Happy 80th Anniversary, SF Ballet School!

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Although our 2013 season has come to an end, we’re thrilled to celebrate the 80th anniversary of SF Ballet School, and the 20th anniversary of Student Showcase performances!

In anticipation of next week’s showcase performances, we thought we’d share a few fun facts we bet you didn’t know about SF Ballet School…

FACT: There are currently 40 SFBS alumni in San Francisco Ballet. That’s 55% of the entire Company!

August Bournonville’s La Sylphide (copyright Erik Tomasson)

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2013 Tour: SF Ballet in New York!

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SF Ballet returns to New York after five years — with eight NY premieres including Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella

 

 

Get ready NYC: we’re coming to New York’s Lincoln Center at the David H. Koch Theater from October 16 to 27, 2013!

From October 16-20, we’ll be presenting a variety of mixed-bill programs, with works by Edwaard Liang, Serge Lifar, Wayne McGregor, Mark Morris, Alexei Ratmansky, Helgi Tomasson, Yuri Possokhov, and Christopher Wheeldon.

From October 23-27, we’re unveiling the New York premiere of Wheeldon’s lavish new full-length ballet Cinderella — which completely sold out during its run here in San Francisco!

That line-up in full:

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LIVE CHAT: Read Our School Q&A!

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Farewell SF Ballet

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Photo copyright Chris Hardy.

I was fifteen years old when I first saw San Francisco Ballet perform. The Company was performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and the program included one of Balanchine’s great works, Symphony in Three Movements. I was enthralled with the energy and strength of the dancers – so much style, elegance, and pizazz. I thought to myself, “That’s it, that’s the one. One day I’ll join that Company and perform a lead in that ballet.” As fate would have it, a few weeks ago, Symphony in Three Movements returned to the repertory of SF Ballet, and I danced the 1st movement principal – originally created for Helgi. Now, after 10 years with the company, I’m saying farewell to San Francisco Ballet and will be joining Nederlands Dans Theater I in August.

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