San Francisco Ballet - Meet the Artist

Meet the Artist: Rehearsal Director Tina LeBlanc

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 17:17:03 +0000

SF Ballet Rehearsal Director and former SF Ballet Principal Dancer Tina LeBlanc talks with Dance Educator Claire Sheridan on April 7, 2024 about the next@90 Curtain Call, part of the 2024 Season.

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Header Image: Tina LeBlanc and Sasha De Sola rehearsing Tomasson’s Swan Lake // © Erik Tomasson.

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Wei Wang

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 03:21:52 +0000

SF Ballet Principal Dancer Wei Wang talks with San Francisco Ballet’s Senior Director of Leadership Giving Kristin Bertrand on April 5, 2024 about next@90 Curtain Call and Mere Mortals as part of the 2024 Season.

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Header Image: Wei Wang in Aszure Barton and Sam Shepherd’s Mere Mortals // © Chris Hardy.

Meet the Artist: Soloist Cavan Conley

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:43:36 +0000

SF Ballet Soloist Cavan Conley talks with San Francisco Ballet School Associate Director of Administration Molly LeBeau on March 22, 2024 about A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Program 4 of the 2024 Season.

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Header Image: Cavan Conley in Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust; Photo © Lindsay Thomas

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Jennifer Stahl

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 01:38:59 +0000

SF Ballet Principal Dancer Jennifer Stahl talks with Dance Educator Mary Wood on March 15, 2024 about A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Program 4 of the 2024 Season.

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Header Image: San Francisco Ballet in an excerpt from Act II of Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust; Photo © Chris Hardy.

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Nikisha Fogo

Sat, 09 Mar 2024 19:18:29 +0000

SF Ballet Principal Dancer Nikisha Fogo talks with Dance Educator Mary Wood on March 3, 2024 about Swan Lake in Program 3 of the 2024 Season.

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Header Image: Nikisha Fogo and Aaron Robison in Tomasson’s Swan Lake // © Lindsay Thomas

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Frances Chung

Sat, 09 Mar 2024 18:35:41 +0000

SF Ballet Principal Dancer Frances Chung talks with Dance Educator Jessica Cohen on March 1, 2024 about Swan Lake in Program 3 of the 2024 Season.

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Header Image: Frances Chung in Tomasson’s Swan Lake // © Erik Tomasson

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Joseph Walsh

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:38:36 +0000

SF Ballet Principal Dancer Joseph Walsh talks with Dance Educator Claire Sheridan on February 25, 2024 about Swan Lake in Program 3 of the 2024 Season.

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Header Image: Joseph Walsh in Tomasson’s Swan Lake // © Erik Tomasson

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Sasha De Sola

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 21:09:48 +0000

SF Ballet Principal Dancer Sasha De Sola talks with SF Ballet Director of Education & Training Jennie Scholick, PhD on February 23, 2024 about Swan Lake in Program 3 of the 2024 Season.

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Header Image: Sasha De Sola and Isaac Hernández in the Black Swan pas de deux from Tomasson’s Swan Lake // © Chris Hardy.

Meet the Artist: Pianist Britton Day

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:34:48 +0000

SF Ballet Orchestra Company Pianist Britton Day talks with Mary Wood on February 9, 2024 about Marguerite and Armand in Program 2 of the 2024 Season.

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Header Image: Pianist Britton Day performing Mere Mortals with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra and Sam Shepherd // © San Francisco Ballet, photo by Lindsey Rallo

Meet the Artist: Debra Sowell, PhD

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 22:00:00 +0000

On America’s first full-length Swan Lake

Visiting Scholar Debra H. Sowell, PhD, offers a lively description of America’s first full-length Swan Lake, produced by the San Francisco Ballet in 1940, and choreographed by Artistic Director, Willam Christensen. She begins by describing the role of a dance historian, and references the interviews she conducted in preparing her book The Christensen Brothers, An American Dance Epic, the definitive biography of the three brothers, Willam, Harold, and Lew.

