Spring Community Matinees
San Francisco Ballet hosted students and community groups for two inspiring performances of world-class dance.Wednesday, February 6, 2008
11:30–12:45pm
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
Filling Station
Mark Morris’ critically acclaimed work Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes is “a ballet of friendship and community…playful and bittersweet” (Time Out). Filling Station is an American classic, choreographed by legendary San Francisco Ballet Artistic Director Lew Christensen. It is brimming with humor, eccentric characters, and exuberant dance.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
11:30–12:45pm
Carousel (A Dance)©
West Side Story Suite
Inspired by Rodgers and Hammerstein’s famous 1945 musical, Christopher Wheeldon’s Carousel (A Dance)© fuses the lyrical score to the bittersweet romance of its central couple. Jerome Robbins’ West Side Story Suite makes its long–awaited San Francisco Ballet premiere. The Company will perform the timeless dance and vocals in this ballet staging of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical West Side Story.
See the 2008 study guides