Grosse Fuge • Golden Hour • Dust
Feb 16–21
Three choreographic giants. One stage. No equal.
Grosse Fuge
Hans van Manen
Ludwig van Beethoven
Within the Golden Hour
Christopher Wheeldon
Ezio Bosso and Antonio Vivaldi
DUST
Akram Khan
Jocelyn Pook
Katherine Barkman and Wei Wang in Khan’s Dust // © Stephanie Berger Photography, Inc
Performance One – 49min
Intermission – 20min
Performance Two – 36min
War Memorial Opera House
Experience the brilliance of three major European choreographers in a program that celebrates the range, nuance, and stylistic diversity of contemporary ballet. Van Manen’s Grosse Fuge strips movement to its essence—precise, sensual, and utterly exacting. Wheeldon’s Within the Golden Hour, costumed by Zac Posen, moves from virtuosic clarity into sweeping romantic lyricism. Khan’s Dust draws from the haunting legacy of WWI—visceral, dramatic, and emotionally unsparing. From Dutch precision and British elegance to Khan’s singular fusion of South Asian and Western movement — this curation presents a portrait of the art form at its most inventive, disciplined, and alive.
Grosse Fuge – 49 min
Intermission – 20 min
Within the Golden Hour – 36 min
Intermission – 20 min
Dust – min
Total – min
War Memorial Opera House
An arrow to the future
Eugene Onegin is a richly layered and deeply human exploration of love, regret, and the heart’s fragility. Resident Choreographer Yuri Possokhov’s world premiere brings new depth to Alexander Pushkin’s classic, where a single choice alters the course of a life.
© Video by RJ Muna
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Saturday January 24 – 8PM
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Gallery
Casting & Credits
Tuesday, February 16 AT 7:30 pm
Titans of Choreography
Casting & Credits
Tuesday, February 16 AT 7:30 pm
I – GROSSE FUGE
Hans van Manen
Ludwig van Beethoven
Jean-Paul Vroom
Hans van Manen
Jan Hofstra
Nederlands Dans Theater; Scheveningen, The Netherlands
February 24, 2004—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
II – WITHIN THE GOLDEN HOUR
Christopher Wheeldon
Ezio Bosso and Antonio Vivaldi
Gap Inc. Creative Director Zac Posen
Jim French
April 22, 2008—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
Within the Golden Hour© by Christopher Wheeldon
III – DUST
Akram Khan
Jocelyn Pook
Kimie Nakano
Fabiana Piccioli
Ruth Little
Sander Loonen
October 17, 2013—English National Ballet; Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
February 13, 2025—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
FRI JAN 23 - 8PM
Find out which dancers will take the stage in the current productions at San Francisco Ballet. Please note Casting subject to change.
Conductor
Martin West
Dores André, Max Cauthorn, Frances Chung, Cavan Conley, Nikisha Fogo, Esteban Hernández,Jasmine Jimison, Victor Prigent, Archie Sullivan, Wei Wang
Sir Wayne McGregor
Joby Talbot and Jack White III
Joby Talbot
Christopher Austin by arrangement with Chester Music
John Pawson
Moritz Junge
Lucy Carter
Antoine Vereecken
November 17, 2006–The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House; London, England
April 7, 2011—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
II – WITHIN THE GOLDEN HOUR
Dores André, Max Cauthorn, Frances Chung, Cavan Conley, Nikisha Fogo, Esteban Hernández,Jasmine Jimison, Victor Prigent, Archie Sullivan, Wei Wang
Cordula Merks
Yi Zhou
Sasha De Sola and Harrison James
jennifer stahl and rubén cítores nieto
frances chung and joseph walsh
Thamires Chuvas, Luca Ferrò
SunMin Lee, Dylan Pierzina
Tyla Steinbach, Lleyton Ho
Seojeong Yun, Benjamin Davidoff
Sir Wayne McGregor
Joby Talbot and Jack White III
Joby Talbot
Christopher Austin by arrangement with Chester Music
John Pawson
Backstage