The series kicks off Saturday, October 7 with the West Coast premier of Glow from Long Island City-based Jessica Lang Dance, incorporating neon design elements into the contemporary performance.
The California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) President Jane Close Conoley will interview New York Times best-selling author Fran Lebowitz at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center to discuss a range of topical issues, from gay marriage to the decline of urban culture in New York City.
They’re back. And they’re jumping through more hoops than ever to see you. On November 15, Chris Perondi’s Stunt Dog Experience will return to the Carpenter Performing Arts Center at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) for shows at 1:00PM and 4:00PM.
With the 20th Anniversary of his praised BMG Records/Private Music release, That’s Me in a Bar, singer-songwriter A.J. Croce, son of Jim Croce, is set to thrill fans with his soulful tunes at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center next month.
Multiple Tony award-winning director, dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones will perform the Southern California premiere of Story/Time at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center at Cal State University, Long Beach.
Khmer Metal is unique from Phare’s other shows in many ways. It’s the first to be scored by bass-heavy rock music, and the first to take place in a dirty bar setting with the storyline like a romantic-comedy with a hint of risqué. Most importantly, it’s the first Phare production to be conceived entirely by the performers themselves.
On Sunday at 7:00PM, Phare, The Cambodian Circus, will perform at California State University, Long Beach’s Carpenter Performing Arts Center. This fall marks the first U.S. tour for Phare, which was founded in 1994 in Battambang, Cambodia by survivors of the Khmer Rouge.
The Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center’s free Arts for Life series Shakespeare Aloud will resume inside a new home when it returns for the 2015-16 season on September 26. The University Art Museum (UAM) will host the series inside its newly renovated Permanent Collection Gallery, a truly grand location that showcases both performances and visual art outstandingly well.
The Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center announced Tuesday that while race relations dominate national headlines this year, N*gger Wetb*ck Ch*nk will bring autobiographical accounts of racism to the theater on September 24 at 8:00PM.
From Broadway, Best in Show and Glee, to Long Beach: Jane Lynch is headed to the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center as the headliner for their first-ever President’s Gala on October 3.