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The website now has the following:
Friday, May 3, 8:00 PM
Due to injury, in this evening's performance of Swan Lake, the role of Odette-Odile will be performed by Jasmine Jimison in place of Natalia Osipova.
- Odette/Odile: Jasmine Jimison
- Siegfried: Isaac Hernández
- Von Rothbart: Alexander Reneff-Olson
Saturday, May 4, 8:00 PM
- Odette/Odile: Sasha De Sola
- Siegfried: Aaron Robison
- Von Rothbart: Nathaniel Remez
No change to tonight - Jasmine & Aaron for tonight (Wednesday 5/1), but will keep looking for any updates.
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3 minutes ago, Josette said:
A friend texted me about this. I have a ticket for Osipova on Friday with a friend flying in from the East Coast to join me. Please keep us posted if you learn anything about shuffling of the casts. I was looking forward to seeing Nikisha Fogo and Daniel Camargo on Saturday afternoon, and I doubt that will be moved, but I was especially looking forward to Aaron Robison and Jimison on Saturday night, and I will be very unhappy if I don't see him.
Glad to hear it went so well for Jimison and the audience was so pleased.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news - but it has been updated on the SFB Website that Natalia Osipova will not be dancing on Friday night. The dancer to replace her is still to be determined. Here is the link: CASTING - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org)
If I find any additional information, I will post it.
I have a ticket for Friday's performance, but I will either exchange or donate the ticket.
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As I was leaving dinner to head to the Opera House, two different friends texted me: Osipova is injured. I arrived at the Opera House and it was confirmed that Osipova would not be dancing this evening due to injury. Jasmine Jimison would dance in her place.
The lights went down and Tamara Rojo came onstage. She addressed the crowd with the news that no one wanted to hear - Natalia Osipova will not be dancing due to injury. But making her debut will be Jasmine Jimison. Please join me in supporting her tonight.
What a way to make a debut!! She was wonderful!! The crowd was with her every step of the way. She was partnered by Isaac Hernandez - who was scheduled to dance with Osipova.
The casting is updated for the switch tonight - CASTING - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org). However, casting for the rest of the run has not been updated. Jasmine was scheduled to debut Wednesday night with Aaron Robison. I do not think she will be dancing. Osipova is still listed for Friday - but there is no word on the seriousness of the injury which could prevent her from dancing on Friday. I will keep checking the website and post any casting updates.
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40 minutes ago, Josette said:
Akram Khan. And I did like his Giselle very, very much, which I saw twice danced by ENB.
Thanks - I just looked up Creature and other info about Mr. Khan. I wonder if Tamara will have him create a new work for SFB in the future.
Interesting that there are no new works being created on SFB - while there were 2 new works created this season (Azure Barton's Mere Mortals & Arielle Smith's Carmen). Usually there are a couple of new works every year. But it is nice to see new works coming into the rep here.
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Here is the FB post regarding the roster: (5) In addition to our exciting 24/25 Season... - San Francisco Ballet | Facebook
The big news: Principal Dancers Max Cauthorn & Dores Andre are returning!!
Also, promotions:
- Kamryn Baldwin, Carmela Mayo, and Joshua Jack Price are promoted to Soloist.
- Apprentices Sofia Albers, Jacey Galliard, and Dylan Pierzina are promoted to the Corps De Ballet
New dancers:
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Soloists
- Fernando Carratala Coloma (Fernando Carratalá Coloma - English National Ballet) and Victor Prigent (Victor Prigent - English National Ballet) join as Soloists, having danced previously at English National Ballet
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Corps De Ballet
- Rebecca Blenkinsop (English National Ballet - Rebecca Blenkinsop - English National Ballet)
- Jakub Groot (Czech National Ballet - Jakub Groot (narodni-divadlo.cz))
- Lucas Lopez (Joffrey Studio Company
- Archie Sullivan (English National Ballet - Archie Sullivan - English National Ballet)
- Juliette Windey
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1 hour ago, Phrenchphry11 said:
Very happy to see Manon entering the rep. I also really loved Frankenstein, and I'm glad Scarlett isn't fully blacklisted from major ballet companies now.
