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Welcome to the forum, LupusMelis.

Apparently Yuan Yuan Tan turned 47 on Valentine's Day. Happy birthday, YY! Still going strong.

I see. Well either it's been removed or I don't have access. It's good to hear she's made it back to SF. I imagine MF has a lot of training to do before she'll actually be in performance shape.

She's back now? Where did you hear about that PeggyTulle?

Maybe, but OBT's seasons are fairly short in comparison to that of the really big companies - with long gaps between programs. That would allow for some back and forth travel to a home in the Bay Area. But who knows? This got me to wondering exactly how old Ingham is now, and I came upon an Australian article talking about a 21 year old Luke Ingham heading to the US for a short study tour with various large companies including SFB. But the article claims to have been published in 1990! That would make Luke 53 or 54 years old. And I don't believe that.

Wow, congratulations to Ms. Rowe.

Rachel Howard has a write up of the Next@90 Festival in the Fjord Review - it's titled "Free Reign". Nothing particularly illuminating, as I recall (that is, nothing that you all haven't already mentioned). Mainly she's keeping track of the number of female choreographers and choreographers of color involved in the new repertoire.

Misa Kuranaga posted some photos on Instagram referencing "SF Ballet in LA" and the Music Center: https://www.instagram.com/p/Coil0JlP1L2/ I haven't heard of any tour plans, but I imagine the dancers know long before the rest of us do. 😉

She posted a nice photo of herself holding son Claude - on the beach in France (probably the Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains area): "It’s been 18 months but it feels like I have known him for all my life and I can’t remember or imagine a life without him." https://www.instagram.com/p/CojVDNbL8_z/

Sasha De Sola posted some footage from The Queen's Daughter: https://www.instagram.com/p/CoaNLNEN_l-/ Dores Andre posted some footage of Resurrection: https://www.instagram.com/p/CoYlyygvKHF/ Sasha Mukhamedov's photos of Violin Concerto: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cofp-SNvFjb/ ...and the Bolero cast: https://www.instagram.com/p/CoSm4mEPkLU/ Joe Walsh's Next@90 photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CoNsNBMSGTp/

I didn't see that coming, but she has been rather quiet this past year, so perhaps she was planning a life change(!). MK never struck me as someone interested in having kids - she always seemed very career focused. But I think she's 38 years old now, so...

Gustavo Dudamel, Star Maestro, to Leave L.A. for New York Philharmonic Dudamel, a charismatic 42-year-old conductor, will take up the Philharmonic’s podium in 2026, in a major coup for the orchestra. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/arts/music/new-york-philharmonic-gustavo-dudamel.html Famous conductor takes a high profile job in New York City - who would have guessed? 😉

Ingham has been a fantastic Tybalt in the past. But as you say, casting will be harder to predict now.

I was just making a guess at dates to test their listing. SFB's Romeo & Juliet will run from April 21 - April 30. Juliet is one of Mathilde Froustey's favorite roles, but she's sadly stuck in France with VISA issues. She may miss this entire season. So expect to see some exciting debuts in key roles this year. The young dancers will be moving into popular roles as the old guard fades away...

No problem, Sophoife. FYI: On the Orbitz website I did a search for the weekend of April 21 - 23, and they listed Inn At The Opera for $155 a night ($357 total) for that weekend. Grand Hyatt for $187 and $172 for the downtown Hilton: https://www.orbitz.com/Hotel-Search?adults=1&d1=2023-04-21&d2=2023-04-23&destination=San Francisco (and vicinity)%2C California%2C United States of America&endDate=2023-04-23&regionId=178305&rooms=1&semdtl=&sort=RECOMMENDED&startDate=2023-04-21&theme=&useRewards=false&userIntent= Prices are generally better for the Tuesday through Thursday part of the week. But all those listed prices can literally change in a day. Also note that hotels near the airport tend to be quite low, but unless you rent a car there's no reason to be staying near the airport - it's actually a long drive from there to SF (through very congested traffic). Generally people take one of the airport shuttle buses into the city.

Here's my "Big 6" SF museum list: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art The de Young Museum (in Golden Gate Park) California Academy of Sciences (across for the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park) The Legion of Honor (only way to get there will be by taxi or Uber/Lift) The Exploratorium Asian Art Museum (reasonably walkable from the Symphony and Opera House area of town) You'll just have to see what kinds of shows/events are planned for April at those museums. Here's the general list of museums: https://museumhack.com/museums-in-san-francisco/

I do think you need to register with the website to see the better deals though (and that should be free).

The lower cost rooms at the Inn at the Opera are normally around $185.00 a night (but it does depend on the time of year and events going on). SF is an expensive city for housing and hotels. That's just the way thing are. The Inn at the Opera is lower cost than many good hotels so that's why I stay there - in addition to its very convenient location. Websites like Orbitz and Booking.com often have deals on various hotels so I would recommend checking there if you haven't already.

Others may have some up-to-date recommendations for hotels - the Inn at the Opera was where I mostly stayed. It's at 333 Fulton St. at Franklin St. (across for the Ballet/Opera House). It does get booked up in advance so it's best to try for a reservation now.There's various decent restaurants in the theatre district, as well as cheap cafes. What are your interests? That will help us to advise you. Are you planning to go to the art museums? Or would you rather walk in Golden Gate park, for example? Although the city is geographically small, the hills make it fairly exhausting to walk around. And if you're going to be using Uber/Lift to get around it can get expensive to try to cover too many different locals. So it's best to pick a couple of districts to explore. I do recommend the Hop On Hop Off bus tour just because it gives you a view of many neighborhoods and the turn around is at the Golden Gate bridge parking lot on the Sausalito side (at least it used to be), so you get a view from there: https://www.bigbustours.com/en/san-francisco/san-francisco-bus-tours This video is actually helpful in explaining the layout of SF districts (and gives you an idea of what they look like): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWmMEZaQ5mM

I'm happy to see that Jimison is being pushed to the front. Would have been nice if Powell could debut as Giselle as well, but either she's nursing an injury, or just doesn't see herself in that role. Sasha is a no brainer - as the 'old guard' fades away, SDS is going to be one of the primary faces of the company.

From today's SFB e-mail: "...we have something special in the works to celebrate Tiit Helimets' final performance as a principal dancer in Rowe's theatrical MADCAP" Saturday, February 11 at 2 pm – Tiit Helimets' final performance as a principal dancer.

MADCAP cast "clowning around": https://www.instagram.com/p/CoKs8nIpiOO/

If you subscribed to the 2020 digital season you would have seen For Pixie as part of the "opening night gala" video. It was danced by Dores Andre and Joe Walsh, with costumes by Lauren Strongin,

Enjoy, Leee!

I definitely know what you mean. Long ago, I use to make regular trips from Santa Cruz to San Francisco. And at one point I figured I had made that drive at least 100 times over the years. (And driving Highway 1 or Highway 17 could be a dangerous proposition!) Keep it fun, and safe.