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The Opening Night Gala Performance of the 2023 Season will be on Thursday, January 19.  Programming has been posted, which will include excerpts from some of the next@90 pieces (casting has not been posted at this time):  https://www.sfballet.org/productions/gala/

GALA PROGRAMMING

Third Movement from Haffner Serenade (World Premiere)
Choreographer: Robert Garland
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Balcony Pas de Deux from Romeo & Juliet
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

Postcripum (World Premiere)
Choreographer: Yuri Possokhov
Composer: Shinji Eshima

Excerpt from MADCAP (World Premiere)
Choreographer: Danielle Rowe
Composer: Pär Hagström
Music arranged By: Philip Feeney

Double Stop
Choreographer: Val Caniparoli
Composer: Philip Glass

Pas de Deux from Giselle, Act II
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson after Marius Petipa, Jules Perrot, and Jean Coralli
Composer: Adolphe Adam

"The Colour of Anything" from Blake Works I
Choreographer: William Forsythe
Composer: James Blake

Pas de Deux from Cinderella, Act II
Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

Excerpt from Gateway to the Sun (World Premiere)
Choreographer: Nicolas Blanc
Composer: Anna Clyne

Excerpt from BOLERO (World Premiere)
Choreographer: Yuka Oishi
Composer: Maurice Ravel

Here are the short videos of the pieces on the first program:

• Garland's Haffner Serenade:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2YCCri51_8&t=37s
• Roberts' Resurrection:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25CnhNq6WLU
• Rowe's Madcap:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb7_wzxaUWU

I was looking around the SFB website and found that casting has been posted for the 3 different programs.  Below are the links for each Program, along with the opening night cast posted:

• Garland/Roberts/Rowe (Festival A):  https://www.sfballet.org/productions/festival-a/
  • Opening Night Friday 1/20:
    • Garland's Haffner Serenade (Music: Mozart's Serenade for Orchestra in D)

      • Katherine Barkman, Esteban Hernández

        Gabriela Gonzalez, SunMin Lee, Elizabeth Mateer, Carmela Mayo

        Luca Ferrò, Lleyton Ho, Joshua Jack Price, Nathaniel Remez

    • Roberts' Resurrection (Music:  Mahler's Totenfeier for orchestra)

      • Dores André, Isaac Hernández

        WanTing Zhao, Aaron Robison

        Samantha Bristow, Isabella DeVivo, Ellen Rose Hummel, Pemberley Ann Olson

        Rubén Cítores Nieto, Lucas Erni, Andris Kundzins, Steven Morse

    • Rowe's Madcap (Music arranged by Philip Feeney)

      • Tiit Helimets, Jennifer Stahl

        Sasha De Sola, Max Cauthorn, Alexis Valdes, Wei Wang

        Parker Garrison, Davide Occhipinti, Henry Sidford

        Thamires Chuvas, Leili Rackow, Tyla Steinbach, Jamie Adele Stephens

• Canipraroli/Breiner/Ohishi (Festival B):  https://www.sfballet.org/productions/festival-b/

  • Opening Night Saturday 1/21

    • Caniparoli's Emergence (Music:  Dobrinka Tabakova's Concerto for Cello and Strings)

      • Nikisha Fogo, Ellen Rose Hummel, Misa Kuranaga, WanTing Zhao

        Lucas Erni, Angelo Greco, Steven Morse, Aaron Robison

    • Breiner's The Queen's Daughter (Music:  Violin Concerto Op. 15 by Benjamin Britten)

      • Sasha De Sola, Wei Wang

        Jennifer Stahl, Tiit Helimets

        Henry Sidford, Myles Thatcher, Lonnie Weeks

        Thamires Chuvas, Leili Rackow, Jamie Adele Stephens

        Davide Occhipinti, Jacob Seltzer, Alexis Valdes

    • Oishi's Bolero (Music by Ravel, additional music by Shinya Kiyokawa)

      • Yuan Yuan Tan, Joseph Walsh

        Katherine Barkman, Esteban Hernández

        Sasha Mukhamedov, Daniel Deivison-Oliveira

        Juliana Bellissimo, Gabriela Gonzalez, SunMin Lee, Elizabeth Mateer, Carmela Mayo

        Luca Ferrò, Joshua Jack Price, Nathaniel Remez, John-Paul Simoens, Hansuke Yamamoto

