Thursday, July 12, 2007

A ‘FREE FOR ALL’ STARTS THIS SUMMER
AT THE ORANGE COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER


NEW SERIES BRINGS FREE MUSIC, DANCE,

The Orange County Performing Arts Center is launching a new series - FREE FOR ALL. Now audiences will have opportunities to experience The Center and exciting entertainment in new and intriguing ways – and all totally FREE.

Free for All shows and events have been designed to appeal to audiences of all ages as they enliven The Center’s venues and public spaces, including the beautiful 46,000-square-foot Community Plaza.

Center President Terrence W. Dwyer said, “Everyone was so thrilled with the enthusiastic response to our Merce Cunningham Dance Company engagement in May, which engaged the audience in a truly unique and interactive way and really signaled the type of events we want as a regular part of The Center’s programming. Free for All is another step in that direction. This is only a beginning, and we look forward to expanding these offering over the coming months. One of The Center’s key goals has always been to offer the work of the most exciting artists in our performance venues. Now, we want to throw our doors open and bring that same creative energy outside onto our community plaza and other performance sites. We want to become, in effect, a performing arts center without walls, truly accessible and welcoming to everyone in our community.”