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  1. Principal Casting for the first three performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream has been posted (CASTING - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org)) As always, casting is subject to change. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Choreographer: George Balanchine Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Staged by: Sandra Jennings Scenic and Costume Design: Christian Lacroix Lighting by: Jennifer Tipton Tuesday, March 12, 7:30 PM Titania: Sasha De Sloa Oberon: Esteban Hernández Puck: Cavan Conley NOTE: If you saw the video capture back in 2020, this is the same cast Wednesday, March 13, 7:30 PM Titania: Nikisha Fogo Oberon: To be announced Puck: Alexis Francisco Valdes Thursday, March 14, 7:30 PM Titania: Jennifer Stahl Oberon: Wei Wang Puck: Luca Ferrò Initial reactions: Happy to see Jennifer Stahl will finally get to dance Titania. She danced Hippolyta on opening night and was slated to dance Titania Wonderful opportunity for 2 Corps dancers (Alexis and Luca) to portray Puck Wonder who will be Nikisha's Oberon.... Can't wait to see additional casting!!
  2. Swan Lake will return April 30-May 5. This run will feature Internatiomal guest dancers!! They are: Natalia Osipova - Principal Dancer at The Royal Ballet Daniel Camargo - Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theatre Jacopo Tissi - Principal Dancer at Dutch National Ballet Who will they dance with?? Stay tuned, as casting will be announced closer to the April 30th date. https://www.sfballet.org/productions/swan-lake-encore/
  3. I was there that night. There was so much excitement in the air. I was working at the pop-up table (pointe shoes, ballet flats, sneakers, & other shoes used onstage). Then someone alerted us to the news. At the time we all thought it would be 2 weeks at most….. What really made me sad was all dancers who were going to take on some of the roles that we never got to see. But now other dancers will get their chance. BTW - I’ll be working in the gift shop on the mezzanine level or the kiosk in the lobby for the Saturday evening performances - stop by & say Hi 👋
  4. In 2020, the company used the sets & costumes from Pacific Northwest Ballet. For this season’s performances, the sets & costumes are from Paris Opera Ballet, designed by Christian Lacroix.
  5. George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream returns to the stage after a very brief run in 2020. The opening night performance on Friday 3/6 also turned out to be the closing performance when the mayor declared all venues closed due to beginning of the COVID pandemic. There was a student performance earlier that day. A final performance was put together a few days later which was recorded for subscribers to access. Since it had been over 30 years since SFB last performed Midsummer, there were multiple debuts that never happened. Here is a link to the thread from 2020: https://balletalert.invisionzone.com/topic/45357-sfb-program-4-a-midsummer-nights-dream/#comment-422928 Following was the principal cast for the March 6 performance (full casting may not have been posted): A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Fri, March 6 at 8:00 pm Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Choreographer: George Balanchine Conductor: Martin West Chorus: Volti Singers: Gabrielle Haigh, Alice Del Simone Puck: Esteban Hernandez*† Oberon: Joseph Walsh*† Titania: Yuan Yuan Tan*† Lead Butterfly: Wona Park*† Hippolyta: Jennifer Stahl*† Pas de Deux: Misa Kuranaga‡, Angelo Greco*† Hopefully, principal casting will be up after the Swan Lake run.
