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Performing Arts
Welcome to our complimentary Performing Arts Program. Every season includes a variety of dance, theater, and live music; presenting the best of what San Diego has to offer.
Whether you're arriving, departing, just passing through or finally coming home, we invite you to pause during your journey and enjoy a brief moment to be inspired and entertained.
Performing Arts Residency Program
The Performing Arts Residency Program provides a platform for the development and performance of new work that simultaneously enriches the airport environment and cultivates the regional performing arts community. This opportunity is a process-oriented residency program open to contemporary performing arts in all disciplines—dance, music, theater, as well as cross-disciplinary digital media.
Please see the event calendar below for more detailsOngoing Special Performances & Concert Series
The Arts Program has organized a new schedule of singer-songwriters, composers, musicians of all genres, dancers, and theatrical/oratorical performances. Ensemble concerts take place every third Thursday of the month from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Terminal 2 Baggage Claim (pre-security) or Sunset Cove (post-security). Piano concerts take place every Friday from 11:30 a.m-1:30 p.m. at Sunset Cove.
Please see the event calendar below for more detailsEvent Calendar
Special concert series to celebrate San Diego Comic-Con.
Dressed in a shiny top hat and tails Gramophone Gregory peers though round spectacles at a modern world that moves far too fast. His time machine is a pair of portable 1920s gramophones displayed on top of an antique mahogany wooden radio console. Slowly hand-cranking up the spring-loaded “talking machines.” With 78 rpm records from the 1920s all the way up to the 1950s this one man portable performance will have you dancing your troubles away. https://sandiegotroubadour.com/2013/09/introducing-gramophone-gregory/
Special concert series to celebrate San Diego Comic-Con.
Nico Hueso will be playing all your favorite pop culture tunes from video game scores to movie soundtracks.
Nico received his Bachelor's of Music in performance from Kennesaw State University while studying under Atlanta Symphony violist Cathy Lynn. Mr. Hueso has also studied with renowned performers Helen Kim, Juan Ramirez, Francisco Caban, David Grimal, Elias Goldstein, and Henry Hutchinson. Hueso has participated in several prestigious music festivals including the Pablo Casals Chamber Music Festival in Prades, France, the Festival International de Huapango in Panuco, Mexico, the Programa Musica de Camera para Niños, FOSJA in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the GMEA All College Orchestra 2011 as principal violist and soloist. Mr. Hueso has performed in master classes with the Ying Quartet, Eighth Blackbird, Pacifica Quartet, and Chilingirian Quartet, and he has been a finalist in the MTNA Chamber music competition. In addition to classical viola, Hueso freelances and records in multiple genres as a violinist, guitarist, & electric bassist; he has been a guest soloist with the rock band Kansas in 2011 for their Symphony Tour, has performed with Placido Domingo, rock band Disturbed, members of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitclán & Nuevo Tecalitclán, tribute groups commemorating artists such as Otis Redding, and has collaborated with a number of up-and-coming pop and country artists, lending his skills as both a composer and studio musician. In addition to keeping a rigorous teaching and freelancing schedule, Hueso enjoys arranging, improvising and performing chamber music with his colleagues from Atlanta, San Diego, and Puerto Rico Symphonies.Special concert series to celebrate San Diego Comic-Con.
Nico Hueso will be playing all your favorite pop culture tunes from video game scores to movie soundtracks.
Nico received his Bachelor's of Music in performance from Kennesaw State University while studying under Atlanta Symphony violist Cathy Lynn. Mr. Hueso has also studied with renowned performers Helen Kim, Juan Ramirez, Francisco Caban, David Grimal, Elias Goldstein, and Henry Hutchinson. Hueso has participated in several prestigious music festivals including the Pablo Casals Chamber Music Festival in Prades, France, the Festival International de Huapango in Panuco, Mexico, the Programa Musica de Camera para Niños, FOSJA in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the GMEA All College Orchestra 2011 as principal violist and soloist. Mr. Hueso has performed in master classes with the Ying Quartet, Eighth Blackbird, Pacifica Quartet, and Chilingirian Quartet, and he has been a finalist in the MTNA Chamber music competition. In addition to classical viola, Hueso freelances and records in multiple genres as a violinist, guitarist, & electric bassist; he has been a guest soloist with the rock band Kansas in 2011 for their Symphony Tour, has performed with Placido Domingo, rock band Disturbed, members of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitclán & Nuevo Tecalitclán, tribute groups commemorating artists such as Otis Redding, and has collaborated with a number of up-and-coming pop and country artists, lending his skills as both a composer and studio musician. In addition to keeping a rigorous teaching and freelancing schedule, Hueso enjoys arranging, improvising and performing chamber music with his colleagues from Atlanta, San Diego, and Puerto Rico Symphonies.
