy, John Lewis, and Bayard Rustin
A Look Back at Black History Month 2020
Selma With Live Score by Jason MoranCheche Alara, ConductorNew West SymphonySat., February 1 at 8PM
"Immediate Tragedy," Martha Graham Dance Company's response to the moment
Main image: Martha Graham in Immediate Tragedy (1937) by Robert Fraser
"We Shall Overcome" — Our final installment of Director Selects
At The Soraya, we are an organization that leads with its values, and of those, social justice stands foremost.