PeggyR Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Here's the program; no casts yet (Stern Grove website). From Foreign Lands (Choreographer: Alexei Ratmansky)Stone and Steel (Choreographer: Myles Thatcher)Distant Cries (Choreographer: Edwaard Liang)Suite en Blanc (Choreographer: Serge Lifar) Myles Thatcher is a member of SFB's corp de ballet, and, by many accounts, a budding choreographer with real potential. Link to comment
PeggyTulle Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Casting is posted. PRINCIPAL CASTING FOR SAN FRANCISCO BALLET STERN GROVE FESTIVAL Sunday, July 28, 2013 *Denotes premiere in roleIn the event of injury or illness, casting is subject to change FROM FOREIGN LANDSChoreographer: Alexei RatmanskyComposer: Moritz MoszkowskiConductor: Martin West Russian: Sasha De Sola, Jaime Garcia Castilla Frances Chung, Gennadi Nedvigin Italian: Joan Boada, Sarah Van Patten, Dana Genshaft, Dores Andre German: Simone Messmer*, Shane Wuerthner, Luke Ingham, Myles Thatcher Spanish: Frances Chung, Joan Boada Sarah Van Patten, Gennadi Nedvigin Polish: Simone Messmer, Sasha De Sola, Dores Andre, Dana GenshaftJaime Garcia Castilla, Shane Wuerthner, Luke Ingham, Myles Thatcher INTERMISSION STONE AND STEELChoreographer: Myles ThatcherComposer: Michael Nyman, Yann Tiersen Kristina Lind*, Sasha De Sola*, Jordan Hammond*, Isabella DeVivo, Julia Rowe*, Sean Orza*, Lonnie Weeks*, Henry Sidford*, Wei Wang*, Steven Morse* INTERMISSION DISTANT CRIESChoreography: Edwaard LiangComposer: Tomaso AlbinoniConductor : Martin West Yuan Yuan Tan, Damian Smith INTERMISSION SUITE EN BLANCChoreographer: Serge LifarComposer: Édouard LaloConductor: Martin West Sasha De Sola, Vitor Luiz, Davit KarapetyanClara BlancoDores Andre, Esteban Hernandez*, Dmitry Zagrebin*, Wei Wang, Lonnie WeeksVanessa ZahorianTaras DomitroWanTing Zhao, Tiit HelimetsSofiane Sylve- See more at: http://www.sfballet.org/tickets/casting/stern_grove_2013#sthash.PTr7rvEP.dpuf Link to comment
sandik Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I was talking about outdoor performances with some colleagues yesterday, and we were wondering how often SFB's Stern Grove shows had to deal with truly cold weather? Link to comment
PeggyR Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Well, I believe it was Mark Twain who said, "The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco." And that area can be foggy. Plus, of course, 'cold' to dancers is different from 'cold' for the rest of us. The audience can put on sweaters or huddle under blankets. Dancers are out there in skimpy costumes, for which they have my sincerest sympathy! We tend to have cycles: warm/hot for a few days, then in comes the fog and it's chilly. It's chilly right now, but seems to be warming up, so hope for the best by the weekend. Link to comment
PeggyTulle Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Did anyone go? How was it? Link to comment
pherank Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 SFB posted these Vine animated clips: Entering Stern Grove: https://vine.co/v/hAFQ2uK0tvB The audience: https://vine.co/v/hAUluBrEKxg Waiting for Suite en Blanc to begin... Crowd on the hillside 2013 SF Ballet performing at Stern Grove Festival in 1952 Link to comment
Paul Parish Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 "It was a grey day in Stern Grove...." http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php/sec=dancearticle=227 Link to comment
sandik Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Oh, I love the 1952 photo -- and the contrast with the contemporary audience. Link to comment
pherank Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 "It was a grey day in Stern Grove...." http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=dance&article=227 Nice review, Paul. It was great to hear some details about the Thatcher ballet. [EDIT] I'm guessing that Messmer and Froustey did not make an appearance at Stern, or was there a suprise appearance? Link to comment
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