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Browse by year to read about Los Angeles Ballet in the news. Reports include newspaper, magazine and online articles, reviews, company news, and dancer updates and information. Home / News Company News Filter by Published Date Select Year Review: The Los Angeles Ballet Steps Out With Barak’s MemoryHouse July 5, 2023 Memoryhouse, Melissa Barak's first full evening length ballet, choreographed to the 2002 Max Richter album of the same name, was performed at Broadstage in Santa Monica for three nights, June 15-17, 2023, as the concluding pieces of Barak's first season as Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Ballet. READ ARTICLE LAB's Open Children's Audition for The Nutcracker September 19, 2022 KTLA filmed children attending The Nutcracker audition at Dolby Theatre, hoping to obtain a role in children's scenes of this holiday tradition in LA. READ ARTICLE For the first time, Los Angeles Ballet will have one artistic director: Melissa Barak August 24, 2022 On Wednesday the Los Angeles Ballet announced that its Board of Directors has appointed dancer and choreographer Melissa Barak as the company’s artistic director. READ ARTICLE Los Angeles Ballet Enchants with Nutcracker Tradition December 28, 2022 After seeing Los Angeles Ballet’s The Nutcracker this past Thursday during a 2pm matinee at The Dolby Theatre, I am convinced it’s the only time of day to see the ballet. READ ARTICLE Review: Los Angeles Ballet Blooms Exquisite April 27, 2022 The opening season of the Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary’s Los Angeles Ballet (LAB) 2021-2022 on The Broad Stage was a major growth spurt for the company. It showed the strength of the fe/male dancers, and an excellent inclusion of new blood into the company. READ ARTICLE Jennifer Bellah Maguire Elected Chair of Los Angeles Ballet Board of Directors December 2, 2021 Attorney Jennifer Bellah Maguire was elected Chair of LAB Board of Directors on November 18, 2021. She joined the Los Angeles Ballet Board as a founding member in 2005, and has been a passionate advocate for building and sustaining the company. READ ARTICLE Behind the Scenes of Los Angeles Ballet November 21, 2021 Los Angeles Ballet has grown to become a world-class ballet company known for its classical ballets, innovative performances and a repertory inspired by George Balanchine. Here, Colleen Neary takes us behind the scenes. READ ARTICLE Point Magazine features LAB Dancer Jasmine Perry February 27, 2018 Los Angeles Ballet’s Jasmine Perry on her effortlessly cool looks in an out of the studio. READ ARTICLE Los Angeles Times Covers LAB Gala 2018 February 1, 2018 At the Los Angeles Ballet’s annual gala, the classical dance company honored three multi-talented, multi-hyphenates — Jenna Dewan Tatum, Derek Hough and Adam Shankman — all of them dancers among other accomplishments and passionate on the subject of dance. READ ARTICLE Review: LA Ballet season opens with adventurous and flirtatious ‘Modern Moves’ October 7, 2018 Like adventurous pioneers, Los Angeles Ballet stepped into uncharted territory Saturday for its season opener, “Modern Moves,” which introduced Aszure Barton’s “Les Chambres des Jacques” and Alejandro Cerrudo’s “Lickety-Split” into the company’s repertory at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. READ ARTICLE A Wonderfully Refreshing Los Angeles Ballet Performs at The Alex Theatre October 10, 2018 Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary’s, wonderfully refreshing Los Angeles Ballet opened their 2018/19 season at the Alex Theatre on Saturday, October 6, with the prolific and brilliant Aszure Barton’s Les Chambres des Jacques. READ ARTICLE Balanchine Casts a Spell March 13, 2017 Dancers who were new to every role gave the challenging three-part program by Los Angeles Ballet on Saturday the thrills of a high-wire act without a net. Would anyone fall? READ ARTICLE LAB Dancer Elizabeth Claire Walker featured in Harvard Magazine June 1, 2016 "...A native of New York City, [Elisabeth Claire Walker] studied at American Ballet Theatre’s elite Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School