Top Five Romantic Ballets
Valentines day is right around the corner, romance is in the air, and no one does romance like the ballet! Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Swan Lake – name a ballet and you can almost always find an amazing love story.
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Looking Back at 2011
As we head full steam into 2012, let’s take a moment to look back at last year. 2011 was a rough 12 months with seemingly more downs than ups in the world at large. Many of us may have left… Continue reading
Fun Facts About California Ballet’s Nutcracker
With The Nutcracker opening this weekend, all of us here at California Ballet are revved up and ready to go for another round of our favorite Holiday ballet! The sets are built, the costumes dry-cleaned, and dress rehearsals are underway!… Continue reading
See a Sugar Plum at California Ballet’s The Nutcracker, then make some at home!
It’s December, and that means ballet companies across the globe are hard at work rehearsing countless productions of The Nutcracker. California Ballet Company is no different. We’re working our dancers to the bone, getting them ready to present the… Continue reading
California, San Diego, the Arts, and You
In San Diego arts news, the San Diego arts community gathered last Monday, October 17, 2011, at the Garfield Theatre, Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center. The topic for the gathering: the future of the San Diego arts scene… Continue reading
The Story of Alice in Wonderland
Next weekend, October 15 and 16, California Ballet Company will be performing our ballet adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s masterpiece, Alice in Wonderland, alongside Wayne Davis’ classically beautiful Souvenir. The zaniness of Lewis Carroll’s timeless characters will fill… Continue reading
Wonderland, 12 Days of Nutcracker, and Glass Slippers
Our season is gearing up, and there’s lots of exciting things happening at California Ballet! Our company has returned from an active summer of teaching workshops, taking classes abroad, participating in international galas, and generally being an active part… Continue reading
Summertime at California Ballet
Summer’s a busy time for everyone. Traveling to far-off places, surfing on the beach, visiting family – summer has always been the season to take time for yourself. While we’re not performing at California Ballet during the summer, that doesn’t… Continue reading
History of Theater, No.2
We promise you that we’ll keep it short, but before we talk about theater we want to let our loyal blog readers know about California Ballet Company’s first performance of the 2011-2012 season! Coming in October is Charles Bennnett’s Alice… Continue reading
A Brief History of Theater
We don’t always think about it as such, but ballet is part of a much larger arts community – theater! How much do you know about theater? Do you know how it started? Where it started? Why it started?
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