CASTING

Casting for Leap into the new year: SF Ballet’s 2021 Virtual benefit

Premier Presenting Producer

Osterweis Capital Management

Presenting Producers

Frederick and Shelby Gans
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Linnea and George Roberts
Denise Littlefield Sobel

 

88th SEASON OPENING GALA PERFORMANCE

Helgi Tomasson, Artistic Director
Martin West, Music Director
Christopher Dennis, Executive Producer

 

I
World premiere
Excerpt from Harmony

Composer: Jean Phillippe Rameau
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Lighting Design: Jim French
Director of Photography: Erik Tomasson
Editor: Hidetoshi Oneda

Piano: Natal’ya Feygina

Artistic Director Sponsor: Dr. Sunnie Evers

Julia Rowe^†, Leili Rackow^†, Bianca Teixeira^†, Natasha Sheehan^†, Diego Cruz^†, Lucas Erni^†, Luca Ferrò^†, Lleyton Ho^†

 

II
Dedicated to...

Composer: Victor Osadchev
Choreographer: Yuri Possokhov
Director: Erik Tomasson
Assistant to the Choreographer: Anita Paciotti
Director of Photography: Erik Tomasson
Operator: Mike Norman
Gaffer: James Childers
Editor: Hidetoshi Oneda

Violin: Cordula Merks
Viola: Yi Zhou
Cello: Eric Sung
Double Bass: Jonathan Lancelle
Vibraphone: Victor Avdienko
Piano: Natal’ya Feygina

Artistic Director Sponsor: Jennifer and Steven Walske

Yuan Yuan Tan, Su Zhang

 

III
Work-in-progress
Excerpt from myles thatcher world premiere

Composer: Steve Reich
Choreographer: Myles Thatcher
Director: Ezra Hurwitz
Costume Design: Susan Roemer
Lighting Design: Jim French
Director of Photography: Ricardo Campos
Editor: Ezra Hurwitz
Producers: Lauren Finerman and Lindsay Gauthier

Artistic Director Sponsor: Christine Russell and Mark Schlesinger

Frances Chung^†, Sasha De Sola^†, Isabella DeVivo^†, Jasmine Jimison^†, Maggie Weirich^†, Sean Bennett^†, Ulrik Birkkjaer^†, Cavan Conley^†, Esteban Hernandez^†, Steven Morse^†

 

VIP ONLY
Pas de deux from in the middle, somewhat elevated

Composer: Thom Willems
Choreographer: William Forsythe
Musical Collaboration: Leslie Stuck
Director of Photography: Erik Tomasson
Editor: Hidetoshi Oneda

Artistic Director Sponsor: James C. Hormel and Michael P. N. Hormel

Sasha Mukhamedov^‡, Aaron Robison^‡

 

IV
pas de deux from coppÉlia

Composer: Léo Delibes
Choreographer: Arthur Saint-Léon
Costume Design: Roberta Guidi di Bagno
Lighting Design: Jim French
Director of Photography: Erik Tomasson
Editor: Hidetoshi Oneda

Artistic Director Sponsors: Richard C. Barker; Yurie and Carl Pascarella

Misa Kuranaga^‡, Angelo Greco^‡

 

V
World premiere
Excerpt from wooden dimes

Composer: James M. Stephenson
Director and Choreographer: Danielle Rowe
Costume Design: Emma Kingsbury
Scenic Properties Design: Alexander V. Nichols
Lighting Design: Jim French and Matthew Stouppe
Director of Photography: Heath Orchard
Editor: Lindsay Gauthier
Producers: Lauren Finerman and Lindsay Gauthier
Poser: James M. Stephenson

Artistic Director Sponsor: Alison and Michael Mauzé

Luke Ingham^†, Dores André^†, Max Cauthorn^†

 

VI
world premiere
mrs. robinson Short film

Composer: Terry Davies
Choreographer: Cathy Marston
Director: Lauren Finerman
Costume Design: Patrick Kinmonth
Scenario: Cathy Marston and Edward Kemp
Creative Director: Cathy Marston
Dramaturg: Edward Kemp
Choreographic Collaborator: Jenny Tattersall
Director of Photography: Heath Orchard
Edited and Produced by: Lindsay Gauthier

Artistic Director Sponsor: Fang and Gary Bridge

Sarah Van Patten^†, Joseph Walsh^†, Luke Ingham^†

 

VII
pas de deux from Don quixote, act iii

Composer: Ludwig Minkus
Choreographer: Alexander Gorsky and Marius Petipa
Staging and Additional Choreography by: Helgi Tomasson and Yuri Possokhov
Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls
Associate Costume Designer: Heather Lockard
Author of Don Quixote: Miguel de Cervantes
Director of Photography: Erik Tomasson
Editor: Hidetoshi Oneda

Artistic Director Sponsor: Diane B. Wilsey

Nikisha Fogo^‡, Julian MacKay^‡

 

VIP only
White swan pas de deux from swan lake

Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Costume Design: Jens Jacob Worsaae
Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton
Director of Photography: Erik Tomasson
Editor: Hidetoshi Oneda

Nikisha Fogo^‡, Julian MacKay^‡