City Ballet of San Diego Leaps Into Its 2021-22 Performance Season

The ballet is back: The City Ballet of San Diego has released its performance schedule for the 2021-22 season, which includes several in-person productions.

The company is offering these shows this season:

• "Classics in Concert," this fall
• "On the Move," also this fall
• The holiday classic, "The Nutcracker," this December
• "Rhapsody in Blue," in March 2022
• A full-length production of "Don Quixote," in the spring of 2022

Audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet live and in-person as performers make their way back to the stage -- something that just wasn't happening during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic.

City Ballet of San Diego is ‘On the Move’ to In-Person Performances

Spreckels Theatre, the City Ballet of San Diego's home theater, is undergoing renovations this year, but as they say, the show must go on!

Instead of performing at the home base, the company will put on its productions at different theaters across San Diego County. Here's what that looks like:

Classics in Concert

The opening production of City Ballet’s 29th Anniversary Season is a true ballet lovers’ program, and will feature three ballets by Elizabeth Wistrich that include the classic tutu ballet of "Paquita" after Marius Petipa, the enchanting "Elegies," and her fast-paced "Gottschalk Festival."

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On the Move

The City Ballet, under the direction of Steven Wistrich, will reprise two world premieres by Resident Choreographer Geoff Gonzalez: "Unbroken" and "Within The Hourglass Desert."

His ballets are inspired through the cultivation of re-imagined, contemporary movement based on the classical art form. Gonzalez said he aims to shed new light while continuing to uphold ballet’s beautiful traditions.

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The Nutcracker

A holiday classic, "The Nutcracker" invites the audience to experience the joy and magic of the holiday season.

It tells the classic Victorian-era story of the adventures of Clara, the Nutcracker Prince, Herr Drosselmeyer, and the Sugar Plum Fairy through a magical theatrical experience to Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s famous score. Young and old alike will see Elizabeth Wistrich’s choreography, exquisite costumes, and grand sets.

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Rhapsody In Blue

Resident Choreographer Geoffrey Gonzalez created his take on Rhapsody in Blue for the company’s virtual season last year.

This year, patrons will be able to have the full experience of seeing it performed live on stage.

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Don Quixote

City Ballet of San Diego will close this exciting season with this full-length ballet of "Don Quixote" – a lavish production based on Miguel de Cervantes epic novel.

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For more information on the performances or to purchase tickets, you can visit the City Ballet's website here.