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Shanghai Journal II

Matt
We gave our first performance in Shanghai last night—a mixed-repertory program. The audience was enthusiastic, especially when Yuan Yuan Tan danced Distant Cries with Damian Smith. It took me a while to get used to the more casual audience behavior here. People were attentive and quiet, but there was a lot of bustling about with [...]
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Shanghai Journal

Matt
I’m sitting here with an excellent cup of coffee in the lounge on the 38th floor of the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Shanghai looking over the most amazing skyline I’ve ever seen. In fact, that’s the word that has repeatedly come to my lips during my first two days here: amazing! Shanghai is the most [...]
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Westward Ho!

Matt
Ni Hao Ma! Yes, I’ve been practicing saying “hello,” “good-bye,” “thank you,” and “where’s the WC?” in Mandarin and getting ready to travel along with San Francisco Ballet to Shanghai and Beijing. Since the orchestras we will be performing with in China have their own music librarians, I’m tagging along strictly as a tourist and [...]
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Stern Grove: Adventures in the Fog

Matt
I love it when we perform at Sigmund Stern Grove during what San Franciscans whimsically call the “summer”. It’s a beautiful setting; a natural amphitheater surrounded by tall trees. You have the pungent aroma of eucalyptus and pine, the bracing sea breeze and—the fog. It’s always an adventure presenting an outdoor dance event at Stern [...]
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