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Helgi Tomasson's 2004 Nutcracker

The largest production SF Ballet has undertaken >>

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Tchaikovsky's Dance of Death

The creation of the Sugar Plum Fairy theme >>

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Lew Christensen's 1967 Nutcracker

Elegance, opulence, and a winter wonderland >>

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The Rodent Royalty of Nutcracker

Every good fairy tale needs a good bad guy >>

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Celebrating Helgi Tomasson Opera House Exhibit

A rotating photo installation throughout the 2022 Season >>

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Balanchine and Stravinsky: An Innovative Partnership

Two Innovators, Risk Takers, and Masters of their Art Forms >>

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Midsummer in San Francisco

Passing the torch to the next generation >>

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Lew Christensen's 1954 Nutcracker

Featuring designs by children's book illustrator Leonard Weisgard >>

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From Beach Read to World Premiere Ballet

Finding Inspiration from the Written Word >>

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Willam Christensen's 1944 Nutcracker

The first full-length production in the United States >>

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The 1986 Christensen/Tomasson Nutcracker

"Lew wanted changes. Now it's up to you to make them work." >>

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A Wartime Nutcracker

Lew, Lincoln, Vaudeille, and what it took to get Nutcracker onstage in 1944 >>

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America's First Snow Queen

Celebrating Jocelyn Vollmar >>

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Late night inspiration

How dinner with Balanchine & Danilova led to Willam Christensen creating America's first Nutcracker >>

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Past Forward: How Triple-Bill Programs Have Shaped Ballet

Mixed Repertory: The Cutting-Edge of Ballet Innovation >>

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