pherank Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 (edited) Today's live broadcast (10/8/17) is now available on the SFB Facebook video page, and hopefully, will appear on their YouTube page soon : https://www.facebook.com/pg/sfballet/videos/?ref=page_internal Trey McIntyre, Cathy Marston, and Alonzo King are featured in this broadcast. "Look for Principal Dancers Sofiane Sylve and Tiit Helimets dancing a pas de deux; Principal Dancers Mathilde Froustey, Sarah Van Patten, and (brand-new to SFB) Ulrik Birkkjaer in a trio, and Corps de Ballet member Benjamin Freemantle in a break-out solo." Edited September 9, 2017 by pherank Link to comment
pherank Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 (edited) The September 8, 2017 broadcast has appeared on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk0NSGok64k However, the audio appears out-of-sync with the visuals, at least for me. Hopefully that will be fixed. EDIT: the audio and video tracks are a better match by about 17:50 into the broadcast (as the Cathy Marston section is about to start). Edited September 9, 2017 by pherank Link to comment
pherank Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 Mathilde Froustey posted some photos to Instagram regarding a video shoot of the new Cathy Marston ballet. No word yet as to where this video might be shown. In the photo below we have Sarah Van Patten, Cathy Marston, Mathilde Froustey, videographer Mark, and Ulrik Birkkjaer. Humorously, Elizabeth Mateer replied to the posting by asking "is that my leotard?" Mathilde: "Yes !!! I left you a note on your locker !!! Cathy asked me on Friday at 7pm [to wear] a pink long sleeves Leotard.... it will be cleaned and back to mama on Monday morning !" Link to comment
pherank Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 SFB will be hosting a symposium in conjunction with the UNBOUND Festival: April 27–29, 2018 - I think Tomasson has taken to heart the discussions he witnessed at the Positioning Ballet conference (hosted by the Dutch National Ballet in February 2017). Boundless: A Symposium on Ballet’s Future "Bringing together noted artists, scholars, and critics, this symposium provides an opportunity for discussion, debate, and collaboration about ballet in the 21st century..." https://www.sfballet.org/season/events/unbound-2018/boundless-symposium SFB is also setting up a webpage on which related short films will be posted: "Think ballet can only happen on stage? Think again. As part of Unbound, we’re partnering four festival choreographers with film directors to create short dance films inspired by the emotional impact, daring physicality, and artistic expression of these new ballets." https://www.sfballet.org/season/events/unbound-2018/dance-films-unbound Link to comment
sf_herminator Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 (edited) The programs for Unbound: A Festival of New Works have been announced: Program A: Alonzo King, Christopher Wheeldon, Justin Peck https://www.sfballet.org/season/2018-repertory/2018-unbound-a Program B; Myles Thatcher, Cathy Marston, David Dawson https://www.sfballet.org/season/2018-repertory/2018-unbound-b Program C: Stanton Welch, Trey McIntyre, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa https://www.sfballet.org/season/2018-repertory/2018-unbound-c Program D: Edwaard Liang, Dwight Rhoden, Arthur Pita https://www.sfballet.org/season/2018-repertory/2018-unbound-d More information: https://www.sfballet.org/unbound#schedule Edited November 7, 2017 by sf_herminator Link to comment
JumpFrog Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 On 11/7/2017 at 3:38 PM, sf_herminator said: The programs for Unbound: A Festival of New Works have been announced: Program A: Alonzo King, Christopher Wheeldon, Justin Peck https://www.sfballet.org/season/2018-repertory/2018-unbound-a Program B; Myles Thatcher, Cathy Marston, David Dawson https://www.sfballet.org/season/2018-repertory/2018-unbound-b Program C: Stanton Welch, Trey McIntyre, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa https://www.sfballet.org/season/2018-repertory/2018-unbound-c Program D: Edwaard Liang, Dwight Rhoden, Arthur Pita https://www.sfballet.org/season/2018-repertory/2018-unbound-d More information: https://www.sfballet.org/unbound#schedule Am absoulutely devastated to not be able to make it to these programs. Please fellow BA friends if you are there provide updates. Especially Program B and C!!! Link to comment
