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Last year's inaugural festival and 5-month residency program were optimistic gambles that proved to be a huge success. With the help of over 30 community volunteers, we presented 34 choreographic works, served 191 […]
Last year's inaugural festival and 5-month residency program were optimistic gambles that proved to be a huge success. With the help of over 30 community volunteers, we presented 34 choreographic works, served 191 artists from Southern California and around the globe, and reached over 500 local audience members here in San Diego. Building on this amazing momentum, AADF2026: Becoming Asian American is aiming […]
When Gretta, a gifted but heartbroken songwriter, crosses paths with Dan, a record producer on the brink of burnout, their chance encounter sparks an unexpected collaboration that transforms them both. Begin Again features an original score by Grammy Award-winning pop-rock band Train (“Drops of Jupiter,” “Hey, Soul Sister”), direction by Lorin Latarro (Waitress, Chess), and is inspired […]
Last year's inaugural festival and 5-month residency program were optimistic gambles that proved to be a huge success. With the help of over 30 community volunteers, we presented 34 choreographic works, served 191 artists from Southern California and around the globe, and reached over 500 local audience members here in San Diego. Building on this amazing momentum, AADF2026: Becoming Asian American is aiming […]
When Gretta, a gifted but heartbroken songwriter, crosses paths with Dan, a record producer on the brink of burnout, their chance encounter sparks an unexpected collaboration that transforms them both. Begin Again features an original score by Grammy Award-winning pop-rock band Train (“Drops of Jupiter,” “Hey, Soul Sister”), direction by Lorin Latarro (Waitress, Chess), and is inspired […]
One of the top adaptive surfing events in the world. In 2017, the Stoke for Life Foundation held the very first U.S. Open adaptive surfing championship in O’side, driven to bring awareness to the rehabilitative benefits of adaptive water sports and the importance of beach access for people with disabilities. Over the course of the […]
Last year's inaugural festival and 5-month residency program were optimistic gambles that proved to be a huge success. With the help of over 30 community volunteers, we presented 34 choreographic works, served 191 artists from Southern California and around the globe, and reached over 500 local audience members here in San Diego. Building on this amazing momentum, AADF2026: Becoming Asian American is aiming […]
When Gretta, a gifted but heartbroken songwriter, crosses paths with Dan, a record producer on the brink of burnout, their chance encounter sparks an unexpected collaboration that transforms them both. Begin Again features an original score by Grammy Award-winning pop-rock band Train (“Drops of Jupiter,” “Hey, Soul Sister”), direction by Lorin Latarro (Waitress, Chess), and is inspired […]
One of the top adaptive surfing events in the world. In 2017, the Stoke for Life Foundation held the very first U.S. Open adaptive surfing championship in O’side, driven to bring awareness to the rehabilitative benefits of adaptive water sports and the importance of beach access for people with disabilities. Over the course of the […]
Last year's inaugural festival and 5-month residency program were optimistic gambles that proved to be a huge success. With the help of over 30 community volunteers, we presented 34 choreographic works, served 191 artists from Southern California and around the globe, and reached over 500 local audience members here in San Diego. Building on this amazing momentum, AADF2026: Becoming Asian American is aiming […]
When Gretta, a gifted but heartbroken songwriter, crosses paths with Dan, a record producer on the brink of burnout, their chance encounter sparks an unexpected collaboration that transforms them both. Begin Again features an original score by Grammy Award-winning pop-rock band Train (“Drops of Jupiter,” “Hey, Soul Sister”), direction by Lorin Latarro (Waitress, Chess), and is inspired […]
Known for his electrifying performances and genre-bending violin style, Damien Escobar, with openers Rebecca Jade & Andréa Lisa, bring an incredible live experience to Back Bay Amphitheatre this Friday, September 11.