Happy Halloween!

Friday, October 30th, 2009 | All Posts by Victoria Andujar, SFB Scene | 1 Comment

The day before Halloween means Company Class as usual at San Francisco Ballet, but a few dancers opted to take barre incognito…

Sarah Van Patten tries out a short dark bob.

For photos from last year’s costume-filled Halloween, click here.

Tags: Company Class, Halloween, Sarah Van Patten

Tonight! SF Ballet’s Nutcracker on PBS Great Performances: Dance in America

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 | All Posts by Victoria Andujar | No Comments

Tune in to your local PBS station tonight to see our Nutcracker in HD! Click here for details.

Tags: Great Performances, Helgi Tomasson, Kristi Yamaguchi, Nutcracker, PBS

SFB takes Nutcracker on the Road (to Recovery!)

Monday, December 8th, 2008 | All Posts by Victoria Andujar | No Comments

Last week, several dancers from the Company went to California Pacific Medical Center and UCSF to perform mini-Nutcrackers, if you will, for the children currently in their respective pediatric units. After the performances in their playrooms, we did bedside visits to the children who couldn’t leave their rooms. This has been an SF Ballet tradition for years and years, and I was glad to be a part of it. As you can see in this video clip from ABC7 News, the dancers love it, too!

Here’s one of our favorite pictures from last year, courtesy of SF Chronicle. 

Courtney Wright and Courtney Elizabeth visit with patients at California Pacific Medical Center, December 2007.

Tags: CPMC, Hospitals, Nutcracker, UCSF

Photos from the Road: SFB in DC

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 | All Posts by Victoria Andujar, Perpetual Motion: SFB on Tour | 1 Comment

Today was the dancers’ first day back in the studio after returning from the last leg of the American Tour in DC. One of the dancers, Quinn Wharton, was nice enough to share his great photos with us! Here are some of our favorites.

Only a ballerina (Frances Chung, in this case) arabesques into the car...

Dores Andre, ever the fashionista, displays her unmistakable luggage upon arrival in DC.

Erin McNulty, Frances Chung, Ashley Muangmaithong, Nicolas Blanc, and Charlene Cohen get what DC is all about: history and snapshots!

Flags around the Washington Monument

Ashley Muangmaithong does her best to stop traffic.

The sun sets over the Constitution Gardens lake

And the following photos show what happens when a ballet company’s flight is delayed…

Here Courtney Elizabeth and Miriam Rowan play cards to pass the time.

Erin McNulty, Elana Altman, and Mariellen Olson take advantage of the delay to get some much-needed rest!

Nicolas Blanc keeps busy on his laptop.

And finally, Matt Stewart entertains the group as he practices Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" (from Elemental Brubeck!)

Tags: Quinn Wharton, The American Tour