as a teenager. READ ARTICLE 11th Season Opening September 1, 2016 Los Angeles Ballet Co-Artistic Directors Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary present classical and contemporary productions and honor the legacies of August Bournonville and George Balanchine for LAB’s eleventh season. READ ARTICLE 'Don Quixote’ at the Los Angeles Ballet March 29, 2016 While Los Angeles has become a world-class cultural capital with top-notch museums, galleries, opera, symphony orchestra and theaters, it has lagged in one important area - ballet. READ ARTICLE LA Observed End-of-Year 2016 Review December 27, 2016 Call them a team. Some team. They are, arguably, the greatest living theater artist and the greatest living dancing actor, in magical cahoots with each other. Namely, Robert Wilson and Mikhail Baryshnikov. READ ARTICLE Los Angeles Ballet At the Top of its Form October 20, 2016 Los Angeles Ballet ended its benchmark 10th season in June as the first American company to dance Frederick Ashton’s distinctively intimate and poetic “Romeo and Juliet.” Unfortunately, that season left the company fiscally overextended, so the 11th season, which opened Saturday, has cutbacks in the roster and the repertory. READ ARTICLE L.A. Ballet finds the poetry in 1955 version of 'Romeo and Juliet' May 9, 2016 While Los Angeles has become a world-class cultural capital with top-notch museums, galleries, opera, symphony orchestra and theaters, it has lagged in one important area - ballet. Despite herculean efforts over the years, ballet companies have struggled and ultimately failed to gain a foothold in Southern California. READ ARTICLE Los Angeles Ballet ContinuesTenth Season with a Captivating New Production of Don Quixote February 1, 2016 Los Angeles Ballet Continues to Celebrate the Great Romantics in its Tenth Season with a Captivating New Production of READ ARTICLE UCLA student poised in pursuit of ballet, education September 18, 2015 A mother and her baby stood watching ballet dancers practice behind the closed curtains of a Seattle opera house. READ ARTICLE Fall Fashion 2015: The Turning Point October 28, 2015 Silk chiffon dresses flutter, crystal-covered rompers twinkle, and sequin-etched gowns shine. READ ARTICLE Los Angeles Ballet Brilliant! May 20, 2015 Bubbles at the ballet! And what a fantastic way to end a program, which is precisely what Los Angeles Ballet did by presenting Jiří Kylián’s deliriously witty, “Sechs Tänze,” a 1986 bauble set to Mozart that should be required viewing for those who think ballet is a mysterious and elite art form. READ ARTICLE Celebrating Season 10 July 1, 2015 Los Angeles Ballet Celebrates The Great Romantics for its Tenth Season with Productions of Giselle, Don Quixote, The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet READ ARTICLE Historic 10th Anniversary Season Announced July 1, 2015 On July 20, 2015, Los Angeles Ballet announced that the historic 10th Season will feature the Great Romantics. READ ARTICLE Los Angeles Ballet’s Notable “The Sleeping Beauty” March 2, 2015 It’s all shiny and assured good news for Los Angeles Ballet — as well as the evolving character of Princess Aurora — in the lean, deftly satisfying production of “The Sleeping Beauty” that L.A. Ballet founders Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary have been debuting this winter in four different SoCal theaters. READ ARTICLE These Are The Ballerinas And Ballerinos Of Instagram February 5, 2015 American Ballet Theater icon Misty Copeland has over 402,000 followers on Instagram. To compare, athletes like Venus and Serena Williams have 89,500 and 992,000 followers, respectively. Michael Phelps has 462,000. Danica Patrick has 26,900. READ ARTICLE Kate Highstrete Promoted to Soloist August 1, 2015 Kate Highstrete has been promoted to Soloist at Los Angeles Ballet. READ ARTICLE L.A. Ballet delivers a classically pure 'Sleeping Beauty' March 30, 2015 Dancing through its first nine seasons, Los Angeles Ballet has bravely tackled one rite of passage after another — not merely the major Balanchine and Bournonville choreographies that are its stylistic birthright