Tag Archives: Elana Altman

Memorable (Tour) Moments

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“I want to give you something to remember Paris by…” Those were the words of Helgi Tomasson right before he promoted me to soloist on the last day of our 2005 tour to Paris.  He was right, I’ll never forget that moment or that tour. While not every tour has affected me so significantly, each [...]
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Myrtha Unveiled

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The role of Myrtha in Giselle is one of the most challenging and demanding roles that I have ever performed. Myrtha is the Queen of the Wilis (girls who have died of broken hearts). To attain Queen status, I wonder if Myrtha’s heart was broken the worst, or if she was the first, or if she was a [...]
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Aside from being the Snow Queen…

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The past few weeks I have been fortunate enough to work with Renato Zanella on his new piece for the 2010 Season.  The first thing that struck me about him is that he came very prepared.  More than just seeing the piece in his mind, he could show us the steps with his body, making [...]
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Hope for the Lost in Shanghai

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Tonight is opening night for San Francisco Ballet’s performance in Shanghai. Though it has been rainy and gloomy here for the past two days, we’re anxious to get onstage and perform- it’s been far too long. We rehearsed last night, and we were still a bit off from jetlag and being away from home; wearing [...]
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