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San Francisco Ballet in Blanc's Gateway to the Sun // © Lindsay Thomas

NEXT@90 CURTAIN CALL

NEXT@90 CURTAIN CALL

APR 2–APR 13

NEXT@90 CURTAIN CALL

VIOLIN CONCERTO

Originally commissioned and created for our 90th Anniversary, Possokhov’s Violin Concerto reimagines Stravinsky’s celebrated score with a fresh and bold interpretation. Steeped in classical vocabulary that shows off the steely technique of our dancers, it was met with standing ovations and rave reviews as a standout piece of the next@90 festival.

MADCAP

A crowd-pleaser from our next@90 festival, Rowe’s MADCAP was decidedly dubbed a “triumph” by the San Francisco Chronicle. It features Rowe’s love of storytelling and theatrics as she masterfully dissects the anatomy of a clown. Hagström’s eerie, carnival-inspired score transports us into Rowe’s sinister world of the clown after the circus lights go dark.

GATEWAY TO THE SUN

Former SF Ballet Principal Dancer Nicolas Blanc returned to our studios to create this poetic and moving ballet in five movements, set to celebrated contemporary composer Anna Clyne’s exquisite score for cello and orchestra. Blanc models Gateway to the Sun after a poem by 13th-century Sufi mystic Rumi.

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VIOLIN CONCERTO

CHOREOGRAPHER: YURI POSSOKHOV
COMPOSER: IGOR STRAVINSKY

MADCAP

CHOREOGRAPHER: DANIELLE ROWE
COMPOSER: PÄR HAGSTRÖM


GATEWAY TO THE SUN

CHOREOGRAPHER: NICOLAS BLANC
COMPOSER: ANNA CLYNE

Violin Concerto
Choreographer: Yuri Possokhov
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Scenic Design: Alexander V. Nichols
Costume Design: Sandra Woodall
Lighting Design: Jim French
Assistant to the Choreographer: Tiit Helimets
World Premiere: January 25, 2023—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
Gateway to the Sun
Choreographer: Nicolas Blanc
Composer: Anna Clyne
Scenic and Costume Design: Katrin Schnabl
Lighting Design: Jim French
World Premiere: January 25, 2023—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
MADCAP
Choreographer: Danielle Rowe
Composer: Pär Hagström
Music Arranged by: Philip Feeney
Costume Design: Emma Kingsbury
Lighting Design: Jim French
Assistant to the Choreographer: Garen Scribner
World Premiere: January 20, 2023—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California