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| Segerstrom Center will be presenting its 2nd annual Off Center Festival (image via SCFTA) |
If you've never been to the theater or if you've only attended traditional productions, do yourself a favor and check out Segerstrom’s Off Center Festival. It runs through to February 2nd, and promises to “explore the wild diverse terrain of today’s modern arts scene.”
Made up of eight artists, each one offers a new take on their medium and allows the audience to experience the performing arts in a new way. Below is a rundown of some of the highlights:
Reggie Watts
This vocalist/beatboxer/musician/comedian/improviser will
be performing at the Segerstom Concert Hall. His performances are improvised
and described as “fun and dangerous [with] an unexpected element.”
“The
Car Plays”
The next best thing to being a fly on the wall of human drama is this series of 15 short plays, which all take place in parked cars. The audience
members rotate through each one, sitting in the back seat and watching the
actors, who are literally in the drivers’ seat.
The
Belarus Free Theatre
A theater company that was banned in its native Belarus
for being too politically outspoken, this group will be performing “Minsk,
2011” which focuses on the violent suppression of protesting and raids on
underground nightclubs.
Off
Center Lounge
Following the performances, audience and artists are
invited to mingle at this specially created nightclub that will be located
inside the concert hall. With a low priced menu, you can linger over the
mushroom risotto fries and ask your favorite artist all about the performance
you just saw.
Ticket prices are $20 for one show, or you can take
advantage of their special of 3 shows for $10 each. To purchase tickets or
learn about the rest of the performances scheduled, visit Segerstrom’s website.
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