Balanchine
Casting
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 AT 7:30 pm
Diamonds
CHOREOGRAPHER
George Balanchine
COMPOSER
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Staged by: Sandra Jennings
Costume Design: after Karinska
Original Lighting Design: Ronald Bates
World Premiere (Jewels): April 13, 1967—New York City Ballet, New York State Theater; New York, New York
SF Ballet Premiere: March 12, 2002—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
© The George Balanchine Trust
Music: Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29, movements 2, 3, 4 & 5. This performance of Diamonds, a Balanchine© Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style© and Balanchine Technique© service standards established and provided by the Trust. Scenery courtesy of Sarasota Ballet. Costumes courtesy of The Australian Ballet.
Serenade
CHOREOGRAPHER
George Balanchine
COMPOSER
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Staged by: Sandra Jennings
Costume Design: after Karinska
Lighting Design: Jean Rosenthal (1948); Ronald Bates (1964); Mark Stanley (current production)
World Premiere: March 1, 1935—American Ballet, Adelphi Theater; New York, New York
SF Ballet Premiere: April 18, 1952—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
© The George Balanchine Trust
Music: Serenade in C Major for String Orchestra, Op. 48. This performance of Serenade, a Balanchine© Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style© and Balanchine Technique© service standards established and provided by the Trust. Costumes constructed by Barbara Matera, Ltd., New York, NY.
Stars and Stripes
CHOREOGRAPHER
George Balanchine
COMPOSER
John Philip Sousa, arranged by Hershy Kay
Staged by: Sandra Jennings
Costume Design: after Karinska
World Premiere: January 17, 1958—New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama; New York, New York
SF Ballet Premiere: January 19, 1981—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
© The George Balanchine Trust
Music: Presented by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. This performance of Stars and Stripes, a Balanchine© Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style© and Balanchine Technique© service standards established and provided by the Trust. Scenery and Costumes courtesy of BALLET WEST, Adam Sklute, Artistic Director.
Balanchine
Casting & Credits
Wednesday, February 11 AT 7:30 pm
Diamonds
CHOREOGRAPHER
George Balanchine
COMPOSER
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Staged by: Sandra Jennings
Costume Design: after Karinska
Original Lighting Design: Ronald Bates
World Premiere (Jewels): April 13, 1967—New York City Ballet, New York State Theater; New York, New York
SF Ballet Premiere: March 12, 2002—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
© The George Balanchine Trust
Music: Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29, movements 2, 3, 4 & 5. This performance of Diamonds, a Balanchine© Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style© and Balanchine Technique© service standards established and provided by the Trust. Scenery courtesy of Sarasota Ballet. Costumes courtesy of The Australian Ballet.
Serenade
CHOREOGRAPHER
George Balanchine
COMPOSER
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Staged by: Sandra Jennings
Costume Design: after Karinska
Lighting Design: Jean Rosenthal (1948); Ronald Bates (1964); Mark Stanley (current production)
World Premiere: March 1, 1935—American Ballet, Adelphi Theater; New York, New York
SF Ballet Premiere: April 18, 1952—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
© The George Balanchine Trust
Music: Serenade in C Major for String Orchestra, Op. 48. This performance of Serenade, a Balanchine© Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style© and Balanchine Technique© service standards established and provided by the Trust. Costumes constructed by Barbara Matera, Ltd., New York, NY.
Stars and Stripes
CHOREOGRAPHER
George Balanchine
COMPOSER
John Philip Sousa, arranged by Hershy Kay
Staged by: Sandra Jennings
Costume Design: after Karinska
World Premiere: January 17, 1958—New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama; New York, New York
SF Ballet Premiere: January 19, 1981—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
© The George Balanchine Trust
Music: Presented by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. This performance of Stars and Stripes, a Balanchine© Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style© and Balanchine Technique© service standards established and provided by the Trust. Scenery and Costumes courtesy of BALLET WEST, Adam Sklute, Artistic Director.
Diamonds
Conductor: Martin West
FRANCES CHUNG JOSEPH WALSH
Jihyun Choi, Carmela Mayo, Julia Rowe, Seojeong Yun
Fernando Carratalá Coloma, Ángel García Molinero, Alexis Francisco Valdes,
Mingxuan Wang
Sofia Albers, Rebecca Blenkinsop, Carlota Cruz, Maya Chandrashekaran, Anna Chaziroglou, Gabriela Gonzalez, Aaliyahmarie Key, Katharine Lee, Hui-Wen Peng, Amelia Soh, Tyla Steinbach, Juliette Windey
Rubén Cítores Nieto, Benjamin Davidoff, Jakub Groot, Lleyton Ho, Andris Kundzins, Lucas López, Justin-Cooper Meeks, Simone Pompignoli, Logan Shaw, Jasper True Stanford, Benjamin Taber, Adrian Zeisel
Serenade
Conductor: Martin West
MISA KURANAGA MADELINE WOO KAMRYN BALDWIN
FERNANDO CARATALLÁ COLOMA MYLES THATCHER
Isabella DeVivo, Carmela Mayo, Julia Rowe, Seojeong Yun
Sofia Albers, Rebecca Blenkinsop, Maya Chandrashekaran, Jacey Gailliard, Katharine Lee, SunMin Lee, Elizabeth Mateer, Rimi Nakano, Hui-Wen Peng, Amelia Soh, Anatalia St. Clair, Tyla Steinbach, Juliette Windey
Rubén Cítores Nieto, Lucas López, Andris Kundzins, Simone Pompignoli
Stars and Stripes
Conductor: Ming Luke
First Campaign
1st Regiment: Corcoran Cadets
ISABELLA DEVIVO
Julieta Castro, Carly Graham, Aaliyahmarie Key, Katharine Lee, SunMin Lee, Rimi Nakano, Luna Mae Pao, Hui-Wen Peng, Leili Rackow, Tyla Steinbach, Nicole Kosasih Widjaja, Juliette Windey
Second Campaign
2nd Regiment: Rifle Regiment
JACEY GAILLIARD
Sofia Albers, Kamryn Baldwin, Rebecca Blenkinsop, Maya Chandrashekaran, Anna Chaziroglou, Carlota Cruz, Gabriela Gonzalez, Erin Jung, Pemberley Ann Olson, Kyra Orozco-Davey, Amelia Soh, Juliana Wilder
Third Campaign
3rd Regiment: Thunder and Gladiator
CAVAN CONLEY
Benjamin Davidoff, Jakub Groot, Lleyton Ho, Donghui Kim, Lucas López, Shun Matsui, Simone Pompignoli, Logan Shaw, Jasper True Stanford, Asher Stephenson, Benjamin Taber, Alexis Francisco Valdes
Fourth Campaign
Liberty Bell and El Capitan
KATHERINE BARKMAN ESTEBAN HERNÁNDEZ
Fifth Campaign
All Regiments
Casting is subject to change