• Blanc / Schreier / Possokhov (Festival C): https://www.sfballet.org/productions/festival-c/

  • Opening Night - Wednesday 1/25

    • Blanc's Gateway to the Sun (Music:  Anna Clyne's DANCE for cello and orchestra)

      • Max Cauthorn

        Sasha De Sola, Wei Wang

        Jennifer Stahl, Luke Ingham

        Samantha Bristow, Nicole Moyer, Leili Rackow, Jamie Adele Stephens

        Davide Occhipinti, Jacob Seltzer, Alexis Valdes, Adrian Zeisel

    • Schreier's Kin (Music by Tanner Porter - commissioned score)

      • Dores André, Isaac Hernández

        WanTing Zhao, Aaron Robison

        Norika Matsuyama, Steven Morse

        Isabella DeVivo, João Percilio da Silva

        Ellen Rose Hummel, Lucas Erni

        Samantha Bristow, Olivia Brothers, Pemberley Ann Olson

        Rubén Cítores Nieto, Andris Kundzins, Mingxuan Wang

    • Possokhov's Violin Concerto (Music by Stravinsky)

      • Wona Park, Joseph Walsh

        Sasha Mukhamedov

        Katherine Barkman, Esteban Hernández

        Carmela Mayo, Cavan Conley

        Juliana Bellissimo, Gabriela Gonzalez, Elizabeth Mateer, Angela Watson

        Joshua Jack Price, Nathaniel Remez, John-Paul Simoens, Mingxuan Wang

This is a link to the program book for the festival:  https://www.sfballet.org/tickets/2023-season/program-books/

Various clips have been posted - I will put them in a separate post later.

There is a lot to be excited about with next@90!!  I will be attending the opening nights of all 3 programs.

Today I received an email regarding Nutcracker.  Tickets are now and sale - and casting (principal only) has been posted for ALL performances!!!  Here is the link (as always, casting is subject to change):

CASTING: NUTCRACKER - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org)

I was really surprised but also pleased to see the casting.  Curious to what others think about the casting.  Performances will be December 8 - December 27.

On 8/24/2022 at 10:10 PM, PeggyTulle said:

Looks like Val Caniparoli has been added to the next@90 festival.

https://www.instagram.com/p/ChpRndcMnL4/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

It appears he is replacing Benjamin Millepied.  I am happy that Val is getting this opportunity.

I think this was posted in another thread, but casting is up:  https://www.sfballet.org/tickets/casting/

Same cast for both nights - but I think there's been a change:

Friday, August 5, 8:00 PM

I. 7 FOR EIGHT

• WanTing Zhao, Aaron Robison
• Norika Matsuyama, Cavan Conley
• Swane Messaoudi, Max Cauthorn
• Jasmine Jimison, Lonnie Weeks

II. IN THE NIGHT

• Elizabeth Powell, Joseph Walsh
• Sasha Mukhamedov, Tiit Helimets
• Yuan Yuan Tan, Luke Ingham

III. BLAKE WORKS I

• Sasha De Sola, Julia Rowe
• Wei Wang, Max Cauthorn, Joseph Walsh

Saturday, August 6, 8:00 PM

I. 7 FOR EIGHT

• WanTing Zhao, Aaron Robison
• Norika Matsuyama, Cavan Conley
• Swane Messaoudi, Max Cauthorn
• Jasmine Jimison, Lonnie Weeks

II. IN THE NIGHT

• Elizabeth Powell, Joseph Walsh
• Sasha Mukhamedov, Tiit Helimets
• Yuan Yuan Tan, Luke Ingham

III. BLAKE WORKS I

• Sasha De Sola, Julia Rowe
• Wei Wang, Max Cauthorn, Joseph Walsh

I thought I saw Ellen Rose Hummel in 7 for Eight with Max earlier - but now it's Swane Messaoudi.

On another note:  I have a ticket for Friday night I cannot use.  If you are interested, please PM me.

On 5/15/2022 at 6:53 PM, pherank said:

Madison Keesler may be back in town already - she's moderating a discussion for the SF Dance Film Festival:

"Tomorrow, Sunday May 15th, I will be moderating an in-person Q&A for @sfdancefilmfest!
The program will begin by watching the enchanting “Swan Lake” by @balletpreljocaj.
Following the screening we will hear from Angelin Preljocaj himself via video and I will conclude the evening by interviewing our special guests, @misakuranaga and Pierre Vilanoba!"

https://www.instagram.com/p/CdjMEWNPVms/

I attended this screening and Anita Paciotti moderated the discussion.  Madison posted in her IG stories which I will link here (but because the availability of IG stories is only about 24 hours then the applicable post might be gone by the time others navigate to this link). https://www.instagram.com/stories/madisonkeesler/2840527996713393615/.

