2025 Festival

2025 BALLET FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2025
Irvine Barclay Theatre

Named Culture OC Arts Writers' Top Five Show Moments of 2024, this year’s SoCal Ballet Scene festival is a “must-see” event.

The SoCal Ballet Scene signature Ballet Festival brings together nearly 50 professional dancers and companies from across the region in a curated program that highlights the diversity and artistry of Southern California ballet. From timeless classics to bold contemporary works, this dynamic performance offers something for both lifelong ballet fans and newcomers alike.

FESTIVAL GALLERY 2025

Photography: Samantha Zauscher

FESTIVAL PROGRAM 2025

September 13th, 2025
Irvine Barclay Theatre
Irvine, CA

excerpt from Coppelia - Swanhilda and Friends

Choreography: Marius Petipa after Arthur Saint-Léon
Music: Léo Delibes

Dancers (matinee cast):
Swanhilda - Teresa Dietrich
Swanhilda’s friends - Marin Asano-Kim, Isabella Granqvist, Madelynn Hampton, Anna Hirko, Julie Novoa, Tatiana Ortega, Karli Padilla, Trinity Ruelas

Dancers (evening cast):
Swanhilda - Stella SingYiun
Swanhilda’s friends - Haley Altman-Cipot, Lauren Clarke, Madelynn Hampton, Brittney Hattrup, Chloe Koutroulis, Emma Mertens, Tatiana Ortega, Karli Padilla

excerpt from Giselle - Act II Pas de Deux

Choreography: Marius Petipa after Jules Perrot
Music: Adolphe Adam

Dancers:
Giselle - Rena Kamariotakis
Albrecht - Brayden Page

Ballet Project OC
Chronos

Choreography: Christina Ghiardi
Music: "Trio 2 in D" by Kirill Ritcher

Dancers:
Natalia Burns, Sarah Ashley Chicola, Nick Sedano, Cleo Taneja

The Target

Choreography: Jose Costas
Music: Gotan Project

Dancers (matinee cast):
Damian Kelly, Madelynn Hampton, Emma Mertens, Karli Padilla, Ian Roman

Dancers (evening cast):
Emily Van Clitters, Madelynn Hampton, Michael Hill, Chloe Koutroulis, Timothy Ruelas

Anaheim Ballet
Bellum, Pax et Spes

Choreography: Sarma Lapenieks Rosenberg
Music: Maurice Pinto

Dancers:
Elan Alekzander, Brayden Page, Eduard Sargsyan

The Realm Company
See The World, With You Around

Choreography: Chasen Greenwood
Music: Taylor Briggs

Dancers:
Sadie Black, Melissa Lorraine Briggs, Carmen Callahan, Harry Louis, Matisse Love, Adelaide Sands, Mirell Sork

Hollywood Ballet
Hurwitz Pas De Deux

Choreography: Sarah Alfino
Music: Justin Hurwitz

Dancers:
Chris Flores, Camille Goldsborough

excerpt from Le Corsaire

Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Adolphe Adam
Corps de ballet choreography: Samantha Bell after Marius Petipa

Dancers:

Medora - Matisse Love
Conrad - Eduard Sargsyan
Ali - Avik Hovhannisian

Gulnare - Emily Van Clitters (matinee), Samantha Bell (evening)
Lankedem - Timothy Ruelas (matinee), Brayden Page (evening)
Birbanto - Damian Kelly

Odalisques (matinee) - Elise Holmes, Marin Asano-Kim, Celyna Tran
Odalisques (evening) - Haley Altman-Cipot, Haley Mauldin, Samantha Santos

Birbanto’s pirates - Chris Flores, Alec Guthrie, Michael Hill, Ian Roman, Cameron Schwanz, Gian Carlo Vargas

Pasha - Joel Tercero

Corps de ballet
Wendy Alcaraz, Darrin Blumfield, Alina Chun, Katie Coon, Heidi Debrincat, Susan Heatter, Emma Jorgenson, Elizabeth Le, Vikki Lee, Rhesa Nathanael, Julia Persons, Christine Pigott, Courtney Pinns, Kathleen Shivers, Abby Willis, Clarissa Wylde

Here’s what our audience members and artists had to say about our festival event:
"Congratulations and bravo on the show this weekend. My six year old daughter and mom loved it! We had such a lovely time at the matinee. Thank you for your vision and courage to put together these opportunities for ballet dancers in our area."
- Erin Longhofer
"What the team at SoCal Ballet Scene accomplished on Saturday inspired us all. Well done!"
- Jackie Coffy

info@socalballetscene.com

PO Box 1239, Lake Forest, CA 92609

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