Smuin Contemporary Ballet “The Christmas

Ballet”: Wednesday-Sunday, Dec. 5-9. Mountain View Center for the Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. $58-$86. 650-903-6000; Dec. 13-24. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 700 Howard St., S.F. $34-$91 415-9121899. www.smuinballet. org