The work is a reimagining of Swan Lake for the current times.  It is a compelling work and also very contemporary.  Some of the moves were really amazing.  This is not the Swan Lake you are all familiar with, but definitely worth watching.

There was a short video message from Angelin Proljocaj preceding the film (he had planned to be in attendance, but ultimately was unable to come in person).

Tthere is a longer interview on the SFDFF site home page:  https://sfdancefilmfest.org

It is also posted to YouTube:  

One additional tidbit:  Pierre noted that very early in his career at Paris Opera Ballet that he had worked with Angelin Peljocaj, around 1994.

On 5/16/2022 at 4:23 PM, pherank said:

Question: what were the last 2022 programs danced by Froustey and Tan?

Tan:  Program 5 - The Fifth Season & Magrittomania,  Program 6 - Prism

Froustey:  Program 5 - The Fifth Season (I believe one performance only)

The last Pointes of View video of the season premiered on Wednesday 5/4.  Mary Wood is in conversation with Sasha De Sola (Odette/Odile), Max Cauthorn (Prince Sigfried), and Tiit Helmiets (Von Rothbart):  

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Digital Program Book for Swan Lake is now available:  https://www.sfballet.org/tickets/2022-season/2022-program-books/#program-7

Principal Casting for the first 3 performances has been posted - https://www.sfballet.org/tickets/casting/

SWAN LAKE

Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Black Swan Pas de Deux and Act II Choreography: after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Scenery and Costume Design: Jonathan Fensom
Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton
Projection Design: Sven Ortel
Hair, Wig and Make-up Design: Michael Ward
Assistant to the Choreographer: Lola de Avila

Friday, April 29, 8:00 PM

• Odette-Odile: Frances Chung
• Prince Siegfried: Joseph Walsh
• Von Rothbart: Daniel Deivison-Oliveira
• Pas de Trois: Isabella DeVivo, Julia Rowe, Esteban Hernandez

Saturday, April 30, :00 PM

• Odette-Odile: Sasha De Sola
• Prince Siegfried: Max Cauthorn
• Von Rothbart: Tiit Helimets
• Pas de Trois: Madison Keesler, Norka Matsuyama, Lucas Erni

Saturday, April 30, 8:00 PM

• Odette-Odile: Misa Kuranaga
• Prince Siegfried: Angelo Greco
• Von Rothbart: Alexander Reneff-Olson
• Pas de Trois: Isabella DeVivo, Julia Rowe, Esteban Hernandez

Casting is subject to change without notice.

Music: Swan Lake, Op. 20. Costume Design Associate, Yvonne Milnes. Design Assistant to Mr. Ward, Carole Hancock. Tutus constructed by Yoshi Terashima, London, England. Costumes constructed by Phil Reynolds, Sasha Keir, Jane Johnson, Charles Hanrahan, Robert Gordon, Sue Kay, Karen Shannon, Mark Wheeler, London, England. Additional costumes constructed by the San Francisco Opera Costume Shop, Danielle McCartan, Costume Director. Wigs and Feather Headdresses constructed and dressed by Christine Sterritt at the Wig Workshop of London. Further wig dressing by Melanie Birch and the Wig Boys, San Francisco, CA. Boots by Pluma, Portland, OR. Specialty shoes by John Hiatt, Salt Lake City, UT. Scenic Design Associate, Chad Owens, San Francisco, CA. Scenic Design Assistants, Alasdair Oliver, Alistair Turner, Jason Southgate, London, England. Video Design Associate, S. Katy Tucker, New York, NY. Video Design Assistant, Peter Vincent Acken, New York, NY. Scenic construction and painting by San Francisco Ballet Carpentry and Scenic Departments.

