Tag Archives: San Francisco Ballet

Choreographer Close-Up: Mark Morris

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Mark Morris is a major force in the world of dance!  As one of the world’s most acclaimed choreographers and artistic director of the Mark Morris Dance Group, he is returning to create his eighth commissioned work on SF Ballet. Opening on Valentine’s Day (Program 2), the world premiere of Beaux is an all-male ballet [...]
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Musings from a Dance Scholar: What IS Contemporary Ballet?

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Program 2 at San Francisco Ballet prompts one of those unanswerable questions that I see bandied about occasionally on internet ballet forums. With dances by three leading contemporary choreographers – Wayne McGregor, Mark Morris, and Christopher Wheeldon – the question inevitably arises, what IS contemporary ballet? Now this question of labels and aesthetic rubrics is, [...]
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Cooking with Joanne Weir!

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      Cooking is a lot like dancing, both are creative, passionate pursuits in which there is always something new to learn.  However, as a dancer, confidence on the stage does not necessarily translate to confidence in the kitchen. With Joanne’s help, I’m now excited to prepare my new specialty – Spicy Spanish Lamb [...]
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“It Perfectly Tells the Story of Onegin…”

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Now that Nutcracker is behind us, my thoughts are turning already to the Repertory Season and to the works new to us this season. First up will be Cranko’s Onegin, a ballet that I have wanted to conduct ever since I first saw it in England at The Royal Ballet. It’s a piece full of [...]
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