CITY BALLET OF LOS ANGELES PRESENTS

THE NUTCRACKER SWINGS,

Friday evening December 21^st at 8:00pm and Saturday, December 22^nd at 1:00 p.m. at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Hancock Park...

 

 

A TWIST ON THE HOLIDAY FAVORITE

SET IN 1942 LOS ANGELES DURING WWII

Friday and Saturday, December 21 & 22, 2012

Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Hancock Park

 

 

City Ballet of Los Angeles (CBLA) continues its mission to reflect the diversity of its city and bringing ballet to new audiences with its winter program, The Nutcracker Swings, a twist on the holiday favorite set in 1942 Los Angeles during WWII to be presented on

Friday evening December 21^st at 8:00pm and

Saturday, December 22^nd at 1:00 p.m.

at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Hancock Park. 

The Nutcracker Swings is CBLA’s tribute to the classic tale of the Nutcracker. Set in 1942 in Hancock Park, Los Angeles during WWII, the audience will be swept away to another world while dancers swing to the sounds of Tchaikovsky and Duke Ellington. In this version of the classic family ballet, Maria, the heroin falls for the leading man, Jim, a WWII hero who gives Maria the Nutcracker doll which kicks off a whirlwind journey of Christmas Wonder. 

Under the artistic direction and founded by former American Ballet Theatre dancer and Los Angeles native Robyn Gardenhire, CBLA began as a school in 2000 and then as a professional company in 2001. CBLA has worked since its inception to become a dance institution of and for Los Angeles - offering training at low or no cost to children from the economically depressed Pico Union District, introducing ballet to thousands of elementary school students throughout Los Angeles, and developing a company that reflects the diversity of its city and bringing ballet to new audiences.

 

Tickets to the Nutcracker Swings are $50 for Orchestra; $40 for Mid-Orchestra; $30 for Rear Orchestra; $25 for Loge & Balcony; and Children 3 years old and under are $10.00. Discounted tickets are also available by phone for groups of 10 or more. On opening night, the Friday, December 21^st performance, $100 VIP Benefit tickets are available which include a pre-performance cocktail reception and a preferred orchestra seat.

The Wilshire Ebell Theatre is located at 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., Hancock Park. To purchase tickets and for more information, please visitwww.CityBalletofLa.org.

For VIP tickets, Group sales and for additional information, please call

(323) 292-1932.