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Category Archives: All Posts by Charlene Cohen
After a successful tour to Orange County, we were given a week off to unwind so most of us jumped at the chance to travel before the home season consumes our lives. For Frances Chung, Jaime Garcia Castilla, Dores Andre and myself, Cabo San Lucas was calling our name. We found a great deal and less than [...]
Posted in All Posts by Charlene Cohen Tagged Charlene Cohen, Dores Andre, Frances Chung, Jaime Garcia-Castilla 2 Comments
The season is off and running here at SFB; we’ve checked Programs 1 & 2 off the list and have begun rehearsing Programs 3 & 4. Usually, in anticipation of the performing season, I’ll have one or two “ballet nightmares,” many of us do in fact, and they always get a good laugh as we [...]
When I was a little girl one of my favorite movies was “The Red Shoes.” I actually wore out the tape from watching it so many times. My favorite line was when Artistic Director Boris Lermontov–with his hair slicked back, smoking a cigarette and wearing a gorgeously tailored suit–asks the budding ballerina Victoria Page, “Why [...]
Posted in All Posts by Charlene Cohen Tagged in the middle, Michel Fokine, Petrouchka, Program 4, somewhat elevated, William Forsythe 2 Comments
The Ballerina Lifestyle: Inspired holiday gifts for the dancer and balletomane
member of the corps de ballet of San Francisco Ballet
December 13, 2011