Robert kelley of the santa cruz ballet theatre artist on art. Scbt inspires audiences and creates opportunities for young artists through the art of ballet. The mission of santa cruz ballet theatre is to inspire the community and create opportunities for young artists through the advancement of the art of ballet. She began her dance training at the studio and joined santa cruz ballet theatre, under directors robert kelley and diane cypher. Hoffmann, it opens with the christmas festivities of little clara francesca hayward and her family and progresses through a sequence of dreams and.
Maestra pamela martin conducts the ballet orchestra, and guest artists. Alameda civic ballets nutcracker features local, caribbean talent. The 52piece santa cruz ballet theatre orchestra is conducted by music director pamela martin. Performances feature live orchestra and principal dancers from renowned companies such as the houston ballet.
Alongside the tinsel and glitter, december is a time to indulge in many of our favorite traditions. Experience the magic at cabrillos crocker theater with four shows this december. End of a year choreographed by eva stone and performed by santa cruz ballet theater in 2017. Gwinnett ballet theatre was founded in 1977 by lynn snipes, becoming the first performing nonprofit organization in gwinnett county. Performed as a guest artist at lafayette ballet, lafayette, indiana, 20. Born and raised in california, he grew up performing in dance, musical theatre and dramatic productions, later joining the preprofessional company santa cruz ballet theatre, directed by robert kelley and diane cypher. Santa cruz ballet theatre scbt is a nonprofit organization committed to inspiring the community and creating opportunities for young artists through the advancements of the art of ballet. These special tickets include photo opportunities with the nutcracker characters, and.
The nutcracker 2019 westside ballet of santa monica. Featuring special guest artists and alumni melody mennite and. Founded in 1982, santa cruz ballet theatre is a preprofessional company of talented dancers who are dedicated to their pursuit of this beautiful and demanding art form. Next week, scbt will raise the curtain for its 15 th original production of the classic two act ballet, with five spectacular dance shows performed at the santa cruz civic auditorium with a full live orchestra.
Ever year, there are more and more performances happening at local theatres for families to enjoy. Santa cruz ballet theatre collaborates with the santa cruz symphony in these fun, informative concerts which center around the orchestra, directed by maestro daniel stewart. Hunters profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Santa maria civic ballet presents nutcracker at the. Of the many local artistic holiday traditions, one that continues to be an annual favorite is the santa. Not only did westside ballet of santa monica sell out our 9 public performances we proudly welcomed 2,000 local enthusiastic children from the community to our nutcracker at no charge. One our community has enjoyed, that has spanned generations, is the annual presentation of santa cruz ballet theatres the nutcracker. Family concert 2 pm, sunday, march 1 childrens concerts thursday, march 5.
Performed as a guest artist at santa cruz ballet, santa cruz, california, 20. Annual auditions for the nutcracker are held each september, and annual company auditions are held each august. She went on to attend butler university, where she received a bfa in dance. One of our favorite holiday traditions is to take our children to see one of the magical nutcracker performances in orange county. In 2014, she began studying at the joffrey ballet school in new york as a ballet trainee for two years, dancing as a guest artist with eglevsky ballet for the nutcracker in 2015 with homo veritas dance theatre in 2016. Nutcracker sweet featuring the puppet company sat, nov 21 2pm noe valley ministry 1021 sanchez st, san francisco sun, nov 22 12pm oakland asian cultural center 388 9th st suite 290, oakland sun, nov 22 3. We have always been a fluid, nimble organization and this is allowing us to make adjustments as the situation unfolds. Festival ballet theatres familyfriendly breathtaking production features superb colorful scenery and dazzling costumes, which make this ageold tradition sparkle like new.
Christmas with the chorale, at holy cross church dec. The santa cruz ballet theatre presents the nutcracker at the civic auditorium. Wheelchair accessible seating is available at all prices on the orchestra floor. Due to the evolving circumstances surrounding the covid19 pandemic, we are developing several contingency plans for the summer. Thank you and well done to the faculty, dancers and volunteers on another magical nutcracker production. As a member of scbt, she performed a number of lead roles in the nutcracker, giselle, paquita, and swan lake. Sapotko came to the united states where he danced with sacramento ballet, washington ballet and the milwaukee ballet. Maestra pamela martin conducts the ballet orchestra, and. Over seventy local dancers perform choreography by robert kelley and ron cunningham with sumptuous costumes and scenery. The superb nutcracker suite ballet comes to santa cruz county december 20th22nd at the cabrillo college crocker theater.
Santa cruz ballet theatre presents, the original santa cruz nutcracker, a favorite holiday tradition. Santa cruz ballet theatre boasts a fully professional orchestra for its annual the nutcracker as well as a music director. Under the direction of helgi tomasson, san francisco ballet has long been among the worlds most elegant and refined companies. Santa maria civic ballet presents nutcracker at the clark center thanksgiving weekend by hayley thomas. Christmas simply wouldnt be christmas without the royal ballets classic production of the nutcracker, starring lauren cuthbertson and matthew golding and recorded live earlier in 2015. We know that along with santa, the holidays are coming to town.