Casting has been posted (https://www.sfballet.org/tickets/casting/)

Conductor: Martin West

I. CHACONNE FOR PIANO AND TWO DANCERS

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson

Costume Design: Sandra Woodall

Lighting Design: Kevin Connaughton

• FRANCES CHUNG, WEI WANG

Roy Bogas, Piano

II. CONCERTO GROSSO

Composer: Francesco Geminiani after Corelli

Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson

Costume Design: Sandra Woodall

Lighting Design: David Finn

• LUCAS ERNI, LONNIE WEEKS, MINGXUAN WANG, DIEGO CRUZ, JOHN-PAUL SIMOENS

Cordula Merks, Violin I   Ani Bukujian, Violin II

Yi Zhou, Viola   Eric Sung, Cello

III. TWO BITS

Composer: Aaron Jay Kernis

Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson

Costume Design: Sandra Woodall

Lighting Design: Lisa J. Pinkham

• ISABELLA DEVIVO, ESTEBAN HERNANDEZ

David Tanenbaum, Guitar

Cordula Merks, Violin I   Ani Bukujian, Violin II

Yi Zhou, Viola   Eric Sung, Cello

IV. Pas de Deux from THE FIFTH SEASON

Composer: Karl Jenkins

Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson

Scenic and Costume Design: Sandra Woodall

Lighting Design: Michael Mazzola

• YUAN YUAN TAN, TIIT HELIMETS

V. Excerpts from BLUE ROSE

Composer: Elena Kats-Chernin

Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson

Costume Design: Judanna Lynn

Lighting Design: Lisa J. Pinkham

• SASHA DE SOLA, JOSEPH WALSH

Britton Day, Piano   Cordula Merks, Violin

VI. HARMONY

Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson

Scenic and Costume Design: Emma Kingsbury

Lighting Design: Jim French

Gavotte et six doubles

• Ensemble
• Alexis Aiudi, Carmela Mayo
• Diego Cruz
• Leili Rackow
• Julia Rowe
• Cavan Conley
• Luca Ferrò, Lleyton Ho

Entrée de Polimnie

• WONA PARK, MAX CAUTHORN

L’Egyptienne

• MISA KURANAGA

Tambourin

• ANGELO GRECO

Musette en rondeau

• Julia Rowe, Diego Cruz
• Leili Rackow, Cavan Conley
• Carmela Mayo, Luca Ferrò
• Alexis Aiudi, Lleyton Ho

Rigaudon

• WONA PARK

Les Sauvages

• MAX CAUTHORN

La Cupis

• MISA KURANAGA, ANGELO GRECO

Les Cyclopes

• Ensemble

Natal'ya Feygina, Piano

*Casting is subject to change without notice.

From the SFB website:  https://www.sfballet.org/a-tribute-to-helgi-tomasson/

4 minutes ago, Helene said:

Instagram is an official source, if there's a link to the post*, it is public-facing (ie, not restricted in any way/private), and it's from a ballet professional.  (Or noting that it was part of a ballet professional's Instagram stories.)  

 

*For those not familiar with Instagram, to get the permalink to the post itself, click the time/datestamp on the post, and Instagram will navigate you to a page with the post.  You can copy the URL from there.  Facebook and Twitter work the same way.

Julian's post earlier today:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccdav08JY9x/

From SFB's IG: Tonight will be Ulrik Birkkjaer's final performance.  

https://www.instagram.com/p/CcbERzrFmUx/

He is retiring from the stage to focus on the dance festival he started last year.  In tonight's program, he will partner Sarah Van Patten in the Diamonds PDD and the Balcony Scene from Romeo & Juliet.

Another dancer I will miss very much.  

2 hours ago, JMcN said:

Will the season be set by Mr Tomasson or will Tamara Rojo have some input?  If she does, Akram Khan may be a contender.

Mr. Tomasson has planned the 2023 Rep Season, as Tamara will be joining in the latter part of 2022:  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/11/arts/dance/tamara-rojo-artistic-director-san-francisco-ballet.html.

Also, Mr. Tomasson will oversee the scheduling of the 9 new works at the request of the board:  https://nobhillgazette.com/last-dance/

Tonight was the final performance of Program 6.  I had the opportunity to see 5 of the 7 performances.  Without.a doubt, as a whole program this one was my favorite.  Prism was a great start to the evening and the momentum built with each work that followed.  Finale Finale, a world premiere by Wheeldon is a fun work and the dancers look like they are having a ball on the stage.  The Promised Land, Dwight Rhoden's second work for SFB, takes you on an incredible journey and the dancers definitely rise to the challenge of the complex choreography.  