That said - I'm a bit disappointed that so much of the programming leans not-child-friendly and a bit heavy thematically. The fact that there are no lighter tutu ballets and no Balanchine feels like a big miss to me. SFB has deep Balanchine roots that I was hoping for a rerun of Midsummer or maybe Coppelia or something.
I agree - I would have liked to have seen Don Q (a lighter story ballet) or Serenade for some Balanchine.
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9 minutes ago, Josette said:
sf herminator, have you seen Creature? I saw ENB dance it in Chicago two years ago and disliked it intensely with its horrid treatment of the female protagonist devised by its choreographer- as bas an experience I have ever sat through in dance or opera. It would not go over well in SF. I had a ticket for a second show and gladly did not attend a second time.
Josette - I have not seen Creature. Who was the choreographer? I am going to YT to see if there are any clips....
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ALSO::
Nutcracker - December 6-29, 37 performances NUTCRACKER - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org)
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Along with the email I received regarding the 24-25 Rep Season, there was also a list of the dancer roster for next year.
First, the bad news: Angelo Greco is leaving for Houston Ballet. His name was not on the roster, and Houston Ballet has posted to their IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/C51OY02sJHD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
There are other surprises, but do not want to post anything that cannot be verified (thus violating guidelines). As I find social media posts or any press release to confirm promotions or dancers coming/going, I am only going to share the news about Angelo. Apologies in advance.
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The announcement is here: 24/25 SEASON - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org)
- Kenneth MacMillan's Manon (SFB Premiere) - January 24-Febrruary 1
- Cool Britannia: Wayne McGregor's Chroma, Christopher Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour, Akram Khan's Dust (SFB Premiere) - February 13-February 19
- Raymonda - Tamara Rojo, after Marius Petipa - March 1-March 8
- Liam Scarlett's Frankenstein - March 20-March 26
- Van Manen: Dutch Grandmaster -- Solo, 5 Tango's (SFB Premiere), Grosse Fuge, Variations for Two Couples - April 5-April 19
- Broken Love: MacMillan's Marguerite & Armand, Lopez Ochoa's Broken Wings - April 8-18
- Frankenstein Encore - April 26-May 4
A very exciting season!! However, I am a little perplexed with the return of Marguerite & Armand AND the premiere of Manon. I am happy with Manon coming into the SFB rep. I would rather have had a different Ashton piece, although given the name of the program 'Broken Love' then the pariing of M&A with Broken Wings makes sense. I am also very happy to have the return of a Liam Scarlett piece - I am already casting The Creature in my mind (Wei Wang is the only dancer still in the company who has danced it before). I am also really looking forward to the Cool Britannia program - Chroma & Within the Golden Hour are 2 of my favorite works. I am also disappointed not to see any Balanchine in the mix.
FB Post: Facebook
IG Post: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C51OdbUvTIk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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Meet the Artist Interviews on Friday 4/12 and Sunday 4/14 - https://www.sfballet.org/productions/meet-the-artist-interviews/
- April 12 at 7 pm – Textile Artist Maria Guzmán Capron, designer of the Dos Mujeres scenic curtain
- April 14 at 1 pm – Principal Dancer Esteban Hernández
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Principal Casting has been posted for the Swan Lake Encore - https://www.sfballet.org/tickets/casting/
Tuesday, April 30, 7:30 PM
- Odette/Odile: Natalia Osipova*
- Siegfried: Isaac Hernández
- Von Rothbart: Alexander Reneff-Olson
*Guest artist courtesy of The Royal Ballet
Wednesday, May 1, 7:30 PM
- Odette/Odile: Jasmine Jimison
- Siegfried: Aaron Robison
- Von Rothbart: Nathaniel Remez
Thursday, May 2, 7:30 PM
- Odette/Odile: Misa Kuranaga
- Siegfried: Angelo Greco
- Von Rothbart: Daniel Deivison-Oliveira
Friday, May 3, 8:00 PM
- Odette/Odile: Natalia Osipova*
- Siegfried: Isaac Hernández
- Von Rothbart: Alexander Reneff-Olson
*Guest artist courtesy of The Royal Ballet
Saturday, May 4, 2:00 PM
- Odette/Odile: Nikisha Fogo
- Siegfried: Daniel Camargo*
- Von Rothbart: Alexander Reneff-Olson
*Guest artist courtesy of American Ballet Theatre
Saturday, May 4, 8:00 PM
- Odette/Odile: Jasmine Jimison
- Siegfried: Aaron Robison
- Von Rothbart: Nathaniel Remez
Sunday, May 5, 2:00 PM
- Odette/Odile: Misa Kuranaga
- Siegfried: Angelo Greco
- Von Rothbart: Daniel Deivison-Oliveira
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When you enter the theater at the Opera House for the performances of Dos Mujeres, there is a beautiful curtain created by Oakland based artist Maria Guzman Capron.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C5YqjEIOu9b/
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A short clip of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa speaking about the Fridas:
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Meet the Artists Interviews take place 1 hour before performances on Friday evenings and Sunday matinees.
