ANTS
From Polyglot Theatre (Australia)
Sat Sun
Faced with three big insects and hundreds of oversized breadcrumbs, children are irresistibly drawn in and must figure out what the Ants want them to do.
LA CARPA DE LA FRONTERA
From CARPA (San Diego)
Sat Sun
La Carpa De La Frontera is a site-specific tent-like vaudeville show where entertainment is taken into communities who are in most need of healing from the current pandemic situation.
IN LIEU OF FLWRZ
From SoulKiss Theater (San Diego)
Sat Sun
In Lieu of FLWRZ is a site-ubiquitous performance piece that highlights theatre, dance and the music of local San Diego-based R&B, Soul and Hip Hop music artists.
MONUMENTS
From Craig Walsh (Australia)
Thu Fri Sat Sun
The piece aims to challenge traditional expectations of public monuments and the selective history represented in our civic spaces.
TRANSMYTHICAL
From Animal Cracker Conspiracy (San Diego)
Sat Sun
TransMythical is a celebratory procession of magic, imagination and inclusivity.
FINDING AVI
From Katherine Wilkinson and Elizagrace Madrone (New York)
Sat Sun
Finding Avi is an interactive audio walking tour geared toward young queer audiences.
SOMNIUM
From The Rosin Box Project (San Diego)
Fri Sat Sun
Somnium couples originally choreographed dance with projection mapping and music to create a fully-immersive, multi-sensory experience.
C'EST PAS LA, C'EST PAR LA
From GALMAE (France)
Fri Sat
This fascinating piece transforms a crowd of spectators into a problem-solving collective.
LESSONS IN TEMPERAMENT
From Outside The March (Canada)
Fri Sat Sun
Lessons in Temperament is the story of four neuro-diverse brothers, told through a theatrical escape into the art and science of piano tuning.
THE JOURNEY: I WAS, I AM, WE WILL BE
From San Diego Unified School District
Sat Sun
A devised theatre piece that fuses the voices and experiences of San Diego youth with movement, music, and more.
THE MYSTERY OF SECRETS
From San Diego Dance Theater (ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station)
Sat Sun
The Mystery of Secrets offers a progressive exploration of the mysterious and playful nature of secrets.
BLACK SÉANCE
From Blindspot Collective (San Diego)
Thu Fri Sat Sun
Ushered into a dark, back-alley bar like those you might find in New Orleans, patrons are invited to participate in a transformative ritual that finds Francis, their bartender and amateur magician, channeling some of his heroes.
LIVE MUSIC
LIVE MUSIC
Thu Fri
Euphoria Brass Band
Date: Thursday, April 21 | Time: 6:45pm-7:45pm | Where: Hub Stage
Lyrical Groove
Date: Friday, April 22 | Time: 6:45pm-7:45pm | Where: Hub Stage
THE FOUR SEASONS
From San Diego Ballet (ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station)
Sat Sun
This site-specific performance of Artistic Director Javier Velasco’s Four Seasons will be set outdoors for audiences to see, feel, and experience the seasons in a beautiful garden setting.
THE MUSIC SOUNDS DIFFERENT TO ME NOW
From Bil Wright (San Diego)
Sat Sun
Award-winning writer Bil Wright’s The Music Sounds Different to Me Now is not a musical, but you will still leave singing.
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART THREE): AN ASSEMBLY
From 600 Highwaymen (New York)
Sat Sun
A Thousand Ways: An Assembly brings together an audience of twelve strangers to construct a unique and intimate theatrical event. Using a shared script, an evocative story of perseverance comes into focus, tracing how we consider one another individually and collectively after so much time apart.
LA BULLE
From CORPUS (Canada)
Thu Fri Sat Sun
La Bulle offers a theatrical setting where there is nowhere to hide: an absurd situation, fully exploited by a lucid and lunar Pierrot. Through mime, dance, text, even drawing, he tries to connect with his audience.
HOOPLA!
From Performance Outreach Program (POP) Tour (La Jolla Playhouse)
Sat Sun
Unlikely friends form Hoopla, a dazzling hula hooping trio, and help each other navigate through the pressures of being a kid.
JUST A PHASE
From Malashock Dance (ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station)
Sat Sun
Just a Phase is a program of ten short dance pieces, each representing various phases and experiences in everyone’s lives (childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, independence, relationships, community).
SILENT DISCO
From Sound OffTM
Sat
Don a pair of glowing headphones and boogie your way through the North Promenade, without ever making a peep.
THE BOX SHOW
From Dominique Salerno (NYC)
Thu Fri Sat Sun
A hilarious, edgy solo piece where one woman performs 30 characters from inside a small box.
THE FRONTERA PROJECT
From Tijuana Hace Teatro (Mexico) and New Feet Productions (NYC)
Sat Sun
Specifically focused on Tijuana/San Diego, the piece explores the varied experiences of people on both sides of the Border – for audiences who may never have been there themselves.
ON HER SHOULDERS WE STAND
From TuYo Theatre (San Diego)
Thu Fri Sat Sun
This multi-sensory theatrical experience takes patrons through a series of interconnected spaces to understand the role of Latinas in World War II.
40 WATTS FROM NOWHERE
From Mister and Mischief (Los Angeles)
Thu Fri Sat Sun
40 Watts from Nowhere chronicles the true story of Sue Carpenter, a restless magazine editor turned radio pirate. Part memoir and part playable theatre, this experiential live documentary puts audiences into Sue’s DJ booth.
ARTIST-LED WORKSHOPS
Thu Sat Sun
Come learn and explore your creativity in workshop experiences created by these fantastic WOW Festival artists! Spots are limited so reserve early to ensure your place.