This was the cast for tonight's performance, but there were some changes:

Friday, April 15, 8:00 PM

Tonight we celebrate Principal Pianist Roy Bogas upon his retirement after performing with San Francisco Ballet for 65 years.

PRISM

Conductor: Martin West

Piano: Roy Bogas

First Movement

• SASHA DE SOLA, MAX CAUTHORN, LONNIE WEEKS
• Luca Ferrò, Joshua Jack Price, Jacob Seltzer
• Alexis Aiudi, Thamires Chuvas, SunMin Lee, Carmela Mayo, Lauren Parrott, Tyla Steinbach

Second Movement

• YUAN YUAN TAN, TIIT HELIMETS
• Kamryn Baldwin, Samantha Bristow, Anatalia Hordov, Blake Johnston, Elizabeth Mateer, Swane Messaoudi, Pemberley Ann Olson
• Andris Kundzins, Nathaniel Remez, Alexander Reneff-Olson, John-Paul Simoens, Mingxuan Wang, Joseph Warton, Adrian Zeisel

Third Movement

• JULIAN MACKAY
• with Ensemble

FINALE FINALE

Conductor: Martin West

• DORES ANDRÉ, JOSEPH WALSH, ISABELLA DEVIVO
• ISABELLA DEVIVO, BENJAMIN FREEMANTLE, ELLEN ROSE HUMMEL
• ELIZABETH POWELL, CAVAN CONLEY, ESTEBAN HERNANDEZ

THE PROMISED LAND

Conductor: Martin West

Cello: Eric Sung

• LUCAS ERNI
• THAMIRES CHUVAS, JULIAN MACKAY
• DORES ANDRÉ, DANIEL DEIVISON-OLIVEIRA WANTING ZHAO, Benjamin Freemantle
• ELIZABETH POWELL, MAX CAUTHORN
• JENNIFER STAHL, HENRY SIDFORD
• Gabriela Gonzalez, John-Paul Simoens
• Pemberley Ann Olson, Rubén Cítores
• Blake Johnston, Nathaniel Remez
• Elizabeth Mateer, Estéban Cuadrado

0. THE WAVE

• Led by Lucas Erni
• John-Paul Simoens, Gabriela Gonzalez, Nathaniel Remez

1. REMEMBER

• Led by Thamires Chuvas, Julian MacKay
• Lucas Erni

2. RELIVE

• Led by Dores André, Daniel Deivison-Oliveira Wanting Zhao, Benjamin Freemantle

3. NEVER LAND

• Led by Elizabeth Powell, Max Cauthorn

4. REFLECT

• Led by Jennifer Stahl, Henry Sidford

5. REIMAGINE

• Led by Thamires Chuvas, Julian MacKay

6. THE PROMISE

• Ensemble

After the bows for Prism, Martin West came onstage to honor Roy Bogas (who was the pianist for the Beethoven Piano Concerto).  Mr. Bogas was retiring after 65 seasons!!  Helgi Tomasson also came onstage to say a few words.  It was a wonderful acknowledgement of his contributions to the company.  There is an interview with Mr. Bogas posted to the SFB YouTube page yesterday:  

Congratulations Mr. Bogas on your retirement and thank you for your work over the years for the company!!

Just before the curtain went up after the first intermission, an announcement was made regarding the cast changes for Finale Finale and The Promised Land.  Although always a surprise when these changes are announced, it was great to have Benjamin Freemantle dance in both pieces tonight as this turned out to be his final performance with SFB.  Same with Julian Mackay.  Wishing both of them the best in the next stage of their careers!!

Just got home from tonight's performance of Program 6.  I will post more in the Program 6 thread, but will note that there was another cast change in The Promised Land.  Earlier this week, Angelo Greco and Wona Park were listed as the first principal couple but was changed to Julian Mackay and Thamires Chuvas.  Just before Finale Finale, an announcement was made that Benjamin Freemantle and WanTing Zhao would dance in place of Daniel Deivison Oliveira.  At the end of the performance after the cast took their bows, Helgi Tomasson came onstage and had Benjamin Freemantle and Julian Mackay take an additional bow.  Although there was no formal announcement in the house, this performance tonight was their final with the company.

