Nutcracker Notes
IRVINE DANCERS IN AMERICAN PACIFIC BALLET’S “THE NUTCRACKER.” BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: RANDAL HANS, CHRISTINA WODARZ, JULIETTE NG, MARIA WODARZ, ALICIA HANS. MIDDLE ROW: CAMILLE NG, PAULINA WODARZ, JOHN JIRJIS, MOLLY SMITH, SYLVIA RUSZAT. FRONT ROW: JOCELYN WANG, LAUREN KATZ, JULIA JIRJIS.
By Irvine City News staff
For many, attending a performance of the Nutcracker ballet is as much a part of the holidays as choosing a Christmas tree or giving gifts. In Irvine, we have many performances to choose from, including Maple Youth Ballet’s presentation at Northwood Performing Arts Center in Irvine. The Irvine-based youth ballet organization puts on an amazing show, with the added benefit of kid-friendly activities and a Nutcracker boutique before and after select shows.
Irvine Barclay Theatre hosts Festival Ballet Theatre’s production of “The Nutcracker” beginning Dec. 10 and running through Christmas Eve. The full-length traditional production is choreographed and directed by Festival Ballet Theatre’s artistic director, Salwa Rizkalla, and features professional guest performances by dancers from San Francisco Ballet, New York City Ballet, and former American Ballet Theater principals.
Speaking of ABT, the world-renowned ballet company will be appearing at Segerstrom Center for the Arts this month with what is perhaps the region’s most prestigious Nutcracker performance. Featuring Orange County favorite Misty Copeland among the principals appearing on different nights, the ballet also features students from ABT William J. Gillespie School.
Though the production is in Fullerton, you’re certain to see Irvine residents dance in American Pacific Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” on Dec. 3 and 4, including those in the image above.
The company and its ballet school draw mainly from Irvine, Tustin, Orange, and Santa Ana, and the production is a full-length classic version of “The Nutcracker,” with choreography by the late Mignon Furman, and ballet-trained children dancing the children’s parts.
mapleconservatory.com
festivalballet.org
scfta.org
americanpacificballet.org
Irvine Barclay Theatre hosts Festival Ballet Theatre’s production of “The Nutcracker” beginning Dec. 10 and running through Christmas Eve. The full-length traditional production is choreographed and directed by Festival Ballet Theatre’s artistic director, Salwa Rizkalla, and features professional guest performances by dancers from San Francisco Ballet, New York City Ballet, and former American Ballet Theater principals.
Speaking of ABT, the world-renowned ballet company will be appearing at Segerstrom Center for the Arts this month with what is perhaps the region’s most prestigious Nutcracker performance. Featuring Orange County favorite Misty Copeland among the principals appearing on different nights, the ballet also features students from ABT William J. Gillespie School.
Though the production is in Fullerton, you’re certain to see Irvine residents dance in American Pacific Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” on Dec. 3 and 4, including those in the image above.
The company and its ballet school draw mainly from Irvine, Tustin, Orange, and Santa Ana, and the production is a full-length classic version of “The Nutcracker,” with choreography by the late Mignon Furman, and ballet-trained children dancing the children’s parts.
mapleconservatory.com
festivalballet.org
scfta.org
americanpacificballet.org