Season 34 Productions
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American Icons
Balboa Theater, Downtown San Diego
Performances
Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 7:30pm
Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00pm
Program
Light Rain (San Diego Premiere)
Choreography: Gerald Arpino (1981)
Music: By Douglas Adamz and Russ Gauthier (1981)
Ash
Choreography: Peter Martins (1991)
Music: Ash by Michael Torke (1989)
Concerto Barocco
Choreography: George Balanchine (1941)
Music: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1730)
The Nutcracker
Concert Hall, California Center for the Arts, Escondido
Performances
Saturday, December 19, 2026 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Sunday, December 20, 2026 at 2:00pm
Tuesday, December 22, 2026 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Wednesday, December 23, 2026 at 2:00pm
Program
The Nutcracker (Full Length Ballet)
Choreography: Elizabeth Wistrich (1995), after Rudolph Nureyev, Lev Ivanov, Vassily Vainonen, and William Christensen
Music: The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1892), performed live by the City Ballet Orchestra
West Side Story
Center Theater, California Center for the Arts, Escondido
Performances
Friday, March 5, 2027 at 7:30pm
Saturday, March 6, 2027 at 7:30pm
Sunday, March 7, 2027 at 2:00pm
Program
West Side Story (World Premiere)
Choreography: Geoffrey Gonzalez (2027)
Music: By Leonard Bernstein (1957)
Enigma
Choreography: Elizabeth Wistrich (2002)
Music: By Michael Cretu (1998-2001)
Pas de deux from The American
Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon (2002)
Music: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 by Antonin Dvořák (1893)
Swan Lake
Concert Hall, California Center for the Arts, Escondido
Performances
Saturday, May 1, 2027 at 7:30pm
Sunday, May 2, 2027 at 2:00pm
Program
Swan Lake (Full Length Ballet; World Premiere Production)
Choreography: Elizabeth Wistrich (2027)
Music: Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1877), performed live by the City Ballet Orchestra
Programs are subject to change.
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American Icons
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California Center for the Arts, Escondido
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California Center for the Arts, Escondido
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