In the Pointes of View Lecture which preceded the Wednesday 4/13 performance of Program 5, Mary Wood asked Helgi Tomasson a question regarding the 2023 Season and new works.  Helgi replied that the season will include 9 new works.  Here is a link to the clip from YouTube, which hopefully will go right to the point when the question is asked at 45:23 - 

As the season announcement will be coming soon (probably during the Swan Lake run), I thought it would be fun to speculate on who the choreographers will be.  Here is a list based on who has previously choreographed here in recent years for SFB and some wishes for new choreographers (NOTE:  I did not include Wheeldon & Rhoden since they both created works this year.  However, I would not be unhappy if they were invited to be a part of this festival.):

• Mark Morris (he was scheduled to create a new work in 2021, Sandpaper Ballet performance from 2020 season presented virtually)
• Danielle Rowe (scheduled for 2021, created Wooden Dimes for the virtual season)
• Myles Thatcher (scheduled for 2021, created Colorforms for the virtual season)
• Justin Peck (created 2 new works, SFB also performed Rodeo-Four Dance Episodes)
• David Dawson (created Anima Animus for Unbound)
• Edwaard Liang (created Symphonic Dances and The Infinite Ocean)
• Alexei Ratmansky (wishing for a new work created exclusively for SFB)
• William Forsythe (same as above)
• Lauren Lovette (another hopeful wish)
• Benjamin Millepied
• Crystal Pite (an additional wish, not sure if she has created a piece for an American ballet company)
• Trey McIntyre (has created 2 rep works and 1 gala piece)
• a local representative such as Alonzo King or Margaret Jenkins

Also previously announced departures:

• Sarah Van Patten (Farewell performance Saturday 4/16)
• Madison Keesler:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CakTqb_p2ob/

Starting this thread to keep track of the dancer roster changes.

Benjamin Freemantle has posted on his IG (and FB) that he is leaving at the end of the season:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CcYhWIGv6EQ/

Ulrik Birkkjaer also posted after Program 4 that this will be his last season:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CbWBi2vPJPk/

Tonight, Julian Mackay will be dancing in both Prism and The Promised Land in his final performance with SFB:  https://www.sfballet.org/tickets/casting/

Friday, April 15, 8:00 PM

• Tonight we celebrate Principal Pianist Roy Bogas upon his retirement after performing with San Francisco Ballet for 65 years.

PRISM

Conductor: Martin West

Piano: Roy Bogas

First Movement

• SASHA DE SOLA, MAX CAUTHORN, LONNIE WEEKS
• Luca Ferrò, Joshua Jack Price, Jacob Seltzer
• Alexis Aiudi, Thamires Chuvas, SunMin Lee, Carmela Mayo, Lauren Parrott, Tyla Steinbach

Second Movement

• YUAN YUAN TAN, TIIT HELIMETS
• Kamryn Baldwin, Samantha Bristow, Anatalia Hordov, Blake Johnston, Elizabeth Mateer, Swane Messaoudi, Pemberley Ann Olson
• Andris Kundzins, Nathaniel Remez, Alexander Reneff-Olson, John-Paul Simoens, Mingxuan Wang, Joseph Warton, Adrian Zeisel

Third Movement

• JULIAN MACKAY
• with Ensemble

FINALE FINALE

Conductor: Martin West

• DORES ANDRÉ, JOSEPH WALSH
• ISABELLA DEVIVO, BENJAMIN FREEMANTLE
• ELIZABETH POWELL, CAVAN CONLEY, ESTEBAN HERNANDEZ

THE PROMISED LAND

Conductor: Martin West

Cello: Eric Sung

• LUCAS ERNI
• THAMIRES CHUVAS, JULIAN MACKAY
• DORES ANDRÉ, DANIEL DEIVISON-OLIVEIRA
• ELIZABETH POWELL, MAX CAUTHORN
• JENNIFER STAHL, HENRY SIDFORD
• Gabriela Gonzalez, John-Paul Simoens
• Pemberley Ann Olson, Rubén Cítores
• Blake Johnston, Nathaniel Remez
• Elizabeth Mateer, Estéban Cuadrado

0. THE WAVE

Led by Lucas Erni

John-Paul Simoens, Gabriela Gonzalez, Nathaniel Remez

1. REMEMBER

Led by Thamires Chuvas, Julian MacKay

Lucas Erni

2. RELIVE

Led by Dores André, Daniel Deivison-Oliveira

3. NEVER LAND

Led by Elizabeth Powell, Max Cauthorn

4. REFLECT

Led by Jennifer Stahl, Henry Sidford

5. REIMAGINE

Led by Thamires Chuvas, Julian MacKay

6. THE PROMISE

Ensemble

Some changes to casting (which I will update in the initial post):

