In-Theater Performances
City Ballet offers special performances for school children. This is a great way to introduce children to ballet in a formal theater setting. Teachers are provided with a teacher's guide structured around the State of California Department of Education's challenge standards.
The Firebird
Performance Date and Time
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 10:30am
Approximate Run Time: 1 hour
Location
Spreckels Theatre
121 Broadway, Downtown San Diego
Driving Directions
Program
Stravinsky's score brings to life the Russian story of a mystical bird that saves fair maidens from an evil magician. Also on the program is the comical and delightful Stravinsky Pieces.
Program is appropriate for children in grades 2 through 12.
Tickets
Prices
- Title I Schools: $3 per ticket
- All Other Schools: $6 per ticket
- Home-School: $6 per ticket
Reservations
- Order tickets by contacting the City Ballet Box Office at 858.274.6058. Box Office hours are Monday through Friday, 11:00am to 6:00pm.
- Minimum Number of Tickets Per Order: 10
- Maximum Number of Seats Available: 800
- Advance payment required
The Nutcracker
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 10:30am
Friday, December 9, 2011 at 10:30am
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 10:30am
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 10:30am
Approximate Run Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes with one 15-minute intermission
Location
Spreckels Theatre
121 Broadway, Downtown San Diego
Driving Directions
Program
Tchaikovsky's classic ballet about a young girl, Clara, who is given a Nutcracker for Christmas by her godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer. But this is no ordinary Nutcracker as Clara learns that very night. After a great battle with the Mouse King, the Nutcracker turns into a Prince. He takes Clara on a magic journey through the Land of the Snow to the Kingdom of the Sweets, where the Sugar Plum Fairy honors the couple with entertainment from around the world.
Program is appropriate for children in grades K through 12.
Tickets
Prices
- Title I Schools: $3 per ticket
- All Other Schools: $6 per ticket
- Home-School: $6 per ticket
Reservations
- Order tickets by contacting the City Ballet Box Office at 858.274.6058. Box Office hours are Monday through Friday, 11:00am to 6:00pm.
- Minimum Number of Tickets Per Order: 10
- Maximum Number of Seats Available: 800
- Advance payment required
Bravo! Balanchine
Performance Date and Time
Friday, March 2, 2012 at 10:30am
Approximate Run Time: 2 hours, with one 15-minute intermission
Location
Spreckels Theatre
121 Broadway, Downtown San Diego
Driving Directions
Program
See Who Cares?, Agon and Donizetti Variations, works by the legendary George Balanchine, the 20th century choreographer who changed the look of ballet.
Program is appropriate for children in grades 4 through 12.
Tickets
Prices
- Title I Schools: $3 per ticket
- All Other Schools: $6 per ticket
- Home-School: $6 per ticket
Reservations
- Order tickets by contacting the City Ballet Box Office at 858.274.6058. Box Office hours are Monday through Friday, 11:00am to 6:00pm.
- Minimum Number of Tickets Per Order: 10
- Maximum Number of Seats Available: 800
- Advance payment required
Romeo and Juliet
Performance Date and Time
Friday, May 11, 2012 at 10:30am
Approximate Run Time: 2 hours, with one 15-minute intermission
Location
Spreckels Theatre
121 Broadway, Downtown San Diego
Driving Directions
Program
The story is based on the Shakespeare play of the same name to Prokofiev's dramatic music. This full-length version is a premiere production with choreography by Elizabeth Wistrich.
Program is appropriate for children in grades 4 through 12.
Tickets
Prices
- Title I Schools: $3 per ticket
- All Other Schools: $6 per ticket
- Home-School: $6 per ticket
Reservations
- Order tickets by contacting the City Ballet Box Office at 858.274.6058. Box Office hours are Monday through Friday, 11:00am to 6:00pm.
- Minimum Number of Tickets Per Order: 10
- Maximum Number of Seats Available: 800
- Advance payment required
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