For the next@90 Curtain Call performances:
- Friday, April 5, 7 PM: Principal Dancer Wei Wang
- Sunday, April 7, 1 PM: Rehearsal Director and Former Principal Dancer Tina LeBlanc
Most interviews become available via podcast.
Links are posted on the SFB Website Meet the Artist Interviews - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org) and wherever you get your podcasts.
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I was at last night's performance. I enjoyed Carmen and look forward to seeing it again - but I will say that it is not your mother's Carmen.
Broken Wings is a very special piece. It literally is art coming to life!! Visually stunning costumes, wonderful choreography for the 'Frida' group (men as different versions of Frida's self portraits). I don't think there are words to express what I experienced watching this piece, but I cannot wait to see it again this weekend!! Kudos to everyone, but especially Isabella DeVivo as Frida Kahlo. Run, don't walk to see this one!!
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Dos Mujeres is the last new program of Tamara Rojo's inaugural season.
For this program, the story of two different women - one a real life artist and the other a well known operatic character - come to life through two different choreographers.
Carmen is a World Premiere choreographed by Cuban-born Arielle Smith - her first for SFB, with an original score by Arturo O'Farrill. It is a new version of the familiar character from Bizet's opera.
Broken Wings, which is making its SF Ballet debut, portrays the art and life of Frida Khalo. This is the second piece from Annabelle Lopez Ochoa to enter the SFB rep. Guernica was part of the 2018 Unbound festival. This piece was originally created in 2016 for English National Ballet, which had Tamara Rojo in the role of Frida Kahlo.
Details and Principal Casting:
DOS MUJERES
Carmen (World Premiere)
- Choreographer: Arielle Smith
- Composer: Arturo O’Farrill
- Set Design by: Riccardo Hernández
- Costume Design: Gabriela Hearst
- Lighting Design: Jim French
- Dramaturg: Lucinda Coxon
Broken Wings (SF Ballet Premiere)
- Choreographer: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
- Composer: Peter Salem, “La Llorona” sung by Chavela Vargas
- Staged by: Daniel Kraus
- Scenic and Costume Design: Dieuweke van Reij
- Lighting Design: Jim French
- Dramaturg: Nancy Meckler
- Assistant to the Choreographer: Garen Scribner
Casting subject to change
Thursday, April 4, 7:30 PM
CARMEN
- Carmen: Sasha De Sola
- Jose: Joseph Walsh
- Escamillo: Jennifer Stahl
- Gilberto: Wei Wang
BROKEN WINGS
- Frida: Isabella DeVivo
- Diego: John-Paul Simoens*
- Sister: Sasha Mukhamedov
- Alfonso: Cavan Conley
Saturday, April 6, 2:00 PM
CARMEN
- Carmen: Jasmine Jimison
- Jose: Esteban Hernández
- Escamillo: Sasha Mukhamedov
- Gilberto: Myles Thatcher
BROKEN WINGS
- Frida: Nikisha Fogo
- Diego: Nathaniel Remez
- Frida's Sister: Jihyun Choi
- Alfonso: Esteban Hernández
Saturday, April 6, 8:00 PM
CARMEN
- Carmen: Sasha De Sola
- Jose: Joseph Walsh
- Escamillo: Jennifer Stahl
- Gilberto: Wei Wang
BROKEN WINGS
- Frida: Isabella DeVivo
- Diego: John-Paul Simoens*
- Sister: Sasha Mukhamedov
- Alfonso: Cavan Conley
Tuesday, April 9, 7:30 PM
CARMEN
- Carmen: Jasmine Jimison
- Jose: Esteban Hernández
- Escamillo: Sasha Mukhamedov
- Gilberto: Myles Thatcher
BROKEN WINGS
- Frida: Nikisha Fogo
- Diego: Nathaniel Remez
- Frida's Sister: Jihyun Choi
- Alfonso: Esteban Hernández
Wednesday, April 10, 7:30 PM
CARMEN
- Carmen: Jasmine Jimison
- Jose: Esteban Hernández
- Escamillo: Sasha Mukhamedov
