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  1. 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.

  2. 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

  3. 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)

  4. 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==

     

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. On 2/2/2024 at 12:41 PM, Josette said:

    There are three tickets left for YY's last performance on February 14!  It should be a wonderful performance. 

    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.

  8. 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:

    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). 

  9. 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.

  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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

  13. I received an email from SFB which has announced Yuan Yuan Tan's Final Performances:

    • Wednesday, January 24: Opening Night Gala: Pas de Deux from Tomasson's 7 for Eight with Tiit Helimets

    • Wednesday, February 14: Marguerite in Ashton’s Marguerite and Armand, part of our British Icons program  

    I already have a ticket for Marguerite and Armand.  I will most likely attend the gala performance if they will be selling standing ticket.

    I will post any additional updates as I find them.

     

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