ANTS
From Polyglot Theatre (Australia)
Sat Sun
Faced with three big insects and hundreds of oversized breadcrumbs, children are irresistibly drawn in and must figure out what the Ants want them to do.
LA BULLE
From CORPUS (Canada)
Thu Fri Sat Sun
La Bulle offers a theatrical setting where there is nowhere to hide: an absurd situation, fully exploited by a lucid and lunar Pierrot. Through mime, dance, text, even drawing, he tries to connect with his audience.
LA CARPA DE LA FRONTERA
From CARPA (San Diego)
Sat Sun
La Carpa De La Frontera is a site-specific tent-like vaudeville show where entertainment is taken into communities who are in most need of healing from the current pandemic situation.
HOOPLA!
From Performance Outreach Program (POP) Tour (La Jolla Playhouse)
Sat Sun
Unlikely friends form Hoopla, a dazzling hula hooping trio, and help each other navigate through the pressures of being a kid.
IN LIEU OF FLWRZ
From SoulKiss Theater (San Diego)
Sat Sun
In Lieu of FLWRZ is a site-ubiquitous performance piece that highlights theatre, dance and the music of local San Diego-based R&B, Soul and Hip Hop music artists.
THE JOURNEY: I WAS, I AM, WE WILL BE
From San Diego Unified School District
Sat Sun
A devised theatre piece that fuses the voices and experiences of San Diego youth with movement, music, and more.
JUST A PHASE
From Malashock Dance (ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station)
Sat Sun
Just a Phase is a program of ten short dance pieces, each representing various phases and experiences in everyone’s lives (childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, independence, relationships, community).
MONUMENTS
From Craig Walsh (Australia)
Thu Fri Sat Sun
The piece aims to challenge traditional expectations of public monuments and the selective history represented in our civic spaces.
THE MYSTERY OF SECRETS
From San Diego Dance Theater (ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station)
Sat Sun
The Mystery of Secrets offers a progressive exploration of the mysterious and playful nature of secrets.
SILENT DISCO
From Sound OffTM
Sat Sun
Don a pair of glowing headphones and boogie your way through the North Promenade, without ever making a peep.
TRANSMYTHICAL
From Animal Cracker Conspiracy (San Diego)
Sat Sun
TransMythical is a celebratory procession of magic, imagination and inclusivity.
LIVE MUSIC
LIVE MUSIC
Thu Fri
Euphoria Brass Band
Date: Thursday, April 21 | Time: 6:45pm-7:45pm | Where: Hub Stage
Lyrical Groove
Date: Friday, April 22 | Time: 6:45pm-7:45pm | Where: Hub Stage
BLACK SÉANCE
From Blindspot Collective (San Diego)
Thu Fri Sat Sun
Ushered into a dark, back-alley bar like those you might find in New Orleans, patrons are invited to participate in a transformative ritual that finds Francis, their bartender and amateur magician, channeling some of his heroes.
THE BOX SHOW
From Dominique Salerno (NYC)
Thu Fri Sat Sun
A hilarious, edgy solo piece where one woman performs 30 characters from inside a small box.
FINDING AVI
From Katherine Wilkinson and Elizagrace Madrone (New York)
Sat Sun
Finding Avi is an interactive audio walking tour geared toward young queer audiences.
THE FOUR SEASONS
From San Diego Ballet (ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station)
Sat Sun
This site-specific performance of Artistic Director Javier Velasco’s Four Seasons will be set outdoors for audiences to see, feel, and experience the seasons in a beautiful garden setting.
THE FRONTERA PROJECT
From Tijuana Hace Teatro (Mexico) and New Feet Productions (NYC)
Sat Sun
Specifically focused on Tijuana/San Diego, the piece explores the varied experiences of people on both sides of the Border – for audiences who may never have been there themselves.
THE MUSIC SOUNDS DIFFERENT TO ME NOW
From Bil Wright (San Diego)
Sat Sun
Award-winning writer Bil Wright’s The Music Sounds Different to Me Now is not a musical, but you will still leave singing.
ON HER SHOULDERS WE STAND
From TuYo Theatre (San Diego)
Thu Fri Sat Sun
This multi-sensory theatrical experience takes patrons through a series of interconnected spaces to understand the role of Latinas in World War II.
SOMNIUM
From The Rosin Box Project (San Diego)
Fri Sat Sun
Somnium couples originally choreographed dance with projection mapping and music to create a fully-immersive, multi-sensory experience.
A THOUSAND WAYS (PART THREE): AN ASSEMBLY
From 600 Highwaymen (New York)
Sat Sun
A Thousand Ways: An Assembly brings together an audience of twelve strangers to construct a unique and intimate theatrical event. Using a shared script, an evocative story of perseverance comes into focus, tracing how we consider one another individually and collectively after so much time apart.
40 WATTS FROM NOWHERE
From Mister and Mischief (Los Angeles)
Thu Fri Sat Sun
40 Watts from Nowhere chronicles the true story of Sue Carpenter, a restless magazine editor turned radio pirate. Part memoir and part playable theatre, this experiential live documentary puts audiences into Sue’s DJ booth.
ARTIST-LED WORKSHOPS
Thu Sat Sun
Come learn and explore your creativity in workshop experiences created by these fantastic WOW Festival artists! Spots are limited so reserve early to ensure your place.
C'EST PAS LA, C'EST PAR LA
From GALMAE (France)
Fri Sat
This fascinating piece transforms a crowd of spectators into a problem-solving collective.
LESSONS IN TEMPERAMENT
From Outside The March (Canada)
Fri Sat Sun
Lessons in Temperament is the story of four neuro-diverse brothers, told through a theatrical escape into the art and science of piano tuning.
Due to a delay in processing international work visas, we are no longer able to present the performance C’est Pas La, C’est Par La and Lessons in Temperament. We apologize for the inconvenience.
