Ballet San Jose

CHOREOGRAPHY: Karen Gabay MUSIC: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky SCENERY: Paul Kelly COSTUMES: Theoni V. Aldredge Children's Choir Provided by CANTABILE YOUTH SINGERS OF SILICON VALLEY, Elena Sharkova, Artistic Director.	PERFORMANCE DATES AND TIMES Saturday, December 8 at 1:30pm * Saturday, December 8 at 7pm Sunday, December 9 at 1:30pm Friday, December 14 at 7pm Saturday, December 15 at 1:30pm Saturday, December 15 at 7pm Sunday, December 16 at 1:30pm * Wednesday, December 19 at 7pm Thursday, December 20 at 7pm * Friday, December 21 at 1:30pm Friday, December 21 at 7pm Saturday, December 22 at 1:30pm Saturday, December 22 at 7pm Sunday, December 23 at 1:30pm	TICKET PRICING: Single tickets $30-105* PERFORMANCE LOCATION: San Jose Center for the Performing Arts 255 Almaden Blvd, downtown San Jose Casting Radio Disney interview with choreographer Karen Gabay. (30 min) Karen Gabay's Synopsis Poem for THE NUTCRACKER *"A family-friendly, fresh interpretation of the old tale – including a new twist...ingenious..."* Rita Felciano, Mercury News
* Special Reduced-Price Family Performances Ballet San Jose presents three Reduced-Price Family Performances of The Nutcracker. Tickets to these special performances run from $21 to $75. All other performances range from $30 to $105.		*"This full-length holiday extravaganza is a thoughtful and fresh interpretation of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s story, complete with elegant dancing and striking originality...a joy to watch."* Heather Desaulniers, CriticalDance.com