SFB 2023 Miscellaneous

[Helene]

Frances Chung and her husband, Brian Flaherty, have a new daughter, Faye Ella Flaherty, who was born on January 25, 2023, and Chung's Instagram post is tagged #nicubaby:

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

Follow the photos and short videos all the way through to see Faye Ella more recently.

 to them, including her big bro!

[pherank]

Tamara Rojo interviewed on CNN's Amanpour and Company:

https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2023/04/20/ballet-tamara-rojo-san-francisco-amanpour.cnn

[pherank]

Mathilde Froustey posted some great photos from the SFB rehearsal studio - with son Claude playing on a mat.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CrrX5ejPSnN/

[Terez]

On 5/2/2023 at 9:25 PM, pherank said:

Mathilde Froustey posted some great photos from the SFB rehearsal studio - with son Claude playing on a mat.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CrrX5ejPSnN/

Just loved this pic - thanks for posting the link!

[Terez]

On 4/30/2023 at 6:51 PM, Helene said:

Frances Chung and her husband, Brian Flaherty, have a new daughter, Faye Ella Flaherty, who was born on January 25, 2023, and Chung's Instagram post is tagged #nicubaby:

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

Follow the photos and short videos all the way through to see Faye Ella more recently.

 to them, including her big bro!

Oh, WOW. What a glorious, surely challenging #nicu adventure for them. Do we know what the baby's original due date was? So thrilling to watch the video and pics to the most recent ones. Congratulations to the family!

[pherank]

Congratulations to Frances Chung and husband John Flaherty on the birth of their daughter, Faye Ella Flaherty.

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

[pherank]

Congratulations to Sasha De Sola on her graduation (with honors) from St. Mary's College - another LEAP program success story:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsjRT4NLLRS/

Edited May 24, 2023 by pherank

[pherank]

Thamires Chuvas and Cavan Conley traveled to the North East US and spent some time with Madison Keesler and Ben Freemantle:

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

Angelo Greco had some ankle surgery but he says all is well:

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

Edited May 25, 2023 by pherank

[pherank]

Sasha De Sola, Aaron Robison and Myles Thatcher flew to Athens, Greece to perform Thatcher's  05:49. Photo #6 shows the dynamic trio with Alexei Ratmansky backstage:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs1cg3vrILt/

https://www.instagram.com/p/Csyy0U5uc1K/

 

[pherank]

Tiit Helimets mentioned that Chloe Helimets is going to the ABT Summer School:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CtnrkvDOi2y/

 

[Terez]

Well, my goodness, I just learned Yuan Yuan Tan got married this past April. Am I the only one surprised and unaware of this? Learned details in a June 30th article at the Nob Hill Gazette.  https://www.nobhillgazette.com/people/choreographing-a-life-together-yuan-yuan-tan-and-michael-tung/article_34f64728-03e0-11ee-8f62-abe2e5a4b31b.html  Wishing her and her new husband all the best!

[Josette]

What a lovely article to read. I’m so happy for her. Thank you, Terez, for finding and posting the link.  

[pherank]

On 8/14/2023 at 8:33 AM, Terez said:

Well, my goodness, I just learned Yuan Yuan Tan got married this past April. Am I the only one surprised and unaware of this? Learned details in a June 30th article at the Nob Hill Gazette.  https://www.nobhillgazette.com/people/choreographing-a-life-together-yuan-yuan-tan-and-michael-tung/article_34f64728-03e0-11ee-8f62-abe2e5a4b31b.html  Wishing her and her new husband all the best!

YY is very quiet about her personal life, so it was a surprise for me to learn of this. Best wishes for them both.

[pherank]

The face of the Sept/Oct 2023 issue of Pointe magazine - Jasmine Jimison!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CwpucbJrlwq/?img_index=1

[PeggyTulle]

On 11/7/2023 at 5:16 PM, pherank said:

The face of the Sept/Oct 2023 issue of Pointe magazine - Jasmine Jimison!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CwpucbJrlwq/?img_index=1

Still stunned that Rojo didn't promote her (and Isabella Devivo).

[Phrenchphry11]

Jasmine Jimison looked great at World Ballet Day.  Though on the ABT side, Jaffe I don't think has promoted anyone either.  I wonder if Rojo and Jaffe both a bit cautious in their first big "solo" season before making big moves.  I do agree that Jimison and DeVivo both deserve to be promoted.

