Our 42nd season begins with Fall Festival (September), continues with The Nutcracker (December), and ends with Cinderella (April). Tickets on sale now!
Composed of approximately 50 dancers, the company presents three different productions every year: a Spring Gala that consists of a full-length ballet, a Fall Festival that offers a variety of classical and contemporary pieces, and the traditional holiday classic of The Nutcracker. Ballet Repertory Theatre dancers train and rehearse at the Orange County Dance Center, which has been home to the company since its inception. They begin as apprentices and depending on their class work and stage performance, are promoted to the levels of corps, soloist, or principal dancer. Dancers typically leave the company once they graduate from high school, usually continuing to dance through college or moving on to professional dance careers.
The company's extensive repertoire includes such major works as Cinderella, Coppelia, Giselle, La Bayadère, Swan Lake Act II, Sleeping Beauty Act III, and Orange County's longest-running production of The Nutcracker. Every year, over 300 performers come together to offer 15 shows of the holiday classic, which has become an Orange County staple of 40 years. Artistic Director Anthony Sellars, former Principal Dancer with the Houston Ballet and renowned Master Teacher, and Ballet Mistress Terri Sellars, formerly with the San Antonio Ballet, continue to delight Orange County audiences with original pieces and inspiring choreography. Productions also feature frequent appearances and choreography by guest artists from Utah's acclaimed Ballet West. Ballet Repertory Theatre's main venue is the Golden West College Theater in Huntington Beach, though the company is in no way affiliated with the college.
The Ballet Repertory Theatre Association supports the company in all of its endeavors and is a non-profit organization that relies almost entirely on tax-deductible donations (federal tax ID no. 33-0873296). If you wish to donate funds, please write to [email protected].
The mission of this regional company is twofold: to provide serious-minded students from the well-established Orange County Dance Center with the opportunity to perform in a professional atmosphere, and to offer to the local community quality ballet performances at reasonable prices.
