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The Maple Youth Ballet is proud to present its 2009-2010 performance season under the direction of Artistic Director Charles Maple and Executive Director Kathy Crade.
Sunday, November 15 at 4:00 pm
McCallum Theatre
73000 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
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Visit the Dance Under the Stars Choreography Festival website
Featuring both professional (Division I) and pre-professional (Division II) dancers, this popular festival offers you exciting choreography in various styles from ballet to modern to hip-hop. Experience the best of what's new in dance!
The Maple Youth Ballet is honored to be selected as a finalist by the festival committee in the Ensemble category to perform at this prestigious dance festival and they will be presenting Charles Maple's Diamonds 2.5.
The Nutcracker, A Magical Journey Where Dreams Come True!Saturday, December 19 at 2pm & 7pm
Sunday, December 20 at 3pm
Monday, December 21 at 7pm
Tuesday, December 22 at 7pm
Northwood Performing Arts Theatre in Irvine
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From the moment the lights dim, you will be transported to a magical place filled with dancing snowflakes, a dashing prince, and Tchaikovsky's majestic score based on one of the world's most beloved ballets.
Featuring original choreography by Artistic Director Charles Maple, The Maple Youth Ballet's The Nutcracker is a full-length rendition-with-a-twist of E.T.A. Hoffman’s time-honored classic which centers around Clara, a young girl who yearns to one day become a professional ballerina!
Tickets are only $28|$22 for adults and $22|$18 for children 12 & under and seniors 65+.
All performances feature assigned seating and are sold on a first-come-first-served basis. Most performances sold out last year, so we recommend that you buy tickets early to ensure the best seat selection!
Monday, December 28 at 7:00 pm
Tuesday, December 29 at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center
39707 Big Bear Blvd
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
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Tickets go on sale November 1st
The Maple Youth Ballet is very pleased to be "on tour" for the first time in the beautiful mountain community of Big Bear Lake!
Sponsored by the Arts Council of Big Bear Valley and The Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center Foundation, the Maple Youth Ballet will bring its entire Nutcracker production — complete with our spectacular hand-painted sets and sumptuous costumes — to the Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center for three exciting performances!
The Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center is located in the beautiful mountain community of Big Bear Lake, California and features a spacious, 400-seat, state-of-the-art theater.
Featuring original choreography by Artistic Director Charles Maple, The Maple Youth Ballet's The Nutcracker is a full-length rendition-with-a-twist of E.T.A. Hoffman’s time-honored classic which centers around Clara, a young girl who yearns to one day become a professional ballerina!
This production is made possible through the generous support of the
Arts Council of Big Bear Valley and The Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center Foundation
Tickets on Sale NOW
at the Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center Box Office
Tel 909-866-4970, Email bblpac@citybigbearlake.com
Or buy tickets online www.citybigbearlake.com
Saturday, February 20th
Showcase Performance at 11:00 am
(Other performances & workshops throughout the day)
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
300 East Green Ste
Pasadena, CA 91101
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The Maple Youth Ballet is honored to be invited to perform in the third annual Pasadena Dance Festival. They will be performing Charles Maple's Diamonds 2.5.
This presitgious festival will highlight the dance community of Pasadena and feature performers from the greater Los Angeles area and beyond including Lineage Dance, Kenneth Walker Dance Project, Hubbard Street 2, Luminario Ballet, The Colburn School, and much more! The all-day event will offer an array of dance classes and workshops, a variety of showcase performances throughout the day and a special professional performance at 8:00 pm on the Pasadena Civic Auditorium main stage with Lineage Dance and invited guest dance companies. View festival performance & workshop schedule
Visit Lineagedance.org for full details & to purchase tickets »
CinderellaSaturday, April 3, 2010
1:30 pm Matinee Performance
6:30 pm Evening Performance
Irvine Barclay Theatre
4242 Campus Drive
Irvine, CA 92612
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The Maple Youth Ballet presents Cinderella in its debut performance at the spectacular Irvine Barclay Theatre! Based on the world's most beloved fairy tale, this refreshingly & delightful full-length production will captivate audiences with its humor, romance, adventure, the beauty and majesty of classical ballet and the hope of "happily ever after…"
Featuring original choreography by Artistic Director Charles Maple, Maple Youth Ballet's Cinderella brings this treasured fairy tale to life with something for everyone. There are the evil stepsisters, the fairy godmother who transforms a pumpkin into a carriage, a handsome prince and the unforgettable ball!
This magnificent staging, exquisite dancers, music and costumes are sure to create an enchanting performance for audiences young and old. Experience the magic of this special production and you too will believe that dreams can come true!
Tickets are only $28 for adults and $22 for seniors & children under 12. Click on Purchase Tickets Now and visit TheBarclay.org to purchase tickets online or by phone by calling the Barclay Box Office at 949-854-4646.
Guest Performance: Trudl Zipper Dance Institute Professional Training Program Spring ConcertSaturday, May 15 at 7:00 pm
Aratani Japan America Theatre
244 South San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Once again, the Maple Youth Ballet is honored to be invited to perform with the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute Professional Training Program at the Japan America Theatre in downtown Los Angeles!
Along with the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute's Professional Training Program students who will perform classical and contemporary dance, the Maple Youth Ballet will performance George Balanchine's timeless classic Serenade.
Admission is FREE!
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Sunday, June 13, 2010
3:00 pm performance
Irvine Barclay Theatre
4242 Campus Drive
Irvine, CA 92612
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If you like magic, invisible cloaks, secrets, enchanted castles, and glittering dances, then this fairy tale ballet is for you. The Brothers Grimm wrote a famous mystery tale about 12 beautiful princesses who wear out their shoes every night, even though it appears that they never leave their bedroom. Romance, emotion and spirit abound in this stunning production that showcases opulent costumes, dramatic sets and promises to enchant and delight!
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The program also features George Balanchine’s masterpiece Serenade and the annual, not to be missed, Maple Conservatory of Dance spring showcase that stars the Southland’s rising young ballet artists.
Tickets are only $22 per person. Click on Purchase Tickets Now and visit TheBarclay.org to purchase tickets online or by phone by calling the Barclay Box Office at 949-854-4646.
SORRY THIS PERFORMANCE HAS SOLD OUT.
For questions on our upcoming performances, contact the Maple Youth Ballet Box Office.
