When San Francisco Ballet undertook “Shostakovich Trilogy” in 2014, many observers held their breath. Could the company pull off this…
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Alonzo King’s world premiere of “Biophony,” which is inspired by archival recordings of animals and sonic imprints of natural…
For a long time, vocal genius, movement economist and visionary, Meredith Monk has had one foot in a very ancient…
Heaps of froth rose to the top of San Francisco Ballet’s Mar. 22, 2015 matinee offering of “Don Quixote.”…
There are certain creative jobs that always sound like a hoot to have, like the person who gets to name…
San Francisco Ballet’s Program 4 achieved a triumphant success with its production of Jerome Robbins’ “Dances at a Gathering” (1969)….
There’s something of a puppeteer at play in “Manifesto,” Myles Thatcher’s impressive new work for San Francisco Ballet. Dancers emerge…
(pri·ma don·naˌprēmə ˈdänə/ “a very temperamental person with an inflated view of their own talent or importance.”) For forty years…
From the minute Kyle Abraham hit the stage in “Pavement,” dribbling an imaginary basketball then taking that movement into fluid…
There are ballets that put all of a company’s bona fides to the test—stamina, virtuosity, ensemble quality, and of course,…
How many boutique, suburban-based companies can celebrate a 22nd season with a smartly staged program featuring works by such choreographers…
Without Hilarion there is no “Giselle.” He is the crude gamekeeper whose manners may be wanting, but who never confuses…
Like Odette/Odile in “Swan Lake,” the title role in “Giselle” requires not only technical mastery but also (and more crucially)…