PeggyTulle

"Danielle St. Germain-Gordon, who has served as the San Francisco Ballet's interim executive director since June, has been named to the post permanently. The unanimous decision by the board's executive committee was announced on Thursday, March 17, after a regularly scheduled board meeting." https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/dance/s-f-ballet-names-new-executive-director-and-shes-a-familiar-face

Poor Aaron. I wonder if this means we won't see Mathilde in La Sylphide...?

Sasha had posted to her IG stories that Aaron had gotten injured partway through a performance, and Joe Walsh stepped in partway through.

Yeah, I had a feeling this was coming, but I was hoping to have another year or two of SVP onstage.

IIRC, she has mentioned in the past that she left due to experiences with leadership. She was part of that mass exodus years ago.

Madison Keesler has noted on IG that she's looking for opportunities and that her schedule is wide open after May 8, which is the last Swan Lake performance... more details about that to come in another post. I read this to be if you want to see Madison dance in SF, now is the time. https://www.instagram.com/p/CakTqb_p2ob/?utm_medium=copy_link

Well said, @Tapfan

Thanks, @pherank!

Agreed, @pherank. Any Frances Chung spotting in Blake Works? I feel like I haven't seen her casted yet this season (post-Nut)...

Nikisha Fogo has posted pics and video to her IG stories in a walking boot😢😢😢 https://instagram.com/stories/nikishafogo/2769307000641463468?utm_medium=share_sheet

And Hernandez has been posting quite regularly in the UK and with ENB (recently in class and at rehearsals). There's no evidence that he's started here yet, even. Seems to me to be part of the package, as you said @pherank, but positioned differently.

That might be the most nonchalant announcement ever!

Well, that stint was short lived...

Anyone know why Maria Kochetkova hasn't been cast in this run? She was featured in one of the promos, and she posted on IG about it at one point...

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Thank you, @PeggyR. It's the latter that truly worries me.

Yep. I didn't consider Tamara a real possibility b/c the relationship with Isaac and her history seem so volatile and ripe for COI issues. Guess the SFB board felt otherwise...

https://www.dancemagazine.com/tamara-rojo-isaac-hernandez/ http://www.balletposition.com/blog/the-two-faces-of-english-national-ballet And if you have a UK Times subscription/access: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/english-national-ballet-director-tamara-rojo-hits-back-over-romance-with-isaac-hernandez-dnx6j3960

Madison Keesler was part of the ENB exodus, IIRC...

This is... shocking. I worry about a mass exodus from SFB (similar to what happened with ENB and the issues she had with former ENB company members).

My friend said that the party scene was masked. She also remembered Arabian being masked, too.

I have a friend who saw SFB's Nut yesterday and said that the cast was masked for the entire performance.

Jasmine Jimison is listed as a second soloist with Boston Ballet. She seemed to be a rising star at SFB. Anyone know if this is temporary? She's also been seen in BB dancers Nutcracker IG stories. https://www.bostonballet.org/Home/Global/Profiles/Artists/Second-Soloists/Jasmine-Jimison.aspx https://instagram.com/stories/dani_durrett/2721545157342655769?utm_medium=share_sheet

I got something in the mail a few weeks ago about CYO, but I already recycled it...

Bianca Teixeira has updated her IG. She is now with Bayerisches Staatsballett. What a loss for SFB. https://instagram.com/biiaia?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.staatsoper.de/en/biographies/teixeira-bianca