- Gilberto: Myles Thatcher
BROKEN WINGS
- Frida: Nikisha Fogo
- Diego: Nathaniel Remez
- Frida's Sister: Jihyun Choi
- Alfonso: Esteban Hernández
Friday, April 12, 8:00 PM
CARMEN
- Carmen: Sasha De Sola
- Jose: Joseph Walsh
- Escamillo: Jennifer Stahl
- Gilberto: Wei Wang
BROKEN WINGS
- Frida: Isabella DeVivo
- Diego: John-Paul Simoens*
- Sister: Sasha Mukhamedov
- Alfonso: Cavan Conley
Sunday, April 14, 2:00 PM
CARMEN
- Carmen: Sasha De Sola
- Jose: Joseph Walsh
- Escamillo: Jennifer Stahl
- Gilberto: Wei Wang
BROKEN WINGS
- Frida: Isabella DeVivo
- Diego: John-Paul Simoens*
- Sister: Sasha Mukhamedov
- Alfonso: Cavan Conley
*Guest Artist
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Just received an email: Mark your calendar for April 16 when the 2024-25 Season will be announced.
Stay tuned!!!
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Performance dates have been announced for Natalia Osipova and Daniel Camargo - https://www.sfballet.org/productions/swan-lake-encore/
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Natalia Osipova
- Tuesday, April 30, 7:30 PM
- Friday, May 3, 8 PM
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Daniel Camargo
- Saturday, May 4, 2 PM
- Due to unforeseen circumstances, Jacopo Tissi will not be performing
Full casting will be announced closer to the performance dates.
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Natalia Osipova
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next@90 Curtain Call is the first of 2 programs which will alternate with Dos Mujeres beginning April 2 through April 14. Three works from last year's next@90 New Works Festival return to the Opera House Stage: Nicolas Blanc's Gateway to the Sun, Yuri Possokhov's Violin Concerto, and Dani Rowe's MADCAP.
Here are the program details - NEXT@90 CURTAIN CALL - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org) and principal casting - CASTING - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org):
Gateway to the Sun
- Choreographer: Nicolas Blanc
- Composer: Anna Clyne
- Scenic and Costume Design: Katrin Schnabl
- Lighting Design: Jim French
Violin Concerto
- Choreographer: Yuri Possokhov
- Composer: Igor Stravinsky
- Scenic Design: Alexander V. Nichols
- Costume Design: Sandra Woodall
- Lighting Design: Jim French
- Assistant to the Choreographer: Tiit Helimets
MADCAP
- Choreographer: Danielle Rowe
- Composer: Pär Hagström
- Music Arranged by: Philip Feeney
- Costume Design: Emma Kingsbury
- Lighting Design: Jim French
- Assistant to the Choreographer: Garen Scribner
*Casting Subject to Change
Tuesday, April 2, 7:30 PM
GATEWAY TO THE SUN
- Poet: Isaac Hernández
- Second Movement: Sasha De Sola, Wei Wang
- Third Movement: Jennifer Stahl, Steven Morse
VIOLIN CONCERTO
- Muse: Sasha Mukhamedov
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Principal Couples:
- Wona Park, Joseph Walsh
- Julia Rowe, Esteban Hernández
- Carmela Mayo, Cavan Conley
MADCAP
- Clown: Myles Thatcher
- Oracle: Jennifer Stahl
- Mirror: Jasmine Jimison
Wednesday, April 3, 7:30 PM
GATEWAY TO THE SUN
- Poet: Isaac Hernández
- Second Movement: Sasha De Sola, Wei Wang
- Third Movement: Jennifer Stahl, Steven Morse
VIOLIN CONCERTO
- Muse: Sasha Mukhamedov
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Principal Couples:
- Wona Park, Joseph Walsh
- Katherine Barkman, Luca Ferrò
- Norika Matsuyama, Daniel Deivison-Oliveira
MADCAP
- Clown: Myles Thatcher
- Oracle: Jennifer Stahl
- Mirror: Jasmine Jimison
Friday, April 5, 8:00 PM
GATEWAY TO THE SUN
- Poet: Myles Thatcher
- Second Movement: Wona Park, Cavan Conley
