A Midsummer Night’s Dream
LOVE MAKES FOOLS OF US ALL
Performances
Epstein Family Amphitheater
UCSD
Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 8:00pm
Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 8:00pm
Doors open at 7:00pm for a pre-performance picnic
Tickets
Individual tickets on sale now!
$39 • $59
Facility and Ticketmaster/Box Office ticketing fees will be added to all single ticket sales. These fees are set by each theater and vary by venue.
Program
Enjoy a beautiful San Diego evening under the stars with gourmet food, refreshing beverages, and an exciting ballet performance
Pre-Performance Picnic
Enjoy a light picnic dinner, refreshing beverages, snacks, and sweets prior to the performance.
Picnic dinner pre-order from Social Luxury Picnics will be available starting Monday, July 1, 2024
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Elizabeth Wistrich’s one-act ballet based on William Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Fairies and love-torn mortals cross paths in the forest outside Athens, Greece. Much confusion ensues, until the mischievous fairy Puck brings things back to their natural order.
Choreography
Elizabeth Wistrich (1980) with Amphitheater Staging (2024)
Music
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Incidental Music, Op. 61 by Felix Mendelssohn (1842)
Last performed by City Ballet of San Diego in November 2008
Summer Wind
World Premiere
The music from Frank Sinatra’s songbook sets a romantic tone for the world premiere of this all-new Geoffrey Gonzalez ballet.
Choreography
Geoffrey Gonzalez (2024)
Music
Orchestrations of classic Frank Sinatra music
Programming subject to change
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