Spring Community Matinees

This year, San Francisco Ballet invites you to attend one of its two Community Matinees, where students and teachers will learn about the creative process of becoming a professional dancer, and the intricate details of putting a performance on the Opera House stage.

Wednesday, February 9, 11:30am to 12:45pm
Intended for Elementary School Students
Excerpts from up to Three Ballets

This performance includes a range of dance: Giselle, a story ballet that finds its roots in the romantic period of the late nineteenth century; Symphony in C, a work by one of the twentieth century’s most gifted and transformative ballet choreographers, George Balanchine; and a contemporary ballet, Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude by William Forsythe—a fast-paced and modern work that reveals the innovation of the art form.

Wednesday, March 9, 11:30am to 12:45pm
Intended for Middle and High School Students
Excerpts from up to Two Ballets

Students and teachers are introduced to the foundation of classical ballet with excerpts from Yuri Possokhov’s neoclassical work Classical Symphony, and the innovation of contemporary dance through excerpts from William Forsythe’s riveting Artifact Suite.