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Header Image: San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson’s Swan Lake // © Erik Tomasson

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Frances Chung

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 23:00:00 +0000

On performing Odette and Odile

Meet the Artist: Katita Waldo on MADCAP

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:00:56 +0000

SF Ballet Rehearsal Director Katita Waldo discusses the world premiere of Danielle Rowe's MADCAP with Director of Education & Training Jennie Scholick before the performance on January 20, 2023. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! Header Image: San Francisco Ballet rehearsing Rowe's MADCAP // © Lindsay Thomas MADCAP is part of next@90 Curtain Call, which runs April 2–13, 2024. RESERVE TICKETS

Meet the Artist: Sasha Mukhamedov on Possokhov’s Violin Concerto

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:00:07 +0000

Soloist Sasha Mukhamedov speaks with Claire Sheridan about her work with Yuri Possokhov on Violin Concerto before the performance on February 5, 2023. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! Header Image: Sasha Mukhamedov and Joseph Walsh in Possokhov's Violin Concerto // © Lindsay Thomas

Meet the Artist: Soloist Katherine Barkman

Thu, 11 May 2023 17:54:24 +0000

SF Ballet Soloist Katherine Barkman talks with Jasmine Yep Huynh on April 30, 2023. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! Header Image: Katherine Barkman in Wheeldon's Cinderella© // © Lindsay Thomas

Meet the Artist: Ricardo Bustamante on Romeo & Juliet

Tue, 09 May 2023 17:53:34 +0000

SF Ballet Rehearsal Director and Principal Character Dancer Ricardo Bustamante talks with Claire Sheridan about Romeo & Juliet on April 23, 2023. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! Header Image: Jasmine Jimison and Ricardo Bustamante in Tomasson's Romeo & Juliet // © Lindsay Thomas

Meet the Artist: Daniel Deivison-Oliveira on Romeo & Juliet

Sat, 06 May 2023 18:22:57 +0000

SF Ballet Soloist Daniel Deivison-Oliveira talks with Mary Wood about Romeo & Juliet on April 21, 2023. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! Header Image: Daniel Deivison-Oliveira in Tomasson's Romeo & Juliet // © Erik Tomasson

Meet the Artist: Dores André and Max Cauthorn on Cinderella

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:51:24 +0000

SF Ballet Principal Dancers Dores André and Max Cauthorn talk with Kristin Bertrand about Cinderella on April 2, 2023. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! Header Image: Dores André and Max Cauthorn in Wheeldon's Cinderella© // © Chris Hardy

Meet the Artist: Luke Ingham on Cinderella

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:31:11 +0000

SF Ballet Principal Dancer Luke Ingham talks with Jennifer French Kovacevich about Cinderella on March 31, 2023. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! Header Image: Sasha De Sola and Luke Ingham in the Act II pas de deux from Wheeldon's Cinderella© // Courtesy of The Music Center © Will Tee Yang

Meet the Artist: Martin West and David Rosenthal on COLORFORMS

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:00:36 +0000

SF Ballet Orchestra Music Director and Principal Conductor Martin West and SF Ballet Orchestra Principal Percussionist David Rosenthal talk with Mary Wood about COLORFORMS on March 19, 2023. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! Header Image: San Francisco Ballet Orchestra performing at San Francisco Ballet Opening Night Gala 2022 // © Drew Altizer Photography

Meet the Artist: Myles Thatcher on COLORFORMS

Sat, 15 Apr 2023 16:23:11 +0000

Choreographer and SF Ballet Soloist Myles Thatcher talks with Molly LeBeau about COLORFORMS on March 17, 2023. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! Header Image: San Francisco Ballet in Thatcher's COLORFORMS // © Lindsay Thomas

Meet the Artist: Esteban Hernández and Jasmine Jamison on Giselle

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 21:36:49 +0000

SF Ballet Principal Dancer Esteban Hernández and Soloist Jasmine Jamison talk with Molly LeBeau about Giselle on March 5, 2023. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! Header Image: Jasmine Jimison and Esteban Hernández in Tomasson's Giselle // © Chris Hardy

