2025-2026 Season Performances
RECESS!
Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 2:00pm (Sensory-Friendly Performance)
Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 7:30pm
Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 2:00pm
The Lobero Theatre
Leap into a world of imagination with RECESS!, State Street Ballet’s fun-filled, family program featuring three delightful works. Alexei Kremnev’s Carnival of the Animals takes audiences on a charming zoo adventure, while Jerome Robbins’ Interplay bursts with playground energy. Closing the program is a new contemporary work bringing the world of video games to life. Full of creativity, humor, and charm, RECESS! is pure joy for kids and kids-at-heart!
Choreography by Alexei Kremnev, Jerome Robbins,
Music by Camille Saint-Saens, Morton Gould
Featuring Opera Santa Barbara Orchestra
Conducted by Kostis Protopapas
“…a powerful reminder of the way that dance can help access the emotional truths at the heart of our most profound experiences.”
*Families with special needs or small children are invited to our sensory-friendly performance on March 21 at 2:00 pm. During sensory-friendly performances, the lights in the theater stay on, the music is played more quietly, fidget items are welcome, and patrons can move, vocalize, and behave in ways that are often unfamiliar in other performance settings.
Chaplin
Friday, May 8, 2026 | 7:30pm
Saturday, May 9, 2026 | 2:00pm
The Lobero Theatre
Chaplin is a groundbreaking dance-theatre production that takes audiences on an unforgettable journey into the mind of the twentieth-century icon.
Choreographed by William Soleau, Kevin Jenkins, and Edgar Zendejas, this captivating production follows a young girl through Chaplin’s world, beautifully illustrating his humor, heart, and creative genius. A stunning, must-see performance.
Choreography by Kevin Jenkins, William Soleau, and Edgar Zendejas
Music by Various Artists
“Beautiful and thought-provoking dance. Truly a not-to-be-missed company!”
State Street Ballet’s 2025-2026 Season is generously sponsored by
Dr. Nicole Callahan
Roger and Sarah Chrisman for the Schlinger-Chrisman Foundation
Margo Cohen-Feinberg
Cheryl Goldberg
Ann Jackson Family Foundation
Tim Mikel
Marc and Pauline Sylvain
Carrie Towbes for the Michael Towbes Fund
Melanie Trent De Schutter
Richard Watts
Anonymous
Live Music Sponsors: Manitou Fund & Nora McNeely Hurley
We gratefully acknowledge our foundation, community, media, and event partners for their enthusiastic support of our work. We are so thankful for the generosity of these wonderful organizations and businesses and for their investment in our work and the longevity of our art.