Cathy Marston on Creating Snowblind
British choreographer Cathy Marston drew from Edith Wharton’s novella Ethan Frome to create a stunning character study of a doomed […]
Securing Ballet’s Future
SF Ballet School administrators crisscross the country holding auditions for the School's summer and year-round programs.
Dance Film: Snowblind
Watch a dance film inspired by Cathy Marston's Snowblind, itself based o the novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton.
Talking Dance: Mathilde Froustey on Don Quixote
Principal Dancer Mathilde Froustey discusses dancing Kitri in Don Quixote at San Francisco Ballet.
In the Wings: Don Quixote Photoessay
A look behind the scenes at San Francisco Ballet's Don Quixote
Insights into Don Quixote
Don Quixote, a romantic comedy done ballet style.
The Story of Don Quixote
Follow the journey of Don Quixote, Sancho, Kitri, and Basilio
What is a Driad?
Classical ballets are populated with all kinds of mystical creatures: sylphs, wilis, nymphs, shades, driads. If it’s a female supernatural […]
Preview the Second Half of the 2019 Season
Preview San Francisco Ballet's 2019 Season with a sneak peek video.
7 Reasons to Get Season Tickets (from those who know)
Season ticket holders are an integral—and essential—part of the SF Ballet family. What they love best about SF Ballet is […]
Preview the First Half of SF Ballet’s 2019 Season
The first half of SF Ballet’s 2019 Season includes Don Quixote, The Sleeping Beauty, and two programs of three shorter […]
David Dawson on Creating Anima Animus
David Dawson’s Anima Animus is ballet pushed to the extreme; technique stretched to its outer limit. Created for the Unbound […]
Past Forward: How Triple-Bill Programs Have Shaped Ballet
For many people, when they think about ballet, they think about story ballets: the big 19th-century classics like Swan Lake, […]
What SF Ballet Dancers Did This Summer
Travel, teaching, and dog cuddles.
6 Surprising Nutcracker Stats (including the Heaviest Tutu)
In the Act I battle scene, the Stahlbaums’ fireplace (above, at right in the image) grows to 22 feet tall […]
Securing Ballet’s Future
Throughout the month of January, San Francisco Ballet School staff round up snow gear, stacks and stacks of numbered paper, […]