Special concert series to celebrate San Diego Comic-Con.
Special concert series to celebrate San Diego Comic-Con.
Special concert series to celebrate San Diego Comic-Con.
Dressed in a shiny top hat and tails Gramophone Gregory peers though round spectacles at a modern world that moves far too fast. His time machine is a pair of portable 1920s gramophones displayed on top of an antique mahogany wooden radio console. Slowly hand-cranking up the spring-loaded “talking machines.” With 78 rpm records from the 1920s all the way up to the 1950s this one man portable performance will have you dancing your troubles away.
https://sandiegotroubadour.com/2013/09/introducing-gramophone-gregory/
Special concert series to celebrate San Diego Comic-Con.
Nico Hueso will be playing all your favorite pop culture tunes from video game scores to movie soundtracks.
Nico received his Bachelor’s of Music in performance from Kennesaw State University while studying under Atlanta Symphony violist Cathy Lynn. Mr. Hueso has also studied with renowned performers Helen Kim, Juan Ramirez, Francisco Caban, David Grimal, Elias Goldstein, and Henry Hutchinson. Hueso has participated in several prestigious music festivals including the Pablo Casals Chamber Music Festival in Prades, France, the Festival International de Huapango in Panuco, Mexico, the Programa Musica de Camera para Niños, FOSJA in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the GMEA All College Orchestra 2011 as principal violist and soloist. Mr. Hueso has performed in master classes with the Ying Quartet, Eighth Blackbird, Pacifica Quartet, and Chilingirian Quartet, and he has been a finalist in the MTNA Chamber music competition.
In addition to classical viola, Hueso freelances and records in multiple genres as a violinist, guitarist, & electric bassist; he has been a guest soloist with the rock band Kansas in 2011 for their Symphony Tour, has performed with Placido Domingo, rock band Disturbed, members of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitclán & Nuevo Tecalitclán, tribute groups commemorating artists such as Otis Redding, and has collaborated with a number of up-and-coming pop and country artists, lending his skills as both a composer and studio musician. In addition to keeping a rigorous teaching and freelancing schedule, Hueso enjoys arranging, improvising and performing chamber music with his colleagues from Atlanta, San Diego, and Puerto Rico Symphonies.
Special concert series to celebrate San Diego Comic-Con.
Nico Hueso will be playing all your favorite pop culture tunes from video game scores to movie soundtracks.
Nico received his Bachelor’s of Music in performance from Kennesaw State University while studying under Atlanta Symphony violist Cathy Lynn. Mr. Hueso has also studied with renowned performers Helen Kim, Juan Ramirez, Francisco Caban, David Grimal, Elias Goldstein, and Henry Hutchinson. Hueso has participated in several prestigious music festivals including the Pablo Casals Chamber Music Festival in Prades, France, the Festival International de Huapango in Panuco, Mexico, the Programa Musica de Camera para Niños, FOSJA in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the GMEA All College Orchestra 2011 as principal violist and soloist. Mr. Hueso has performed in master classes with the Ying Quartet, Eighth Blackbird, Pacifica Quartet, and Chilingirian Quartet, and he has been a finalist in the MTNA Chamber music competition.
In addition to classical viola, Hueso freelances and records in multiple genres as a violinist, guitarist, & electric bassist; he has been a guest soloist with the rock band Kansas in 2011 for their Symphony Tour, has performed with Placido Domingo, rock band Disturbed, members of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitclán & Nuevo Tecalitclán, tribute groups commemorating artists such as Otis Redding, and has collaborated with a number of up-and-coming pop and country artists, lending his skills as both a composer and studio musician. In addition to keeping a rigorous teaching and freelancing schedule, Hueso enjoys arranging, improvising and performing chamber music with his colleagues from Atlanta, San Diego, and Puerto Rico Symphonies.
Special concert series to celebrate San Diego Comic-Con.
Special concert series to celebrate San Diego Comic-Con.
Special concert series to celebrate San Diego Comic-Con.
Special concert series to celebrate San Diego Comic-Con.
Launched in 2016, the Arts Program’s Performing Arts Residency provides a platform for the development and performance of new work that simultaneously enriches the airport experience for customers and cultivates the regional performing arts community. Airport patrons are allowed the opportunity to witness performing artists as they create and refine their project, inspired by the airport environment, throughout the duration of the residency. Over the course of San Diego Dance Theatre’s six-month stay, spectators can expect contemporary dance, music, and interactive encounters to enliven the San Diego travel experience.