but, increasingly, the top-of-the-list, full-length 19th century classics that can leave dancers in any company cruelly exposed. READ ARTICLE LAB Dancers Featured in Los Angeles Magazine Fall Fashion Spread October 28, 2015 Los Angeles Magazine's November 2015 issue features Los Angeles Ballet's female Principal and Soloist dancers in the Fall Fashion spread. READ ARTICLE L.A. Ballet rounds out Tchaikovsky trilogy with 'The Sleeping Beauty' February 26, 2015 With the addition of “The Sleeping Beauty” to its repertory, the Los Angeles Ballet rounds out its Tchaikovsky trilogy, having launched the company with “The Nutcracker” in 2006 and staged “Swan Lake in 2011.” Taking on these three touchstones of classical ballet is a considerable achievement for any company but especially one only 9 years old. READ ARTICLE Ghada Irani to be Honored at LAB Gala 2015 January 1, 2015 Los Angeles Ballet's Gala 2015 will honor philanthropist Ghada Irani. READ ARTICLE Review: Missteps aside, Los Angeles Ballet brings new life to 'Giselle' October 4, 2015 Los Angeles Ballet first danced “Giselle” in its fifth season. Now, at the start of Season 10, it has returned to the full-length Romantic tragedy with great freshness and authority. READ ARTICLE Fall Program Added to Annual Season May 1, 2014 Los Angeles Ballet is proud to announce the addition of a fall program beginning in the 2014/2015 Season, for a total of four programs per season, an expansion from three productions in previous years. READ ARTICLE Sonya Tayeh Tells Her Dancers to Keep Their Hair Down. Why Is That So Radical? March 14, 2014 Five slender women in flesh-toned leotards emerge from shadows into powerful spotlights. They unpin their ballet buns. Long brown, black and blond hair cascades down. READ ARTICLE Review: Los Angeles Ballet floats with 'La Sylphide and Serenade' June 9, 2014 Maleficent isn’t the only witch in town. Madge, the evildoer in August Bournonville’s 1836 Romantic ballet “La Sylphide” also has been creating misery (and laughs). READ ARTICLE LAB to Perform The Nutcracker at Dolby Theatre June 1, 2014 LAB is excited to announce that in December of 2014 it will present four performances of The Nutcracker at its newest venue - the prestigious Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. READ ARTICLE Colleen Neary to Stage Balanchine at the Paris Opera Ballet April 30, 2014 LAB Co-Artistic Director Colleen Neary will stage Le Palais de Cristal, which was choreographed by George Balanchine for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1947. READ ARTICLE Thordal Christensen Named Los Angeles Ambassador to the Arts February 1, 2014 Guide for the Arts, the national online resource for complete annual schedules for opera, symphony, ballet, theatres and museums, has named LAB Co-Artistic Director Thordal Christensen the Arts Ambassador... READ ARTICLE First Seattle Tour May 1, 2014 La Sylphide plus George Balanchine’s Serenade READ ARTICLE Los Angeles Ballet Announces Quartet February 1, 2014 Los Angeles Ballet co-artistic directors Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary are excited to unveil the ballets selected for LAB’s upcoming mixed program, QUARTET. READ ARTICLE Julia Cinquemani Promoted to Principal Dancer November 1, 2014 On November 1, 2014, LAB Co-Artistic Director Thordal Christensen announced Julia Cinquemani's promotion from Soloist to Principal Dancer. READ ARTICLE 2014-2015 Season Expansion June 1, 2014 LAB’s 9th season includes three full-length romantic story ballets with music by Tchaikovsky and a mixed bill program READ ARTICLE 2014/2015 Season Announced June 1, 2014 Los Angeles Ballet is excited to unveil LAB’s 2014/2015 season, which includes the Tchaikovsky Trilogy, with three full-length ballets featuring the music of Peter Tchaikovsky, plus a mixed bill program of contemporary masterworks. READ ARTICLE A backstage look at the Nutcracker December 14, 2014 Watch at CCTV.com READ ARTICLE La Sylphide plus George Balanchine’s Serenade May 1, 2014 Los Angeles Ballet co-artistic directors Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary are excited to be reviving their production