Inland Pacific Ballet, based in Montclair, will kick off its 27th season with a Fall Dance Fest fundraiser, featuring limited in-person performances Sept. 24, 25 and 26 that will also be available for livestream viewing.
The new Inland IPB II Studio Company and 2021-22 IPB Academy apprentices and trainees will perform to music of Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Mendelssohn and Fritz Kreisler, according to a news release.
Fall Dance Fest is staged by Jill Voznick and Kelly Lamoureux, with new choreography by Zaylin Cano and HannahLeah Oeding.
Performances are 7 p.m. Sept. 24 and 25 and 2 p.m. Sept. 26. There is a limited number of tickets for in-person, socially distanced seating at Inland Pacific Ballet’s Studio 7 Theater, 9061 Central Ave., Montclair. Tickets for digital livestream viewing at home on one device are also available.
The Sept. 24 red carpet opening performance includes live music performed by violinist Yutong Sharp, cellist Erin Breene and pianist Anli Lin Ton. For those who attend in person, light refreshments will be served and guests will meet the musicians and cast after the performance. The Sept. 25 and 26 performances will have recorded music only.
Tickets for the Sept. 24 in-person performance are $120; tickets for the Sept. 25 and 26 in-person performances are $75. Tickets for digital livestream are $35 per device.
For tickets and information, go to ipballet.org.
Inland Pacific Ballet is planning for its annual production of “The Nutcracker,” including its K-12 school outreach program.
In 2022, as part of its Trilogy Series, Inland Pacific Ballet will present a program of contemporary dance in March, and in May will premiere “Lilipada,” a new work choreographed by Zaylin Cano with an original score by Joss Cano.
All ticket proceeds support future Inland Pacific Ballet programs.
Inland Pacific Ballet was founded in 1994 by Southern California natives Victoria Koenig and Kevin Myers. The company’s repertoire includes such classics as “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Les Sylphides,” “Graduation Ball” and “Swan Lake,” Act II, and its contemporary repertoire includes a growing body of original work.
For information, go to ipballet.org.