Julian MacKay now dancing opening night in Prism (replacing Angelo Greco - who is still casted for The Promised Land)

Lucas Erni now dancing in Prism (replacing Julian MacKay)

Principal Casting for the first 2 performances of  Program 6 is up (CASTING - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org)), which opens Wednesday 4/6:

PROGRAM 6

PRISM

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting Design: Mark Stanley

FINALE FINALE (WORLD PREMIERE)

Composer: Darius Milhaud
Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon
Costume Design: Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung
Lighting Design: Alexander V. Nichols

THE PROMISED LAND (WORLD PREMIERE)

Composers: Philip Glass, Luke Howard, Kirill Richter, Rodrigo Sigal, Hans Zimmer
Choreographer: Dwight Rhoden
Costume Design: Christine Darch
Lighting Design: Michael Korsch
Assistant to the Choreographer: Clifford Williams

Wednesday, April 6, 7:30 PM

PRISM

• Sasha De Sola, Max Cauthorn, Lonnie Weeks
• Yuan Yuan Tan, Tiit Helimets
• Julian MacKay Angelo Greco

FINALE FINALE

• Dores André, Joseph Walsh
• Isabella DeVivo, Benjamin Freemantle
• Elizabeth Powell, Cavan Conley, Esteban Hernandez

THE PROMISED LAND

• Esteban Hernandez
• Frances Chung, Angelo Greco
• WanTing Zhao, Benjamin Freemantle
• Isabella DeVivo, Joseph Walsh
• Sasha De Sola, Wei Wang

Thursday, April 7, 7:30 PM

PRISM

• Norika Matsuyama, Henry Sidford, Mingxuan Wang
• Sasha Mukhamedov, Luke Ingham
• Lucas Erni Julian MacKay

FINALE FINALE

• Dores André, Joseph Walsh
• Isabella DeVivo, Benjamin Freemantle
• Elizabeth Powell, Cavan Conley, Esteban Hernandez

THE PROMISED LAND

• Esteban Hernandez
• Wona Park, Angelo Greco
• WanTing Zhao, Benjamin Freemantle
• Isabella DeVivo, Joseph Walsh
• Sasha De Sola, Wei Wang

Casting is subject to change without notice.

PRODUCTION CREDITS:

Prism — Music: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15. Costumes constructed by Barbara Matera, Ltd., New York, New York. Fabric dyeing by Dye-Namix, New York, New York.

Finale Finale (World Premiere) — Finale Finale© by Christopher Wheeldon. Produced by San Francisco Ballet in collaboration with the Impossible Festival, Mexico. Music: Le Bœuf sur le toit, Op. 58. Costumes constructed by Colin Davis Jones Studios, New York, New York.

The Promised Land (World Premiere) — Music: The Secret Agent for Solo Cello, "Primacy of Number" from Naqoyqatsi and Song V from Songs and Poems for Solo Cello by Philip Glass, © 1995, 2001 Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc. used by permission; Prelude for a Single Voice and The Map Is Not the Territory by Luke Howard, used by permission of the composer; Chronos by Kirill Richter, used by permission of the composer; Original composition by Rodrigo Sigal; "Time" from Inception by Hans Zimmer, © 2010 Universal Music Corp. and Warne Olive Music LLC, used by permission. Costumes constructed by Christine Darch.

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NOTEWORTHY:  The first appearance of Julian MacKay!!  Looks like he is the leading man in the third movement of Prism in Thursday's performance.

