By Elana Altman soloist with San Francisco Ballet. November 18, 2009
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 [...]
By Charlene Cohen member of the corps de ballet of San Francisco Ballet November 16, 2009
I am soaking up the last day of our three-day weekend; it was a much needed vacation after a packed rehearsal schedule last week. We pulled Nutcracker out of the closet and dusted it off; though, I must admit there were hardly any cobwebs on that ballet. We remembered Snow, Flowers, and Mirlitons in record [...]
Aside from being the Snow Queen…
soloist with San Francisco Ballet.
November 18, 2009