Theater & Performing Arts
Performing arts of all kinds thrive in Sarasota, aka The Cultural Coast of Florida®
From the Sarasota Opera, now in its 52nd season – staged in an intimate art deco opera house in downtown Sarasota, to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation-designed Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, which hosts traveling shows ranging from musical acts to Broadway revivals, Sarasota's performing arts scene is a year-round showing.
The Sarasota Orchestra is the oldest continuing orchestra in the state, while the Sarasota Ballet has featured several world premieres under the direction of internationally famed Iain Webb. A half-dozen different theater companies perform comedies and dramas on a variety of stages in Sarasota and Venice, improv groups and stand-up comedians tickle audiences, and live music rings from pubs and clubs across town on any given night.
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Founded in 1974, The Venice Symphony has become the pride of South Sarasota County by providing cultural enrichment for residents and visitors....
Nationally acclaimed community theatre offers shows year 'round in two stages. Broadway musicals, classic and contemporary dramas, comedic plays, family theatre, cabarets...
COS is a professional chamber orchestra whose concerts include Baroque, classical, romantic, modern and popular music featuring brilliant soloists performing in intimate...
The Venice Institute for Performing Arts has a mission to sustain the local arts community through innovative educational programs and inspire patrons...