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.”

— Santa Barbara Independent

*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. Subsidized tickets are currently available to State Street Ballet Community Partners and will become available to the General Public on February 23. This performance is free for children under 18.

Tickets:
https://www.lobero.org/events/recess/

Sensory Friendly performance Tickets:
https://checkout.lobero.com/21302/