The mission of San Francisco Ballet is to share the joy of dance with the widest possible audience. The Company tours frequently, with engagements at prestigious venues including the famed Opéra de Paris-Palais Garnier in Paris; London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre and the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden; Athens’ Megaron Theatre; Scotland's Edinburgh International Festival; and Les étes de la danse de Paris, an outdoor dance festival held in the Marais district of Paris.

Maria Kochetkova and Joan Boada in Tomasson's Romeo & Juliet (© Erik Tomasson)
Hamburg Tour
June 22, 26, 27 and July 1, 2012
San Francisco Ballet will guest at Hamburg Ballet on June 26 and 27, performing a mixed-bill program that includes Tomasson’s 7 for Eight, Possokhov’s RAkU, a pas de deux from Continuum, and Wheeldon’s Within the Golden Hour. In addition, for one performance-only on June 22, four SF Ballet principal dancers will star in Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid, performed by Hamburg Ballet. In addition, a select number of dancers will also perform on Hamburg Ballet’s Nijinsky Gala XXXVIII on July 1.
Moscow Tour
June 29 & 30, 2012
San Francisco Ballet will present two performances at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia on June 29 and 30 (programming to be announced). This engagement will represent SF Ballet’s first visit to Russia.
One night only!
Sun Valley Pavilion
Sun Valley, Idaho
Sunday, July 8, 2012, 7pm
San Francisco Ballet's summer/fall tour includes a one-night-only performance at the spectacular Sun Valley Pavilion in Sun Valley, Idaho. This SF Ballet performance will kick off Sun Valley’s Summer of the Arts which will include will include four weeks of performances by the highly acclaimed Sun Valley Summer Symphony; music performances and events sponsored by the Sun Valley Center for the Arts; and the well-known Sun Valley Writer’s Conference in late August. For more information about the Sun Valley performance program, accommodations, tour packages, sponsorships, and to purchase individual tickets, visit www.sfballet.org/sunvalley.
Purchase tickets to SF Ballet in Sun Valley.
London Tour
September 14-23, 2012
San Francisco Ballet will embark on its first engagement to London since 2004. From September 14-23, 2012, the Company will perform three mixed-repertory programs over nine performances, at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, featuring: UK premieres and works by choreographers including George Balanchine, Mark Morris, Christopher Wheeldon, SF Ballet Choreographer in Residence Yuri Possokhov, and SF Ballet Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson.
Visit Sadler’s Wells website for tickets and information.
Washington, D.C. Tour
November 13-18, 2012
San Francisco Ballet will perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., November 13-18, 2012. The week-long engagement will feature Helgi Tomasson's critically acclaimed Romeo & Juliet, and one mixed-repertory program (programming to be announced). The Company’s last engagement in Washington, D.C. was part of its 75th American Anniversary Tour in 2008.