Press Quotes
2007 Repertory Season Quotes
General Season Quotes
Divertimento No. 15
Artifact Suite
Firebird
The Dance House
The Sleeping Beauty
Spring Rounds
Eden/Eden
Pacific
Carousel (A Dance)
The Fifth Season
Fancy Free
General Season Quotes
“A pleasanter time could not be had at the Opera House.”
-Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle
March 17, 2007
“One of the world’s finest classical dance institutions”
-Allan Ulrich, Voice of Dance
March 14, 2007
“The Ballet is simply superb this year…”
-Carol Benet, The Ark
February 7, 2007
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Divertimento No. 15
“Blissfully beautiful … treasures like this should not be allowed to slip between the cracks.”
-Allan Ulrich, Voice of Dance
January 31, 2007
“Make no mistake: this is a major (re)addition to the SFB repertoire.”
-Allan Ulrich, Voice of Dance
January 31, 2007
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Artifact Suite
“Artifact seals Tomasson's imprint on S.F. Ballet”
-Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle
“The corps had enjoyed triumphs since Helgi Tomasson became artistic director in 1985, hitting new benchmarks in classics such as Swan Lake. But Artifact Suite was the first work they seemed to possess in the way the Kirov might claim the works of Petipa, or the New York City Ballet, those of Balanchine. Their fierceness made a group statement: This is the San Francisco Ballet under Tomasson.”
-Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle
February 1, 2007
“The thrills were still fresh … a revelation of undiminished commitment.”
-Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle
February 1, 2007
“An unforgettable dance experience”
-Janos Gereben, San Francisco Examiner
February 3, 2007
“A smash success”
-Rita Feliciano, San Francisco Bay Guardian
February 21, 2007
“An audience rouser”
-Allan Ulrich, Voice of Dance
January 31, 2007
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Firebird
“The ovation at curtain was robust… a crowd hit”
-Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle
February 3, 2007
“The ensemble moments in this Firebird are filled with an exuberance to match Stravinsky's majestic score.”
-Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle
February 3, 2007
“Firebird flies high, mighty, charming”
-Janos Gereben, San Francisco Examiner
February 7, 2007
“A sensational new Firebird … robust, imaginative, vastly entertaining”
-Janos Gereben, San Francisco Examiner
February 7, 2007
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The Dance House
“Radiates conviction and strikes theatrical fire”
-Allan Ulrich, Voice of Dance
February 2, 2007
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The Sleeping Beauty
“A three-course feast”
-Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle
February 26, 2007
“Sensational dancing and glorious sets and costumes”
-Allan Ulrich, Voice of Dance
February 26, 2007
“Sleeping Beauty is for everyone … an audience favorite”
-Janos Gereben, San Francisco Examiner
February 28, 2007
“A dream worth keeping”
-Sean Martinfield, San Francisco Sentinel
February 27, 2007
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Spring Rounds
“A tender, vernal excursion”
-Allan Ulrich, Financial Times
March 15, 2007
“The dancers have smoothly incorporated the choreographer’s weighted signature modernisms without loosening their classical moorings”
-Allan Ulrich, Financial Times
March 15, 2007
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Eden/Eden
“Cutting-edge and exciting”
-Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle
March 15, 2007
“Tomasson’s sleek, sophisticated Olympians have embraced the work’s skewed lexicon as if it had been designed for them.”
-Allan Ulrich, Financial Times
March 15, 2007
“The dancers set the stage ablaze”
-Allan Ulrich, Financial Times
March 15, 2007
“[The soloists] dance their hearts out”
-Janos Gereben, San Francisco Examiner
March 15, 2007
“Helgi Tomasson’s heroic record of extending the notion of classicism for a new era continues unabated this week at the San Francisco Ballet.”
-Allan Ulrich, Voice of Dance
March 14, 2007
“An evening to shake up anybody’s idea of what ballet can be in the 21st century.”
-Allan Ulrich, Voice of Dance
March 14, 2007
“Helgi Tomasson has taken an enormous risk in presenting McGregor’s unpretty but absorbing work, and we can only hope that more of these sort of challenges lie in the future.”
-Mary Ellen Hunt, Oakland Tribune
March 18, 2007
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Pacific
“A top-notch performance”
-Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle
March 17, 2007
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Carousel (A Dance)
“Romance and glee … full of whimsy”
-Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle
March 17, 2007
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The Fifth Season
“Compelling … elegantly brooding”
-Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle
March 17, 2007
“Sleek, committed dancing”
-Allan Ulrich, Voice of Dance
March 17, 2007
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Fancy Free
“Charming … delightful … an irresistible comedy”
-Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle
March 17, 2007
“A delightful excursion that brought an instant smile to the lips from the first burst of energy onstage.”
-Mary Ellen Hunt, Oakland Tribune
March 18, 2007
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