Vox Lumiere Metropolis – Frida Cinema

Vox Lumiere - Silents you can hear®

An electrifying new form of entertainment. Vox Lumiere (voices of light) is “rock concert meets silent film” – an award-winning mashup of musicians, singers and film that transport you, transform you and leave you breathless.

With an eclectic mix of original rock, pop and classic Hollywood film scoring, Vox Lumiere brings silent film classics to three-dimensional, high-decibel life, offering a fresh take on timeless stories for music geeks, film lovers and anyone who likes a little heavy metal served up with their classical music.

Innovative productions blend old movies, new songs and powerful live performances into a showstopping spectacle that will have you on the edge of your seat. Singers and musicians play off each other, the audience and the onscreen story in a magical exchange. It’s a riveting new kind of storytelling that will inspire you and haunt your dreams long after the credits roll.

Vox Lumiere is a unique entertainment experience – an immersive, multimedia extravaganza that smashes the walls between audience and artist. With dazzling visuals, iconic stories and soul-pumping original music from creator and award-winning film composer Kevin Saunders Hayes, Vox Lumiere is a genre- busting new art form unlike anything you’ve ever seen.

A captivating fusion of old Hollywood and modern music, Vox Lumiere redefines what it means to go to the theater.

Drama. Excitement. Passion. Fantasy.

Vox Lumiere
Silents you can hear®

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The Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, California has parking behind the theater at E. 5th Street and N. Spurgeon Street. There are also parking garages nearby.

Parking behind the theater
The lot behind the theater is run by the city and is a pay lot
Some recommend parking in the structures behind the theater

Parking garages
Garage B: Located at 300 East 5th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Garage C: Located at 310 N Birch Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Garage D: Located at 420 N Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701

The daily rate for these garages is $1.50 per hour after the first hour, with a maximum of $10 per day

Other parking options
There may be street parking, but some say there isn't much without walking
There are also on-street parking meters in Santa Ana

The Frida Cinema opened its doors on February 21st, 2014, in the heart of Downtown Santa Ana’s buzzing arts and culture district.

Serving as a cultural hub for film and arts lovers of all ages, The Frida houses two 200-seat auditoriums, both of which feature state-of-the-art 4K Laser projection. The Frida offers a diverse range of film and event programming, with a focus on classic, cult, international, independent, documentary, LGBTQ+, and anime films. Beyond film screenings, The Frida Cinema actively engages with its community by hosting art shows, discussion panels and Q&A’s, student film showcases, live events, film festivals, and the monthly DTSA First Saturday ArtWalk.  The Frida has collaborated with over 200 partners, including dozens of schools and community organizations, further providing a platform for diverse voices and stories.

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THEIR MISSION STATEMENT

Serving as the only non-profit art house movie theater in Orange County (Tax ID 27-0950151), The Frida was founded with the mission to Enrich, connect, and educate communities through the art of cinema.  The Frida Cinema relies on community support, including memberships, donations, and volunteer involvement, to sustain its mission of bringing the art of cinema to Orange County. Donations in support of The Frida Cinema are tax-deductible, and can be made online, at the theater, or by mail to:

The Frida Cinema
305 E. 4th St, STE 100
Santa Ana, CA 92701

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THEIR NAME

When you set out to do the impossible, it helps to find a source for inspiration…

Born in Coyoacán, Mexico, Magdalena Frida Carmen Kahlo y Calderón — known by the world as Frida Kahlo — was a legendary Mexican painter and central figure in revolutionary Mexican politics and twentieth-century art, renowned for her magnificent body of surreal, symbolic, and deeply personal art. What is less known about Kahlo is the incredible saga of integrity and perseverance inherent to her life’s story. In 1925, at the age of eighteen, Kahlo was involved in a tragic streetcar accident where she suffered multiple fractures to her spine, foot, and pelvic bones, spending the rest of her life struggling against severe pain and disability. Where for some this would have been enough to give in to despair, Kahlo turned to art to communicate her physical suffering, as well as her passions for Mexican culture and politics, nature, and the love of her life, fellow artist Diego Rivera, whom she married in 1929.

A consummate creator until her death at 47, Kahlo’s inspiring uncompromising resoluteness and individualism has led to her becoming a leading icon for both the LGBT and feminist movements, as well as for the greater conversation of self-expression through art. When we set out to open The Frida Cinema, we aligned our mission to two core commitments – we would never compromise on our vision, and we would meet every challenge with The show must go on boldness and commitment. At a time when cinemas were facing the dual challenges of industry-wide digital convergence and increasingly popular streaming services, the concept of opening an independent cinema was admittedly audacious and improbable. Even before we opened, it was suggested that we run mainstream Hollywood movies to survive, or that we only run art house cinema in one screen, and big-budget Hollywood films in the other.

We continue to be steadfast in adhering to our mission, and inspired by both the Mexican and Artist communities that call Downtown Santa Ana home, we christened ourselves after a hero in the arts that we could look up to not only for her talent, but for her unyielding commitment to her vision, her passions, her identity, and her voice.  We are proud and honored to continue to find strength and inspiration from Frida’s remarkable story.  Gracias Frida!

Frida Kahlo
July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954