+

BACKSTAGE

BACKSTAGE

MORE FROM SAN FRANCISCO BALLET

Myles Thatcher Q&A

Marrying visual art, film, and movement >>

Article

From Scratch

The creation of COLORFORMS >>

Video

Who Is Myles Thatcher?

Meet the Choreographer behind COLORFORMS >>

Article

Who is William Forsythe?

Meet the groundbreaking choreographer >>

Article

About David Dawson's Anima Animus

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

Article

Cathy Marston on Creating Snowblind

The choreographer on her first work for SF Ballet >>

Video

Looking Back, Moving Forward

“Where do we go from here?” >>

Video

Balanchine and Stravinsky: An Innovative Partnership

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

Article

Who is Alexei Ratmansky?

Meet the renowned and lauded choreographer behind Shostakovich Trilogy and The Seasons >>

Article

Danielle Rowe Q&A

Insight into Rowe’s 2021 world premiere >>

Article

Meet the Artist: Yuri Possokhov and Shinji Eshima

On the new ballet, Swimmer >>

Podcast

About Benjamin Millepied's Appassionata

Elegant precision becomes passionate abandon over one tempestuous evening in Appassionata. >>

Article

Who is Benjamin Millepied?

Meet the choreographer behind Black Swan, Appassionata, and L.A. Dance Project. >>

Article

About Stanton Welch's Bespoke

Discover a ballet all about loving ballet >>

Article

Who is Harald Lander?

Discover more about the choreographer behind Etudes. >>

Article

About Edwaard Liang's The Infinite Ocean

Read, watch, and hear the inspiration behind The Infinite Ocean >>

Article

The Art of Education

SF Ballet School Trainees tour to Ballet Sun Valley >>

Article

A Student's Perspective on Learning to Choreograph

SF Ballet School Student Pemberley Ann Olson on choreographing >>

Article

Developing the Next Generation of Dancemakers

This year's Spring Festival includes works choreographed by SF Ballet School's advanced students. >>

Article

Marc Brew Creates quicksilver on SF Ballet School Trainees

"The fact that I’m in the studio with them hopefully will change perceptions around . . . what it means to be a dancer." >>

Article

SF Ballet School Spring Festival Highlights

A Showcase of Dancers- and Choreographers-in-Training >>

Video

Arthur Pita on Creating Björk Ballet

The choreographer on the magic and mischief of Björk Ballet >>

Video

Christopher Wheeldon On Creating Bound To

A tech-influenced ballet for a tech-obsessed city. >>

Video

About "...two united in a single soul..."

"I think, inside, all men have a side of Narcissus." >>

Article

Justin Peck on Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

A dreamscape inspired by the light of San Francisco >>

Video

Meet the Artist: Choreographer and Dancer Myles Thatcher

On choreographing and dancing in the Unbound Festival >>

Podcast

Meet the Artist: Choreographer Stanton Welch

On his history at SF Ballet and Bespoke >>

Podcast

Who is Christopher Wheeldon?

Meet the award-winning choreographer and director >>

Article

Who is Dwight Rhoden?

Meet the choreographer and Complexions Contemporary Ballet artistic director >>

Article