Though from a wide variety of backgrounds, the dancers share the same virtues of intensely elegant clarity, high refinement, and fervent commitment. Taking the stage this year, jeff stanton, a santa cruz ballet legend, will bedazzle. End of a year by santa cruz ballet theatre youtube. Robert kelley of the santa cruz ballet theatre youtube. Nutcracker balletwith festival ballet theatre december 1224, 2015 045 location. Santa cruz ballet theatre is a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring the community and creating opportunities for young artists through the advancement of the art of ballet. When santa maria civic ballet marketing director carole zink says, everybody can dance, she means it whole heartedly. The nutcracker at santa cruz civic auditorium fri dec 18. Backstage tour of san diegos civic theatre w two male dancers nutcracker 2019 gopro pov 4k. Artistic director, robert kelley, of the santa cruz ballet theatre spoke on kzscs artists on art about presenting tchaikovskys nutcracker with.
Santa cruz countys finest thrilling production of the nutcracker. The santa cruz city ballet presents the premier nutcracker in santa cruz. Santa cruz ballet theatre features dancers who come from the studio, school of classical ballet, which is the official academy of santa cruz ballet theatre. The nutcracker at santa cruz civic auditorium sat dec 19. Santa cruz ballet theatre scbt a wonderful next step for the. The original santa cruz production with full professional orchestra of the holiday classic. Theatrical ballet and performance santa cruz ballet theatre. Students of the studio as well as ballet students across the community who are interested in the thrill of performance and in honing their performance skills are encouraged to audition for one of the santa cruz ballet theatre performing companies.
Nutcracker santa cruz santa cruz city ballet presents. The nutcracker returns to the civic for their everpopular holiday performance. Join clara and her beloved nutcracker as she travels to the land of snow, and to the palace of the dolls where all of her favorite doll companions come to life. Santa cruz christmas events santa cruz, california. Visit the nutcracker ballet performed by russian ballet theatre. One little girl fell asleep clutching a nutcracker and dreamed of a prince, a mouseking, and a sugar plum fairy. The nutcracker ballet with live orchestra local santa cruz sports mural, rhythmic gymnastics, quebec nutcracker with bird, nutcracker painting, nutcracker art.
In 2019, the essential holiday tradition continues. All performances feature the santa cruz ballet theatre orchestra, conducted by maestro pamela martin. Santa cruz ballet theatre dreams written by karen conley freelance writer for scbt. The nutcracker ballet with live orchestra local santa cruz. Sarah lane and joseph gorak in abts the nutcracker. She received her ba in theatre and dance from chapman university while fulfilling a dream and dancing in the parades at disneyland. Nutcracker santa cruz at cabrillos crocker theater thanksgiving weekend sat nov. Nutcracker performances in orange county oc mom blog. Jillian cummings, artistic director, choreographer. Sweet treat tickets are available for the saturday and sunday shows.
Santa cruz, ca if you still want to see the holiday classic before christmas, this is your chance. Be swept away by tchaikovskys iconic score as the sugar plum fairy, our heroine clara, and a cast of hundreds take you on a magical journey to mystical lands. Santa cruz ballet theatre in concert performances cancelled our annual mixedrepertory concert features a wide range of dance idioms, from classical to contemporary styles. Santa cruz ballet theatre scbt a wonderful next step for the students of the studio. Rachel schmidt was born in santa cruz, california and received her early dance training from santa cruz ballet theatre, under artistic directors robert kelly and diane cypher. The nutcracker the only santa cruz production with live orchestra.
Ballet etudes the nutcracker december 5, 2015 huntington beach high school, 1905 main st. Artistic staff 2014 2015 season theatre in the mountains. Over seventy local dancers perform choreography by. Robert kelley, of the santa cruz ballet theatre presents nutcracker with a 51 piece live orchestra the civic auditorium december 1921. Samuel then went on to perform professionally with utah regional ballet for six seasons under the direction of jacqueline colledge. Jillian has directed andor choreographed numerous productions all over the bay area, as well as southern california. Find out more about program, staging, choreography, running time, tour dates. The civic auditorium will be closed to the public until further notice. Rachel schmidt was born and raised in santa cruz, california.
Of the many local artistic holiday traditions, one that continues to be an annual favorite is the santa cruz ballet theatres december performances of the nutcracker. Sapotko was hired as the first full time, professioal ballet dancer at manassas ballet theatre, where he currently serves as a ballet master. Thank you for your interest in aspen santa fe ballets summer season. Dancers have enjoyed expert instruction at this ballet school and have continued with professional dance careers.
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