Orange Co.’s Ballet Pacifica In Peril Of Shutdown

“Barring a $500,000 bailout by donors in the next month, Orange County’s premier ballet troupe will go out of business after 45 years, its two top managers said Monday. Ballet Pacifica’s remaining performances … have been canceled, and its training academy will close Friday.” Its “demise would deepen a widespread belief that Southern California is not fertile turf for dance; Los Angeles has not had a major ballet company since the Joffrey Ballet’s Music Center residency ended in 1990.”