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Your Ultimate Guide to A Midsummer Night's Dream

Adventures and misadventures. Mischief and magic. Woodland creatures and fairyland foibles. >>

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Midsummer in San Francisco

Passing the torch to the next generation >>

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Who's Who in A Midsummer Night's Dream

Meet Helena, Hermia, Hippolyta, and the enchanting creature of Midsummer >>

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To the Pointe: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

All You Need to Know About A Midsummer Night’s Dream Before You Go! >>

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The Story of A Midsummer Night's Dream

Shakespeare and Balanchine's beloved story of love in all its complicatedness >>

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About Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Enter a magical, moonlit world. >>

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Instant Expert: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Balanchine and the Bard come to the Bay Area >>

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Who is Danielle Rowe?

Meet the Choreographer behind For Pixie and Wooden Dimes >>

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To The Pointe: Program 05

All you need to know about Program 05 before you watch >>

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Musicians' Insights: Heeguen Song on Anima Animus

The insider experience of Bosso's music >>

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About Snowblind

Bittersweet. Beautiful. Human. >>

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About David Dawson's Anima Animus

"Don't do what you know. Do something beyond. Unbound." >>

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Musicians' Insights: Beni Shinohara on Snowblind

Discover the Musical Moods of Snowblind >>

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David Dawson on Creating Anima Animus

Pushing ballet to the extreme. >>

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Cathy Marston on Creating Snowblind

The choreographer on her first work for SF Ballet >>

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Your Ultimate Guide to Program 05

A love letter to SF Ballet's dancers >>

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Dance Film: Snowblind

Discover the emotion behind the movement in Cathy Marston's Snowblind. >>

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Meet the Artist: Cathy Marston and Sarah Van Patten

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

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Jennifer Stahl on Snowblind and Appassionata

Principal Dancer Jennifer Stahl on inhabiting a role >>

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Musicians' Insights: Julie McKenzie on Emeralds

Fauré’s flowing composition for flute >>

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To The Pointe: Jewels

All you need to know about Jewels before you watch >>

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About George Balanchine's Jewels

A ballet of emotions and contrasts >>

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Your Ultimate Guide to Jewels

Balanchine’s masterpiece, inspired by displays at New York City jeweler Van Cleef and Arpels. >>

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From Page to Stage

Discover more about the costumes of Wooden Dimes >>

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To The Pointe: Program 03

All you need to know about Program 03 before you watch >>

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About Ratmansky's Symphony #9

An homage to Shostakovich, Russia, and hope >>

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About Rowe's Wooden Dimes

Performing isn’t work. It’s a lifestyle. It’s a calling. >>

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About Possokhov’s Swimmer

An Odyssey through American Culture, Memory, and Beauty >>

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Your Ultimate Guide to Program 03

A journey through 20th-century music, history, and literature >>

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Musicians' Insights: Shinji Eshima on Possokhov's Swimmer

How The Catcher in the Rye led to brass chorales >>

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Danielle Rowe Q&A

Insight into Rowe’s 2021 world premiere >>

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Musicians' Insight: Mariya Borozina on LET'S BEGIN AT THE END

Three composers, one ballet full of divine music >>

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Musicians' Insights: Adam Luftman on Sandpaper Ballet

Learn more about Leroy Anderson’s “A Trumpeter’s Lullaby” >>

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About Let's Begin at the End

Love, connection, and discord >>

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About Mark Morris' Sandpaper Ballet

Morris, musicality, and unmitigated joy >>

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Your Ultimate Guide to Program 02

A celebration of the contemporary >>

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