of La Sylphide, choreographed by Christensen after the original 19th century ballet by Danish choreographer August Bournonville. READ ARTICLE LA Times Previews the Balanchine Festival March 8, 2013 L.A. Ballet's Balanchine Festival follows in master's steps. READ ARTICLE Los Angeles Ballet Rubies Gala April 1, 2013 Los Angeles Ballet's Rubies Gala 2013, chaired by Kirsten Sarkisian and Lori Milken, was held on April 20, 2013 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and was a stunning success. READ ARTICLE Los Angeles Balanchine Presents the Balanchine Festival February 1, 2013 A celebration of George Balanchine’s life, choreography and his time working in Hollywood with performances of seven of his greatest ballets and discussions with noted dance critics, historians and répétiteurs of The George Balanchine Trust READ ARTICLE LAB Announces 2013/2014 Season August 1, 2013 Los Angeles Ballet Co-Artistic Directors Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary are excited to unveil the ballets selected for LAB's eighth season. READ ARTICLE Five Dancers Promoted March 7, 2013 Los Angeles Ballet artistic directors Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary announced the promotion of Zheng Hua Li to Principal Dancer and the promotion of Bianca Bulle, Alexander Castillo, Julia Cinquemani, and Chelsea Paige Johnston to Soloists. READ ARTICLE LOAD MORE

Los Angeles Ballet’s Jasmine Perry on her effortlessly cool looks in an out of the studio. Home / News / New Item Point Magazine features LAB Dancer Jasmine Perry February 27, 2018 Point Magazine by Candice Thompson Los Angeles Ballet’s Jasmine Perry on her effortlessly cool looks in an out of the studio. READ ARTICLE AT SOURCE

Los Angeles Ballet presents a company of outstanding dancers from local communities and around the world. LAB dance artists master classical as well as contemporary techniques. Chloe Oronoz Hometown Orange County, CA Seasons with LAB 1 Season with LAB Chloe began her ballet training at age eight at the Nouveau Chamber Ballet with Lois Ellyn. In 2013, she continued her instruction at the Anaheim Ballet School under the direction of Larry and Sarma Rosenberg. Under their guidance, Chloe was given many opportunities; most notably, she was a finalist in the Youth America Grand Prix and a Music Center Spotlight merit awardee. In 2020, Chloe was invited to train at the Colburn School’s Dance Academy under the direction of former New York City Ballet principal dancers, Jenifer Ringer and James Fayette. Chloe was privileged to be trained by outstanding instructors, including Silas Farley and Janie Taylor, as well as guest artists such as Alonzo King. Her repertoire included principal and soloist roles in George Balanchine’s Divertimento No. 15 , Jerome Robbins’ Antique Epigraphs , and Justin Peck’s Pulcinella Variations . Chloe joined LAB as a Trainee in 2024 and was promoted to the Company in 2025.

Los Angeles Ballet presents a company of outstanding dancers from local communities and around the world. LAB dance artists master classical as well as contemporary techniques. Ashley Chung Hometown Seasons with LAB 1 Season with LAB Available shortly

Los Angeles Ballet presents a company of outstanding dancers from local communities and around the world. LAB dance artists master classical as well as contemporary techniques. Anna Funakura Hometown Palos Verdes, CA Seasons with LAB 1 Season with LAB Anna began her training at age 9 with Palos Verdes Ballet. She trained at Pavlova Professional Coaching under Olga Pavlova in Dallas, Texas from 2020-2023 before joining Nashville Ballet II for two seasons (2023-2025). She performed in company productions such as Paul Vasterling's Nutcracker , Romeo and Juliet , Sleeping Beauty , and George Balanchine's Serenade . With the second company, she performed Kitri in Don Quixote suite, soloist roles in Día de los Muertos by Maria Konrad, along with new works by Nick Mullikin, Durante Verzola, and Gabrielle Lamb. She was a finalist and regional award winner at the 2021 and 2022 Youth America Grand Prix, and competed at the Helsinki International Ballet Competition in 2022.

