WHAT: Guest stars from American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet and more will join Ballet San Jose to kick off its 2013-2014 season with an all-star benefit gala at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts to welcome new Artistic Director José Manuel Carreño and support Ballet San Jose. The evening will begin at 5:00 pm with cocktails and dinner followed by a performance at 8:00 pm and will conclude with a post-performance VIP party with the artists.
The complete gala performance lineup includes guest artists from American Ballet Theatre: Misty Copeland, Thomas Forster, Marcelo Gomes, Julie Kent and Gillian Murphy; from New York City Ballet: Joaquin De Luz, Megan Fairchild, Gonzalo Garcia, Maria Kowroski, Ask La Cour and Ana Sophia Scheller; from San Francisco Ballet: Taras Domitro and Maria Kochetkova; from Boston Ballet: Lorna Feijoo and Nelson Madrigal; and international artists Adiarys Almeida and Joseph Gatti. Artists and program are subject to change.
WHEN: Saturday, November 16
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Gala Dinner
8:00 – 10 p.m. Performance
10:00 p.m. VIP Post Party
WHERE: San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
255 Almaden Blvd
San Jose, CA 95113
ADMISSION: Tickets for the November 16 Gala are priced $50-$250 for the performance only and beginning at $1,000 for the full evening benefit gala. A limited number of “Black Tie” performance plus VIP post-performance party tickets are available for $500 each.
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INFO: For an invitation and/or additional information, contact
[email protected] . Tickets can be purchased at
https://www.balletsj.org.