Cherished, Anticipated Annual Casting For Candy Canes, Mice & Shooting Stars Begins Sacramento Ballet has announced that the open youth auditions for its Nutcracker, a beloved annual holiday ballet tradition set to Tchaikovsky’s legendary original score, will be held on September 9, 2023. The audition is open to all youth between the ages of 7 … Continued
Determined Vision Leads To BIPOC Grant Award, Second Company Start-Up, Sold-Out Shows, International Appearances, Growing Acclaim SACRAMENTO, Calif, July 6, 2023 — Sacramento Ballet wrapped its 2022-23 season on an exhilarating high note marked by sold-out performances, powerful hard-won, diversity-enabling grants and enthusiastic local support. With world stage-worthy modern choreographic productions which appeal to and … Continued
Sacramento Ballet has unveiled its enticing 2023/24 season titled Escape (September 29, 2023 – May 21, 2024) featuring the long-awaited return of Sergei Prokofiev’s 1945 classic Cinderella, with modern choreography by acclaimed Nashville Ballet artistic director Paul Vasterling. Sacramento’s beloved holiday hometown Nutcracker returns along with cutting-edge programming via Visions and Innovations. The season opens … Continued
Capping an exciting run of hit performances, Sacramento Ballet will end its 2022-23 season at a technical pinnacle with the Emergence series, May 19-21, at The Sofia Theater in Sacramento. Performances will feature the breathtaking, influential neo-classical/modern collaborative ballet titled Agon by composer Igor Stravinsky and choreographer George Balanchine. Also featured are three world premiere commissions from acclaimed dancemakers … Continued
WORLD PREMIERE TAPS PULSE OF GLOBAL DANCE INNOVATION IN VISIONS SERIES FEATURING JERMAINE MAURICE SPIVEY COMMISSION Cutting Edge Program Features Celebrated Choreography from Penny Saunders and Alejandro Cerrudo Visions (March 31 – April 2, 2023) brings a newly commissioned, world premiere by renowned choreographer Jermaine Maurice Spivey titled COURSE OF ACTION. The program also showcases Penny Saunders’ … Continued
SACRAMENTO BALLET ANNOUNCES ITS NEW DANCEMAKER-DRIVEN, WORLD VISION- INFLUENCED PRODUCTION OF TCHAIKOVSKY’S TIMELESS LOVE STORY, SWAN LAKE Swan Lake (February 17-19). Following Sacramento Ballet’s immensely successful “hometown” Nutcracker, the hard-working company is preparing for upcoming performances of Tchaikovsky’s iconic Swan Lake on February 17-19, 2023. Staged by Artistic Director Anthony Krutzkamp, who has performed … Continued