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Maple Youth Ballet Upcoming & Past Performances
and Repetoire
Since its founding in 2007 our pre-professional company, the Maple Youth Ballet has been honored to present professional-quality performances at affordable prices to Orange County and the surrounding Southern California communities. Below is a list of our performances & repetoire since 2007.
2013 Upcoming Performances
Snow White
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Visit our Snow White page for tickets and more information
Annual Maple Conservatory Spring Student Showcase
Performance date, times and theater location to be announced soon
The Maple Conservatory of Dance will once again, present our annual Spring Student Showcase performance, featuring our wonderful, talented Conservatory students!
Stay tuned for details and ticket information!
Gallery of Past Performances
2012 Coppelia
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View a short video clip from our past Nutcracker!
2011
Maple Youth Ballet's The Nutcracker
A Magical Journey Where Dreams Come True!
Saturday, December 17 at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Sunday, December 18 at 3:00 pm
Tuesday, December 20 at 7:00 pm
Wednesday, December 21 at 7:00 pm
Thursday, December 22 at 6:30 pm
At the beautiful & spacious
Northwood Performing Arts Theatre in Irvine
View theatre directions & mapMusic by Peter Tchaikovsky
Choreography by Charles Maple
Stage Sets by Jenny Tomich
Maple Youth Ballet's unparalleled holiday production returns for its fifth year!
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.
Share the tradition of fantasy as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Nutcracker Prince and Clara ignite the imagination of your princes and princesses of all ages. Watch as this unique Orange County experience unfolds, showcasing more than 80 exceptionally talented & classically trained dancers from across the Southland!
Guest Performance: Dance Under the Stars Choreography Festival
Sunday, November 13, 2011
4:00 pm
McCallum Theatre, Palm Desert, Calif.
For the second time, the Maple Youth Ballet was selected as a Division II Finalist by the festival committee in the Ensemble category in which they performed Charles Maple's By George.
Purchase tix by calling 760-340-ARTS (2787) or visit www.mccallumtheatre.com.
Sleeping Beauty: Aurora's Wedding and
Our Student Showcase Featuring Special Guest Artists
Saturday, June 11, 2011
1:30 pm matinee performace
6:30 pm evening performance
At the beautiful & spacious
The Irvine Barclay Theatre
Guest Performance: Backhausdance Platform 2011
Friday, June 3rd at 7:30pm
Saturday, June 4th at 7:30pm
Sunday, June 5th at 2:00pm
At the beautiful & spacious
Irvine Vallue College Performing Arts Center
The Maple Youth Ballet is proud to be invited to the inaugural production of Backhausdance Platform 2010, a weekend focused on up-and-coming, pre-professional dancers and seasoned and/or emerging choreographers!
This exciting new venture is in partnership with Irvine Valley College Dance Department.
Platform will foster the artistic growth of young performers through artistic mentoring, performance opportunities, and a two-day workshop (open to the public) taught by respected dance specialists.
Featuring Exciting Choreographers & Pre-Professional Companies!
Platform 2011 will showcase the works of choreographers Blythe Barton, Indah Boyle, Tawny Chapman, Marie De La Palme, Carly Westergard Dobson, Brittany Dugi-Turner, Mary John Frank, Francisco Gella, Marcus Henson, Charles Maple, Jackie Oliva, Rachel Pace, Dina Smirnova and Amanda Kay White.
Works will be performed by more than ninety pre-professional dancers from the Taipei American School, Santa Ana College, Chapman University, Irvine Valley College, Nuevo School of Contemporary Dance, Maple Youth Ballet, Compass Dance, Leverage Dance and more!
The Maple Youth Ballet will perform By George, a new ballet by Charles Maple.
Full-length production of Alice in Wonderland
Saturday, April 23, 2011
1:30 pm matinee performace (SOLD OUT)
6:30 pm evening performance (SOLD OUT)
At the beautiful & spacious
The Irvine Barclay Theatre
Choreography by Charles Maple
Guest Performance: 2011 Pasadena Dance Festival
Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
300 E Green Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
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The Maple Youth Ballet has been invited for the second consecutive year to the fourth annual Pasadena Dance Festival in which they will perform a new ballet by Charles Maple, By Goerge.
