pherank Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) Featured Event YUAN YUAN TAN’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER SUMMER 2021 Please join us at the Palace Hotel for reception and dinner in honor of Yuan Yuan Tan and her 25th anniversary with San Francisco Ballet in the summer of 2021. https://www.sfballet.org/support-us/special-events/yytandinner/ Ballet Talk [Online via Zoom] September 16–December 17 Learn from artists and experts about ballet https://www.sfballet.org/productions/ballet-talk/ Ballet Basics [Online via Zoom] October 6 Curious about life behind the curtain at San Francisco Ballet? Ballet Basics is designed to give you all the information you need to better appreciate and enjoy a night at SF Ballet https://www.sfballet.org/productions/ballet-basics/ Ballet Insights [Online via Zoom] October 18–November 1 Each class will include a short lecture followed by a panel discussion with SF Ballet dancers and SF Ballet School faculty. https://www.sfballet.org/productions/ballet-insights-2/ Edited September 4, 2020 by pherank Link to comment
pherank Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) Upcoming - September 16: Meet Julian MacKay and Max Cauthorn December 8: SF Ballet Scholar-in-Residence Presentation December 17: Growing Up Nutcracker Time: 6:00–7:30 PM Location: Online via Zoom Cost: General Admission: $15 per class / Subscribers and Donors: $10 per class https://www.sfballet.org/productions/ballet-talk/ Edited September 10, 2020 by pherank Link to comment
sf_herminator Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 On 9/10/2020 at 2:22 PM, pherank said: Upcoming - September 16: Meet Julian MacKay and Max Cauthorn December 8: SF Ballet Scholar-in-Residence Presentation December 17: Growing Up Nutcracker Time: 6:00–7:30 PM Location: Online via Zoom Cost: General Admission: $15 per class / Subscribers and Donors: $10 per class https://www.sfballet.org/productions/ballet-talk/ I have signed up for tonight's Ballet Talk event, will try to provide highlights afterwards. Link to comment
pherank Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) Heads up for any Zoom-enabled SFB fans - Session 2: Ballet Across Europe Featuring SF Ballet School Director Patrick Armand, SF Ballet Principal Dancer Ulrik Birkkjaer, and Soloist Sasha Mukhamedov Date: October 25 Time: 1:00–3:00 PM Location: Online via Zoom Cost: General Admission: $25 per session / Subscribers and Donors: $20 per session Edited September 25, 2020 by pherank Link to comment
apollosmuse Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 October! It’s a Sunday next month, but hope to see you all there! Link to comment
pherank Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) 36 minutes ago, apollosmuse said: October! It’s a Sunday next month, but hope to see you all there! Not "tomorrow" - I fixed that. 😉 I think my brain got scrambled because I was also posting about Ming Luke's Musical Point(e)s. (Either that or I copied and pasted something that was later edited on the SFB site.) I wish Luke's MP had been given more advertisement. I do hope he makes the passed events available in a video archive somewhere. Edited September 25, 2020 by pherank Link to comment
pherank Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 SFB mentions after-the-fact that the October 6 Ballet Basics class featured Jahna Frantziskonis and Steven Morse. It would have been nice if they had advertised that ahead of time. Link to comment
pherank Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) Ballet Across Europe: October 25, 1–3 pmHear about ballet in Denmark, France, and the Netherlands. Learn about Bournonville technique. And find out about ballet across Europe from SF Ballet Faculty member and former Principal Dancer Pascal Molat, Principal Dancer Ulrik Birkkjaer, and Soloist Sasha Mukhamedov. American Ballet from Coast to Coast: November 1, 1–3pmLearn about how ballet has spread across the United States from coast to coast and hear from the leaders of two of the United States premier ballet schools: SF Ballet School and the School of American Ballet. Join Patrick Armand, SF Ballet School Director; Kay Mazzo, Chairman of the Faculty at SAB; and Anita Paciotti, Ballet Master at SF Ballet, for a close look at American ballet. https://www.sfballet.org/productions/ballet-insights-2/ [Look for Buy Tickets button on the above page] Date: October 18, 25, and November 1Time: 1:00–3:00 PMLocation: Online via ZoomCost: General Admission: $25 per session / Subscribers and Donors: $20 per session Edited October 22, 2020 by pherank Link to comment
pherank Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) SFB Ballet Talk: December 8: SF Ballet Scholar-in-Residence Presentation Brynn Shiovitz, SF Ballet’s 2020 Scholar-in-Residence, gives a first glimpse of her research on SF Ballet’s Nutcracker. December 17: Growing Up Nutcracker https://www.sfballet.org/productions/ballet-talk/ [Look for Buy Tickets button on the above page] Date: September 16, December 8, and December 17Time: 6:00–7:30 PMLocation: Online via ZoomCost: General Admission: $15 per class / Subscribers and Donors: $10 per class Edited October 22, 2020 by pherank Link to comment