Meet the Artist: Wei Wang on Giselle

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:42:37 +0000

SF Ballet Principal Dancer Wei Wang talks with Jessica Cohen about Giselle on February 24, 2023. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! Header Image: Wona Park and Wei Wang rehearsing Tomasson's Giselle // © Reneff-Olson Productions

Meet the Artist: Sasha De Sola on Giselle

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 16:00:53 +0000

SF Ballet Principal Dancer Sasha De Sola talks with Jennie Scholick about Giselle on February 26, 2023. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! Header Image: Sasha De Sola and Aaron Robison in Tomasson's Giselle // © Lindsay Thomas

Meet the Artist: Lynn Charles on The Queen’s Daughter

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:00:04 +0000

Lynn Charles speaks with Senior Director of Individual Giving Lynn Eve Komaromi about her work with Bridget Breiner on The Queen's Daughter before the performance on February 3, 2023. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! Header Image: Wei Wang, Sasha De Sola, and Bridget Breiner rehearsing Breiner's The Queen's Daughter // © Chris Hardy

Meet the Artist: Nicolas Blanc on Gateway to the Sun

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:00:21 +0000

next@90 choreographer Nicolas Blanc chats with Major Gifts Officer Michael Imbimbo about his new work for SF Ballet on January 27, 2023. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! Nicolas Blanc's Bio A familiar face to San Francisco Ballet, Nicolas Blanc returns to the Company as a choreographer for next@90. Blanc began his dance training in Montauban, France. After winning a scholarship in the 1994 Prix de Lausanne, he continued his early dance education at the Academie de Danse Classique Princesse Grace’ in Monte-Carlo and the Paris Opera Ballet School. He then danced with Nice Opera Ballet, Deutsche Oper am Rhein Dusseldorf, Zurich Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet, where he was made Principal Dancer in 2004. In 2009, he joined Scottish Ballet as Ballet Master and has worked as a rehearsal director and principal coach for the Joffrey Ballet since 2011. Header Image: San Francisco Ballet in Blanc's Gateway to the Sun // © Lindsay Thomas

Meet the Artist: Joanna Berman on Emergence

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 17:00:06 +0000

SF Ballet Rehearsal Director and former principal dancer Joanna Berman discusses Val Caniparoli's world premiere for the next@90 festival with dance educator Mary Wood on January 29, 2023. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! Header Image: WanTing Zhao and Steven Morse in Caniparoli's Emergence // © Lindsay Thomas

Meet the Artist: Robert Garland on Haffner Serenade

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:00:13 +0000

next@90 choreographer and Dance Theatre of Harlem Artistic Director Robert Garland discusses his new ballet Haffner Serenade with interviewer Jessica Cohen on January 22, 2023. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! ROBERT GARLAND’S BIO Robert Garland’s passion for dance ignited when he witnessed his first Dance Theatre of Harlem performance. He moved to New York City, attended The Juilliard School, and then quickly rose through the Dance Theatre of Harlem ranks to become a principal dancer. Soon after Dance Theatre’s founder and former artistic director Arthur Mitchell invited Garland to create a work for the company, he was appointed their first resident choreographer and director of the Dance Theatre of Harlem School. He has since been selected to succeed Virginia Johnson as Artistic Director of the company, beginning his new role in 2023. Header Image: San Francisco Ballet in Garland's Haffner Serenade // © Lindsay Thomas

Meet the Artist: Soloist and Choreographer Myles Thatcher

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:06:31 +0000

On his career, choreography, and his life during shelter-in-place

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Frances Chung

Sun, 15 May 2022 16:00:18 +0000

On coming back to the stage and Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella

Meet the Artist: Joseph Walsh and Isabella DeVivo on Cinderella

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 02:10:14 +0000

SF Ballet Principal Dancer Joseph Walsh and Soloist Isabella DeVivo talk with Michael Imbimbo about Cinderella on April 7, 2023. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! Header Image: Isabella DeVivo and Joseph Walsh rehearsing Wheeldon's Cinderella© // © Lindsey Rallo

Meet the Artist: Helgi Tomasson and Mathilde Froustey

Sun, 02 May 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson and Principal Dancer Mathilde Froustey talk Romeo & Juliet.