In the Press Year equals Select Year Los Angeles Ballet Will Honor Kris Bowers at 2024 Gala Broadway World Los Angeles April 4, 2025 READ ARTICLE Ballet Performances & Tickets Los Angeles 2025-2026 Westside Los Angeles November 17, 2025 READ ARTICLE A poetic and transcendent performance of Los Angeles Ballet’s Memoryhouse Seen and Heard International February 2, 2025 READ ARTICLE 30 Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned in support of public television: L.A. arts and culture this weekend Los Angeles Times – Essential Arts October 10, 2025 READ ARTICLE How Pasadena Playhouse is helping kids affected by the L.A. fires: L.A. arts and culture this week Los Angeles Times January 27, 2025 READ ARTICLE Events of the Week: ‘Challengers,’ ‘Abigail’ and Mor The Hollywood Reporter April 4, 2025 READ ARTICLE A Tilt-a-Whirl World Cultural Daily June 11, 2025 READ ARTICLE Principled Temperaments LA Dance Chronicle May 26, 2025 READ ARTICLE Making of Memoryhouse @ The Wallis LA Art Spot January 23, 2025 READ ARTICLE Bring in the Holiday Season with Sparkling Celebrations and Festive Experiences Across Los Angeles Discover Los Angeles October 30, 2025 READ ARTICLE Los Angeles Ballet Stages Melissa Barak’s Memoryhouse San Francisco Classical Voice January 21, 2025 READ ARTICLE Annual Gala Dances Past Midnight—and Past $1.2 Million Flaunt May 21, 2025 READ ARTICLE New season for ballet on point Beverly Press/Park La Brea News October 24, 2025 READ ARTICLE Littoral Drift Cultural Daily May 14, 2025 READ ARTICLE Los Angeles Ballet Brings the Seasons to Life in Liang’s Enchanted Cinderella South Pasadenan May 1, 2025 READ ARTICLE Reconfigured Connections LA Dance Chronicle January 21, 2025 READ ARTICLE The Gift of Experiences LA Parent October 29, 2025 READ ARTICLE Wallis partners with LA Ballet for ‘Memoryhouse’ Beverly Press/Park LaBrea News January 23, 2025 READ ARTICLE Barak’s Memoryhouse At The Wallis: In Dance, A New Generation Encounters The Holocaust Forbes January 30, 2025 READ ARTICLE ENGLISH And More Announced At Wallis Annenberg Center For The Performing Arts 2025/2026 Season Broadway World May 16, 2025 READ ARTICLE Los Angeles Ballet Unveils 20th Anniversary 2025/2026 Season Broadway World October 9, 2025 READ ARTICLE Memoryhouse Comes to the Wallis Broadway World Los Angeles January 17, 2025 READ ARTICLE https://fjordreview.com/blogs/all/never-forget Fjord Review February 4, 2025 READ ARTICLE Blessed are the Dancers, Blessed is the Dionysian Pursuit Flaunt Magazine March 17, 2025 READ ARTICLE Los Angeles Ballet to present Cinderella with a live orchestra at the Dolby Theatre June 12-15 + upcoming 20th season The Hollywood Times May 28, 2025 READ ARTICLE ‘Memoryhouse’—Not to Be Forgotten Beverly Hills Courier February 11, 2025 READ ARTICLE Nicole Byer and Rufus Wainwright Lead 2024/2025 Season Lineup for The Wallis (EXCLUSIVE) Variety April 4, 2025 READ ARTICLE LA Ballet turns into its 20th year Beverly Press / Park LaBrea News October 17, 2025 READ ARTICLE Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Reveals 2024-25 Season Lineup Broadway World Los Angeles April 4, 2025 READ ARTICLE A Magical Night