All-Star Gala Celebrating New Artistic Director José Manuel Carreño and Benefiting Ballet San Jose to Feature Dinner, Auction and
Live Performance by Host of Guest Artists from American Ballet Theater, New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet and More
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.