pherank Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) 12 minutes ago, JumpFrog said: Am absolutely devastated to not be able to make it to these programs. Please fellow BA friends if you are there provide updates. Especially Program B and C!!! It's a ways off of course (and who knows what will happen in the meantime), but I have tickets for each of the programs. So, barring any unfortunate developments, I'll try to type up my impressions. ;) Hopefully a number of people will report on the festival... Edited November 10, 2017 by pherank Link to comment
sf_herminator Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 A video of Edwaard LIang discussing his Unbound work The Infinite Ocean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uce4M-9RCVU The Unbound page (https://www.sfballet.org/unbound) hasn't been updated, but should be soon. Link to comment
pherank Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, sf_herminator said: A video of Edwaard LIang discussing his Unbound work The Infinite Ocean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uce4M-9RCVU The Unbound page (https://www.sfballet.org/unbound) hasn't been updated, but should be soon. Thanks so much! Julia Rowe, Jahna Frantziskonis, Yuan Yuan Tan, Sofiane Sylve and Tiit Helimets (and others) all appear briefly in the rehearsal footage. There's an audio issue for me - I'm going to investigate if this exists in all browsers - but Ewaard's voice track is very quiet in relation to the video's background music so he is hard to hear. I'm not sure why it was released that way; normally that kind of audio levels issue is fixable. Edited December 12, 2017 by pherank Link to comment
sf_herminator Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 20 minutes ago, pherank said: Thanks so much! Julia Rowe, Jahna Frantziskonis, Yuan Yuan Tan, Sofiane Sylve and Tiit Helimets (and others) all appear briefly in the rehearsal footage. There's an audio issue for me - I'm going to investigate if this exists in all browsers - but Ewaard's voice trakc is very quiet in relation to the video's background music so he is hard to hear. I'm not sure why it was released that way; normally that kind of audio levels issue is fixable. Yes, I was very happy to see the other dancers in his piece as he only showed Yuan Yuan & Vitor in their PDD during the first Unbound webcast. Also, after hearing Edwaard's inspiration for the piece I am even more excited to see the final work. Link to comment
pherank Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 Erik Tomasson got back in touch with me regarding UNBOUND images: "Just wanted to let you know that I reached an agreement with the dancers for three of the Unbound images. They are currently for sale at my website (www.eriktomasson.com) for a limited time under the 'store' link at the top of the page. The prints are available for purchase until May 1st 2018." http://www.eriktomasson.com/store/ One size only for all prints. Please allow 1-2 weeks for delivery. Last day to order prints is May 1st 2018. FYI: I sent Erik Tomasson an email reply asking if there will be any other UNBOUND images made available - if so I'll update this information. Link to comment
pherank Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) I just received SFB's 2018 Season Guide in the mail, and....we have names! Program A The Collective Agreement - Alonzo King Bound - Christopher Wheeldon Hurry Up, We're Dreaming - Justin Peck Program B (Untitled world premiere) - Myles Thatcher Snowblind - Cathy Marsten Anima Animus - David Dawson Program C Bespoke - Stanton Welch Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem - Trey McIntyre Guernica - Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Program D The Infinite Ocean - Edwaard Liang (Untitled world premiere) - Dwight RhodenBjörk Ballet - Arthur Pita There are also text blurbs describing choreographer and ballet, but I won't attempt to retype any of that. Edited January 16, 2018 by pherank Link to comment
sf_herminator Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 An interview with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa has been posted on the company's YouTube channel: On another note, I attended last night's Opening Gala (it was fabulous, will try to post a brief blurb in the gala topic). Before the second half began, Helgi came out to talk briefly about Unbound: A Festival of New Works. The following video was also shown: Link to comment
sandik Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Thanks for the video -- Ochoa was very articulate here! Link to comment
pherank Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Sasha De Sola mentioned on Instagram that four short dance films highlighting four of the festival ballets will be released on February 28th: Link to comment