[Josette]

I watched SFB's World Ballet Day and was intrigued by how many of the principal women were learning the role of Marguerite in Marguerite and Armand.   It was fairly obvious from the start that the leading roles would be performed by Yuan Yuan Tan and Aaron Robison, and the SFB Facebook page has also posted beautiful photographs identifying Misa Kuranaga and Joseph Walsh, and Katherine Barkman and Isaac Hernandez in the roles, but I saw two other principal women marking the role on the side during the World Ballet Day rehearsal with YY Tan and Aaron Robison.  FB posts by SFB and World Ballet Day rehearsals have indicated possible principal casting for The Song of the Earth, Frida, and Carmen.  

[Helene]

I think it's terrific that other dancers are in the studio learning from whoever is staging it and from the dancers who are slated to get the performances.  It hopefully means that Rojo plans to keep it in the rep, if not right away.

[volcanohunter]

I know it's different in the case of a new ballet, but La Scala's WBD video showed Ratmansky working with 6 Franzes and 5 Swanildas on his Coppélia.

[Helene]

Similarly with Ratmansky''s Romeo and Juliet for National Ballet of Canada.

When Maillot sent his people to stage his Romeo et Juliette for PNB the first time, there were three Juliettes scheduled to perform: Mara Vinson, Carla Korbes, and Noelani Pantastico, but two younger dancers were also learning it in the back of the studio at the same time. 

[pherank]

Legion of Honor Museum announcement:

Botticelli to Balanchine: A Conversation on the Renaissance of Dance

Join us for a conversation exploring Renaissance dance in conjunction with the Botticelli Drawings exhibition and the San Francisco Ballet’s upcoming presentation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This conversation will feature Tamara Rojo, artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet, and Furio Rinaldi, exhibition curator and curator of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, moderated by Sarah Mackay, assistant curator of prints, drawings, and photographs.

Watch the livestream

December 9, 2023
2 pm

Ticket info
Free program, also available via livestream. Seating is limited and unassigned. Tickets are distributed in front of Gunn Theater an hour before. This does not include admission to the exhibition.

https://www.famsf.org/events/botticelli-conversation-renaissance-dance

Edited December 2, 2023 by pherank

[pherank]

I was surprised to stumble upon this video today:

Leaving San Francisco Ballet - A Prima Ballerina's Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8C3f_lwjXM

The dancer being Mathilde Froustey, and the video was shot by the photographer Alexis Cuarezma.
As it happens, I recently purchased one of Alexis' photographs and we e-mail chatted briefly about his work with Mathilde.

[pherank]

SF Ballet launches Creation House for choreographers:

"San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) launches Creation House, a new multifaceted initiative offering SF Ballet company members, SF Ballet School students, and guest artists an expansive portfolio of career-enhancing creative opportunities with a focus on choreography and new work development."

https://enfacemagazine.com/blog/2023/07/14/san-francisco-ballet-launches-creation-house/

[PeggyTulle]

Luke Ingham is leaving the company,  per SFB's Facebook. Seems immediate. 

"Bittersweet News Alert: Principal Dancer Luke Ingham will be moving to Portland to be with his wife, choreographer and Artistic Director Danielle Rowe and celebrate the growth of their two children together. Luke is a beloved Company member who has brought much joy both on and off the stage over the past 12 years. Join us in celebrating this wonderful dancer!"

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0BekjMzd4AsDgzUpmm4C1NjrucMTfvmdNGNmYY5zYa6p57KLcVht3JDJfB8tmEKpPl&id=100044167939532&mibextid=Nif5oz

Edited December 30, 2023 by PeggyTulle
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[pherank]

7 hours ago, PeggyTulle said:

Luke Ingham is leaving the company,  per SFB's Facebook. Seems immediate. 

"Bittersweet News Alert: Principal Dancer Luke Ingham will be moving to Portland to be with his wife, choreographer and Artistic Director Danielle Rowe and celebrate the growth of their two children together. Luke is a beloved Company member who has brought much joy both on and off the stage over the past 12 years. Join us in celebrating this wonderful dancer!"

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0BekjMzd4AsDgzUpmm4C1NjrucMTfvmdNGNmYY5zYa6p57KLcVht3JDJfB8tmEKpPl&id=100044167939532&mibextid=Nif5oz

I don't think anyone is surprised, but the timing of it is a little weird. I imagine Luke is approaching retirement time as well.
The company has been losing all of its tall men - not advantageous.

Edited December 31, 2023 by pherank