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Sunday, February 10, 2008, 1:00pm
Claire Sheridan of St Mary’s College interviews Jean-Pierre Frohlich of the Jerome Robbins Trust
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Mr. Frohlich explains what it means to ”stage a ballet”, and the process of setting the ballet’s West Side Story Suite and Fancy Free. 25:49 Minutes
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Friday, March 7, 2008, 7:00pm
Cheryl Ossola Interviews Soloist Elana Altman
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Elana Altman discusses the advantages of being a tall female in ballet, her training and her favorites ballets. 23:16 Minutes
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Sunday, February 24, 2008, 1:00pm
Former Principal Dancer Joanna Berman interviews Principal Dancer Tiit Helimets
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Tiit Helimets talks about the challenges of planning, rehearsing and preparing for multiple roles on the same program at the same time and more. 26:20 Minutes
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Friday, February 22, 2008, 7:00pm
Professor Claire Sheridan of St. Mary’s College of Moraga interviews Principal Dancer Sarah Van Patten
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Sarah Van Patten discusses the artistic balance between character develop and technical precision. 27:19 Minutes
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Sunday, February 17, 2008, 7:00pm
Kirsten Gamb interviews Principal Character Dancer and Ballet Master Anita Paciotti
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Anita Paciotti discusses her early years as a dancer and the role of the Ballet Master in assisting choreographers and setting new ballets. 21:32 Minutes
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Saturday, February 16, 2008, 1:00pm
Dance Scholar Mary Wood interviews Principal Dancer Kirsten Long
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Kirsten Long discusses the challenges and excitement of dancing key historic roles such as Giselle. 27:42 Minutes
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Sunday, February 10, 2008, 1:00pm
SF Ballet Company Manager Robert Russo interviews Principal Dancer Yuan Yuan Tan
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Yuan Yuan Tan discusses playing the title role in Yuri Possokov’s Firebird. She also discusses fashion and popular culture. 26:11 Minutes
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Sunday, February 3, 2008, 1:00pm
SF Ballet Company Manager Robert Russo Interviews Soloist Rory Hohenstein
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Rory Hohenstein discusses following in the footsteps of legendary dancer/choreographer Lew Christensen in the role of Mac in Filing Station. 29:58 Minutes
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Friday, February 1, 2008, 7pm
Dance Studio Life Editor in Chief Cheryl Ossola interviews Principal Dancer Rachel Viselli |
Rachel Viselli discusses the roles she plays in the 75th anniversary season. 24:25 Minutes
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Thursday, January 31, 2008, 7pm
Former Principal Dancer Muriel Maffre will interview Soloist Garrett Anderson |
| Garrett Anderson discusses the challenges and excitement of his role in the West Side Story Suite. |
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 7pm
Mary Wood interviews Soloist James Sofranko |
James Sofranko discusses his Julliard education and favorite roles in the 75th anniversary season. 26:50 Minutes
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Meet the Artist Interview with Lynn Garafola- April 28, 2007 |
| Dance critic, historian, professor, and author Lynn Garafola talks about ballet's current period of transition, her fondest memories of dance, and the job of the dance critic. She advises even newcomers to dance to trust their instincts about what they like or don't like in a performance. |
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Meet the Artist Interview with Molly Smolen - April 28, 2007 |
| Principal Dancer Molly Smolen’s professional career started when she was 14. She talks to Charles McNeal about leaving home at such a young age, performing with fellow Principal Dancer and husband Tiit Helimets, and returning to the U.S. after seven years abroad. |
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Meet the Artist Interview with Pascal Molat - April 20, 2007 |
| Principal Dancer Pascal Molat cites Michael Jackson as his first dance inspiration. Hear more about what Molat has done since taking up breakdancing in the 1980s and how he has met the challenges of being a professional ballet dancer for more than 10 years. |
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Meet the Artist Interview with Rory Hohenstein- April 13, 2007 |
| San Francisco Ballet Soloist Rory Hohenstein talks about the gutsy move he made to become a member of the Company, the physical demands of being a professional dancer, and his brush with celebrity as the subject of a children's book-about dance, of course. |
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Meet the Artist Interview with Jean-Pierre Frohlich - March 15, 2007 |
| After staging Jerome Robbins' Fancy Free for San Francisco Ballet, Jean-Pierre Frohlich talks about what is involved in preserving the legacy of this legendary choreographer as a member of the Robbins Rights Trust. |
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Meet the Artist Interview with the Creative Team Behind Eden/Eden - March 13, 2007 |
| Eden/Eden, Wayne McGregor's thought-provoking contemporary ballet that envisions a world of cloned humans, enjoyed its U.S. premiere during Program 4 this repertory season. McGregor, Costume Designer Ursula Bombshell, Lighting Designer Charles Balfour, and Filmmaker Ravi Deepres talk about their partnership in bringing Eden/Eden to the stage. |
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Meet the Artist Interview with Martin West - February 24, 2007. |
| SF Ballet Music Director and Principal Conductor Martin West, a native of England, talks about the many hats he wears, what it takes to be a conductor and to become a member of the ballet orchestra, and what he thinks is the most difficult orchestral score, The Sleeping Beauty. |
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Meet the Artist Interview with Joan Boada - February 2, 2007. |
| Principal Dancer Joan Boada made a risky decision in fleeing his native Cuba to dance in countries around the world, and finally the United States. In this Meet the Artist Interview, hear more about that, his training regimen, and how he ended up with eight stitches in his head after playing Albrecht in Giselle. |
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Meet the Artist Interview with Tina LeBlanc - January 30th, 2007. |
| Tina LeBlanc, a principal dancer with SF Ballet since 1992, has balanced a challenging and eminently successful career with raising two children. She talks about her involvement with dance beyond performing onstage, her relationships with younger dancers, and bringing her two young sons to see the ballet. |
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