  6. Full cast for the opening night performance of Swan Lake - https://www.sfballet.org/tickets/casting/ Friday, February 23, 8:00 PM Conductor: Martin West Violin: Cordula Merks Cello: Eric Sung Odette-Odile: NIKISHA FOGO Prince Siegfried: AARON ROBISON Von Rothbart: NATHANIEL REMEZ Queen Mother: Katita Waldo Wolfgang, The Tutor: Ricardo Bustamante PROLOGUE Odette, Von Rothbart ACT I – OUTSIDE THE PALACE Prince Siegfried, Queen Mother, Wolfgang Pas de Trois: KATHERINE BARKMAN, ESTEBAN HERNÁNDEZ, ISABELLA DEVIVO Aristocrats: Kamryn Baldwin, Thamires Chuvas, Gabriela Gonzalez, Elizabeth Mateer, Anatalia St. Clair, Rubén Cítores Nieto, Luca Ferrò, Steven Morse, Joshua Jack Price, Mingxuan Wang Peasants: Sofia Albers, Samantha Bristow, Olivia Brothers, Maya Chandrashekaran, Jihyun Choi, Mimi Lamar, Katharine Lee, Carmela Mayo, Swane Messaoudi, Pemberley Ann Olson, Tyla Steinbach, Seojeong Yun, Benjamin Davidoff, Lleyton Ho, Andris Kundzins, Simone Pompignoli, Jacob Seltzer, Alexis Francisco Valdes Ladies in Waiting, Guards, Peasants, and Children: Supernumeraries and Students of San Francisco Ballet School – INTERMISSION – ACT II – THE LAKESIDE Odette, Prince Siegfried, Von Rothbart Cygnets: Katherine Barkman, Isabella DeVivo, Norika Matsuyama, Julia Rowe Swan Maidens: Kamryn Baldwin and Sasha Mukhamedov Swans: Sofia Albers, Samantha Bristow, Olivia Brothers, Jihyun Choi, Thamires Chuvas, Jacey Gailliard, Gabriela Gonzalez, Katharine Lee, SunMin Lee, Elizabeth Mateer, Carmela Mayo, Swane Messaoudi, Pemberley Ann Olson, Anatalia St. Clair, Tyla Steinbach, Angela Watson, Victoria Wright, Seojeong Yun – INTERMISSION – ACT III – THE PALACE BALLROOM Odile, Prince Siegfried, Von Rothbart, Queen Mother, Wolfgang Spanish Princess: Sasha Mukhamedov with Rubén Cítores Nieto and Mingxuan Wang Czardas Princess: Anatalia St. Clair with Daniel Deivison-Oliveira and Samantha Bristow, SunMin Lee, Carmela Mayo, Swane Messaoudi, Andris Kundzins, João Percilio da Silva, Jacob Seltzer, Alexis Francisco Valdes Neapolitan Princess: Julia Rowe with Cavan Conley Russian Princesses: Kamryn Baldwin and Thamires Chuvas with Joshua Jack Price and Steven Morse Master of Ceremonies: Benjamin Davidoff Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court: Students of San Francisco Ballet School Grand Pas de Deux: Odile and Prince Siegfried ACT IV – THE LAKESIDE Odette, Prince Siegfried, Von Rothbart, Swans *Casting subject to change
  7. Principal Dancer Sasha De Sola will be the Artist in the opening night's Meet the Artist Interview. Principal Dancer Joseph Walsh will be the Artist in Sunday's Meet the Artist Interview. https://www.sfballet.org/productions/meet-the-artist-interviews/
  8. Cygnets rehearsing: https://fb.watch/qkPHwB2for/
  9. From Pointe Magazine: A Tribute to Yuan Yuan Tan and Her 29-Season Career at San Francisco Ballet - Pointe Magazine
  10. Principal Casting has been posted for Swan Lake, which runs from Friday 2/23 through Sunday 3/3 CASTING - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org) - *CASTING SUBJECT TO CHANGE Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Black Swan Pas de Deux and Act II Choreography: after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov Additional Principal Coaching: Julio Bocca Scenic and Costume Design: Jonathan Fensom Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton Friday, February 23, 8:00 PM Odette-Odile: Nikisha Fogo Prince Siegfried: Aaron Robison Von Rothbart: Nathaniel Remez Saturday, February 24, 2:00 PM Odette-Odile: Frances Chung Prince Siegfried: Joseph Walsh Von Rothbart: Daniel Deivison-Oliveira Saturday, February 24, 8:00 PM Odette-Odile: Sasha De Sola Prince Siegfried: Isaac Hernández Von Rothbart: Alexander Reneff-Olson Sunday, February 25, 2:00 PM Odette-Odile: Wona Park Prince Siegfried: Wei Wang Von Rothbart: Nathaniel Remez Tuesday, February 27, 8:00 PM Odette-Odile: Nikisha Fogo Prince Siegfried: Aaron Robison Von Rothbart: Nathaniel Remez Wednesday, February 28, 8:00 PM Odette-Odile: Frances Chung Prince Siegfried: Joseph Walsh Von Rothbart: Daniel Deivison-Oliveira Thursday, February 29, 8:00 PM Odette-Odile: Sasha De Sola Prince Siegfried: Isaac Hernández Von Rothbart: Alexander Reneff-Olson Friday, March 1, 8:00 PM Odette-Odile: Wona Park Prince Siegfried: Wei Wang Von Rothbart: Nathaniel Remez Saturday, March 2, 2:00 PM Odette-Odile: Nikisha Fogo Prince Siegfried: Aaron Robison Von Rothbart: Nathaniel Remez Saturday, March 2, 8:00 PM Odette-Odile: Frances Chung Prince Siegfried: Joseph Walsh Von Rothbart: Daniel Deivison-Oliveira Sunday, March 3, 2:00 PM Odette-Odile: Sasha De Sola Prince Siegfried: Isaac Hernández Von Rothbart: Alexander Reneff-Olson Please note there will be an Encore of Swan Lake to end the season. There will be 7 performances beginning April 30 through May 5 with guest artists. No news yet as to who will be the guest artists. SWAN LAKE ENCORE - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org)
  11. From SFB's IG: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3VYs81Lm3J/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== This is the last part of the video shown Saturday night prior to the start of Marguerite & Armand. It will be shown again at tonight's performance. From Pointe Magazine's IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3VkmmBx6nT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
  12. Meet the Artist interview with pianist Britton Day, conducted prior to the first performance of the British Icons program, is now available for listening: Meet the Artist: Pianist Britton Day - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org).
