ECLECTIC
One-time-only performance!
Saturday, October 7 at 7:30 pm
at Mobile Civic Center Theater
In special collaboration with Mobile Opera
Mobile Ballet’s 23-24 Season opens with ECLECTIC on October 7th. This new production by Katia Garza is a one-of-a-kind creative collaboration with dancers, live music, and singers together on one stage – from opera to oldies, classical to contemporary!
Featuring:
– Cincinnati Ballet principal dancers Melissa Gelfin De-Poli and Rafael Quenedit Castro
– Mobile Opera sopranos Allanda Small and Kathryn Hedlund
– Mobile singer-songwriter Symone French
– Musicians Enen Yu, Elizabeth French, and Allen Knight (Violins); Iris Bobren (Viola); Guo-Sheng Huang (Cello), and David Ott (Piano)
– Israel Rodriguez of Mobile Ballet; Daniel Benavides formerly of Orlando Ballet; and more!
Performing with the Mobile Ballet Company
Don’t miss the opportunity to experience this unique work of art, on stage for one night only!
THE NUTCRACKER
Friday, December 8, 7:00 pm*
Saturday, December 9, 2:00 pm
Saturday, December 9, 7:00 pm*
Sunday, December 10, 2:00 pm
*Friday and Saturday evening performances with live orchestra
at Mobile Civic Center Theater
Please note new performance start times at the top of the hour!
Outstanding guest artists share the stage with Mobile Ballet Company and students in this cherished Mobile holiday tradition with exciting choreography by Artistic Director Katia Garza. This familiar favorite will incorporate exciting new characters and choreography (and a few surprises!), in the magical story that delights audiences of all ages.
NEW: We are thrilled to announce that we will be adding a Friday evening performance, and the Mobile Ballet Orchestra will be accompanying the Friday evening and Saturday evening performances live!
With a live orchestra performing Tchaikovsky’s iconic score for the first time in decades for Mobile Ballet’s Nutcracker, this year’s production will be an unforgettable experience!
MEET OUR GUEST ARTISTS
Additional Special Event:
The Nutcracker Holiday Brunch
Saturday, December 9, 11:30 a.m.
prior to the matinee performance
Mobile Civic Center East Exhibit Hall
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
Saturday, March 23, 7:00 pm
Sunday, March 24, 2:00 pm
at Mobile Civic Center Theater
Please note new performance start times at the top of the hour!
The Saturday 7pm performance will feature the Mobile Ballet Orchestra LIVE, led by conductor David Ott!
Mobile Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty will transport you on a mystical journey in the timeless fairytale where good versus evil and the power of love overcomes all obstacles. This iconic ballet is a masterclass in the classical style, ideal for lifelong ballet lovers as well as newcomers.
Outstanding guest artists will join the Mobile Ballet Company onstage, including principal dancer Nayara Lopes of Philadelphia Ballet as Princess Aurora, Daniel Benavides as Carabosse, and more!
Audiences of all ages will be swept away by this elegant production with Tchaikovsky’s ravishing score, in a new adaptation by Katia Garza after the original version by Marius Petipa.
Classical ballet at its finest!