2026/27 SEASON PERFORMANCES
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DRACULA, A DARK SHADOW
October 30-31, 2026
Choreography by Nicolas Blanc
Music by Philip Glass
Featuring Kronos Quartet
Production Sponsor Cheryl Goldberg
THE NUTCRACKER
December 30-31, 2026
Choreography by Rodney Gustafson and
State Street Ballet Artistic Staff
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Featuring Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestr
Conducted by Brian Asher Alhadeff
THE LITTLE MERMAID
March 6-7, 2027
Choreography by Megan Philipp and Cecily MacDougall
Music by Charles Fernandez
Set Design by Jane Hamor
Puppet Design by Christina McCarthy
Costume Design by Olivia Mason
Joint Season Finale
BRAHMS & BALANCHINE:
SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVENUE
May 22-23, 2027
Choreography by George Balanchine,
Nilas Martins, and Megan Philipp
Music by Johannes Brahms, Samuel Barber,
and Richard Rodgers
Featuring Santa Barbara Symphony
Music & Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti
State Street Ballet’s 2026-2027 Season is generously sponsored by
Dr. Nicole Callahan
Roger and Sarah Chrisman
Margo Cohen-Feinberg
G.A. Fowler Family Foundation
Cheryl Goldberg
Green Hills Software
Belle Hahn for the Little One Foundation
Ann Jackson Family Foundation
Tim Mikel
Marc and Pauline Sylvain
Carrie Towbes for the Michael Towbes Fund
Melanie Trent De Schutter
Richard Watts
Andre Yew
Anonymous
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.