SERENADE
Epstein Family Amphitheater UCSD, La Jolla
Gates open at 7:00pm for a pre-performance picnic, with food and beverages available for purchase
Program
Three City Ballet favorites set under the moonlight. George Balanchine’s Serenade transforms Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings into a journey of elegance, mystery, and transcendent beauty. Geoffrey Gonzalez’s Rhapsody in Blue captures the energy, ambition, and exhilaration of modern America through dynamic, contemporary ballet. And Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Ecliptic explores harmony, connection, and the endless flow of energy through a striking blend of athleticism and visual poetry.
Serenade
Music: Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1880)
Choreography: George Balanchine (1935)
Last Performed by City Ballet: November 2023
Rhapsody In Blue
Music: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin (1924)
Choreography: Geoffrey Gonzalez (2021)
Last Performed by City Ballet: March 2026
Ecliptic
Music: Ludovico Einaudi
Choreography: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (2019)
Last Performed by City Ballet: March 2026
Program subject to change.
TICKETS
SERENADE tickets are available exclusively through the Epstein Family Amphitheater Box Office.
$39 | $59 | $79
plus fees added by the Epstein Family Amphitheater Box Office
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