In less than two weeks, SF Ballet will embark on its first tour to the People’s Republic of China. The tour will include stops at the Shanghai (September 22, 23, 24, and 25), and Beijing (October 1, 2, and 3). For more info, click here.
SF Ballet Company members are currently rehearsing works for the 2010 Repertory Season as well as for the upcoming China Tour. Choreographer in Residence Yuri Possokhov is in the studio creating his new work, which will debut on Program 7 of the 2010 season. Also, Elyse Borne is rehearsing a number of Balanchine works including Serenade, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, and Theme and Variations.
The San Francisco Ballet School resumed classes last week after a summer break. This Saturday, September 12, San Francisco Ballet School will be holding auditions for girls and boys, ages 7 ½ through 10, with or without previous ballet training, for the 2009-2010 school year. For more information, visit sfballet.org/schoolauditions.
SFB Scene
September 8, 2009
San Francisco Ballet in Balanchine’s Stravinsky Violin Concerto (Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust; © Erik Tomasson)