SANTA BARBARA DANCEWORKS
Most new dance is created in a studio setting with just a few rehearsals on stage before it debuts. Not so here in Santa Barbara. DANCEworks, a partnership between SUMMERDANCE Santa Barbara and the Lobero Theatre Foundation is the only dance residency in the United States on an actual theatre stage for an entire month.
THE LATEST
- Make a contribution today to support VIM VIGOR's residency
- Check out Keigwin + Company's work with Works & Process at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
- DANCEworks Salon program covered by the Indy. Read all about it.
- Adam Barruch Dance featured on the COVER OF THE INDEPENDENT!
- Rave reviews for Brian Brooks Moving Company
- Doug Elkins Choreography, etc. performs a new work and an old one at Jacob’s Pillow
DANCE BUZZ
Nowhere do you get that Happy Feeling
I’ve done this dance/theatre producer/presenter thing for almost 20 years now. Year after year, I experience euphoria at the conclusion of the final performances of …Read More »
SUPPORT US
JOIN THE FRIDAY CLUB Become a DANCEworks Insider with a $100+ donation! Sept 2, 9, 16 | 5-6:30 PM | Lobero Theatre You and a guest are invited to the Lobero Theatre for an inside look at DANCEworks rehearsals followed by an intimate meet-and-greet with Ms. Gillen and company each Friday of their residency. Read More ›
RESIDENCIES
Each year, a select choreographer is given four weeks on the Lobero stage to create a new work in the supportive environment of a fully-equipped theatre. Read More ›
NEWS / MEDIA
Contact Angie Bertucci at abertucci@lobero.com / 805.679.6010 to arrange artist interviews or with any media-related questions. We appreciate for the coverage. Read More ›
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Each DANCEworks residency give the public a chance to play a role with the company – attending open rehearsals and master classes with the choreographers, or by dancing onstage in a new work, the results are as dynamic and endearing as the choreographers themselves! Read More ›