Shows in San Juan

Festival Casals concerts present world-class classical music in Puerto Rico each spring — a festival founded by the legendary cellist Pablo Casals who moved to his mother's homeland of Puerto Rico after living in voluntary exile from Franco's Spain for 25 years. Festival Casals' extraordinary founding story and its remarkable 65+ year tradition of bringing the world's finest musicians to San Juan create classical music performances of genuine American musical heritage significance.

Puerto Rico Ballet Company is the island's most important professional dance organization — presenting outstanding classical and contemporary ballet performances that reflect Puerto Rico's extraordinary dance heritage. Puerto Rico's remarkable dance culture (from salsa to ballet folklorico to contemporary dance) creates ballet performances of genuine Caribbean dance cultural significance.

Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra is the most important classical music institution in the Caribbean — presenting outstanding orchestral concerts at the Centro de Bellas Artes during the renowned Festival Casals season and throughout the year. PRSO's extraordinary heritage (Pablo Casals himself founded and directed the festival that grew into PRSO's most important season) and its remarkable musical programming create an orchestra of singular Caribbean classical music cultural significance.

Teatro Francisco Arriví at the Centro de Bellas Artes is Puerto Rico's most important medium-capacity performance space — presenting outstanding Puerto Rican theater, dance, and cultural events in San Juan's most significant performing arts complex. Named for Puerto Rico's most important 20th-century playwright, Teatro Arriví creates theatrical experiences of profound Puerto Rican cultural identity significance.

Teatro Tapia is Puerto Rico's most historically significant theater — a beautifully restored 1832 San Juan theater (the oldest continuously operating theater in the Western Hemisphere) named for Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, Puerto Rico's most important 19th-century playwright. Teatro Tapia's extraordinary 190-year history and its remarkable preservation in the heart of Old San Juan create a performing arts venue of singular American theatrical heritage significance.