Bakersfield City Ballet
A preprofessional company with a focus on performing classical and contemporary ballet. Inspiring and enriching our community through performances
Join us for the Bakersfield premiere of Swan Lake in one act. March 25th at 2pm
Before the show raise a glass to the arts at Pints En Pointe.
Your ticket for PEP also gets you admission to Swan Lake. Spend the afternoon with us and support the arts in our vibrant community!
Ethereal Visions
November 13, 2022 4pm
Join us for an afternoon of inspiring and creative works and a restating of a contemporary ballet favorite. Tickets available through the link in our bio or axs.com
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Ethereal Visions // November 13th at 4pm
This performance displays athleticism, strength, vulnerability, and beautiful artistry.
Tickets available for presale *cash or check only
7840 Brimhall Road October 5th-29th.
M-F 4:00-8:00pm Saturday 9:30am-12:30pm.
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Onstage in November. Featuring new works Courage to Change and Oblivion, and a contemporary ballet favorite set to Maurice Ravel’s Boléro with choreography inspired by Mark Wilde and restaged by Valerie Lewis.
Presale tickets available 10/5-10/23 4:00-9:00pm.
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Ethereal Visions // Mixed Repertoire & New Works.
We are excited to return to the stage on November 13th. EV features two new works and a restaging of a contemporary ballet favorite.
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Reaching new heights this season ✨
FALL/WINTER performance opportunities:
November 13th Ethereal Visions Mixed Repertoire/New Works
December 18th Nutcracker Suite
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Attitude is everything!
Meet our hardworking Season Five Apprentices.
Addilyn Hulstrom
Avery Logan
Ethan Wuertz
Megan Sinaie
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Slightly off kilter but always on center.
See the company perform in Ethereal Visions on November 13th and The Nutcracker Suite on December 18th at The Women’s Club of Bakersfield.
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Nutcracker Suite // December 18th
Indulge yourself in an ethereal holiday experience for all your senses.
We are reimagining the holiday classic, The Nutcracker. Details on this immersive performance are coming soon!
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Choreography Conference // Winner of the 2022 conference is dancer and BCB Soloist Chloe Bickford
“Courage to Change is my first official choreographed work, and it has inspired me to push beyond my boundaries. I incorporated my own struggles in creating this piece to bring you a journey of highs and lows, a discovery of hope and community, showing courage truly can create unity.” - Chloe
You can see Chloe’s piece performed on November 13th in Ethereal Visions Mixed Repertoire/New Works.
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Season Five.
Our most ambitious season yet! With several opportunities to see the company perform you’ll want to stay tuned for all the details.
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Choreography Conference 2022
It was an incredible conference, and very exciting to watch these young artists explore their creativity. Thank you dancers for sharing your talents. Thank you for guiding and nurturing future choreographers.
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We said goodbye to our Books In Motion 2022 tour with our final performance today!
Thank you and all the sponsors that make this event possible, and thank you to Kern County for joining us and sharing in the joy of dance and literacy!
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Company class | Summer Season
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22/23 Summer Season
Company members are back in the studio and hard at work.
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Auditions // Season Five
It was incredible to see all these beautiful dancers audition. Thank you for sharing your talent with us, we are looking forward to our 22/23 season.
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Auditions // Season Five
It was incredible to see all these beautiful dancers audition. Thank you for sharing your talents with us, we are looking forward to our 22/23 season.
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Ready to leap into Season Five!
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Season Five Auditions
May 14th 12-2pm
More details at the link in our bio.