- Third Movement: Jasmine Jimison, Parker Garrison
VIOLIN CONCERTO
- Muse: Frances Chung
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Principal Couples:
- Elizabeth Mateer, Joshua Jack Price
- Julia Rowe, Esteban Hernandez
- Carmela Mayo, Cavan Conley
MADCAP
- Clown: Nathaniel Remez
- Oracle: Sasha Mukhamedov
- Mirror: Katherine Barkman
Sunday, April 7, 2:00 PM
GATEWAY TO THE SUN
- Poet: Myles Thatcher
- Second Movement: Wona Park, Cavan Conley
- Third Movement: Thamires Chuvas, Steven Morse
VIOLIN CONCERTO
- Muse: Sasha Mukhamedov
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Principal Couples:
- Wona Park, Joseph Walsh
- Katherine Barkman, Luca Ferrò
- Norika Matsuyama, Daniel Deivison-Oliveira
MADCAP
- Clown: Myles Thatcher
- Oracle: Jennifer Stahl
- Mirror: Sasha De Sola
Thursday, April 11, 7:30 PM
GATEWAY TO THE SUN
- Poet: Wei Wang
- Second Movement: Wona Park, Cavan Conley
- Third Movement: Thamires Chuvas, Steven Morse
VIOLIN CONCERTO
- Muse: Frances Chung
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Principal Couples:
- Elizabeth Mateer, Joshua Jack Price
- Julia Rowe, Esteban Hernandez
- Carmela Mayo, Cavan Conley
MADCAP
- Clown: Myles Thatcher
- Oracle: Jennifer Stahl
- Mirror: Jasmine Jimison
Saturday, April 13, 2:00 PM
GATEWAY TO THE SUN
- Poet: Myles Thatcher
- Second Movement: Sasha De Sola, Wei Wang
- Third Movement: Jasmine Jimison, Parker Garrison
VIOLIN CONCERTO
- Muse: Frances Chung
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Principal Couples:
- Elizabeth Mateer, Joshua Jack Price
- Julia Rowe, Esteban Hernandez
- Carmela Mayo, Cavan Conley
MADCAP
- Clown: Nathaniel Remez
- Oracle: Sasha Mukhamedov
- Mirror: Katherine Barkman
Saturday, April 13, 8:00 PM
GATEWAY TO THE SUN
- Poet: Isaac Hernández
- Second Movement: Sasha De Sola, Wei Wang
- Third Movement: Jennifer Stahl, Steven Morse
VIOLIN CONCERTO
- Muse: Sasha Mukhamedov
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Principal Couples:
- Wona Park, Joseph Walsh
- Katherine Barkman, Luca Ferrò
- Norika Matsuyama, Daniel Deivison-Oliveira
MADCAP
- Clown: Myles Thatcher
- Oracle: Jennifer Stahl
- Mirror: Sasha De Sola
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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
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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!!
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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/
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8 hours ago, Josette said:
Thanks for posting this, sf_herminator. It was interesting to read through all the 2020 posts and see the casting. I was talking with a waitress at the Opera House last Sunday, and she told me about the night the mayor shut down the performance. I decided to purchase tickets for the last three shows of this run, and, having seen the 2020 discussion, I’m now especially glad that I did so.
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 👋
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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.
Swan Lake Encore - April 30-May 5
in San Francisco Ballet
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The principal cast for the Thursday & Sunday performances - Angelo Greco, Misa Kuranaga, and Daniel Deivison Oliveira - were interviewed on KRON 4 - Swan Lake returns to the San Francisco Ballet | KRON4
Angelo Greco on his move to Houston Ballet - Ballet star Angelo Greco leaps from California to new principal role in Houston - CultureMap Houston