Bakersfield's Historic Fox Theater is set to host Swan Lake on June 18, 2027, with the World Ballet Company bringing 50 dancers, handcrafted costumes and hand-painted sets to the downtown stage for a single evening performance. Doors open at 6 p.m. ahead of the 7 p.m. curtain, and a limited presale window for tickets is already underway this week.
According to KGET, the ballet is set to take over the Fox Theater on June 18, 2027, at 7 p.m., with doors opening an hour earlier per theater officials. The touring production will bring 50 world-class dancers, handcrafted costumes and hand-painted sets from the World Ballet Company, the station reports. Ticket details list a runtime of 2 hours and 30 minutes, including a 20-minute intermission, per a listing on Tixr.
What's Behind the Curtain
The Tixr listing goes further into the craftsmanship involved, describing over 150 radiant hand-sewn costumes and stunning hand-crafted sets built for the touring show. Per the same listing, World Ballet Company is based in Los Angeles and led by Sasha Gorskaya and Gulya Hartwick, and the company says it has traveled to more than 300 cities, reaching an audience of more than 500,000 fans.
It isn't the first time Bakersfield audiences have had a chance to see this company's take on the classic ballet at the Fox. A separate Bakersfield.com article noted that the World Ballet Co. brought its nationally touring production of Swan Lake to Bakersfield on Feb. 7, though that report did not specify which year the earlier performance took place.
Grabbing a Seat Before the Public Sale
For those hoping to lock in seats early, a presale window opened Tuesday and runs through Thursday at 11:59 p.m., according to the station's report. Presale tickets can be purchased online or at the Fox Theater Box Office using the code SWANS, the outlet notes.
With the performance still more than seven months away, Bakersfield dance fans have some time to plan, but the presale window itself is brief. The June 18 date at the Fox Theater marks the next scheduled stop for a production that its organizers say has now reached hundreds of thousands of audience members across the country.
