Maple Youth Ballet's A Taste of Ballet

A Delicious Look At the Best-Loved Ballets For the Entire Family!

Thank you ALL for coming to our A Taste Of Ballet performances! Our Maple Youth Ballet dancers were superb, the audience loved it, and we can't wait to do it again at our inaugural dance festival Kaleidoscope! An Invitation to the Dance, A Classical and Contemporary Dance Experience on Saturday, May 9th!

Saturday, March 28 at 2:00 pm
Sunday, March 29 at 2:00 pm
(About 90 minutes long with intermission)
 
At the beautiful & spacious
Northwood Performing Arts Theatre in Irvine
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The Maple Youth Ballet is proud to present its spring production A Taste Of Ballet, designed especially for families and children. Each performance will whet your dance appetite by showing highlights from the world's best-loved ballets:

• Time-honored classics Don Quixote, Raymonda, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty
• Ballet Russe's spectacular Gaite Parisienne
• George Balanchine's "fast-and-furious" and neoclassical Valse Fantaisie
• Contemporary works by Artistic Director Charles Maple and choreographer & asst. dean of the North Carolina School of the Arts' dance dept. Warren Conover

"My family saw your NUTCRACKER performance and we were all blown away!!! We are all such big fans!!!"

View our postcard!A Taste Of Ballet is a wonderful opportunity to introduce audiences, young and old alike, to the graceful and athletic art form of ballet and the world's most famous dances in an abbreviated format at affordable ticket prices for the entire family!

Watch as this unique Orange County experience unfolds, showcasing our nationally renowned, pre-professional company, the Maple Youth Ballet and its exceptionally talented & classically trained dancers from across the Southland!

Refreshments & snacks will be on sale at the theatre, as well as our Spring Gifts Boutique!

Additional Audience Treat

On-Stage Dance Workshop For Young Audiences Ages 4-8 (Sunday only)

Share the magic of ballet with specially-designed activities that will introduce children to ballet like character study and creative movement, led by Maple Conservatory's Pili Doheny and Ruth Ziegler. This 20-minute workshop is designed to inspire children's enthusiasm for ballet and to encourage families to share the experience together!

Enjoy "A Taste Of Irvine Dining" Before Or After The Performances

Make going to the ballet a special event by dining on the day of the performances at the following Orchard Hills Village Center eateries & restaurants and 15% of your purchase will be donated to the Maple Youth Ballet:

Ayame Fine Japanese Cuisine, Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt,
Johnnie's New York, McDonald's, WineStyles, Zov's Neighborhood Cafe

The Maple Youth Ballet thanks The Irvine Company and the Orchard Hills Village Center merchants for their generous support!

 

Tickets At Economy-Friendly Prices

Tickets are only $22 for adults, children and seniors. Performances feature assigned seating and are sold on a first-come-first-serve basis. View the theatre's seating chart

Ticket Availability Update: Center Main seats are available in the back rows only. But excellent seats remain in other areas of the theatre, including Left & Right Main. Tickets are on sale at the theatre before each performance beginning at 1pm

Group Discounts Available:  Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets for only $20 each (a $2 discount). Patron tickets are excluded from group discounts. Contact our Box Office for more information.

Our Ticket Policy

• All tickets purchased online or by phone, fax or mail will be held under the purchaser's name for pick up at the Maple Conservatory of Dance at 1824 Kaiser Avenue in Irvine beginning two days after the purchase date, and up to one hour before the performance at the theatre's Will Call window. Purchased tickets may be claimed with a valid photo ID or with a copy of the email receipt.
• There are no refunds or exchanges on ticket purchases. All sales are final.
• The Maple Youth Ballet will re-issue lost tickets for the same performance at no charge. Lost tickets may not be redeemed for a missed performance.
• A $25 processing fee will be charged for all returned checks.

Questions?

Contact the Maple Youth Ballet Box Office at 949-660-9930 or by email at boxoffice@mapleconservatory.com.