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About Balanchine's Symphony in C

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Your Ultimate Guide to Program 1

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A ballet of emotions and contrasts >>

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Meet the Artist: Rufus Olivier

Balanchine and Prokofiev from the principal bassoon player's perspective >>

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Balanchine and Stravinsky: An Innovative Partnership

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

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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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To The Pointe: 2021 Digital Season Overview

All you need to know about the 2021 Digital Season before you watch! >>

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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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The Story of A Midsummer Night's Dream

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

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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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About Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Enter a magical, moonlit world. >>

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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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Instant Expert: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Balanchine and the Bard come to the Bay Area >>

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Midsummer in San Francisco

Passing the torch to the next generation >>

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Meet the Artist: Helgi Tomasson and Joseph Walsh

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 >>

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Your Ultimate Guide to the Story Ballet Trio

Three love stories. Three iconic ballets. >>

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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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To the Pointe: 2020 Season Preview

A surprise summer Season preview >>

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Instant Expert: The Little Mermaid

Why are there so many Hans Christian Andersen ballets? >>

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Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet dancer Kamryn Baldwin

On the ballets of In Space and Time >>

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About Divertimento No. 15

A jewel of a ballet >>

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To the Pointe: Kaleidoscope

Everything you need to know about Program 02 before you go! >>

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Your Ultimate Guide to Kaleidoscope

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Pointes of View: James Steichen, PhD

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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Mathilde Froustey

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