Meet this years Sugarplum Fairy
Announcing our world-class guest artists
David Ward
Laura Somers Moreton
Isaiah Bindel
Here in the studio, excitement grows as dancers have completed full performance run-throughs, costumes have been fitted, and casting is up! The Nutcracker is closer than ever, so what are you waiting for?
Reserve now to get the best seats, and ensure that you get to enjoy this truly classic holiday experience!
This year, we welcome three world-class guest artists to our lineup!
Sugarplum Fairy
In the role of the Sugarplum Fairy, we introduce Laura Somers Morton. At age 16, she trained with the Houston Ballet Academy and joined Atlanta Ballet In 2014 where was promoted in 2016. Laura had the honor of performing 'Carabosse' in John McFall's Sleeping Beauty. She was also featured in David Bintley’s Carmina Burana, Jiri Kylian's Petit Mort, Liam Scarlett's Vespertine, George Balanchine's Serenade and his Allegro Brilliante. Laura was a demi-soloist in Helen Pickett's Camino Real based on Tennessee Williams’ play. Laura was most recently seen as a guest artist in ABC’s Bluejeans and Ballet, and was the lead dancer in Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Estancia, presented at the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, Tennessee during their Red, Hot & Bolero performance.
Sugarplum Cavalier
In the role of the Sugarplum Cavalier we welcome David Ward. Former leading dancer with BalletMet, Columbus, where he spent the past seven years, David trained at the English National Ballet School in the UK and spent five years dancing with Northern Ballet, England. Mr. Ward’s career highlights include touring across mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Thailand, as well as dancing for Prince Edward. He also danced in the International Ballet Stars Gala and was a guest performer in Las Vegas. Mr. Ward has spent past summers as a guest performer at the National Choreographer’s Initiative for their tenth anniversary performance and with Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance in North Carolina. Mr. Ward’s favorite performances include the title roles of Hamlet, Peter Pan, and Dracula. The most memorable performances include dancing the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, the Cavalier in The Nutcracker and the Prince in Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake.
Snow Cavalier
We also welcome back Isaiah Bindel who previously guested with Southern California Ballet in 2014 & 15 in the role of the "Snow Cavalier". Isaiah was born and raised here on the coast of California and began dancing at the age of four. He obtained his formal training at the University North Carolina School of the Arts, in addition to the San Francisco Ballet School. Soon after, he began his professional career with dawsondancesf— under the direction of Gregory Dawson. After 4 years with Dawson he is continuing his work in the San Diego area.
Now in its 26th year, Southern California Ballet's production has entertained over 30,000 people and sparked the holiday spirit. We hope you will be there on December 16th or 17th to join the many people who have made this an integral part of their holidays.
For tickets and more info go to:
https://www.southerncaliforniaballet.org/calendar-events/nutcracker
We are thrilled to announce that our spring production for 2018 will be the classic comedy ballet, Coppélia!
This production was created 15 years ago in 2002, and was last performed in 2007. Artistic directors Martha Leebolt & Toby Batley are delighted to bring this wonderful ballet back to life after so many years on the shelf.
Next week's newsletter will feature another special announcement related to Coppélia, as well as more information about the production and ways to support it. For now, here is a short video to introduce the ballet, and a link below to our performance page which will feature future updates.
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