pherank Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 I attended (Zoom-wise) the Ballet Across Europe session led by Jennie Scholick - featuring Sasha Mukhamedov, Pascal Molat and Ulrik Birkkjaer. Kudos to Jennie for the well-prepared mini-history of European ballet. It was great to get to know more about Sasha, Ulrik and Pascal - it's always enlightening to hear the dancers talk about their individual personal experiences with ballet schools, company life, dealing with different choreographies, and cultures, etc. It was worth the money, and I'll be signing up for more. I hope SFB is able to expand this program and get an even larger audience. Link to comment
pherank Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) SFB announcement with added participant list: Growing Up Nutcracker For many dancers, Nutcracker is their first exposure to ballet and to performance. On December 17, a panel including Principal Dancers Sarah Van Patten and Sasha De Sola, Soloist Elizabeth Powell, Ballet Master Tina Le Blanc, former SF Ballet dancers Ruben Martin Cintas and Gennadi Nedvigin, SF Ballet Orchestra musicians and production personnel, will discuss their personal Nutcracker histories and memories.Tickets are $15, and donors and subscribers get these programs for a reduced rate or for free! https://www.sfballet.org/productions/ballet-talk/ A somewhat updated list: "Panelists include Principal Dancer Sarah Van Patten, Principal Dancer Sasha De Sola, Soloist Elizabeth Powell, former Principal Dancer and Washington Ballet Artistic Team Member Rubén Martin Cintas, former Head of Women’s Wardrobe Patti Fitzpatrick, former Principal Dancer and Ballet Master Tina Le Blanc, former Principal Dancer and Atlanta Ballet Artistic Director Gennadi Nedvigin, Principal SF Ballet Orchestra Bassoonist Rufus Olivier, and former SF Ballet School student and current Associate Director of School Administration Christina Gray Rutter." Edited November 24, 2020 by pherank Link to comment
pherank Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 The dates and subject matter for the 2021 Artist Pointes of View lecture series have been posted (all programs are subject to change): https://www.sfballet.org/calendar/pointes-of-view-lecture-series/ Tickets: Free and open to the public. Schedule: Wednesday afternoons at 2pm PST Location: Online via Facebook and YouTube January 27, Program 1 SF Ballet’s 2021 Season is unlike any that has come before. Join SF Ballet Executive Director Kelly Tweeddale and choreographers Myles Thatcher and Danielle Rowe to hear how they pivoted to create this year’s digital season.February 17, Program 2 SF Ballet’s 2021 Visiting Scholars share their research. March 10, Program 3 SF Ballet’s 2020 Scholar-in-Residence Carrie Gaiser Casey, PhD gives insight into Alexei Ratmansky’s Symphony #9. April 7, Jewels George Balanchine’s Jewels is a study in contrasts: three composers, three styles, three moods. Company dancers discuss the details of Emeralds, Rubies, and Diamonds and what makes each section of this ballet distinct. April 28, Program 5 Program 5 features three works created here in San Francisco. Join Company dancers who were part of the creation process for these three ballets to learn what it was like to work with Helgi Tomasson, Cathy Marston, and David Dawson in the studio. May 12, Romeo & Juliet What does it take to bring Helgi Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet to life? Find out from Production Stage Manager Jane Green, Fight Director Martino Pistone, and Ballet Master and Principal Character Dancer Anita Paciotti as they discuss the various elements that must come together to create this production. May 26, Swan Lake Join Helgi Tomasson to learn about his iconic production of Swan Lake. Link to comment
pherank Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 SFB Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIhFZQ6j33Z/ Calling all dance students & all those dreaming of (being) sugarplums! 🩰 In our series of Virtual Master Classes on December 13 & 19, Principal Dancers @sashadesola and @tiithelimets and @sfballetschool Faculty Member Kristi DeCaminada will teach parts of Helgi Tomasson's Nutcracker, in separate sessions for beginning, intermediate, and advanced level students (12/13) as well as pre-ballet children and adult students (12/19). Come (virtually) dance with us! Here's the sign-up form link:https://payit.nelnet.net/form/kpWlDgK2?fbclid=IwAR1B4yalUpcmWUsDKR6Kvg4RmkUTe865VDs32RWntzVY-K2nE9fLC8yOgCk&utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-sfballet&utm_content=later-12557343&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram Link to comment
pherank Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) Now available on YouTube: Pointes of View: Helgi Tomasson, Yuan Yuan Tan, Tiit Helmets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFjtaXSIdK4 We get to hear about how Tomasson decided upon the programming of his last season (and why the season needed to be shorter than he desired). Worth a listen. And apparently Jennie Scholick is now Director of Education and Training at SFB, so congratulations to her. Edited May 26, 2021 by pherank Link to comment
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