To purchase tickets online or by phone, visit the Pasadena Civic Auditorium website
Note: Charles Maple will be teaching a ballet workshop as part of the festival before the performance. View more information
Guest Performance: La Danserie presents Carte Blanche, An Evening of Contemporary Ballet
Friday, February 11, 2011
8:00 pm
Plaza del Sol Performance Hall
California State University Northridge
18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 92330
Visit venue website for directions & map
La Danserie presents: Carte Blanche, a program of Contemporary Ballet including new works by Artistic Director Patrick Frantz, Resident Choreographer Judy Pisarro-Grant, and Rei Aoo, Nicole Mathis, Robert Salas and Mary Wilson. The richly diverse program also includes guest performances by the Kenneth Walker Dance Project and pre-professional student groups from Idyllwild Academy and the Maple Youth Ballet.
Tickets are $20 General Admission, $15 students & seniors, and DRC with ID at door.
Call the Cal State Northridge Box Office at 818-677-2488 or purchase through Ticketmaster at 866-448-7849.
Guest Performance: Encore Invitational Dance Concert
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
7:30 pm
Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
1905 Main St, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
An evening of dance featuring dance studios, high schools and colleges from Los Angeles and Orange Counties. The concert will include works by Marie Hoffman, Andrea Taylor, Christy Hernandez, Marie de la Palme, Leann Alduenda, Nanette Brodie, Charles Maple and many more!
Tickets are $10 and are available by phone (tel 714-536-2514, ext. 4025) and at the door.
2010
Full-length production of The Nutcracker
December 18-23, 2010
Northwood Performing Arts Theater, Irvine, Calif.
Choreography by Charles Maple
Costumes & Stage Sets by Jenny Tomich
The Twelve Dancing Princesses, A Storybook Ballet
&
Our Spring Student Showcase
June 13, 2010
The Irvine Barclay Theatre
Choreography by Charles Maple
The Maple Youth Ballet presented the Brothers Grimm's famous mystery tale about 12 beautiful princesses who wear out their shoes every night, even though it appears that they never leave their bedroom.
The Maple Youth Ballet also performed George Balanchine's Serenade.
The Maple Youth Ballet thanks The George Balanchine Trust for granting permission to perform Serenade, and to our guest faculty Zippora Kartz and Shawn Stevens for lending their expertise as Balanchine Trust repetiteurs by staging this famous Balanchine classic.
Guest Performance: Trudl Zipper Dance Institute at the Colburn School of Performing Arts
May 15, 2010
Japan America Theatre, Los Angeles, Calif.
The Maple Youth Ballet appeared as guest artist with the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute's Professional Training Program students.
The Maple Youth Ballet performed George Balanchine's Serenade.
Full-length production of Cinderella
April 3, 2010
The Irvine Barclay Theatre
Choreography by Charles Maple
The Maple Youth Ballet presented its full-length production of Cinderella in its debut performance at the spectacular Irvine Barclay Theatre.
Guest Performance: 2010 Pasadena Dance Festival
February 20, 2010
Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, Calif.
The Maple Youth Ballet was invited to the third annual Pasadena Dance Festival in which they performed Charles Maple's Diamonds 2.5.
2009
Full-length production of The Nutcracker
December 19-22, 2009
Northwood Performing Arts Theater, Irvine, Calif.
December 28 & 29, 2009
Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center, Big Bear, Calif.
Choreography by Charles Maple
Costumes & Stage Sets by Jenny Tomich
Sponsored by the Arts Council of Big Bear Valley and The Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center Foundation, the Maple Youth Ballet was pleased to be "on tour" for the first time in the beautiful mountain community of Big Bear Lake for three performances.
Guest Performance: Dance Under the Stars Choreography Festival
November 15, 2009
McCallum Theatre, Palm Desert, Calif.
The Maple Youth Ballet was selected as a finalist by the festival committee in the Ensemble category in which they performed Charles Maple's Diamonds 2.5.
Guest Performance: Trudl Zipper Dance Institute at the Colburn School of Performing Arts
May 16 & 17, 2009
Japan America Theatre, Los Angeles, Calif.
The Maple Youth Ballet appeared as guest artist with the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute's Professional Training Program students.
The Maple Youth Ballet performed George Balanchine's Valse Fantaisie.