  13. Last night before the start of Marguerite & Armand, a short video clip honoring Yuan Yuan Tan was shown. Accolades came from Helgi Tomasson, Anita Paciotti, Felipe Diaz (who partnered the young YYT in the La Esmeralda PDD), Tiit Helimets, Yuri Possokhov, John Neumeier, and Christopher Wheeldon. Brief snippets included Swan Lake, The Little Mermaid, RaKU, and La Esmeralda. It will most likely be played again Wednesday night.
  14. Full casting for the opening night of British Icons has been posted: https://www.sfballet.org/tickets/casting/ SONG OF THE EARTH (SFB Premiere) Choreographer: Sir Kenneth MacMillan Composer: Gustav Mahler Staged by: Grant Coyle and Edward Watson Additional Principal Coaching: Tamara Rojo Scenic and Costume Design: Nicholas Georgiadis Lighting Design: Jacopo Pantani Conductor: Martin West The Singers: Gabrielle Beteag, Moisés Salazar The Messenger of Death: Wei Wang First Song: Isaac Hernández, Joshua Jack Price, Cavan Conley, Mingxuan Wang, Luca Ferrò, João Percilio da Silva Second Song: Wona Park, Jasmine Jimison, Katherine Barkman, Julia Rowe, Joshua Jack Price, Luca Ferrò, Cavan Conley, Mingxuan Wang Third Song: Jasmine Jimison, Kamryn Baldwin, Tyla Steinbach, Angela Watson, Gabriela Gonzalez, Alexis Francisco Valdes, Jacob Seltzer, Jasper True Stanford, Parker Garrison Fourth Song: Katherine Barkman, Julia Rowe, Jihyun Choi, Kamryn Baldwin, Tyla Steinbach, Angela Watson, Gabriela Gonzalez, Cavan Conley, João Percilio da Silva, Joshua Jack Price, Alexis Francisco Valdes, Jacob Seltzer, Jasper True Stanford, Parker Garrison Fifth Song: Isaac Hernández, Cavan Conley, Luca Ferrò Sixth Song: Wona Park, Isaac Hernández, Jasmine Jimison, Katherine Barkman, Julia Rowe, Jihyun Choi, Luca Ferrò, Cavan Conley, Mingxuan Wang, Joshua Jack Price, Kamryn Baldwin, Tyla Steinbach, Angela Watson, Gabriela Gonzalez, Alexis Francisco Valdes, Jacob Seltzer, Jasper True Stanford, Parker Garrison MARGUERITE AND ARMAND (SFB Premiere) Choreographer: Sir Frederick Ashton Composer: Franz Liszt Staged by: Grant Coyle Additional Principal Coaching: Tamara Rojo Scenic and Costume Design: Cecil Beaton Lighting Design: John B. Read Conductor: Martin West Piano: Britton Day Marguerite: Misa Kuranaga Armand: Joseph Walsh Armand's Father: Ricardo Bustamante A Duke: Steven Morse Admirers of Marguerite: Daniel Deivison-Oliveira, Parker Garrison, Andris Kundzins, Davide Occhipinti, João Percilio da Silva, Nathaniel Remez, Alexander Reneff-Olson, Jacob Seltzer Maid: Anatalia St. Clair Footmen: Raphaël Brunais Besse, Eduardo Cazarez, Dylan Pierzina, Cooper Meeks, Benjamin Taber, Nicholas Yurkevich Marguerite's Double: Jihyun Choi *Casting subject to change An additional note about tonight's performance: This evening’s performance of Marguerite and Armand is dedicated in loving memory to Anthony Russell-Roberts CBE. Anthony Russell-Roberts served as Administrative Director of The Royal Ballet from 1983 to 2009. He was exposed to ballet at a young age through his uncle, Sir Frederick Ashton, with whom he frequently visited the Royal Opera House. He had a notable career in administrative leadership with the Paris Opera and The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden. He was a defender of the artform, guiding The Royal Ballet through years of uncertainty. Known for his personable approach to leadership and collaboration with the Artistic Leadership of The Royal Ballet, he was appointed Commander of the British Empire in 2004 for his services to dance. As residual legatee of Sir Frederick Ashton’s ballets and founding member of The Frederick Ashton Foundation, Russell-Roberts was a key figure in preserving the legacy of Ashton’s works for future generations. We hope you join us in honoring Anthony as you attend our opening performance of Marguerite and Armand.