Principal Casting for the first 3 performances of  Program 5 is up (CASTING - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org), which opens Saturday 4/2:

PROGRAM 5

THE FIFTH SEASON

Composer: Karl Jenkins
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Scenic Design and Costume Design: Sandra Woodall
Lighting Design: Michael Mazzola

HARMONY (WORLD PREMIERE)

Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Scenic and Costume Design: Emma Kingsbury
Lighting Design: Jim French

MAGRITTOMANIA

Composer: Yuri Krasavin after Ludwig van Beethoven
Choreographer: Yuri Possokhov
Scenic and Costume Design: Thyra Hartshorn
Lighting Design: Kevin Connaughton

Saturday, April 2, 8:00 PM

THE FIFTH SEASON

• Dores André, Benjamin Freemantle
• Sarah Van Patten, Luke Ingham
• Yuan Yuan Tan, Tiit Helimets

HARMONY

• Wona Park, Max Cauthorn
• Misa Kuranaga, Angelo Greco

MAGRITTOMANIA

• Yuan Yuan Tan, Joseph Walsh
• Max Cauthorn, Esteban Hernandez, Wei Wang

Sunday, April 3, 2:00 PM

THE FIFTH SEASON

• Frances Chung, Max Cauthorn
• Sarah Van Patten, Luke Ingham
• Yuan Yuan Tan, Tiit Helimets

HARMONY

• Norika Matsuyama, Joshua Jack Price
• Sasha De Sola, Wei Wang

MAGRITTOMANIA

• Jennifer Stahl, Luke Ingham
• Steven Morse, Henry Sidford, Lonnie Weeks

Tuesday, April 5, 7:30 PM

THE FIFTH SEASON

• Dores André, Benjamin Freemantle
• Sasha Mukhamdov, John-Paul Simeons
• Sarah Van Patten, Luke Ingham

HARMONY

• Wona Park, Max Cauthorn
• Misa Kuranaga, Angelo Greco

MAGRITTOMANIA

• Dores Andre, Tiit Helimets
• Steven Morse, Henry Sidford, Lonnie Weeks

Casting is subject to change without notice.

PRODUCTION CREDITS:

The Fifth Season — Music: String Quartet No. 2 and “Largo” from Palladio, used by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright holder. Costumes constructed by Birgit Pfeffer, Groveland, California. Handpainting by Connie Strayer, Los Altos, California. Scenic construction and painting by San Francisco Ballet Carpentry and Scenic Departments.

Harmony (World Premiere) — Music: All music is by Jean-Philippe Rameau from Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin (1727); Les Boréades: Act 4, Scene 4 (1763); Pièces de clavecin en Concerts: Cinquieme concert (1741); Pigmalión: Scene V, 2nd Pantomime (1748). Costumes constructed by Colin Davis Jones Studios, New York, New York. Scenic construction and painting by San Francisco Ballet Carpentry and Scenic Departments.

Magrittomania — Music: Selections by Ludwig van Beethoven, arranged by Yuri Krasavin: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120 (Variation No. 33); Bagatelle in A minor for Piano, Op. 59 "Fur Elise"; Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 (Mvt. 3); Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10/3; Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" (Mvt. 1); Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (Mvt. 2); Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" (Mvt. 4); Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" (Mvt. 3); Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" (Mvt.1). Yuri Krasavin: Excerpts from film scores. Costumes constructed by Cincinnati Ballet Costume Shop, Diana Vandergriff, Supervisor. Scenic construction and painting by San Francisco Ballet Carpentry and Scenic Departments. All photographs taken by Thyra Hartshorn, except photograph of GUM in Moscow, Russia, taken by Damian Smith.

Digital Program Book for Programs 5 & 6 is now available:  2022 PROGRAM BOOKS - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org)

Program 5 (opening Saturday 4/2) includes:

• Harmony - the last new work by Helgi Tomasson
• The Fifth Season - one of Helgi's best-loved works to Karl Jenkins returns as part of his final season as Artistic Director
• Magrittomania - Yuri Possokhov's first creation for SFB, a quirky take on the works of painter Rene Magritte with music by and inspired by Beethoven

Program 6 (opening Wednesday 4/6) contains:

• Prism - Helgi Tomasson's work set to a Beethoven Piano Concerto
• Finale Finale - a world premiere by Christopher Wheeldon
• The Promised Land - a world premiere by Dwight Rhoden

8 hours ago, sandik said:

He seems to be very involved with organizing dance artists who are trying to find their way in this chaos, and amplifying the news out of Ukraine.  As I understand it, he would be in residence sometime after July, for a work that would be premiering in September -- no one really has any idea what the situation will be at that time.

Ratmansky was in SF last week when his The Seasons made its long-awaited premiere:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CbNeqYCgoZz/

He also had a world premiere in the opening gala this past Thursday, but I did not attend the performance, did not see any posts on IG with him, nor did I ask the dancers at the post-performance celebration at City Hall.  Searching IG for any pics and will share the link if I find any.