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Immerse yourself in the artistry and vision behind Memoryhouse, the emotionally powerful original work by LAB Artistic Director, Melissa Barak set to the album of the same name by Max Richter. Memoryhouse Special Event 2024/2025 Season / Memoryhouse Special Event / JANUARY 23 & 30, 2025 Welcome to the Memoryhouse Experience! An Exclusive Two-Day Event You are invited to an exclusive special viewing of Los Angeles Ballet's Memoryhouse and the making-of Documentary at The Wallis. Both film and live performance are featured in this multi-media event featuring the artistry and vision behind Memoryhouse , the emotionally powerful original work by LAB Artistic Director, Melissa Barak set to the album of the same name by Max Richter. This exclusive two-day event features: Day 1: The Making of Memoryhouse Documentary Screening Date: January 23, 2025 Time: 6:30pm Location: The Wallis, Beverly Hills Followed by an intimate post-documentary dinner at Wally’s in Beverly Hills Day 2: Opening Night Performance for Memoryhouse Date: January 30, 2025 Time: 7:30pm Location: The Wallis, Beverly Hills Ticket Packages: SILVER PACKAGE - $1000 (limited quantity) includes: One Premium seat for Memoryhouse Documentary at The Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts on Thursday, January 23rd. Post-documentary dinner at Wally’s including specialty menu with wine pairings. One Premium seat for Memoryhouse Performance on opening night, Thursday, January 30th. GOLD PACKAGE - $2,500 (limited quantity) includes: One Premium seat for Memoryhouse Documentary at The Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts on Thursday, January 23rd. Post-documentary dinner at Wally’s including specialty menu with wine pairings. One Premium seat for Memoryhouse Performance on opening night, Thursday, January 30th. Meet and greet with Creative Director Melissa Barak during intermission in the Founders Room. Complimentary drink included. PLATINUM PACKAGE - $5,000 includes: One Premium seat for Memoryhouse Documentary at The Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts on Thursday, January 23rd. Post-documentary dinner at Wally’s including specialty menu with wine pairings. One Premium seat for Memoryhouse Performance on opening night, Thursday, January 30th. Meet and greet with Creative Director Melissa Barak during intermission in the Founders Room. Complimentary drink included. Exclusive Platinum Perks Beyond the Two-Day Event! Season tickets for Los Angeles Ballet 2025-2026 season. Invitation to donor reception for the launch of the 2025 season. One backstage experience for the performance of your choice. To take advantage of these exclusive benefits, please contact the LAB Box Office at (310) 998-7782 , Monday through Friday from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm PST or tickets@losangelesballet.org Limited Capacity – Reserve Your Spot Today! This special event has been curated for a select audience and ticket availability is limited! Be part of this unique journey into the making of this extraordinary original ballet, and show your support for Los Angeles Ballet! For additional information or questions, please contact: Lindsay Rosenboom @ lrosenboom@losangelesballet.org PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS Can’t Attend? You Can Still Support the Art of Dance! If you’re unable to join us, you can still play a vital role. Your donation helps the Los Angeles Ballet continue to create and share transformative works like Memoryhouse. DONATE

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Los Angeles Ballet’s The Nutcracker is as much a holiday tradition for Los Angeles as tree lighting at The Grove or watching the floats in the Hollywood Christmas Parade.  2024/2025 Season / Memoryhouse Special Event / Tickets / Need Assistance? Email / (310) 998-7782 Login

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Los Angeles Ballet’s The Nutcracker is LA’s holiday tradition. Set to Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, with surprises, this production stays true to the holiday story and is set in 1912 Los Angeles. With choreography by Artistic Directors Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary, the production tours to venues across the city: Alex Theatre, Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, Royce Hall UCLA, and Dolby Theatre. Dolby performances are presented with a live orchestra. 2024/2025 Season / Login / Need Assistance? Email / (310) 998-7782

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. LAB Company 2024/2025 Season / LAB Company / Our 2024/2025 Season Company MEET THE ARTISTS LOS ANGELES BALLET Repertoire Learn about the comprehensive and varied seasons of Los Angeles Ballet since its debut in 2006. Repertoire includes stunning classical ballets, exceptional stagings of Balanchine repertory, and relevant works by many of today’s most innovative dance-makers. VIEW REPERTOIRE LOS ANGELES BALLET 2024/2025 Season This season includes a beloved fairy tale Cinderella , an experimental outdoor artist collaboration, the return of a critically acclaimed original by LAB Artistic Director Melissa Barak, and the Los Angeles holiday favorite, The Nutcracker . Subscriptions and Single Tickets on Sale Now! DOWNLOAD SEASON BROCHURE

