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Ballet/Composers/Choreographers
From its inception in 1968, California Ballet Company has been a fertile ground for re-staging of the demanding classics and for the creation of its own trail-blazing works as well as new works by emerging young choreographers.
Full Length Ballets Include:
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Based on Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass," this children's classic will be presented as a complete one-act version. Charles Bennett's choreography is set to a collage of selected compositions from composers including Luigi Boccherini, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Kling, Joseph Lanner, Joseph Strauss and Gioacchino Rossini; costumes...
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California Ballet Company premiered Beauty & The Beast in March, 2007. Choreographed by acclaimed guest choreographer Robert Sund, this sophisticated portrayal of the original fairy tale was performed at the San Diego Civic Theatre.
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Choreographed by Eugene Ballet Artistic Director, Toni Pimble, and featuring Serge Prokofiev’s score, this production boasted a seasoned cast including California Ballet Company Ballerina Jennifer Curry and Principal Dancer Cassandra Lund.
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Coppelia (or The girl with enamel eyes) is a mime-ballet in two acts and three scenes. The Paris Opera performed the first performance of Coppelia on May 25, 1870. The original choreography was...
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Dracula was choreographed for CBC by Charles Bennett to an original composite score of music. Since its premiere in 1987, Dracula has received critical acclaim and audience approval. Castles and wolves, bats and vampires are brought to life to frighten and delight as the struggle between the forces of good and evil is revealed.
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California Ballet Company Premier – March, 2008, San Diego Civic Theatre
Giselle was restaged by Marius Zirra...
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A dance adaptation of the famous play by William Shakespeare, the ballet deals with the humorous fortunes and misfortunes of a group of mortals and immortals. Bordering in a world between dream and reality...
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California Ballet Company mounted a full-length production of the 19th century classic, Sleeping Beauty, March , 2005 at the San Diego Civic Theatre. Staged by company Director Maxine Mahon, after the original by Marius Petipa, the ballet is based on the timeless Charles Perrault fairytale.
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The Making of Charles Bennett's ballet, Snow White Charles Bennett, associated with California Ballet since 1974, was a choreographer of note. From enchanting fairy tales to...
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Swan Lake was first performed at the Bolshoi Theater, in Moscow, in 1877. The original choreography was by Julius Reisinger. This was an incomplete and unsuccessful production, and has not survived. In 1894 a revised version of Act II (presumably choreographed by Lev Ivanov) was staged to memorialize Tchaikovsky
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Critical Acclaims “The production was a vibrant piece of theater… Cassandra Lund as the Sugar Plum Fairy was...
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