  15. Now there are only 2 tickets available for February 14 - last row in Dress Circle (although it says SOLD OUT on the British Icons page - BRITISH ICONS - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org)). I am sure standing will be full. For Saturday's performance, over 500 tickets available in the Balcony, but a total of 85 for the other sections.
  16. SFB's latest IG post - YY and Aaron in studio rehearsal: We’re counting down to the bittersweet farewell to Principal Dancer Yuan Yuan Tan whose rich artistic contribution to the Company has… | Instagram YY posted this on her IG: Thank you to the San Francisco audiences who supported me for the past 3 decades ❤️🤗🥰 @sfchronicle @msrhoward | Instagram
  17. Meet the Artist returns - Meet the Artist Interviews - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org). Meet the Artist pre-performance talks are on Fridays and Sundays, one hour before curtain. Meet the Artist talks were not scheduled for Mere Mortals (and will not be scheduled during the Mere Mortals Encore in April). But they are back for British Icons. Friday, February 9 at 7 PM: Britton Day, pianist for Marguerite and Armand, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Company Pianist Sunday, February 11 at 1 PM: Edward Watson, répétiteur for Song of the Earth What a great opportunity to have Edward Watson. Former Principal Dancer with the Royal Ballet, he (along with Grant Coyle) set Kenneth MacMillan's Song of the Earth on SFB. There are a couple of interviews with Mr. Watson regarding Song of the Earth: Edward Watson on Kenneth MacMillan's Song of the Earth - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org) Edward Watson on Song of the Earth - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org) Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend in person as I will be working in the Gift Shop. Luckily, all Meet the Artist interviews are recorded and available wherever you get your podcasts. Also note that the Wednesday Pointe of View lectures are on hiatus for this season (as noted in the link above).
  18. Today (Thursday 2/1) is the last performance of Mere Mortals - until April The Encore Program in April (April 18-24) will be the return of Mere Mortals. If you missed it during the initial run OR you want to see it again, you have another chance in April: https://www.sfballet.org/productions/encore-program/
  19. Information on Mere Mortals - MERE MORTALS - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org) Rush tickets are available for the Saturday matinee and the weeknight evening performances - use the code LETSGO. More information on the link above under RUSH FOR ALL. The evening performances include a post performance dance party with a live DJ. Last night was a lot of fun!! I will post my thoughts on the program after watching today's performances.
  20. The second program of the 2024 rep season, British Icons - BRITISH ICONS - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org) includes 2 classic works making their debut at SFB: Song of the Earth: Choreographed by Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Music by Gustav Mahler Marguerite and Armand: Choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton, Music by Franz Liszt *Marguerite and Armand includes the final performances of Principal Dancer Yuan Yuan Tan. She is scheduled to dance on Saturday 2/10 8 PM and Wednesday 2/14 7:30 PM Principal Casting has been announced - - CASTING - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org) Friday, February 9, 8:00 PM SONG OF THE EARTH Messenger: Wei Wang Woman: Nikisha Fogo Man: Isaac Hernández MARGUERITE AND ARMAND Marguerite: Misa Kuranaga Armand: Joseph Walsh Duke: Steven Morse Father: Ricardo Bustamante Saturday, February 10, 2:00 PM SONG OF THE EARTH Messenger: Joshua Jack Price Woman: Jennifer Stahl Man: Chase O'Connell* *Guest Artist MARGUERITE AND ARMAND Marguerite: Jasmine Jimison Armand: Wei Wang Duke: Steven Morse Father: Pascal Molat Saturday, February 10, 8:00 PM SONG OF