Kris Bowers, Academy Award® Winner & Los Angeles Ballet Collaborator, and Jennifer Bellah Maguire, Accomplished Attorney & Los Angeles Ballet Chair Were Honored at the 2024 LAB Gala. Purchase Levels Eleve $1000 Pas de Deux $2,500 Grand Piroutte $5,000 Grand Jete $10,000 Tour de Force $25,00.00 Benefactor $50,000 Director's Circle $100,000 Please enter your purchase or donation amount below. xGala 2025 / Gala 2025 Checkout / GALA 2025 Tickets & Donations

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Select your Serie subscription and enjoy all the benefits of being a Los Angeles Ballet Subscriber. Select Your Serie 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 2024/2025 Season / Subscribe / Select Your Serie /

Choose 2 Subscription and enjoy all the benefits of being a Los Angeles Ballet Subscriber. Choose-2 Subscriptions Select Venue Series A SELECT 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 Start Now Series B SELECT 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 Start Now Series C SELECT 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 Start Now Series D SELECT 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 Start Now Series E INQUIRE with Box Office 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 Start Now Series F SELECT 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 Start Now Series G SELECT 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 Start Now Series H SELECT 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 Start Now Series I INQUIRE with Box Office 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 Start Now Series J INQUIRE with Box Office 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 Start Now 2024/2025 Season / Subscribe / Choose-2 Subscriptions /

Los Angeles Ballet presents outstanding classical and modern ballets that set the standard for dance in Los Angeles, nationally and internationally. Founded by Artistic Directors Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary, LAB tours throughout LA County regularly appearing at multiple venues. LAB strives to be an instrument of hope, healing, and joy, sharing the best of dance with the broadest possible audience. About Home / About / About LAB As Los Angeles Ballet embarks on a new era, we embrace what has always made the city of Los Angeles so special — the place to dream big. Los Angeles Ballet signifies LA's imaginative spirit of what is possible, what is unique, and what is the future. Ballet is an exceptional craft that flourishes through the talents of a broader creative network. It is a transcendent art form that we believe should be shared with, and enjoyed by, as many people as possible. LAB is committed to the Mission of: Presenting bold new works and staging existing works by many of today’s most innovative dance-makers. Collaborating with a diverse array of movement creation artists across the dance spectrum, and artists of all different genres and design worlds. Expanding people’s knowledge of and appreciation for ballet by providing access to the widest audiences possible through community engagement, education, and outreach programs. Celebrating our dancers’ individuality and cultivating a company culture that prioritizes their well-being both emotionally and physically. About the Company Los Angeles Ballet (LAB) is the leading ballet company in Los Angeles known for staging classical, contemporary, romantic and neoclassical ballets, for pioneering new works and for presenting relevant works by many of today’s most innovative dance-makers. LAB’s original production of The Nutcracker is an annual holiday favorite for Los Angeles residents and delights regional, national and international visitors. Led by Artistic Director Melissa Barak and Interim Executive Director Julia Rivera, LAB performs in multiple theater venues across LA County including The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, Royce Hall at UCLA, Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, Pasadena Civic Auditorium and Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. As part of its mission to expand people’s knowledge of and nurture a love for ballet, LAB gives access to performances to the widest audiences possible by providing free tickets for thousands of residents in underserved communities in Los Angeles County through its arts education program, Power of Performance (POP!). In 2012, LAB launched a hands-on outreach program called A Chance to Dance (ACTD) that provides free ballet and movement instruction for all ages. Los Angeles Ballet was founded in 2004 by Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary, Artistic Directors Emeriti and Julie Whittaker, Executive Director, Emerita . PARTICIPATE Become a Member Today! LAB’s Membership Circles are donor benefits designed to build a community through a shared love of ballet and to provide a deeper appreciation of the art form through unique experiences and exclusive content. BECOME A MEMBER LOS ANGELES BALLET History Read the history of the Company and learn about LAB’s Leadership, Mission, and Community Outreach initiatives. LAB HISTORY