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[PeggyR]

Program and casts for the opening night gala, "La Belle Époque".


Opening Night Gala   
Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 8pm


THE VERTIGINOUS THRILL OF EXACTITUDE

Choreography: William Forsythe

Conductor: Martin West

Frances Chung*, Charlene Cohen*, Nicole Ciapponi*, Jaime Garcia Castilla*, Pascal Molat*

World Premiere

DOUBLE STOP

Choreography: Val Caniparoli

Music: Tape

Sarah Van Patten*, Tiit Helimets*

RUSSIAN DIVERTISSEMENT from SWAN LAKE, ACT III

Choreography: Helgi Tomasson after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov

Conductor: Martin West

Dana Genshaft, Courtney Elizabeth, Hansuke Yamamoto, Garen Scribner

EXCERPT FROM ALLES WALZER

Choreography: Renato Zanella

Conductor: Martin West

Joan Boada*, Gennadi Nedvigin*

BLACK SWAN PAS DE DEUX

Choreography: Helgi Tomasson after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov

Conductor: Martin West


Sofiane Sylve+, Vito Mazzeo+

-INTERMISSION-

San Francisco Ballet Premiere

NEUE PIZZICATO POLKA

Choreography: John Neumeier

Conductor: Martin West

Vanessa Zahorian*, Jaime Garcia Castilla*, Taras Domitro*

World Premiere

TALK TO HER (hable con ella)

Choreography: Yuri Possokhov

Conductor: Martin West

Casting: Lorena Feijoo*, Vitor Luiz*

World Premiere

SOMEWHERE IN TIME

Choreography: Edwaard Liang

Conductor: Martin West

Piano: Roy Bogas

Yuan Yuan Tan*, Damian Smith*

PAS DE DEUX from DON QUIXOTE, ACT III

Choreography: Alexander Gorsky and Marius Petipa

Conductor: Martin West

Vanessa Zahorian, Taras Domitro

4TH MOVEMENT & FINALE from SYMPHONY IN C

Choreography: George Balanchine

Conductor: Martin West



1st Movement: Lorena Feijoo, Artem Yachmennikov

2nd Movement: Sofiane Sylve, Tiit Helimets

3rd Movement: Frances Chung, Isaac Hernandez*

4th Movement: Sarah Van Patten, Hansuke Yamamoto

+Premiere in Tomasson's production
* Denotes premiere in role
 

[SML101]

I attended the gala tonight - it was absolutely wonderful.   However, the order of performances was changed in the second half and a Swan Lake performance was added.  I would like to know who the dancers were in the added piece - can anyone tell me ?  They were not listed on the printed program or the SF Ballet website cast listing.   Thank you !

[Paul Parish]

Sofiane Sylve and the new soloist, Vito Mazzeo --

[SML101]

Paul Parish, on 27 January 2011 - 02:13 AM, said:

Sofiane Sylve and the new soloist, Vito Mazzeo --

Thank you ! I think the cast for the 4th Movement and Finale was changed as well.

[Balleroger]

Once again, Lorena Feijoo and Vitor Luiz showed that sparks fly whenever they dance together.  The two of them, plus Daniel Deivison, in Villa-Lobos' sensuous Uirapuru would be a triumph for SF Ballet.  I hope it happens while we still have them in the Company.  Possokhov seems interested in recognizing the contributions of our Latin American dancers.