Year in Photos 2019: Performing Arts

Santa Barbara’s performing arts scene benefits from the presence of a vibrant community of visual artists eager to provide expertise and inspiration. Fabric artist Tamika Rivera (left) created a nest for choreographer Ninette Paloma and her troupe of talented aerialists at SBCAST.

Photo: Paul Wellman

UCSB professor of theater William Davies King combined collecting and performance in creating “Tree of Life,” a one-day display of his remarkable collection of cereal boxes.

Photo: Paul Wellman

The HH11 Dance Festival returned to Center Stage Theater this year and featured the best of our local dance companies.

PCPA’s exciting production of The Wolves put the world of women athletes on stage in Santa Maria.

Photo: Paul Wellman

Painter Hank Pitcher’s exhibition Primal at Sullivan Goss saw this veteran artist moving in new directions and including some lively subjects such as bees.

Photo: Paul Wellman

UCSB Dance Company members joined doo-wop singers the Alley Cats for two free performances at the Santa Barbara Bowl as part of its Kids at the Bowl program.

Photo: Paul Wellman

Maestro Nicholas McGegan conducted the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra at The Granada Theatre as part of CAMA’s International Series.

Photo: David Bazemore Photo

Santa Barbara Unified School District students enjoyed the Alley Cats and the UCSB Dance Company at the Bowl.

Photo: Paul Wellman

Musicians moved into the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara for more than a month as part of Ari Benjamin Meyers’s exhibition Kunsthalle for Music.

Photo: ALEX BLAIR