CounterPulse performance space describes itself as "space and resources for emerging artists and cultural innovator" for creating the socially relevant. CounterPulse lives up to its aspirations with the upcoming performance of Li Chiao-Ping's multidisciplinary dance theater Here Lies the Truth. A collaboration with visual artist Douglas Rosenberg,...
September 13, 2022—Smuin Contemporary Ballet opens their 29th season with a bang on Friday, September 16th with the 2022/2023 edition of Dance Series 1. Known for their vitality and skill, the Smuin dancers will perform three energizing works: Take Five by Rex Wheeler, set to music by jazz legend Dave Brubeck; Requiem for a Rose by...
July 9, 2022—At the opening of the Stanford Live summer performance season last night, Executive Director of San Francisco Ballet Danielle St. Germain outlined key highlights of the Company's upcoming 90th anniversary season and expressed her appreciation for the partnership with Stanford Live.
June 28, 2022—Choreographer Amy Seiwert's innovative SKETCH series is now in its twelfth year. This year's SKETCH includes three world premieres choreographed by Seiwert and two other choreographers, Imagery's new Artistic Fellow and former ODC dancer Natasha Adorlee, and Joshua L. Peugh, whose work is being shown to Bay Area audiences for the...
May 11, 2022—San Francisco Ballet School (SF Ballet School) today announced the promotion of six SF Ballet School alumni to the corps de ballet, and seven students from SF Ballet School will be promoted to the Company for the 2023 Season.
May 6, 2022—Smuin Contemporary Ballet is ending its 28th season with a diverse program of four contemporary works, including two successful world premieres by company dancers. Currently, at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, the diverse program, titled "Dance Series 2 P.S. Forever Smuin," includes Val Caniparoli's quirky and fun Confessions ...
April 25, 2022—How do you say goodbye to a cherished institution? Last night friends of Helgi Tomasson, his colleagues, and former and present members of the San Francisco Ballet company praised Tomasson's accomplishments and vision as he ended his 37 years as the Company's artistic director. The one-night-only celebration began with in-person...
April 7, 2022—San Francisco Ballet has been packing spectacular performances into the farewell season of departing Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson. Last night's opening of Program 6 was no exception, including one of Tomasson's audience favorites and world premieres by Christopher Wheeldon and Dwight Rhoden.
March 17, 2022—San Francisco Ballet's Program 4 contrasts a timeless, classic Bournonville ballet with a west coast premiere by Ratmansky. La Sylphide, staged by Helgi Tomasson with Anita Paciotti and Katita Waldo, lives up to its venerable tradition. Bournonville's La Sylphide (not to be confused with Fokine's Les Sylphides), with music by Herman...