San Diego Ballet | Professional Ballet Company & School — San Diego, CA
San Diego Ballet Presents Exhibit Opening and Performances Join us for Dance & Art Featuring: Preview Performances of SDB’s 2024-2025 Season Gallery Exhibit Opening Feb 7, 20256-8pmFREEPreview Performances6:30PM & 7:30PM Dorothea Laub Dance PlaceMandell Weiss Gallery & Studio 207ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station San Diego Ballet First Friday ARTS DISTRICT
Alfonso Castro was born and raised in San Diego, California, where he began his ballet training at the age of fifteen. A year later, he joined San Diego Ballet School, studying under the guidance of Igor Yurlov and Karen Foster. Alfonso began his journey with San Diego Ballet Company in 2022, joining the company for
Dance that Evokes Passion and Sparks the Soul. Lovely and lyrical. Compelling and heartbreaking. SDB’s production’s of Romeo et Juliet has been moving San Diego audiences for the past decade. A rapturous evening devoted to young love and to those who remember its triumphs and tragedies. Artistic Director Javier Velasco’s re-staging of Shakespeare’s masterpiece is
Dance and Music that Ignites Your Soul. First up… Folklore meets Funk! An ancient tale of a magical bird of fire comes alive with a contemporary twist. Artistic Director Javier Velasco’s modern/ballet fusion staging, teaming classical dancers with hip hop artists, lights up the stage with originality and boundless energy. Also on the program, uno,
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World Premiere Music and Dance First up, the evocative, mysterious Tangata. Tango and Ballet come together to create a world of dangerous beauty within the sensual music of Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla. Then, Carnival of the Animals gets a new life, set to a world premiere Latin jazz score by San Diego’s own trumpeter and
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A haunting rumination on romantic love and sacrifice. Artistic Director Javier Velasco’s evocative production shifts the locale from 19th century Europe to the pueblos of Spanish Colonial California. Featuring the spectral, beautiful Lloronas, the spirits of young women seeking revenge on the men who betrayed them. Classical dance in its most expressive and dramatic form.
