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Mixed bill Program 2 and the Balanchine Masterworks program open next Tuesday and Thursday. Click here to read program notes for Program 2 and the Balanchine Masterworks programs. Also, check out these preview videos of Paul Taylor’s Company B and George Balanchine’s Serenade, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, and Theme and Variations.
Christopher Wheeldon’s creative team has arrived to finalize the world premiere of Ghosts which opens next Tuesday. Mark Zappone (costumes), Laura Jellinek (set), Mary Louise Geiger (lighting), and Kip Winger (score) are in the Opera house with Christopher for the work light rehearsals going on this week.
Check out this great article on Kip Winger, composer of the score for Ghosts, that appeared in today’s San Francisco Chronicle. Former bassist for Alice Cooper and founder of metal band Winger, Kip has studied classical music composition for the last 17 years. Read more here and stay tuned for a blog update from Kip!
The San Francisco Ballet School Trainees will perform at Stanford University today at 1:30pm. The international roster of pre-professional young dancers will present excerpts from the classical and contemporary repertoire. Click here for more information.
Have you visited our website lately? Check out a new video featuring highlights from Program 2 and the Balanchine Masterworks program currently featured on our homepage!

Dores Andre and Christopher Wheeldon rehearsing Wheeldon's Ghosts (©Erik Tomasson)

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