THE EARTH Messenger: Esteban Hernández Woman: Wona Park Man: Joseph Walsh MARGUERITE AND ARMAND Marguerite: Yuan Yuan Tan Armand: Aaron Robison Duke: Steven Morse Father: Ricardo Bustamante Sunday, February 11, 2:00 PM SONG OF THE EARTH Messenger: Joshua Jack Price Woman: Sasha De Sola Man: Aaron Robison MARGUERITE AND ARMAND Marguerite: Misa Kuranaga Armand: Joseph Walsh Duke: Steven Morse Father: Ricardo Bustamante Tuesday, February 13, 7:30 PM SONG OF THE EARTH Messenger: Joshua Jack Price Woman: Sasha De Sola Man: Aaron Robison MARGUERITE AND ARMAND Marguerite: Jasmine Jimison Armand: Wei Wang Duke: Steven Morse Father: Pascal Molat Wednesday, February 14, 7:30 PM SONG OF THE EARTH Messenger: Wei Wang Woman: Nikisha Fogo Man: Isaac Hernández MARGUERITE AND ARMAND Marguerite: Yuan Yuan Tan Armand: Aaron Robison Duke: Steven Morse Father: Ricardo Bustamante Thursday, February 15, 7:30 PM SONG OF THE EARTH Messenger: Esteban Hernández Woman: Wona Park Man: Joseph Walsh MARGUERITE AND ARMAND Marguerite: Jasmine Jimison Armand: Isaac Hernández Duke: Steven Morse Father: Pascal Molat
  21. Principal Casting is now posted for Mere Mortals - CASTING: MERE MORTALS - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org) Friday, January 26, 8:00 PM Pandora: Jennifer Stahl Prometheus: Isaac Hernández Epimetheus: Parker Garrison Hope: Wei Wang Saturday, January 27, 2:00 PM Pandora: Nikisha Fogo Prometheus: Joseph Walsh Epimetheus: Esteban Hernández Hope: Wei Wang Saturday, January 27, 8:00 PM Pandora: Jennifer Stahl Prometheus: Isaac Hernández Epimetheus: Parker Garrison Hope: Wei Wang Sunday, January 28, 2:00 PM Pandora: Jennifer Stahl Prometheus: Isaac Hernández Epimetheus: Parker Garrison Hope: Wei Wang Tuesday, January 30, 7:30 PM Pandora: Jennifer Stahl Prometheus: Isaac Hernández Epimetheus: Parker Garrison Hope: Wei Wang Wednesday, January 31, 7:30 PM Pandora: Nikisha Fogo Prometheus: Joseph Walsh Epimetheus: Esteban Hernández Hope: Wei Wang Thursday, February 1, 7:30 PM Pandora: Jennifer Stahl Prometheus: Isaac Hernández Epimetheus: Parker Garrison Hope: Wei Wang
  22. SFB has announced that YY will also dance in Marguerite & Armand in the Saturday 2/10 evening performance: IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/C2XyQA2MmEK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== FB: Facebook SFB: BRITISH ICONS - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org)
  23. I’m not sure if this was posted anywhere, but found out via the following IG post that former Principal Dancer Tiit Helimets is now Director of the Men’s Program & Instructor at Bayer Ballet Academy in Mountain View: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2DVOE_PYLr/?igsh=ZDE1MWVjZGVmZQ==
  24. Casting has been posted - CASTING - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org): Wednesday, January 24, 8:00 PM SAN FRANCISCO BALLET TAMARA ROJO, Artistic Director Martin West, Conductor Osterweis Capital Management, Presenting Sponsor Pas de Deux from SWAN LAKE, Act III Sasha De Sola, Isaac Hernández "La Llorona" from BROKEN WINGS Isabella DeVivo, John-Paul Simoens* Pas de Deux from MARGUERITE AND ARMAND Misa Kuranaga, Joseph Walsh TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX Wona Park, Aaron Robison Pas de Deux from 7 FOR EIGHT Yuan Yuan Tan, Tiit Helimets* DIANA AND ACTEON PAS DE DEUX Nikisha Fogo, Wei Wang Pas de Deux from HURRY UP, WE'RE DREAMING Katherine Barkman, Esteban Hernández Excerpt from A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Act II Frances Chung, Angelo Greco Jennifer Stahl, Daniel Deivison-Oliveira Norika Matsuyama, Sean Bennett Jasmine Jimison, Steven Morse *Guest Artists
  25. A press release about the first program of the 2024 Rep Season - Mere Mortals: SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ANNOUNCES NEW CASTING AND CREATIVE DETAILS FOR WORLD PREMIERE BALLET REIMAGINING PANDORA’S BOX TO EXPLORE ETHICS OF AI - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org)
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