Green Jeté Part Deux

Monday, November 24th, 2008 | All Posts by Evan Wagoner-Lynch, Behind the Scenes | No Comments

I’m taking a tiny break from preparing for our 4th and final stop of the Fall tour to share an incredibly awesome video with you. Hopefully you’ve seen the first installment of our San Francisco Ballet Green Team video series. That video announced the beginning of a month-long environmental awareness campaign at 455 Franklin Street. Everyone on our Green Team was amazed at the response, and the difference is palpable. Empty rooms are now left dark, mugs have replaced bottled water, the stairwells are enjoying a renaissance, and our impact on the environment is now a frequent subject of conversation.

To celebrate the completion of our Green Jeté campaign, I asked the Green Team members and Principal Dancer Nicolas Blanc to perform in a follow-up video. It answers the question: “How far will San Francisco Ballet go for the environment?” You’ll have to watch to find out the answer, but here’s a hint: Green Alert!

Tags: funny, green team, Nicolas Blanc, Staff, video

Halloween at SF Ballet

Friday, October 31st, 2008 | All Posts by Victoria Andujar, SFB Scene | 1 Comment

Kristin Long as a baseball player with Shannon Roberts behind her as Ballerina Barbie.

Elana Altman, Charlene Cohen, and Erin McNulty are lovely bugs.

James Sofranko is ready for take off.

Fraulein Mateo Klemmayer

Joan Boada makes a strapping Superman.

Courtney Clarkson: pretty witch with pretty long legs!

Ashley Muangmaithong has a future so bright, she has to wear shades. During barre.

Elana Altman the Bumblebee tends to her feet during center.

Ben Stewart, Lorena Feijoo, and Anthony Spaulding as our resident John McCain, Sarah Palin, and Barack Obama.

Evan Wagoner-Lynch fulfills a lifelong dream of wearing legwarmers by dressing as an SF Ballet dancer.

Tags: Company Class, Halloween, SFB Scene, Staff

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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