1996-2012

!!!CELEBRATING OUR 15^th & FINAL SEASON!!!

What a wild ride!

Showcasing work in Santa Barbara. Touring to Los Angeles, Monterey, Santa Cruz, New York, Istanbul

Bringing 5 countries, 50 + companies/artists from 23 cities to us with the SB-ADaPT Festival

Master Class series, studio showings, community outreach

New Works, Kinesis, 3 Cities:3 Choreographers, Istanbul Exchange, Collective, Open Spaces, MAX10, Monterey Dance Festival, MixMatch Festival, Cool New York Dance Festival, Take Root, Fertile Ground, NECTAR, 5x5x5 Performance Art Series, Endangered Species, Dance Day, Dance Anywhere Project, Guerilla Movement Art, Glorious Beings Concert, Get Inspired & more!

Over 100 cool happenings over the course of 15 long years.

We’ve been transformed and have decided the best reaction is to close this chapter of our creative life stories and begin anew.

What’s next?

ArtBark

Mission: to spread love and light through the power of creative expression.

Scary?

[so-neh-blou-ma]

Verb (used with object)
1. to ignite with inspiration: Their performance SonneBlaumaed the audience. Her choreography SonneBlaumaed her dancers.

Verb (used without object)

1. to breath it in and breath it out

noun

1. a number of passionate artists collaborating in joint action to make a difference in the world by harnessing their life work to create, perform & teach.
2. an assemblage of persons that use the name SonneBlauma to denote fostering the artistic experiences of a lifetime by creating and performing profound, razor-sharp & riveting work.
3. an international 501 (c) 3 entity based in Santa Barbara, CA founded by Misa Kelly in 1996.

origin: bef. 1996. Cathartic series of episodes in Ticinio Switzerland and surrounding valleys with Scuola Dimitri as the container. See sunflower.

Synonyms
Ingenious, quixotic, vivid, whimsical, wild, charming, seasoned, dramatic, emotional, daring, poetic, sensitive, exciting, innovative, metaphorical, mythical, magical.Latest Review!