Hello from Behind the Scenes

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 | All Posts by Evan Wagoner-Lynch, Behind the Scenes | No Comments

I’m Evan, Operations Assistant at 455 Franklin Street. Because I work in a number of different areas of the Ballet, I’m fortunate to see a pretty wide range of what we do here.

Here I am wearing a retired ballet costume for our End of Season Party, May 2008

Two years ago, before I began working here, I was completely ignorant of ballet. I’ve now become a hopelessly addicted fan of the art form. During the season, I go across the street and watch our dancers perform in the Opera House as much as I can. And every day I’m able to observe and work with the diverse team of artists and professionals who collaborate to make ballet possible. In the coming months, you can expect to hear their stories on our blog. Much of the work we do is pretty unusual and fascinating, but some may even sound a little familiar. For example, I handle a fair amount of billing paperwork. It’s just that the bills are for things like flame-proof snow and tutus…

Today I’d like to share a side project I’ve been working on for the Ballet. This spring, Glenn McCoy, our Executive Director, asked for volunteers to start a ballet Green Team. He had no difficulty finding team members- it turns out there were a number of enthusiastic environmentalists at San Francisco Ballet, and I was among them. We found time over the course of the very busy season to meet and talk about ways to be more green at the Ballet. By the end of the summer, we were ready to share our ideas with the rest of the company. We decided to launch a program of green initiatives entitled “Green Jeté.” My contribution to the project was this video I shot with members of the Green Team. It’s an educational video inspired by those odd in-flight safety videos. Enjoy!

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