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Author Archives: Bruce Sansom
Bruce Sansom
Preparations for the OC Engagement
Live performances are what every performing arts company is working towards. Without them, what’s the point? It could be argued that art only becomes art once it has an audience and once it’s observed. For a company of ballet dancers without performances, it’s all preparation and no ‘closure’. With this in mind, and taking into [...]
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Class Action
Class is how a professional dancer starts their working day; at least an hour-and-a-quarter of exercises to prepare the body and mind for the day ahead. And that day, for a dancer in a company like San Francisco Ballet, could see rehearsals for a very wide variety of dance styles and technical demands. For example, [...]
Cracking the Nut
It’s Friday morning – the morning after the night before – which saw the 2010 opening performance of San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker. I often think about icebergs when a ballet like Nutcracker opens. What audiences get to see is the tip of the iceberg, the 1/8th that’s visible above the waterline. What we all get, [...]
Back on Stage!