at the Ballet: Los Angeles Ballet’s Cinderella – Review The Hollywood Times June 15, 2025 READ ARTICLE Dancing on Burn Scar LA Dance Chronicle January 14, 2025 READ ARTICLE When Reality Demands Resilience LA Dance Chronicle January 28, 2025 READ ARTICLE Los Angeles Ballet's Cinderella Themed Gala Raises of $1.2 Million Broadway World May 20, 2025 READ ARTICLE Los Angeles Ballet | 20th Anniversary Season Flaunt October 23, 2025 READ ARTICLE Go With the Flow Cultural Daily June 4, 2025 READ ARTICLE Los Angeles Ballet Gala The Hollywood Reporter May 23, 2025 READ ARTICLE Count Down Fjord Review June 15, 2025 READ ARTICLE ‘Memoryhouse’ Reflects on the Holocaust at a Time When it Matters Most LA Dance Chronicle February 7, 2025 READ ARTICLE Culture news and the SoCal scene Los Angeles Times – Essential Arts September 5, 2025 READ ARTICLE My Date at the Holocaust Ballet Los Angeles Review of Books February 12, 2025 READ ARTICLE The Premiere of Los Angeles Ballet's “Cinderella” Moves Them in the Right Direction LA Dance Chronicle June 17, 2025 READ ARTICLE SoCal’s first significant winter storm brings rain, snow and risk of mudslides Los Angeles Times January 27, 2025 READ ARTICLE Cinderella at the Dolby Theatre Kids Guide June 8, 2025 READ ARTICLE LA Ballet’s “Memoryhouse” at the Wallis reviewed Arts Beat LA January 31, 2025 READ ARTICLE Los Angeles Ballet Presents Cinderella at the Dolby Theatre with Live Orchestra The South Pasadean March 11, 2025 READ ARTICLE Dance Review: CINDERELLA (Los Angeles Ballet) Stage + Cinema June 16, 2025 READ ARTICLE Downtown L.A.’s arts scene grapples with curfews and cancellations: L.A. arts and culture this weekend Los Angeles Times June 13, 2025 READ ARTICLE When Reality Demands Resilience Cultural Daily January 29, 2025 READ ARTICLE A Spectacular Season of Dance: From Nutcracker Magic to Avant-Garde Innovation Artelize November 28, 2024 READ ARTICLE The Pasadena-Area Holiday Festivities Guide Macaroni Kid November 22, 2024 READ ARTICLE LOAD MORE

Los Angeles Ballet photo gallery presents a complete suite of season performance photos beginning with LAB’s inaugural season in 2005. Los Angeles Ballet performance photographer: Reed Hutchinson Media Gallery / 2015/2016 Photo Gallery / 2015/2016 Photo Gallery Giselle The Nutcracker Don Quixote Romeo & Juliet

Select your Serie subscription and enjoy all the benefits of being a Los Angeles Ballet Subscriber. Select Your Serie / Select Your Serie (Available Shortly) Select Subscription Type Select Venue Refresh Filter Series A S E L E C T The Nutcracker Dec. 1, 2023 – 8:00 PM Pasadena Civic Auditorium Next Steps Mar. 22, 2024 – 7:30 PM The Broad Stage Firebird & Serenade May 11, 2024 – 7:30 PM Pasadena Civic Auditorium Series B S E L E C T The Nutcracker Dec. 2, 2023 – 6:00 PM Pasadena Civic Auditorium Next Steps Mar. 23, 2024 – 7:30 PM The Broad Stage Firebird & Serenade May 11, 2024 – 7:30 PM Pasadena Civic Auditorium Series C S E L E C T The Nutcracker Dec. 9, 2023 – 5 PM Royce Hall Next Steps Mar. 23, 2024 – 7:30 PM The Broad Stage Firebird & Serenade June 1, 2024 – 7:30 PM Royce Hall Series D S E L E C T The Nutcracker Dec 16, 2023 – 