Founded in 1972 as a 501(c)3 professional modern dance company, San Diego Dance Theater (SDDT) has for 47 years enriched the cultural life of San Diego through countless shows and residencies, and training for young dancers. Jean Isaacs was appointed Artistic Director in 1997 and under her direction, SDDT has earned it’s reputation as a company committed to expanding access to the stage for dancers of many nationalities, races, ages, and physical abilities. SDDT continues to offer excellent performances and programming throughout San Diego County and beyond.
Launched in 2016, the Arts Program’s Performing Arts Residency provides a platform for the development and performance of new work that simultaneously enriches the airport experience for customers and cultivates the regional performing arts community. Airport patrons are allowed the opportunity to witness performing artists as they create and refine their project, inspired by the airport environment, throughout the duration of the residency. Over the course of San Diego Dance Theatre’s six-month stay, spectators can expect contemporary dance, music, and interactive encounters to enliven the San Diego travel experience.
Founded in 1972 as a 501(c)3 professional modern dance company, San Diego Dance Theater (SDDT) has for 47 years enriched the cultural life of San Diego through countless shows and residencies, and training for young dancers. Jean Isaacs was appointed Artistic Director in 1997 and under her direction, SDDT has earned it’s reputation as a company committed to expanding access to the stage for dancers of many nationalities, races, ages, and physical abilities. SDDT continues to offer excellent performances and programming throughout San Diego County and beyond.
The Performing Arts Residency Program provides a platform for the development and performance of new work that simultaneously enriches the airport experience for customers and cultivates the regional performing arts community.
Blindspot Collective develops radically inclusive programming that cultivates new work, emerging artists, and diverse audiences. Founded in 2017 by Blake McCarty and Catherine Hanna Schrock, the company has collaborated with La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Diversionary Theatre, UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance, and other community partners to produce work at the intersection of advocacy, education, and entertainment.
The Performing Arts Residency Program provides a platform for the development and performance of new work that simultaneously enriches the airport experience for customers and cultivates the regional performing arts community.
Blindspot Collective develops radically inclusive programming that cultivates new work, emerging artists, and diverse audiences. Founded in 2017 by Blake McCarty and Catherine Hanna Schrock, the company has collaborated with La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Diversionary Theatre, UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance, and other community partners to produce work at the intersection of advocacy, education, and entertainment.
The Performing Arts Residency Program provides a platform for the development and performance of new work that simultaneously enriches the airport experience for customers and cultivates the regional performing arts community.
Blindspot Collective develops radically inclusive programming that cultivates new work, emerging artists, and diverse audiences. Founded in 2017 by Blake McCarty and Catherine Hanna Schrock, the company has collaborated with La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Diversionary Theatre, UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance, and other community partners to produce work at the intersection of advocacy, education, and entertainment.
In a continuing effort to further enhance the airport experience for the traveling public, the SAN Arts Program will offer a special concert series in the Terminal 2 Reflection Room.
Every season the Arts Program’s Performing Arts events provide a unique platform to celebrate San Diego’s local culture. The region’s diverse talent is presented in dance, theater, and live music, through an ongoing concert series, special performances, and our residency program.
The Performing Arts Residency Program provides a platform for the development and performance of new work that simultaneously enriches the airport experience for customers and cultivates the regional performing arts community.
Blindspot Collective develops radically inclusive programming that cultivates new work, emerging artists, and diverse audiences. Founded in 2017 by Blake McCarty and Catherine Hanna Schrock, the company has collaborated with La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Diversionary Theatre, UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance, and other community partners to produce work at the intersection of advocacy, education, and entertainment.
The Performing Arts Residency Program provides a platform for the development and performance of new work that simultaneously enriches the airport experience for customers and cultivates the regional performing arts community.
Blindspot Collective develops radically inclusive programming that cultivates new work, emerging artists, and diverse audiences. Founded in 2017 by Blake McCarty and Catherine Hanna Schrock, the company has collaborated with La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Diversionary Theatre, UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance, and other community partners to produce work at the intersection of advocacy, education, and entertainment.
In a continuing effort to further enhance the airport experience for the traveling public, the SAN Arts Program will offer a special concert series in the Terminal 2 Reflection Room.
Every season the Arts Program’s Performing Arts events provide a unique platform to celebrate San Diego’s local culture. The region’s diverse talent is presented in dance, theater, and live music, through an ongoing concert series, special performances, and our residency program.