Meet the Artist: Martino Pistone

Sun, 02 May 2021 10:00:00 +0000

On sword fighting, fencing, and performing in Romeo & Juliet

Meet the Artist: Cathy Marston and Sarah Van Patten

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:49:54 +0000

Choreographer Cathy Marston and Principal Dancer Sarah Van Patten discuss Snowblind and the creative process

Jennifer Stahl on Snowblind and Appassionata

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:00:49 +0000

Principal Dancer Jennifer Stahl on inhabiting a role

Meet the Artist: Tina LeBlanc

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Former SFB principal dancer on teaching, training, and Balanchine’s Rubies

Meet the Artist: Rufus Olivier

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:00:00 +0000

Balanchine and Prokofiev from the principal bassoon player's perspective

Meet the Artist: Orchestra Members Steven D’Amico and Shinji Eshima

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 14:21:26 +0000

On their careers and Shostakovich Trilogy

Meet the Artist: Yuri Possokhov and Shinji Eshima

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 10:45:00 +0000

On the new ballet, Swimmer

Meet the Artist: Soloist Lucas Erni

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:24:32 +0000

On his path to SF Ballet and his life during shelter-in-place

Meet the Artist: Soloist Diego Cruz

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 17:15:20 +0000

On starting Worldwide Ballet Class and his life during shelter-in-place

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Max Cauthorn

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 18:44:14 +0000

On highlights from the 2020 Season and his life during shelter-in-place

Meet the Artist: Soloist Ellen Rose Hummel

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 15:56:40 +0000

On her recent promotion and life during shelter-in-place

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Tiit Helimets

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 16:00:00 +0000

On his career and life during shelter-in-place

Meet the Artist: Angelo Greco, Cordula Merks, and Martin West

Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:10:26 +0000

What’s it like to conduct a ballet? And what’s it like to be conducted in a ballet?

Meet the Artist: Imani Rupert-Gordon (NCLR), Kris Hayashi (TLC), and Arthur Pita

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 20:00:11 +0000

A conversation with National Center for Lesbian Rights Executive Director Imani Rupert-Gordon, Transgender Law Center Executive Director Kris Hayashi, and choreographer Arthur Pita for Pride Month

Meet the Artist: SF Ballet Orchestra Member Marilyn Coyne

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 16:00:00 +0000

On her life during shelter-in-place and what makes SF Ballet Orchestra special

Meet the Artist: Jeffrey Lyons

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 16:00:15 +0000

SF Ballet School Leadership and Alumni celebrate Jeffrey Lyons’ 20th Anniversary at SF Ballet School

Meet the Artist: Dana Genshaft and Pemberley Ann Olson

Fri, 29 May 2020 16:00:32 +0000

In honor of SF Ballet School’s Annual Spring Festival, Dana Genshaft and Pemberley Ann Olson call in from Shelter-in-Place.

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Wona Park

Fri, 22 May 2020 17:29:18 +0000

On her recent promotion and her life during shelter in place

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Dores André

Wed, 20 May 2020 16:00:29 +0000

On Justin Peck’s Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancers Yuan Yuan Tan and Luke Ingham

Sat, 09 May 2020 21:20:18 +0000

On The Infinite Ocean and their lives during shelter in place

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Jennifer Stahl

Fri, 01 May 2020 16:00:40 +0000

On Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem and staying in shape during shelter in place

Meet the Artist: Soloist Julia Rowe

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:00:00 +0000

On preparing pointe shoes and Zoom ballet classes during shelter in place

Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet Member Joshua Jack Price

Sat, 18 Apr 2020 16:00:55 +0000

On his favorite memories of his first season and life during shelter in place

Meet the Artist: Soloist Madison Keesler

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:00:30 +0000

On Sandpaper Ballet, her career path, and time at SF Ballet

Meet the Artist: Soloist Lonnie Weeks

Sun, 12 Apr 2020 16:00:08 +0000

On the ballets on Programs 02 and 03

Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet Member Lucas Erni

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:00:09 +0000

On Etudes and his path to SF Ballet

Meet the Artist: Helgi Tomasson and Joseph Walsh

Sat, 04 Apr 2020 06:11:06 +0000

Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson and Principal Dancer Joseph Walsh discuss the role of Oberon in George Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Esteban Hernandez

