The Music Center Partners To Offer A Sweet Deal For The Holidays

In collaboration with Goldstar, Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center (Dance at The Music Center), will offer a sweet deal for the holidays with a much-reduced one-price-fits-all opportunity to see for a special performance of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker by Miami City Ballet on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at The Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The partnership will make the entire 3,100-seat theatre available for $35 with seats assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. A maximum of six tickets may be purchased per order. To make celebrating the holidays with a Nutcracker performance even more accessible, Goldstar will waive all ticketing fees. As part of the ticket price, guests will have an opportunity to take photos with fully costumed Miami City Ballet dancers prior to the performance. This offer is available to Goldstar members only; Goldstar membership is free and easy to access at www.goldstar.com. Tickets for the November 29, 2018, $35/ticket performance are on sale now and may be purchased only at https://bit.ly/2EMQRbA.

The Music Center presented the world premiere of Miami City Ballet's performance of an all-new Nutcracker to sold-out audiences in December 2017. The production pairs Balanchine's iconic choreography and Tchaikovsky's timeless score with whimsical sets and costumes designed by award-winning Cuban American artists Isabel and Ruben Toledo. The performances are presented with an impressive scale of more than 100 dancers and cast members, along with live orchestra, fully bringing to life the magic and spectacle that have delighted audiences for generations. To make this truly an L.A. experience, performances include student dancers from two L.A.-based arts academies - the Colburn School and The Gabriella Foundation's everybody dance! program. In addition to the special "sweet deal," tickets for regular-season performances, which run from November 30 - December 2, 2018, are on sale now at musiccenter.org/nutcracker

"The Music Center is delighted to bring back George Balanchine's The Nutcracker by Miami City Ballet to Los Angeles and to offer a 'sweet deal' that makes it possible for even more Angelenos to see this incredible performance," said Rachel Moore, president and CEO of The Music Center. "To celebrate the holidays is to celebrate the spirit of inclusiveness. With our partner Goldstar, The Music Center invites Angelenos to come together and share the wonder of the holiday season with the tradition of a magnificent Nutcracker production," she added.

"This is a great opportunity to experience this holiday classic at one of Los Angeles' most iconic institutions and with certainly one of the best companies in the world," said Goldstar CEO Jim McCarthy. "We're hoping that people will take advantage of this offer to connect with their friends and family for what will be an incredible special evening out."

George Balanchine's The Nutcracker by Miami City Ballet

Choreography: George Balanchine

Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Production and Costume Design: Isabel and Ruben Toledo

Projection Design: Wendall K. Harrington

Lighting Design: James K. Ingalls

Regular-single tickets for George Balanchine's The Nutcracker by Miami City Ballet performances at The Music Center are available online at musiccenter.org/nutcracker; at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Box Office, 135 N. Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012; or by calling (213) 972-0711. For groups of 10 or more, call (213) 972-8555 or email mcgroupsales@musiccenter.org. Major funding for the new production of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker has been generously provided by: Mary Spencer, Deborah and Charles Adelman, Kristi and Dean Jernigan, Susan D. Kronick and Edward M. Shumsky, and The Music Center.

Photo courtesy of Alexander Iziliaev

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