The Maple Youth Ballet thanks The George Balanchine Trust for granting permission to perform Valse Fantaisie, to the Jacobs School Ballet Department at Indiana University for lending costumes designed for Valse Fantaisie, and to our own Shawn Stevens for lending her expertise as Balanchine Trust repetiteur by staging this "fast & furious" ballet.
Kaleidoscope! An Invitation to the Dance
May 9, 2009
Northwood Performing Arts Theatre, Irvine, Calif.
The Maple Youth Ballet is proud to present Kaleidoscope!, our inaugural invitational dance festival that unites an array of talented dance companies from across Southern California for the first time:
Anaheim Ballet • Body Current Dance • Chapman University Dept. of Dance • Hartin Dance • Infinite Movement Ever Evolving • LA County High School for the Arts • Los Angeles Youth Ballet Theatre • Media City Ballet of Los Angeles • Motion Tribe • State Street Ballet • Trudl Zipper Dance Institute of the Colburn School • V&T Dance • UC Irvine Dept. of Dance
Maple Youth Ballet's A Taste of Ballet
A Delicious Look at the Best-Loved Ballets for the Entire Family
March 28 & 29, 2009
Northwood Performing Arts Theatre, Irvine, Calif.
The Maple Youth Ballet is proud to present its spring production
Guest Performance: Ballet Etudes Winter Dance Concert & Choreographer's Showcase
February 25, 2009
Rose Center Theatre, Westminster, Calif.
The Maple Youth Ballet appeared as guest artist with Ballet Etudes. The Maple Youth Ballet performed George Balanchine's Valse Fantaisie and debuted a new ballet by Charles Maple, Diamonds 2.5.
Guest Appearance: LA Youth Ballet's Momentum, An Evening of Dance
February 7, 2009
Plaza Del Sol Performing Arts Center, Calif. State Univ. at Northridge
The Maple Youth Ballet appeared as guest artist with the Los Angeles Youth Ballet Theater and Theatrics Dance Company in which the Maple Youth Ballet performed George Balanchine's Valse Fantaisie,
2008
Full-length production of The Nutcracker
December 20-22, 2008
Northwood Performing Arts Theater, Irvine, Calif.
Choreography by Charles Maple
Costumes & Stage Sets by Jenny Tomich
Maple Youth Ballet's Spring Student Showcase
June 1, 2008
Northwood Performing Arts Theater, Irvine, Calif.
Featuring varied choreography by modern & classical masters, as well as original works by our Classical and Professional Division students.
Guest Appearance: The Colburn Dance Institute's Spring Concert
May 10, 2008
Japan America Theatre, Los Angeles, Calif.
The Maple Youth Ballet appeared as guest artist with The Colburn Dance Institute at The Colburn School in their Professional Training Program's Spring Concert.
The Maple Youth Ballet performed George Balanchine's Valse Fantaisie.
Guest Appearance: Media City Ballet's Ballet Russe Remembered
April, 27, 2008
Alex Theater, Glendale, Calif.
The Maple Youth Ballet appeared as guest artist in Media City Ballet's Ballet Russe Remembered in which Media City Ballet revisits the depth and beauty of the Ballet Russe repertory.
The Maple Youth Ballet performed George Balanchine's Valse Fantaisie.
Guest Appearance: Dance Peninsula Ballet's Ballet Showcase
April 18 & 19, 2008
Norris Center for the Performing Arts, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.
The Maple Youth Ballet appeared as guest artist in Dance Peninsula Ballet's Ballet Showcase production.
Full-length production of Coppelia
March 28 & 29, 2008
Northwood Performing Arts Theater, Irvine, Calif.
Choreography by Charles Maple
Costumes & Stage Sets by Jenny Tomich
Guest Appearance: South Bay Ballet's BRAVO!
March 1 & 2, 2008
James Armstrong Theatre, Torrance, Calif.
The Maple Youth Ballet appeared as guest artist in South Bay Ballet's annual production of BRAVO! The Contemporary & Classical Dance Experience. The Maple Youth Ballet performed George Balanchine's Valse Fantaisie.
2007
Nutcracker: A New Beginning
December 8 & 9, 2007
Northwood Performing Arts Theater, Irvine, Calif.
Choreography by Charles Maple