{"id":244697,"date":"2025-09-21T20:40:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T20:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/244697\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T20:40:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T20:40:25","slug":"our-top-dance-picks-this-season-san-diego-union-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/244697\/","title":{"rendered":"Our top dance picks this season \u2013 San Diego Union-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fall offers a harvest of performances for every taste, with today\u2019s family-friendly Trolley Dances and classics such as \u201cCinderella\u201d and \u201cGiselle,\u201d iconic ballet productions that tell a tale of romantic love and heartbreak. The season also includes the French company\u00a0Ballet Preljocaj, inspired by the theme of gravity and Ballet Collective San Diego returns to The Conrad with \u201cIdioma,\u201d a dynamic program inspired by the universal language of dance.<\/p>\n

\"AA group of dancers perform during San Diego Dance Theater\u2019s 2024 Trolley Dances program. It is back this month with the final performance today. (Nelvin C. Cepeda \/ The San Diego Union-Tribune)
\nSan Diego Dance Theater: 2025 Trolley Dances<\/p>\n

Today is the last day to take part in this San Diego dance institution. Take a roundtrip excursion on the MTS Green Line Trolley and follow a tour guide to see site-specific dance by choreographers Jean Isaacs, Blythe Barton, Lavina Rich and more. The ticketing table is next to the Caf\u00e9 at the Fashion Valley Transit Center. Tours depart hourly starting at 10 a.m. with last tour at 3 p.m. today only. Fashion Valley Transit Center,1205 Fashion Valley Road, San Diego. $41.80 general admission, $26.50 for students, seniors, military, and professional artists. Children age 8 and younger are free with an adult ticket. Free parking. 619-225-1803, sandiegodancetheater.org\/trolley-dances<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AngelaAngela Rebelo and Laurence Gonzalez of Ballet Collective San Diego will perform in \u201cIdioma\u201d next weekend in La Jolla. (Samantha Zauscher)
\nBallet Collective San Diego: \u2018Idioma\u2019<\/p>\n

Last year, the collective thrilled the audience with visually arresting works danced to classical and contemporary music that riveted the audience. This year, the classically trained dancers return with \u201cIdioma,\u201d which mean \u201clanguage\u201d in Spanish. Inspired by conversations that are witty, passionate and impactful \u2014 the dancers will use body language to express ideas and emotions that resonate beyond words. 5 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $51-$85. 858-459-3728, theconrad.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Pace Live: \u2018A Taste of Ireland\u00a0 \u2014 The Irish Music and Dance Sensation\u2019<\/p>\n

This spirited group pays tribute to traditional and contemporary Irish dance with Celtic-themed sets and precise, enthusiastic performances. Irish songs, videos of the Emerald Isle and professional steppers from \u201cLord of the Dance\u201d and \u201cRiverdance\u201d have social media reviewers writing that they would \u201csee it again in a heartbeat.\u201d There are two shows: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido. $58.80-$94.80. artcenter.org<\/a>; and at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 12. Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave., San Diego. $66.60-$98.10. sandiegotheatres.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AA scene from Rosin Box Project\u2019s \u201cGhost Light Masquerade\u201d dance event, which returns to San Diego in late Oct.. (Carly Topazio)
\nThe Rosin Box Project: \u2018Ghost Light Masquerade\u2019\u00a0ART in System<\/p>\n

Wear a mask and wander through a haunted theater in this popular, annual production. Dancing spirits, dressed in Victorian-era garb, stir up devilry as the night unfolds. There\u2019s a cash bar and food available for purchase.\u00a07:30 p.m. Oct. 23-25 and Oct. 30, 7 p.m. Oct. 26, 28-29. The Soap Factory, 2995 Commercial St., San Diego. $54-$65 admission, $10 parking fee. Early bird discount available online.\u00a0therosinboxproject.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\"SanSan Diego dance icon Jean Isaac photographed in Sept. 2020 at Liberty Station in San Diego. (Eduardo Contreras \/ U-T File)
\nJean Isaacs: \u2018The Legacy Concert\u2019<\/p>\n

The award-winning choreographer and San Diego Dance Theater\u2019s former artistic director has selected works from more than 50 years of creating dance for this concert. Humorous, poignant and provocative pieces will be performed by more than a dozen professional dance artists. 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18-19. Light Box Theater, 2590 Truxtun Road, Suite 205, San Diego. $25-$40. ticketleap.events\/tickets\/jean-isaacs\/legacy-concert<\/a><\/p>\n

