Costa Mesa is home to the Theater & Arts District, which represents one of the finest collections of performing and visual arts to be found anywhere in the world.
The Orange County Performing Arts Center’s Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Samueli Theater, the Lawrence and Kristina Dodge Education Center and Leatherby’s Cafe Rouge are located in Segerstrom Center for the Arts, adjacent to the Center’s original venues. Internationally acclaimed architect Cesar Pelli designed the structure with impeccable acoustics by Artec Consultants. The concert hall opened in 2006.
The concert hall features a magnificent façade of Portuguese limestone and gracefully glass wall. Through the glass, visitors and patrons can see the dramatic multi-tiered foyer and circular staircase. Once inside, guests can look out and across the Center’s 46,000 square-foot community plaza to the original Segerstrom Hall with its signature sculpture, Fire Bird, by noted artist Richard Lippold and the imposing Connector created by Richard Serra. Soaring above the Spanish granite lobby floor is the ceiling finished in silver leaf and a breathtaking lighting installation titled Constellation. This award-winning piece of architectural jewelry includes faceted Swarovski crystal LED globes and 300 silver lavalieres suspended in graduated lengths that are tipped in illuminated Baccarat crystal pendants.
For more information, visit the Orange County Performing Arts Center Web site at www.ocpac.org or call 714.556.2787.
The Samueli Theater has its own distinctive entrance with large frosted glass panels illuminated from behind and producing a subtle glow against the building’s white limestone facade. A spectacular outdoor plaza created by Peter Walker and Partners unites the venues with the current Center and South Coast Repertory. |
