Tag Archives: Giselle

All in a Day’s Work: Woodcarving & Japanese

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By Ben Stewart
member of the corps de ballet of San Francisco Ballet
February 11, 2011
Hi Everyone! It’s been a while since I blogged and a lot has been going on in my life. I’ve been enjoying performing Giselle and Symphony in C, and preparing for Artifact Suite, Classical Symphony, and Nanna’s Lied. In my free time I’ve been learning to read and speak Japanese with the help of fellow [...]
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Myrtha Unveiled

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By Elana Altman
soloist with San Francisco Ballet.
February 1, 2011
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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Re-learning Russian!

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By Vanessa Zahorian

November 15, 2010
My daily events and weekly outlook: During a week’s time at San Francisco Ballet I usually have a routine.  I wake up at 8am and roll over and snooze for about 10 minutes. I love sleeping…and so I look forward to the weekend where on Sunday I can sleep for as long as I want.  [...]
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A Day in the Life…

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By Courtney Elizabeth
Soloist at San Francisco Ballet
November 5, 2010
8:30am:  I’m up with a huge cup of hot green tea and a bowl of Raisin Bran, the breakfast of champions.  I like to give myself a good fifteen minutes of ‘quiet time’ in the morning before the chaos of the day starts, so today, I read several excerpts from different books by C.S. Lewis. [...]
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