5:00 PM Redondo Beach PAC Next Steps Mar 23, 2024 – 7:30 PM The Broad Stage Firebird & Serenade May 25, 2024 – 7:30 PM Redondo Beach PAC Series E S E L E C T The Nutcracker Dec. 23, 2023 – 7:30 PM Dolby Theatre * Next Steps Mar. 23, 2024 – 7:30 PM The Broad Stage Firebird & Serenade May 11, 2024 – 7:30 PM Pasadena Civic Auditorium Series F S E L E C T The Nutcracker Dec 3, 2023 – 2 PM Pasadena Civic Auditorium Next Steps Mar 24, 2024 – 2 PM The Broad Stage Firebird & Serenade May, 12 2024 – 2 PM Pasadena Civic Auditorium Series G S E L E C T The Nutcracker Dec 9, 2023 – 12 PM Royce Hall Next Steps Mar 23, 2024 – 2 PM The Broad Stage Firebird & Serenade Jun 1, 2024 – 2 PM Royce Hall Series H S E L E C T The Nutcracker Dec 16, 2023 – 12 PM Redondo Beach PAC Next Steps Mar 23, 2024 – 2 PM The Broad Stage Firebird & Serenade May 25, 2024 – 2 PM Redondo Beach PAC Series I S E L E C T The Nutcracker Dec 23, 2023 – 2 PM Dolby Theatre * Next Steps Mar 23, 2024 – 2 PM The Broad Stage Firebird & Serenade May 11, 2024 – 2 PM Pasadena Civic Auditorium Series J S E L E C T The Nutcracker Dec 24, 2023 – 2 PM Dolby Theatre * Next Steps Mar 24, 2024 – 2 PM The Broad Stage Firebird & Serenade May 12, 2024 – 2 PM Pasadena Civic Auditorium

Los Angeles Ballet presents a company of outstanding dancers from local communities and around the world. LAB dance artists master classical as well as contemporary techniques. Lilly Leech Hometown Cedarburg, WI Seasons with LAB 4 Seasons with LAB Lilly began her ballet training at age 11 with Rolando Yanes and Karl Rabenau at Milwaukee Ballet School. When Lilly was 17, she danced in the Studio Company at Ballet Chicago, directed by Daniel Duell and Patricia Blaire. She went on to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Ballet Performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she trained with faculty members Michael Vernon, Sarah Wroth, Kyra Nichols, Carla Körbes, Sasha Janes, and Christian Claessens. After graduating, Lilly was a company dancer with the Indianapolis Ballet directed by Victoria Lyras. Lilly attended summer programs with Akram Khan at Orsolina28, Jacob’s Pillow, Chautauqua Institute, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Carolina Ballet, Ballet Chicago, Indiana University Ballet Theater, Milwaukee Ballet, and Boston Ballet. Lilly has loved performing works by Melissa Barak, Justin Peck, Akram Khan, Sasha Janes, Mark Morris, George Balanchine, Jerome Robbin’s, William Forsyth, Val Caniparoli, Christopher Wheldon, and Micheal Vernon.

LAB’s signature holiday fundraiser in support of our Outreach and Education Programs is an afternoon tea party experience for guests of all ages, culminating in a special presentation of scenes from The Nutcracker. 2025/2026 Season / Nutcracker Tea 2025 / Spektrix Nut Tea Tickets / Nutcracker Tea 2025 Tickets Select

LAB’s signature holiday fundraiser in support of our Outreach and Education Programs is an afternoon tea party experience for guests of all ages, culminating in a special presentation of scenes from The Nutcracker. 2025/2026 Season / Nutcracker Tea 2025 / Spektrix Nut Tea Donate / Donate: Nutcracker Tea Fund