Ballet Under the Stars

THE NEXT GENERATION ON STAGE

Performance

Epstein Family Amphitheater
UCSD

Fri, July 31, 2026 at 8:00pm

Gates open at 7:00pm for a pre-performance picnic

Free performance by the pre-professionals and students participating in City Ballet of San Diego’s three-week Summer Intensive program

Tickets

Every attendee – including children – must have a ticket to enter the amphitheater.

Individual tickets sales coming soon.

Free General Admission Seating

Open seating in Lower Bowl side sections and all Upper Bowl sections

Fri, Jul 31, 8:00pm
Free General Admission

RESERVED Director’s Circle Seating

Reserved seats in Lower Bowl center section

Special Director’s Circle entrance
Skip the General Admission entry line!

$25 · LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE

Fri, Jul 31, 8:00pm
Reserved Director’s Circle

Theater box office will add fees and service charges to the above ticket price.

Program

Enjoy a beautiful San Diego evening under the stars with an exciting ballet performance by our next-generation dance artists. A curated menu of gourmet food and refreshing beverages is available prior to the performance.

Pre-Performance Picnic

Enjoy a light picnic dinner, refreshing beverages, snacks, and sweets prior to the performance.
Picnic purchasing coming soon

Pre-order Picnic

Ballet Under the Stars

The culmination of City Ballet’s Summer Intensive program, where our next generation dance artists are joined on stage by City Ballet company members.

Ballets include:

Excerpts from Paquita

Elizabeth Wistrich after Marius Petipa

Jazz Selection

by City Ballet Resident Choreographer Geoffrey Gonzalez

Modern Ballet Selection

by New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Daniel Ulbricht

Programming subject to change

Presented in partnership with the Epstein Family Amphitheater.

General Admission and Reserved Director’s Circle tickets available soon.

Come back soon to place your picnic order.

Ticket sales for Ballet Under the Stars and picnic orders are closed.

We’re sorry, Ballet Under the Stars is sold out. Please explore our other upcoming productions!

Season INFO

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Photography provided by Chelsea Penyak, Jaroslav Richters, Sophie Robertson, Anna Scipione, Dale Stokes, and Carly Topazio. The photography on this website depicts choreography copyrighted by the individual choreographers. Videography provided by Gary St. Martin of Convention Video. Choreography by George Balanchine is copyrighted by The George Balanchine Trust.

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