pherank Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 SFB just sent out an email reminder about their upcoming 2/17/2018 (Saturday) 5:00pm Panel Discussion.Ballet Talk: Distinctly SF: A Panel Discussion on New Work in San Francisco "Join us Saturday, February 17 for a lively 60-minute panel discussion about the legacy of new work in San Francisco featuring representatives from SF’s dance scene and current and former artists of the Company. Oh, and have a complimentary glass of wine with guests and speakers while you’re there! Tickets are selling fast, so hurry and get yours today!"https://www.sfballet.org/season/events/ballet-talk-sfb-0227/options Link to comment
pherank Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Lonnie Week's photo of Dores Andre in her Ochoa ballet bull horns "Mess with the bull and you get the horns" Link to comment
pherank Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) Here are the 4 short videos promised for February 28th: Unbound On Screen "As part of Unbound, we’ve partnered four festival choreographers with film directors to create short dance films inspired by the emotional impact, daring physicality, and artistic expression of these new ballets." Annabelle Lopez Ochoa - Guernica DANCERS Myles Thatcher Dores André Solomon Golding Julia Rowe Dwight Rhoden - Let's Begin at the End DANCERS Angelo Greco Frances Chung Ulrik Birkkjaer Jennifer Stahl Benjamin Freemantle Sasha De Sola Esteban Hernandez Cathy Marston - Snowblind DANCERS Ulrik Birkkjaer Mathilde Froustey Sarah Van Patten Alonzo King - The Collective Agreement DANCERS Sofiane Sylve Tiit Helimets Max Cauthorn Ana Sophia Scheller James Sofranko Jahna Frantziskonis Solomon Golding Edited February 28, 2018 by pherank Link to comment
sf_herminator Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) An interview with Dwight Rhoden (Artistic Director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet) has been posted to the SFB YouTube channel. His piece LET'S BEGIN AT THE END (link to the short film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG4jv4_L_i8) is part of Unbound D. Edited March 23, 2018 by sf_herminator Link to comment
sf_herminator Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Christopher Wheeldon on his piece (Bound) for the Unbound Festival Things to note: Technology, disconnectiveness of our time and how we are 'bound' to our devices is theme of the work. Women are in ballet flats and not pointe shoes. Dancers spotted: Jaime Garcia Castilla, Lonnie Weeks, Yuan Yuan Tan, Carlo DiLanno, Benjamin Freemantle, Angelo Greco, Esteban Hernandez, Davide Occhipinti, Alexandre Cagnat, Minghuan Wang, Frances Chung. Link to comment
sf_herminator Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Cathy Marston on her piece Snowblind The piece is inspired Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome. One of the Unbound films is Snowblind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0aFbYvwr0I and is part of Unbound B. Link to comment
pherank Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) SFB jsut hosted a party for the UNBOUND Festival participants, and Froustey posted a series of photos from the event (rollover image and click arrows to see more): And from Angelo Greco and Ana Sophia Scheller (2 photos in each - click arrow to see more): Edited April 17, 2018 by pherank Link to comment
pherank Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 It's almost time for the Symposium - Unbound: A Conversation on the Future of Ballet https://www.sfballet.org/season/events/unbound-2018/boundless-symposium I love Alonzo King's comment in the video. Link to comment
sandik Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Agree about King's comment! Pacific Northwest Ballet recently hosted a panel discussion on contemporary ballet that was based on some of the works in the last couple of seasons (I'll post my notes when I manage to transcribe them). I hope that someone (or even better, several someones!) will post a report about this session here. Link to comment
pherank Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 1 hour ago, sandik said: Agree about King's comment! Pacific Northwest Ballet recently hosted a panel discussion on contemporary ballet that was based on some of the works in the last couple of seasons (I'll post my notes when I manage to transcribe them). I hope that someone (or even better, several someones!) will post a report about this session here. Yes, I remember hearing about that discussion and wondered if there was any video of the event. That's the kind of discussion that really needs to be made available to the public. Link to comment
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