\"SanSan Francisco\u2019s La Mezcla dance company will present \u201cGhostly Labor\u201d on Oct. 24 at UC San Diego in La Jolla. (Domonique Washington)
\nLa Mezcla: \u2018Ghostly Labor\u2019<\/p>\n

ArtPower presents La Mezcla (the mixture), an all-female, San Francisco-based dance and music ensemble that creates work with social justice themes. This dance\/theater production combines tap, Mexican and Afro-Caribbean dance styles and rhythms to tell the experiences of farm and domestic workers throughout California. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24. UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla. $30-$50. 858-534-1430, artpower.ucsd.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\"MarshallMarshall Whitely of San Diego Ballet will perform in the San Deigo Museum of Art’s Centennial Celebration in October. (Canela Photography)
\nSan Diego Ballet: San Diego Museum of Art Centennial Celebration Art<\/p>\n

A collaboration with the San Diego Museum of Art honors a century of visual art programming as part of the museum\u2019s Centennial Celebration. The residency begins with a dance program honoring\u00a0the Art of the America\u2019s exhibit, accompanied by choreography created to composer Aaron Copland\u2019s Appalachian Spring and Three Latin American Sketches. 7 p.m. Oct. 24, 8 p.m. Oct. 25 and 2 p.m. Oct. 26. San Diego Museum of Art, James S. Copley Auditorium, 1450 El Prado, San Diego. $48 and up. sandiegoballet.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"BrianBrian Heil and Megan Jacobs with City Ballet corps in City Ballet of San Diego\u2019s \u201cGiselle,\u201d playing Oct. 25 and 26 in Escondido. (City Ballet of San Diego)
\nCity Ballet of San Diego: \u2018Giselle\u2019<\/p>\n

\u200dA classic ballet choreographed by Elizabeth Wistrich tells the story of a beautiful, but fragile peasant girl who falls for a nobleman and dies of heartbreak after she discovers he\u2019s engaged to another.\u00a0\u00a0After death, she is joined by the sisterhood of the Wilis, the spirits of betrayed women who take revenge by making men dance to death. In the end, foregiveness offers redemption. 8 p.m. Oct. 25; 2 p.m. Oct. 26. California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 North Escondido Blvd., Escondido. $39-$99. 858-272-8663, cityballet.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"TheThe French dance company Ballet Preljocaj will perform \u201cGravity\u201d at the San Diego Civic Theatre on Nov. 9. (Jean Claude Carbonne)
\nBallet Preljocaj: \u2018Gravity\u2019<\/p>\n

What goes up, must come down, around, through and above in this lyrical, evening-length exploration of gravity through movement. The La Jolla Music Society has invited one of the most inventive contemporary dance companies in France to present a ballet performance inspired by the choreographic ideas of weight, constraint and the limitations and advantages of gravity. 7 p.m. Nov. 9. San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave., San Diego. $48.15-$118.85. 858-459-3728,\u00a0sandiegotheatres.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ScenesScenes from World Ballet Company\u2019s \u201cCinderella,\u201d playing in Nov. in Escondido and downtown San Diego. (World Ballet Company)
\nWorld Ballet Company: \u2018Cinderella\u2019<\/p>\n

The company that brought \u201cThe Great Gatsby\u201d to the San Diego Civic Theatre last year will present the classic tale of a poor girl who is beautified by a fairy godmother and captures the heart of a prince. The show is renowned for an international cast of dancers, elaborate, hand-crafted sets and glittering hand-sewn costumes. 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido. $60-$138. artcenter.org<\/a>; and 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at the San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave., San Diego. $52.50-$131.65. sandiegotheatres.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Classical Arts Entertainment: \u2018Swan Lake\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

International ballet stars perform in \u201cSwan Lake,\u201d a full-scale production accompanied by Tchaikovsky\u2019s famous score. The family-friendly production boasts custom scenery, exquisite costumes. 2 p.m. Dec. 2. Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave., San Diego. $61.75-$109.35.\u00a0 sandiegotheatres.org<\/a><\/p>\n

MOMIX: \u2018Alice\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The La Jolla Music Society presents MOMIX, a company of dancer-illusionists, led by Moses Pendleton. Inspired by \u201cAlice\u2019s Adventures in Wonderland,\u201d the ensemble transforms, shrinks and grows as Alice journeys down the rabbit hole with the inventive use of ropes, ladders, props and other dancers. 7:30 p.m.. Dec. 6, San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave., San Diego. $39.95-$129.05. 858-459-3728.\u00a0sandiegotheatres.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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