Pageant of the Masters Show (Festival of the Arts)
What: The highlight of the Laguna Beach festival of the arts, the pageant of the masters display is a 90 minute unique production in which the great pieces of art, from Van Gogh to Rembrandt, are bought to life by over 1000 live performers.
Set under the night stars of an outdoor amphitheater of Laguna Beach, the performers, wearing specially made costumes, demonstrate months of carefully planned choreographed skilled movement to guide the audience through each work of historical art, backed by both a narrator, lighting effects and a full orchestra – to help not only immerse the audience in the art, but help them travel through the history and movements of pieces which have defined the art community.
When: The Pageant of the Masters is performed each night from early July to early September to coincide with the festival of the arts at Laguna beach.
Where: The show takes place at the Festival of Arts and Pageant of the master’s outdoor amphitheatre in Laguna beach, California.
Duration: The show lasts for 90 minutes beginning at 8:30pm, with doors opening at 7:30pm and with an intermission at 9:30pm before the show finishes at 10:30pm.
Tickets: Tickets are available at both the festival of arts (https://www.foapom.com/) website and the Laguna beach tourism website (https://www.visitlagunabeach.com/) with tickets for the Pageant of the masters show also coming with access to the wider festival of arts show, expect tickets for the performance to be at least $100 usd with the booking and service fees varying based on your location and unfortunately unavoidable.
Need to Know: There are a series of strict rules about watching the performance, including no photography, no pets, no laser pens and the theatre etiquette for the show is rigorously enforced – however picnics are allowed and a series of serene picket spots are available before the show begins and it’s also advised to bring some warm clothes as the nights can get chilly and the weather is unpredictable during the performance.
More Information: The official festival of arts site (https://www.foapom.com/) contains information on the theme, official opening dates, faq’s and other information regarding the Pageant of the masters show and the festival of the arts show.