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:00:15 +0000

On his childhood, career, and Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Misa Kuranaga

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:00:03 +0000

On her path to San Francisco Ballet and the role of Cinderella

Meet the Artist: Betsy Erickson and Tina LeBlanc

Sat, 22 Feb 2020 23:36:20 +0000

Learn more about Sandpaper Ballet and the life and works of choreographer Mark Morris

Meet the Artist: Ballet Master Betsy Erickson

Sat, 08 Feb 2020 16:29:02 +0000

On putting together Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella

Meet the Artist: Executive Director Kelly Tweeddale

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 16:20:53 +0000

On her first SF Ballet season

Meet the Artist: SF Ballet Production Staff

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:30:31 +0000

On creating the magic of Wheeldon’s Cinderella

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Sofiane Sylve

Wed, 22 May 2019 21:15:35 +0000

On dancing, teaching, and Shostakovich Trilogy

Pointes of View: Carrie Gaiser Casey, PhD

Fri, 10 May 2019 17:00:13 +0000

A Deep Dive into Ratmansky’s Chamber Symphony

Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet Member Nathaniel Remez

Thu, 02 May 2019 17:31:44 +0000

On His Career and The Little Mermaid

Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet Member Madison Keesler

Wed, 01 May 2019 00:27:52 +0000

On The Little Mermaid and her promotion to Soloist

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancers Sasha De Sola and Wei Wang

Sat, 27 Apr 2019 17:00:39 +0000

On The Little Mermaid and how they prepare to perform Neumeier’s dramatic roles

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Tiit Helimets

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 17:53:13 +0000

On the complicated roles of The Little Mermaid

Meet the Artist: Soloist Lonnie Weeks

Fri, 12 Apr 2019 17:00:03 +0000

On his recent promotion, Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem, and Bound To

Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet Member Elizabeth Mateer

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 17:00:58 +0000

On preparation, performing, and the Unbound Festival

Meet the Artist: Production Director Christopher Dennis and Company Manager Juliette LeBlanc

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:00:55 +0000

On taking SF Ballet on tour

Meet the Artist: Scenic & Lighting Designer David Finn

Sat, 06 Apr 2019 17:00:51 +0000

On collaboration and Scarlett's Die Toteninsel

Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet Member Cavan Conley

Thu, 04 Apr 2019 23:59:19 +0000

On the process of creating Die Toteninsel

Pointes of View: Visiting Scholar Clare Croft, PhD

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 01:25:17 +0000

On what makes a ballet American

Meet the Artist: Soloist Julia Rowe

Sat, 16 Mar 2019 17:00:33 +0000

On her training, The Sleeping Beauty, and studying at St. Mary’s

Meet the Artist: SF Ballet School Faculty Jeffrey Lyons

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:00:42 +0000

On teaching boys and the role of Ballet Master

Yasmine Naghdi, Principal Dancer, The Royal Ballet

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:00:29 +0000

Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Yasmine Naghdi chats with Jennie Scholick about her career, the role of Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, […]

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Carlo Di Lanno

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 17:00:57 +0000

On his approach to Prince Desiré in The Sleeping Beauty

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Frances Chung and Soloist Esteban Hernandez

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 18:13:37 +0000

On performing the difficult variations in The Sleeping Beauty

Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet dancer Kamryn Baldwin

Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:17:01 +0000

On the ballets of In Space and Time

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Aaron Robison

Sun, 24 Feb 2019 18:00:32 +0000

On Etudes and how he prepares for the season

Martin West, Music Director and Principal Conductor, on Program 2: Kaleidoscope

Sun, 24 Feb 2019 18:00:19 +0000

Martin West, SF Ballet’s Music Director and Principal Conductor, gives an engaging account about how ballet conducting requires both mind […]

Meet the Artist: Répétiteur Johnny Eliasen and Artistic Advisor Lise Lander

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 18:00:18 +0000

On Etudes and its journey to the stage

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancers Ulrik Birkkjaer and Luke Ingham

