Lonnie Weeks, Soloist, on Bound To
Soloist Lonnie Weeks describes his training and tells the story of his recent promotion, as well as gives insight into […]
Elizabeth Mateer, Corps de Ballet
Elizabeth Mateer, in her third season as a member of the corps de ballet, reflects on the roles she has enjoyed […]
Taking SF Ballet on Tour
Arthur Pita’s Björk Ballet made a splash last year with spectacular props, Marco Morante-designed costumes, and music by Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk. Join […]
David Finn, Scenic and Lighting Designer, on Die Toteninsel
Scenic and Lighting Designer David Finn discusses his life and career along with his recent work for SF Ballet, Die Toteninsel. He […]
Cavan Conley, Corps de Ballet, on Die Toteninsel
Cavan Conley describes his training and the beginnings of his professional career prior to joining San Francisco Ballet this season […]
Clare Croft, SF Ballet’s 2019 Visiting Scholar, on American Ballet
Join SF Ballet’s 2019 Visiting Scholar Clare Croft, PhD for a talk on “What makes a ballet “American?” Several works on […]
Julia Rowe, Soloist, on The Sleeping Beauty
Soloist Julia Rowe chats with Caitlin Sims about her training with Marcia Dale Weary at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, her […]
Jeffrey Lyons, SF Ballet School Faculty
Jeffrey Lyons discusses what is important to him as a ballet teacher, the art of teaching boys, and the joy […]
Yasmine Naghdi, Principal Dancer, The Royal Ballet
Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Yasmine Naghdi chats with Jennie Scholick about her career, the role of Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, […]
Carlo di Lanno, Principal Dancer, on The Sleeping Beauty
Principal Dancer Carlo di Lanno gives a description of the classical training that prepared him to dance Prince Desiré in […]
Frances Chung, Principal Dancer, and Esteban Hernandez, Soloist, on The Sleeping Beauty
Dancers Frances Chung, Principal, and Esteban Hernandez, Soloist, discuss how their classical training gave them the foundation to perform The […]
Kamryn Baldwin, Corps de Ballet, on In Space and Time
Director of Education and Training, Andi Yannone, interviews corps de ballet dancer Kamryn Baldwin about her training, Harald Lander’s Etudes, and […]
Aaron Robison, Principal Dancer, on Etudes
Aaron Robison, Principal Dancer, discusses his path to SF Ballet, dancing in Helgi Tomasson’s The Fifth Season and Harald Lander’s Etudes, and how […]
Martin West, Music Director and Principal Conductor, on Program 2: Kaleidoscope
Martin West, SF Ballet’s Music Director and Principal Conductor, gives an engaging account about how ballet conducting requires both mind […]
Jennifer Stahl, Principal Dancer, on Snowblind and Appassionata
Principal Dancer Jennifer Stahl reflects on the challenges and satisfactions of being in a work as it is created, reminiscing […]
Johnny Eliasen, Répétiteur, and Lise Lander, Artistic Advisor, on Etudes
Lise Lander, Artistic Advisor, and Johnny Eliasen, Répétituer describe the ballet, Etudes, recounting its history and discussing the difficulties it presents. […]