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 18:00:44 +0000

On the art of partnering

Meet the Artist: Soloist Henry Sidford

Sat, 16 Feb 2019 18:41:29 +0000

On the ballets of Kaleidoscope

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Angelo Greco

Thu, 07 Feb 2019 18:00:39 +0000

On his love for Don Quixote and classical ballet

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Wei Wang

Tue, 05 Feb 2019 18:00:23 +0000

On his early training and Don Quixote

Helgi Tomasson Previews the 2019 Season

Sun, 03 Feb 2019 18:00:17 +0000

Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer, Helgi Tomasson reflects on his 34 years as Artistic Director and his commitment to serving […]

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Joseph Walsh

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:00:30 +0000

On his morning routine, favorite downtime activities, and Don Quixote

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Sasha de Sola

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 19:43:26 +0000

On classical roles and Don Quixote

Season Preview with Martin West

Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:33:00 +0000

Join SF Ballet’s Music Director and Principal Conductor Martin West as he previews the music and ballets of the 2019 […]

Celebrating Jerome Robbins

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 20:42:40 +0000

Helgi Tomasson, Patricia McBride, Jean-Pierre Frohlich, and Ellen Sorrin on Robbins’ legacy

Meet the Artist: Choreographer and Dancer Myles Thatcher

Thu, 10 May 2018 04:01:39 +0000

On choreographing and dancing in the Unbound Festival

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Jennifer Stahl

Wed, 09 May 2018 04:17:26 +0000

On Rhoden’s world premiere ballet for Unbound

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Tiit Helimets

Mon, 07 May 2018 04:22:44 +0000

On classical, neoclassical, and contemporary ballet

Meet the Artist: Soloist Lauren Strongin

Sun, 06 May 2018 04:25:09 +0000

On her life, career, and the Unbound Festival

Meet the Artist: Choreographer Stanton Welch

Sat, 05 May 2018 04:39:25 +0000

On his history at SF Ballet and Bespoke

Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet member Ellen Rose Hummel

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 05:14:27 +0000

On being a Trainee and performing character roles

Meet the Artist: Lonnie Weeks and Esteban Hernandez

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 05:26:59 +0000

On Jerome Robbins and his impact

Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet member Madison Keesler

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 05:33:56 +0000

On what brought her back to San Francisco and the Unbound Festival

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Frances Chung

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 05:36:40 +0000

On the Unbound Festival and working with choreographers

Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet member Benjamin Freemantle

Fri, 02 Mar 2018 06:46:06 +0000

On his Sunday morning routine and Project New Day

Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet member Kimberly Marie Olivier

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 06:51:09 +0000

On Lady from the Sea and Ibsen’s House

Meet the Artist: Soloist Steven Morse

Sat, 17 Feb 2018 07:06:49 +0000

On Ibsen’s House and the creative process for a new ballet

Pointes of View: James Steichen, PhD

Thu, 15 Feb 2018 07:11:29 +0000

The stories of Balanchine's Serenade

Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet Member Skyla Schreter

Sun, 30 Apr 2017 23:00:00 +0000

On Wheeldon's Cinderella and the 2017 Repertory Season

Meet the Artist: Head of Men’s Wardrobe George Elvin

Fri, 28 Apr 2017 23:00:00 +0000

On his 40 seasons with SF Ballet

Meet the Artist: James Steichen, PhD, and Martin West

Wed, 15 Mar 2017 17:00:00 +0000

How do new compositions make it from the page to the stage?

Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Mathilde Froustey

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 22:00:00 +0000

On dancing Balanchine and working with Ratmansky

Meet the Artist: Soloist Jennifer Stahl

Fri, 05 Feb 2016 23:00:00 +0000

On dancing Forsythe, Possokhov, and Scarlett

Pointes of View: Carrie Gaiser Casey, PhD

Wed, 25 Mar 2015 20:00:00 +0000

“Fans, Fandangos, and Fouettés: An Appreciation of Don Quixote”

Pointes of View: Rebecca Groves

Wed, 25 Feb 2015 21:00:00 +0000

“William Forsythe’s Ballets about Ballet”